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jfb — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:12:11 +0000

Trying to get back in the swing of things here….

There’s been a lot of buzz about this story lately:

Mexico at risk of ‘rapid collapse’

But this article provides some context that’s missing everywhere else:

Mexico: The Coming Collapse

The report appeared in November 2008, and was intended for use in “long range planning guidance.” It was not meant to predict anything. Media sensationalists latched on to the comments about “rapid collapse” scenarios in the JFCOM speculative study and totally missed the point that this was a “what if?” scenario for planning purposes, not a prediction. JFCOM’s long-range planners thought Pakistan and Mexico were “worst cases” of rapid collapse. Okay, this is fodder for wargaming and long-range planning excursions. No doubt a Mexican collapse would have huge effects on the US. However, the direct comparison to Pakistan was a huge stretch.

Read the report yourself, if you want. The Mexican collapse scenario appears in exactly one paragraph out of 56 pages:

Joint Operating Environment 2008

Been a long time since we visited the former Soviet periphery. Here’s a quick look around:

I’m sure this is nothing to worry about:

Russia says old nuclear satellite poses no threat

If there’s any water on the moon, this is the place to look. Too bad we have to hitch a ride from India to find out.

NASA Radar Provides First Look Inside Moon’s Shadowed Craters

Here’s some early evidence that Obama won’t do what you want without you making a stink about it (and maybe not even then- time will tell.) This is a draft of a plan that has lots of process ahead of it, but he didn’t have to move it forward at all:

Offshore Drilling Proposal Moves Forward

And finally, here’s what you’ve been waiting for: PIRATES!

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