Author: Vic Socotra

NIP Executive Director Terry Wilton Passes Away at Age 68

Rest in Peace to: LCDR Terry Wilton, USN-Ret.  NIP Executive Director Terry Wilton Passes Away at Age 68 It is with heavy hearts that we got the sad news from the Naval Intelligence Professionals (NIP) to announce the passing of our dear friend and shipmate, retired Lieutenant Commander Terry Wilton, 68, on 15 January 2024 […]

Elections, LawFare and the Trump Trials

Sorry for the length of this piece, but it is intended as a navigational trip down the rapids of the next ten months and to integrate the related legal proceedings that are timed for highest negative impact. New Year, new Games! We re not sure how you are doing. Here in the Writer’s Section on […]

Weather Report: Chaotic Caucus

Well, the New Year has begun in earnest, hasn’t it? We turned the corner from the holiday and woke to a brand new year filled with…another year of the election campaign! The one last yer was jus a work up to this one, a sort of exercise in sorting reality. MR. Trump looked strong in […]

Women in the Air

A fellow named John Hinderaker writes in the POWERLINE Blog, always provides an entertaining start to the day. This morning featured two interesting items in the misogyny column. We have seen a flurry of notable events in that category lately. Mr. Hinderker attempted to just the other new development: all female flight crews in the […]

Arrias: Strategic Vision in Wonderland

Alice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” The Cheshire Cat: “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” Alice: “I don’t much care where.” The Cheshire Cat: “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.” From 1775 to 1783 the 13 Colonies were just […]

Insurrection Recherché

(Damian Dovarganes caught this moment in lower left above of the un-surrection yesterday downtown in Washington. We did not know about it since we were streaming marvelous old television series, marveling that the old network sequencing has been replaced with old shows now new again. The new system of airing old series as if they […]

T-Bone at the Cultural Crossroads

Taiwanese voters headed out to the polls yesterday to determine the island’s next President and legislature. This is the first major world election of 2024, marking the world’s first big election of the year. The winner of the elections ‘could’ have major implications for Taiwan’s fate and its strained relationship with China. That should be […]

Arrias & Vic on the Rails: Night Train to Nairobi

On the midnight train to Nairobi I met a red haired English girl, Bright blue eyes and fair of face, She gave my heart a whirl. We dined on sole and a fine white wine, To the clicking of the rail’s refrains, Bathed in brilliant Moonlight, As we rolled across Africa’s plains. She talked about […]

The Senator Breaks the News

(Junior U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania John Fetterman, who continues to recover from a stroke during the last campaign cycle. He has become alert, much to the surprise of many observers. Photo Commonwealth of Pennsylvania). We like the date: 1-11, or a least the start of this one. We rose this morning with the usual heightened […]

Weather Report: Let the Games Begin!

So, here we are in the New Year! Morning, Gentle Readers! As usual, all sorts of activity going on in our madly spinning world. The actual election year is starting here, and will be the loudest noise through the year. Apparently the MSM has been summoned to the President’s re-election team to be briefed on […]