Archive for September, 2009

Playing In The Mud

September 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Frankly Speaking - Frank Gillispie - October 1, 2009
Playing In The Mud
Most news reports on the internet are followed by a “Comment” section where readers are able to respond. If you read these comments regularly, you find a theme developing. One of the most common themes continues to be “It’s George Bush’s Fault.”
Typical of these [...]

Let the Games Begin: War Games with Iran That Is

September 27th, 2009 | No Comments

Here we are, just coming off of the fiery flurries of force flexing by the power hungry dictators speaking at the U.N. this last week, and Iran decides it wants to start playing war games…
Hmmm… didn’t the US act like they were ticked off at the North Korean’s for doing this? The future does not [...]

Have You Forgotten?

September 11th, 2009 | No Comments

I was working for a major telecommunications company when the images on the below videos filled the screens of the monitors in the corner of our office area. They were always tuned into the news on CNN.
You don’t see much of these pictures anymore.

I know there are those who would say WHY?  WHY do you [...]

Has It Only Been Eight Years?

September 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Posted by permission.
Frankly Speaking - Frank Gillispie - September 6, 2009
Has it only been eight years? The dastardly attack on the World Trade Center and the pentagon, and the planned attack on our national capital occurred on September 11, 2001, eight short years ago.  How then have we already forgotten the lessons of that day?

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