<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/"
>

<channel>
	<title>Behind Blue Lines &#187; History</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.behindbluelines.com/category/history/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com</link>
	<description>Samizdat from the Blue Northeast</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:31:41 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
<!-- podcast_generator="Blubrry PowerPress/2.0.4" -->
	<itunes:summary>Samizdat from the Blue Northeast</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Behind Blue Lines</itunes:author>
	<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:image href="http://www.behindbluelines.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/itunes_default.jpg" />
	<itunes:subtitle>Samizdat from the Blue Northeast</itunes:subtitle>
	<image>
		<title>Behind Blue Lines &#187; History</title>
		<url>http://www.behindbluelines.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg</url>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/category/history/</link>
	</image>
		<item>
		<title>Roosevelt, Obama and the Economy: Equally Inept</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/22/roosevelt-obama-and-the-economy-equally-inept/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/22/roosevelt-obama-and-the-economy-equally-inept/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[demagoguery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Roosevelt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[propaganda]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=11149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to demagoguery and economic incompetence, Franklin Roosevelt and Barack Obama are in a dead heat. Over the past several years we&#8217;ve been treated to the spectacle of government waste on a scale never before seen in human history. TARP and the various stimulus programs have put us trillions further into debt. At [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/08/01/criminal-waste-the-cash-for-clunkers-program/' rel='bookmark' title='Criminal Waste: The Cash for Clunkers Program'>Criminal Waste: The Cash for Clunkers Program</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/08/06/inept-and-vicious-thy-name-is-obama/' rel='bookmark' title='Inept and Vicious.  Thy Name is Obama'>Inept and Vicious.  Thy Name is Obama</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/12/07/obama-as-hollywood-remake-or-is-it-a-sequel/' rel='bookmark' title='Obama as Hollywood Remake. Or is it a Sequel?'>Obama as Hollywood Remake. Or is it a Sequel?</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/22/roosevelt-obama-and-the-economy-equally-inept/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>No Software Patch for Original Sin</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/18/no-software-patch-for-original-sin/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/18/no-software-patch-for-original-sin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyberwar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[original sin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walter Russell Mead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whiggish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whigs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=11100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So says Walter Russell Mead in his latest essay, Virtual War, in which he describes both the blessings and dangers of a virtual world. His main point &#8211; that new technologies tend to undermine the systems that preceded them and the nations that built upon them &#8211; is well taken, if a bit overdrawn. While [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/04/05/will-the-fed-control-software-design/' rel='bookmark' title='Will the Feds Control Software Design?'>Will the Feds Control Software Design?</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/18/no-software-patch-for-original-sin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>&#8220;Spengler&#8221; on the Scandal of the Secular Mind</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/17/spengler-on-the-scandal-of-the-secular-mind/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/17/spengler-on-the-scandal-of-the-secular-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Goldman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spengler]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=11092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Spengler&#8221; in this case is the renowned David Goldman, until recently senior editor of First Things. His columns in the Asia Times became a must-read for people interested in historical trends informed by conservative religious belief and demographic and cultural trends. I saluted him when he &#8220;came out&#8221; in April 2009. His latest essay comments [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/04/20/spengler-revealed/' rel='bookmark' title='Spengler Revealed'>Spengler Revealed</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/12/04/barack-obamas-mind-isnt-right/' rel='bookmark' title='Barack Obama&#8217;s Mind Isn&#8217;t Right'>Barack Obama&#8217;s Mind Isn&#8217;t Right</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/06/26/marriage-as-an-estate-not-as-a-right/' rel='bookmark' title='Marriage as an Estate, Not as a Right'>Marriage as an Estate, Not as a Right</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/17/spengler-on-the-scandal-of-the-secular-mind/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Bells of Durham Cathedral</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/09/the-bells-of-durham-cathedral/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/09/the-bells-of-durham-cathedral/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Durham Cathedral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Durham University]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=11084</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a grad student years ago at Durham, I never grew tired of the cathedral bells. The ringers would practice on Thursday evening and run their regular routine on Sunday afternoon. I lived just across the street from the cathedral at St. John&#8217;s College, so we got the full blast. For me, it was a [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/05/01/durham-cathedral-sunday/' rel='bookmark' title='Durham Cathedral Sunday'>Durham Cathedral Sunday</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/11/09/a-durham-frame-of-mind/' rel='bookmark' title='A Durham Frame of Mind'>A Durham