Does an error in language make one mistaken about the facts?

"I think, therefore I am," means that one is capable of making the statement. Why is that such a big deal?

Something valuable is not always precious.

Financial independence? Is working your life away really freedom?

Crook or incompetent, which one is it?

Winning Hearts and Minds?

The video came to my attention a few years back. It is a US gunship attack video from Afghanistan in 2002 or so. In this type of war, where non-state forces fight state forces, sometimes referred to as 4th Generation Warfare (4GW), it's been said that the moral component of war is the most vital to win. Is so, then this is not the way to do so.

Download Video. (Includes an extra minute at the beginning that was cut to keep the blogger upload below 100 Mb.)

Confusion may be temptingly exploitable, but it must be worth the cost. One will be labeled an opportunist afterward.

Green shoots are sometimes weeds.

Over extension is akin to addiction: it's hard to quit.

Far too many are driven by inflated egos which, not unlike an old tire, tend to blow out in the face of reality.

Moving on is often superior to moving up.

Freedom does not always make one free.

Falling does not always follow the straightest past.

Hatreds are cultivated by those with nothing better to do.

Writing off is sometimes better than writing on.