Last night I was catching up on some reading and stumbled into the web site of Patrick Robinson, an outstanding writer whose works include writing with Marcus Luttrell the book Lone Survivor.
For many years I have advocated that Osama Bin Ladin was dead in some mountain cave in somewhere in the mountains of Afghanistan! So when our Organizer in Chief announced last May 1, 2011 that he had "killed" Osama Bin Ladin, I told everyone that would listen that I believed he was dead but that Obama's story just didn't hold up.
Well I am just a guy with a gut feel. My feeling has been for many years that Bin Ladin was dead but that we couldn't afford to let the world know because we needed him to be perceived to be alive to make sure that we could continue to take the fight to the bad guys.
But Patrick Robinson a man who knows what he is talking about and has access way beyond my "gut feel", pinned an article on May 2, 2011 entitled, Bin Laden Is Dead. But He Didn’t Die Last Night. I highly encourage you to read his article by clicking on this link and you should definitely read his books.
Enjoy the article and make his books a regular read!
Marc
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
A Louisiana Ghost Story!
This was passed on to me by a friend from Louisiana who swears it is true. But you will have to judge for yourself, but I know there are some strange happenings down in that neck of the woods.
An Ohio businessman, Saul Rubins, abandoned his disabled vehicle on the side of
the road, and attempted to hitchhike. The night was pitch dark in the middle of
a thunderstorm. Time passed slowly and no cars went by. It was raining so hard
he could hardlysee his hand in front of his face.
Suddenly, through the sheets of rain, he saw a car moving slowly, approaching
and appearing ghostlike in the rain. It slowly and silently crept toward him and
stopped. Desperately needing a ride, Saul jumped in the car and closed the door.
Only then did he realize that there was no one behind the wheel and no sound of
an engine to be heard over the rain.
Again the car crept silently forward and Saul was terrified, too scared to think
of jumping out and running.. He saw that the car was approaching a sharp curve
and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray and beg for his life; he
was sure the ghost car would go off the road and into the bayou and he would
then drown!
But just before the curve, a shadowy hand appeared at the driver's window,
reached in and turned the steering wheel, guiding the car safely around the
bend. Then, just as silently, the hand disappeared through the window and Saul
was alone again.
Paralyzed with fear, Saul watched the hand reappear every time they reached a
curve. Finally, scared nearly to death, Saul had all he could take, jumped out
of the car, and ran to town..
Wet and in shock, he went into Schmoopy's. Voice quavering, he ordered two cups
of coffee, black, and then told everybody about his supernatural experience. The
room became silent and everybody got goose bumps when they realized Saul was
telling the truth and was not just some drunk. About 30 minutes later two
Cajuns, dripping wet, walked into Schmoopy's and one says to the other,
"Look, Boudreaux, ders dat idiot what rode in our car when we wuz pushin' it in
da rain!!!"
This allegedly happened about 6 months ago on Louisiana Hwy 57, just outside of Dulac, a
little town in the bayou country of Louisiana , and while it sounds like an
Alfred Hitchcock tale, I am assured that it is real.
Alfred Hitchcock tale, I am assured that it is real.
An Ohio businessman, Saul Rubins, abandoned his disabled vehicle on the side of
the road, and attempted to hitchhike. The night was pitch dark in the middle of
a thunderstorm. Time passed slowly and no cars went by. It was raining so hard
he could hardlysee his hand in front of his face.
Suddenly, through the sheets of rain, he saw a car moving slowly, approaching
and appearing ghostlike in the rain. It slowly and silently crept toward him and
stopped. Desperately needing a ride, Saul jumped in the car and closed the door.
Only then did he realize that there was no one behind the wheel and no sound of
an engine to be heard over the rain.
Again the car crept silently forward and Saul was terrified, too scared to think
of jumping out and running.. He saw that the car was approaching a sharp curve
and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray and beg for his life; he
was sure the ghost car would go off the road and into the bayou and he would
then drown!
But just before the curve, a shadowy hand appeared at the driver's window,
reached in and turned the steering wheel, guiding the car safely around the
bend. Then, just as silently, the hand disappeared through the window and Saul
was alone again.
Paralyzed with fear, Saul watched the hand reappear every time they reached a
curve. Finally, scared nearly to death, Saul had all he could take, jumped out
of the car, and ran to town..
Wet and in shock, he went into Schmoopy's. Voice quavering, he ordered two cups
of coffee, black, and then told everybody about his supernatural experience. The
room became silent and everybody got goose bumps when they realized Saul was
telling the truth and was not just some drunk. About 30 minutes later two
Cajuns, dripping wet, walked into Schmoopy's and one says to the other,
"Look, Boudreaux, ders dat idiot what rode in our car when we wuz pushin' it in
da rain!!!"
Certainly passes my reasonableness test!
Marc
20 March 2012 posted from London
20 March 2012 posted from London
Monday, March 19, 2012
Cabinet War Rooms in London
My family and I are on vacation in London this week (16 March to 21 March, 2012). My daughter Melissa (middle child, oldest girl) is leading a study abroad program in London and her husband and our grandchildren are here with her. On Saturday, we toured the Cabinet War Rooms located three stories below ground in Central London near the government office complex, not far from the Texas Embassy in London.The Cabinet War Rooms are where Winston Churchill and his cabinet ran the British War effort from 27 August 1939 until the end of the War in 1945. This is one of the most moving and vivid examples of the courage of those who lead and fought for the freedom of the world during the second world war.
The Cabinet War Rooms are located 30 feet under ground (& existing buildings) in what was in 1938 when the idea was conceived, basement storage rooms under the Office of Works and the Board of Trade. Thought first to be temporary, the facility was quickly expanded to over 30,000 square feet to house Prime Minister Churchill, his staff and his cabinet members and protect them as much possible from German air raids for then next six years.
This is an incredible museum and a testament to incredible work, by incredible people, in extraordinary times. The War Rooms were closed in late 1945 but are today as they were when the last soldier left them thanks to the restoration and preservation by the Imperial War Museum of Great Britain. When you are visiting WW II points of interest put this one right next to Pearl Harbor in authenticity and emotion.
Marc
19 March 2012
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)