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I went to read about the United States getting involved in the China/Japan disputes.  One article showed a picture of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reviewing a Japanese honor guard.  It is shown to the left. Looking at it I thought: “Has that man no dignity?” He is wearing a blue sports coat and grey trousers as…

A while ago I wrote that police killings seem to be on the increase. We had one last Saturday in Boston. All that is known about it as I write is a woman and her boyfriend were involved in a domestic dispute, she called the police sometime after three o’clock in the afternoon, they responded,…

Here’s what we know. On October 18, 2013, six months after the Marathon Terrorist Attack (MTA) on April 15, 2013, an issue came up relating to the FBI’s involvement in the investigation of the MTA. It first came to the public’s attention through a letter written by Senator Chuck Cratsley  Grassley to FBI Director James…

I finally finished reading and thinking about Florida State’s Attorney Ashton’s thorough report on the killing of Ibragim Todashev.  The basic facts contained in the report were known within hours or days after the homicide. I’ll never understand why we had to wait so long (10 months) for an official report on what happened. I…

The report is out, finally. Ten months to produce it. I haven’t examined it yet. The Boston Globe has on its site a copy of it. Now hold your nose. It includes and FBI agent’s report of what happened. It is dated March 22, 2013  February 21, 2014, a full 9 months after the incident happened….

BC has fired its basketball coach. It is searching for another. Many names have been floated. Some are of people who are too old, others of people who work nearby. BC’s athletic director is a guy named Brad Bates. He did a good job of picking a football coach so probably doesn’t need my advise…