Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The Plain Truth: Federal Law Proposed To Override States From Passi...
The Plain Truth: Federal Law Proposed To Override States From Passi...: Notwithstanding the best efforts of ...
Federal Law Proposed To Override States From Passing GMO Label Laws! Why?
Notwithstanding the best efforts of the Biotech Industry to stop GMO labeling at the state level, the GMO label movement in support of the peoples’ right to know what is in our food is rapidly growing across the country. Monsanto and company have to date, successfully expended millions of dollars to fight against GMO labeling on a state by state basis. However, even a blind man can see that the “tide has changed” and GMO labeling is virtually inevitable.
In that the Biotech Industry holds on to profits like a mother to her newborn, they have now brought out their proverbial ace up their sleeve. U.S. republican congressman Mike Pompeo from the great state of Kansas, has just introduced legislation that seeks to effectively preclude states from passing a GMO label law. Ironically, he has dubbed his legislation “The Safe And Accurate Food Labeling Act Of 2014,” which would give sole authority to the FDA to enact a GMO label law if foods with genetically modified ingredients “… are ever found to be unsafe… .”
According to Pompeo’s press release, “GMO’s are safe and have a number of important benefits for people and our planet. GMO crops use less water and fewer pesticides and reduce the price of crops by 15 – 30 percent. ” The press release continues to state that, “Contrary to claims by activists, there is no scientific evidence that suggests foods that contain GMO’s are anything but safe.”
Congressmen are elected by the people and are suppose to represent their best interests. One can’t help but question the true agenda behind the proposed legislation, which appears to be more representative of big business than the people. Whether you believe GMO’s are safe or unsafe, we the people should have the basic right to know what is in the food we eat. As Always The Plain Truth!
Sunday, April 13, 2014
The Plain Truth: China’s Secret Missile Would Blast U.S. Back to th...
The Plain Truth: China’s Secret Missile Would Blast U.S. Back to th...: Lately we’ve been focusing on threats to security and global hot spots. And that means the week would be incomplete without a discussion o...
China’s Secret Missile Would Blast U.S. Back to the Dark Ages for Real!
Lately we’ve been focusing on threats to security and global hot
spots. And that means the week would be incomplete without a discussion
of China’s so-called “carrier killer.”
You see, China has developed a missile that travels at Mach 10 and is intended to stymie America’s ability to forward project her naval forces around the globe. The carrier killer is part of the latest strategic thinking in China’s anti-access area-denial, or A2-AD, strategy.
Whenever the United States senses a threat, it sends a flotilla of ships to the area. The navy typically deploys a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) consisting of one aircraft carrier, one guided missile cruiser (for air defense), two Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS) capable warships, and one or two anti-submarine destroyers or frigates.
The aircraft carrier basically functions as a fully movable airfield. With an entire air wing on board, it can use the advanced fighters to project force thousands of miles inland from nearly any body of water.
But the carrier killer, officially known as the Dong Feng 21D (DF-21D), changes all of that. This ground-based missile is intended to thwart all of the United States’ current missile defenses.
Unfortunately for us, the DF-21D would threaten a U.S. carrier battle group while on its way to a region… and long before it was ever in position to fight.
Bats to the Rescue
So how can the United States possibly combat such a strategy?
This is where bats come into play. A company called Prime Solutions Group, in Goodyear, Arizona, is building models for the Missile Defense Agency based on the echolocation system employed by bats.
Using mathematical models of a group of bats flying into a swarm of mosquitoes, this firm is building algorithms that deal with the probabilities of incoming ballistic missiles.
Intelligent agents scan the sky for objects of interest and then interact with each other, sharing the data they’ve gathered. The combined data allows the defensive agents to converge on the missile just like a swarm of bats converging on their prey.
This technology is critical to the future of the U.S. military. Without it, the United States would be denied access to certain critical theaters and would likely be faced with the prospect of mass casualties.
And that’s the very last thing any American wants. Our sailors and Marines are an extraordinary group of young people. Several years ago, I was flown to and landed on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan, one of our modern carriers based out of San Diego, California. I spent 24 hours with the young sailors and Marines on board.
They deal with multi-billion-dollar weapons systems and aircraft with incredible ease. To watch jet aircraft land on a carrier at night in almost complete darkness is beyond amazing.
