http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/Political Commentary hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/634558Here we’re only in Part II, and we’re already getting into the ‘Much More’ part… In my previous post, I told you that my self-imposed leash snapped when I heard Davis Axelrod’s remarks about the Presidents lack of interest in ‘nation building’ and his determination to ‘defeat’ the Taliban or...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/634435Tonight I would just like to express my sorrow about the massacre at Fort Hood, TX, my sympathy for the victims, and my condolences for their families...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/634313Today, I heard White House ‘advisor’ David Axelrod say on CNN that President Obama was not interested in ‘nation building’ in Afghanistan, but only in defeating the Taliban, ‘to keep America safe.’ This is not a verbatim quote, but is nonetheless what he said. (Actually, Axelrod may have said...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/629663I don't have time tonight for much, but thought you might find this interesting... http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78 Enjoy!http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/629117Canada boycotted a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday evening, protesting his denial of the Holocaust and verbal attacks on Israel. The Canadian delegation, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, walked out at the start of...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/628587My apologies to all my Blogit friends – I haven’t been around much, have written little, and read probably less, though more than might seem. After getting back from my vacation, my time has been extremely limited… But I do drop in occasionally to look at what you have written, and more often...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/620311Outside of doing ‘doggie research’ (for which I must make time daily, since Jag insists on taking me for his morning walk) I’ve been too busy to spend much time on the various other issues that concern me, particularly the situation in the Middle East. But since these issues persist, I shall...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/612201...appears to be progressing at an ever increasing rate, in large ways and in small. Hovering, tsk-tsking, always ready with a band-aid, attempting to prevent us from repeating explorations of wall-sockets with pointed scissors or the investigation of the cat’s ability to swim by throwing her...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/609692Circumstances beyond my control are keeping me from spending much time on Blogit - I am reading little (sorry, folks) and writing even less. I certainly have no time for writing anything of substance, but that’s okay - the last thing I need is get involved in something that threatens to turn into...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nautikos/608335When I began this series, it had the title ‘The Mumbai Attacks – Another Watershed Event’, which I changed later. When I wrote that, I may have been a bit hasty, since it was not a watershed event in the way the 9/11 attack was. But it was one for me, in a slightly different sense: For me it was...