The Marine Corps Systems Command is currently in Phase 2 of upgrading 3,600 of its M2 .50 caliber machine guns to the M2A1 configuration. The upgraded M2A1 will increase performance and lethality. The improvements include a new flash suppressor which can reduce the weapon’s night signature by 95%, a new quick change barrel, fixed headspace […]
Archives for May 2017
What I Learned on Our Paris Trip: Part I
Originally posted May 20, 2011. Our recent two-week adventure to France and Switzerland comprised a number of parts, one of which was a fabulous six-day food and wine gourmet tour with Paris insider, acclaimed author, and former Chez Panisse pastry wizard, David Lebovitz (davidlebovitz.com). Only 10 folk were allowed to sign up for this once-in-a-lifetime […]
Marine Le Pen Wants to Liberate France
Originally posted December 30, 2013. The Front National leader is a vibrant force to be reckoned with in Europe. Read Le Pen’s recent comments from an interview with ANSAmed here: National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen, 47, said Wednesday she is ready to be France’s next president. Le Pen spoke in an interview […]
America: The Poor Want In, but The Rich Want Out
A lot of attention is given to illegal immigration in the U.S. and rightly so. But another problem that could have even greater effects is the expatriation of wealthy Americans looking for lower taxes. The number of Americans leaving the U.S. has set records for the last four years in a row. According to the […]
Does Pat Buchanan have Trump’s Ear?
“The ideas made it, but I didn’t,” recalls Pat Buchanan to Politico with a belly laugh. And yet when most folks are enjoying retirement Mr. Buchanan is putting out some of the best writing the country has ever read at The American Conservative. Mr. Buchanan was 25-years too early, but he planted the seeds to help Donald […]
Kasich Puts on War Dog Persona in Attempt to Maintain Relevance
In a somewhat sad attempt to maintain his relevance after Americans not so subtly rejected him in the GOP presidential primary, John Kasich is staking out ground as a War Dog on the issue of North Korea. Daniel Larison writes: However bad Trump’s North Korea policy may be, John Kasich wants to remind you that […]
President Barack Obama–“You’ve Made Enough Money”
Do you remember when Barack Obama went off Teleprompter while giving a speech about the need for Wall Street reform? It was in 2010, in Illinois. We’re not, we’re not trying to push financial reform because we begrudge success that’s fairly earned. I mean, I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money. […]
Do You Know Marine Le Pen?
Marine Le Pen faces Emmanuel Macron in a runoff election on May 7 for the French presidency.
Provence in a Bottle
Originally posted March 19, 2015. Here francetoday.com introduces readers to one of our favorite and indeed most underrated French red wines, Bandol. Perhaps the finest of all Bandols is, as America’s number one French wine importer Kermit Lynch underscores, Domaine Tempier. Francetoday.com writes: So many things make the Provencal commune of Bandol a unique […]
The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth.
Originally posted August 27, 2012. If you are like me, your family’s health is a big part of your overall personal security reading. High on my list of health research subjects is inflammation. There is no doubt that some of the earliest signs of cancer and diabetes show up in our mouths. And these signs can […]