The aircraft carrier has become the symbol of American power across the continents. Our enemies fear them and our allies welcome them. But without focused and original thinking, they will be relegated to the history books by China’s newest missile.
And this is just one of many challenges facing America today. We live in a changing and dangerous world. The question most prevalent in my mind is: Are the leaders in the Capitol up to the task of protecting and enhancing our military capabilities going forward? As Always The Plain Truth!
You see, China has developed a missile that travels at Mach 10 and is intended to stymie America’s ability to forward project her naval forces around the globe. The carrier killer is part of the latest strategic thinking in China’s anti-access area-denial, or A2-AD, strategy.
Whenever the United States senses a threat, it sends a flotilla of ships to the area. The navy typically deploys a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) consisting of one aircraft carrier, one guided missile cruiser (for air defense), two Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS) capable warships, and one or two anti-submarine destroyers or frigates.
The aircraft carrier basically functions as a fully movable airfield. With an entire air wing on board, it can use the advanced fighters to project force thousands of miles inland from nearly any body of water.
But the carrier killer, officially known as the Dong Feng 21D (DF-21D), changes all of that. This ground-based missile is intended to thwart all of the United States’ current missile defenses.
Unfortunately for us, the DF-21D would threaten a U.S. carrier battle group while on its way to a region… and long before it was ever in position to fight.
Bats to the Rescue
So how can the United States possibly combat such a strategy?
This is where bats come into play. A company called Prime Solutions Group, in Goodyear, Arizona, is building models for the Missile Defense Agency based on the echolocation system employed by bats.
Using mathematical models of a group of bats flying into a swarm of mosquitoes, this firm is building algorithms that deal with the probabilities of incoming ballistic missiles.
Intelligent agents scan the sky for objects of interest and then interact with each other, sharing the data they’ve gathered. The combined data allows the defensive agents to converge on the missile just like a swarm of bats converging on their prey.
This technology is critical to the future of the U.S. military. Without it, the United States would be denied access to certain critical theaters and would likely be faced with the prospect of mass casualties.
And that’s the very last thing any American wants. Our sailors and Marines are an extraordinary group of young people. Several years ago, I was flown to and landed on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan, one of our modern carriers based out of San Diego, California. I spent 24 hours with the young sailors and Marines on board.
They deal with multi-billion-dollar weapons systems and aircraft with incredible ease. To watch jet aircraft land on a carrier at night in almost complete darkness is beyond amazing.
The aircraft carrier has become the symbol of American power across the continents. Our enemies fear them and our allies welcome them. But without focused and original thinking, they will be relegated to the history books by China’s newest missile.
And this is just one of many challenges facing America today. We live in a changing and dangerous world. The question most prevalent in my mind is: Are the leaders in the Capitol up to the task of protecting and enhancing our military capabilities going forward? As Always The Plain Truth!
Monday, April 7, 2014
The Plain Truth: A Telltale Sign That America is Crumbling Now More...
The Plain Truth: A Telltale Sign That America is Crumbling Now More...: Over the weekend , Russian President, Vladimir Putin, sent about 6,000 naval and airborne troops into the Crimean Peninsula in neighboring...
A Telltale Sign That America is Crumbling Now More Than Ever!
Over the weekend, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, sent
about 6,000 naval and airborne troops into the Crimean Peninsula in
neighboring Ukraine. Official reports are that Russia has secured
“complete operational control” of the surrounding area and will be
strengthened by reinforcements as the week progresses.
Meanwhile, both NATO and the United States have condemned the Russian military actions. The United States has even suggested that it might respond to Putin’s aggression with economic and political sanctions.
But I can’t help thinking… so what?
The truth is that nobody is willing to call a spade a spade in regards to Russia’s actions, and nobody is willing to do what needs to be done.
You see, when one nation sends unrequested troops onto the soil of another nation, there’s only one word that properly describes that move: invasion.
And that’s just what Mr. Putin has done. He sent Russian military troops into the territory of another sovereign nation – which is an invasion, plain and simple. But the U.S. media and the U.S. government refuse to call it as much, referring instead to Russia’s actions as merely an “incursion.”
This may seem like semantics to some people, but what I see… and what other countries such as China, Iran, North Korea and Russia see… is a clear message that American foreign policy is weak, that the U.S. government won’t respond to violence against its allies or, in fact, any threat to global stability.
