Shortly after WW2 the Cold War with the Soviet Union began. A key factor for the USA and other western nations in keeping abreast of what was going on in the Eastern Bloc countries was the use of very sensitive radios. These radios were used for electronic intercept (ELINT), signal intercept (SIGINT), communication intercept (COMINT), […]
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Election season is in full force for the USA with the election in November and Mexico this past June, and for Canada in 2025. The media and talking heads are all exerting maximum energy trying to convince the voters to support their chosen candidate. Millions of dollars are being spent, and we, the voters, are
From the founding of the USA the issue of our rights was in the forefront. The most popular amendment of the United Sates Constitution, from the beginning, was about States Rights. People were afraid that the federal government would become dictatorial, like Britian had been just before the revolution, and they needed assurances that the
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Recently I attended a management conference for the electronics industry. One of the key speakers was a futurist. He spent most of his presentation talking about the past and how understanding what happened before influences what is going to happen in the future. I surmised from that position he was saying that we keep making
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When the founders were writing the constitution and establishing the federal government of the USA, they had a number of concerns. A primary concern was to restrict the power of the federal government so as to not infringe on the rights of the individual and the states. One of the primary reasons they had fought
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Have you ever wondered how much we learned about our history was modified to suit the narrative of those in power both when it is happening and afterwards? This has bothered me more recently when there have been attempts to remove statues of important figures involved in the founding of North America. Does destroying them
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One thing I find to be a common topic of conversation in the USA, Canada, and with expats in México is dissatisfaction with our governments and the people who are in charge. A poll taken in August of 2023 indicated the approval rating for the U.S. Congress is 19% and has remained near this number
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Recently I have overheard a lot of talk at Lakeside about the USA southern border and U.S. border policy. As one who lives on the border part of the year, in El Paso, Texas, I have some observations that may differ from what is communicated in the mainstream press that seems to form the basis
Anyone who has spent time in Mexico knows what bribery is about, and, as one who has spent the better part of four decades in Washington, D.C., I also know what it is when I see it, even if it is called something else. Most definitions of bribery say that it is giving that there
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It was the summer of 1972, and I had been working at Communication Electronics Incorporated (CEI) since the mid-60s. CEI was little known by anyone except the USA Intelligence Agencies, The Department of Defense (DOD), and foreign governments friendly to the USA. They knew the company as the premier source of spy radios needed in
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