Weakness in the Past Predicates Weakness in the Future
So why does Putin feel confident enough to invade a neighboring country that also happens to be an ally of the United States?
Because comrades Kerry and Obama have shown him, through both their words and actions, that they’re too weak to punish any subversive actions.
Obama and Kerry have formed a mountain of false threats, but they’re unwilling to take a firm stance against despotic leaders and downright bullies like Putin. Essentially, the executive branch of the U.S. government has turned the most respected and feared nation in the world into nothing more than a cuckold.
The president has abandoned parts of the U.S. missile defense system in Europe, reduced our nuclear capabilities and cut our military strength through his sequester. And by making secret deals with the Russians in a vain attempt to appease Putin and his comrades, the president and Mr. Kerry have proven that U.S. foreign policy is a joke.
Meanwhile, John Kerry continues making toothless threats and spouting rhetoric that harkens back to the days when he refused to support American troops fighting and dying in Vietnam.
All of this adds up to one thing in the eyes of our enemies: a weak America.
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) put it best when he said that this is “a dangerous message to send to the world. When the United States is weak, freedom around the world suffers.”
Well put, sir!
And in my own humble opinion, it’s time for our leaders to either put up or shut up.
Can We Avoid World War III?
Here’s the bottom line: America can’t stand by and watch the world fall into chaos. And America’s leaders can’t continue to hobble our once-powerful country with meaningless rhetoric and ineffectual foreign policy.
If we continue down this path, thugs like Putin will push the envelope until there’s no other recourse besides World War III. Let’s hope that we haven’t already gone too far to avoid such an outcome.
If there’s any hope, then America must show the world that it’s not as weak as it seems. And that takes more than words. It takes action. As Always The Plain Truth!
Meanwhile, both NATO and the United States have condemned the Russian military actions. The United States has even suggested that it might respond to Putin’s aggression with economic and political sanctions.
But I can’t help thinking… so what?
The truth is that nobody is willing to call a spade a spade in regards to Russia’s actions, and nobody is willing to do what needs to be done.
You see, when one nation sends unrequested troops onto the soil of another nation, there’s only one word that properly describes that move: invasion.
And that’s just what Mr. Putin has done. He sent Russian military troops into the territory of another sovereign nation – which is an invasion, plain and simple. But the U.S. media and the U.S. government refuse to call it as much, referring instead to Russia’s actions as merely an “incursion.”
This may seem like semantics to some people, but what I see… and what other countries such as China, Iran, North Korea and Russia see… is a clear message that American foreign policy is weak, that the U.S. government won’t respond to violence against its allies or, in fact, any threat to global stability.
Weakness in the Past Predicates Weakness in the Future
So why does Putin feel confident enough to invade a neighboring country that also happens to be an ally of the United States?
Because comrades Kerry and Obama have shown him, through both their words and actions, that they’re too weak to punish any subversive actions.
Obama and Kerry have formed a mountain of false threats, but they’re unwilling to take a firm stance against despotic leaders and downright bullies like Putin. Essentially, the executive branch of the U.S. government has turned the most respected and feared nation in the world into nothing more than a cuckold.
The president has abandoned parts of the U.S. missile defense system in Europe, reduced our nuclear capabilities and cut our military strength through his sequester. And by making secret deals with the Russians in a vain attempt to appease Putin and his comrades, the president and Mr. Kerry have proven that U.S. foreign policy is a joke.
Meanwhile, John Kerry continues making toothless threats and spouting rhetoric that harkens back to the days when he refused to support American troops fighting and dying in Vietnam.
All of this adds up to one thing in the eyes of our enemies: a weak America.
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) put it best when he said that this is “a dangerous message to send to the world. When the United States is weak, freedom around the world suffers.”
Well put, sir!
And in my own humble opinion, it’s time for our leaders to either put up or shut up.
Can We Avoid World War III?
Here’s the bottom line: America can’t stand by and watch the world fall into chaos. And America’s leaders can’t continue to hobble our once-powerful country with meaningless rhetoric and ineffectual foreign policy.
If we continue down this path, thugs like Putin will push the envelope until there’s no other recourse besides World War III. Let’s hope that we haven’t already gone too far to avoid such an outcome.
If there’s any hope, then America must show the world that it’s not as weak as it seems. And that takes more than words. It takes action. As Always The Plain Truth!
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