Frame of Mind</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/12/21/sunday-cathedral/' rel='bookmark' title='Sunday Cathedral'>Sunday Cathedral</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/09/the-bells-of-durham-cathedral/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The F-35B Lightning II: Vertical Landing at Sea</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/04/the-f-35b-lightning-ii-vertical-landing-at-sea/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/04/the-f-35b-lightning-ii-vertical-landing-at-sea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F-35 Lightning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joint Strike Fighter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lockheed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[P-38 Lightning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Bong]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=11045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The newest generation of U.S. strike fighter is the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II. It&#8217;s called the &#8220;Joint Strike Fighter&#8221; because it&#8217;s being produced as a cross-service, cross-platform aircraft equally at home at sea or on land. It&#8217;s the universal replacement for current Navy and Air Force fighters and should eventually be massed produced for both [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/07/02/everybody-wants-an-aircraft-carrier/' rel='bookmark' title='Everybody Wants An Aircraft Carrier'>Everybody Wants An Aircraft Carrier</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/05/24/valiant-ship-valiant-crew/' rel='bookmark' title='Valiant Ship, Valiant Crew'>Valiant Ship, Valiant Crew</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/05/16/military-monday-early-jet-carrier-ops/' rel='bookmark' title='Military Monday:  Early Jet Carrier Ops'>Military Monday:  Early Jet Carrier Ops</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/04/the-f-35b-lightning-ii-vertical-landing-at-sea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Smoot-Hawley-Schumer: The Chinese Currency Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/04/smoot-hawley-schumer-the-china-currency-bill/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/04/smoot-hawley-schumer-the-china-currency-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Schumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Currency Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Trade Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protectionism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smoot-Hawley]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=11020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At a time when President Obama has finally decided to move forward free-trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, the Senate has passed Chuck Schumer&#8217;s &#8220;Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011&#8243;, which would impose stiff tariffs on goods imported from countries that hold their currencies at artificially low levels. While the bill [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/09/15/smoot-hawley-obama/' rel='bookmark' title='Smoot-Hawley-Obama'>Smoot-Hawley-Obama</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/03/18/the-new-imf-currency/' rel='bookmark' title='The New IMF Currency'>The New IMF Currency</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/03/12/the-un-currency-ii/' rel='bookmark' title='The UN Currency II'>The UN Currency II</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/10/04/smoot-hawley-schumer-the-china-currency-bill/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Not in the Stars But in Ourselves</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/09/22/not-in-the-stars-but-in-ourselves/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/09/22/not-in-the-stars-but-in-ourselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression of 1920]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herbert Hoover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protectionism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roubini]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smoot-Hawley]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we polished our crystal ball and tried to grasp the enormity of a world changing before our eyes. There were references to fate and fatalism but the reality is that what we and the Europeans are experiencing is ultimately the work of our own hands. We did it to ourselves. All of it is [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/02/11/doing-nothing-is-the-best-remedy/' rel='bookmark' title='Doing Nothing is the Best Remedy'>Doing Nothing is the Best Remedy</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/12/02/how-to-create-the-greater-depression-ii/' rel='bookmark' title='How to Create the Great(er) Depression II'>How to Create the Great(er) Depression II</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/09/15/smoot-hawley-obama/' rel='bookmark' title='Smoot-Hawley-Obama'>Smoot-Hawley-Obama</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/09/22/not-in-the-stars-but-in-ourselves/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The European Swan Song: Après Nous, le Déluge</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/09/21/the-european-swan-song-apres-nous-le-deluge/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/09/21/the-european-swan-song-apres-nous-le-deluge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apres nous le deluge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bret Stephens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m told by my mother and others of her generation that a sense of forced-cheer infected the US in 1941. Europe had been at war for two years. The military draft began in September 1940 and even before Pearl Harbor, our industrial plants had begun to change over to producing war products with existing defense [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/03/02/will-the-center-hold/' rel='bookmark' title='Will the Center Hold?'>Will the Center Hold?</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/09/21/the-european-swan-song-apres-nous-le-deluge/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>You Work and Toil and Earn Bread, and I&#8217;ll Eat It</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/07/31/you-work-and-toil-and-earn-bread-and-ill-eat-it/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/07/31/you-work-and-toil-and-earn-bread-and-ill-eat-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slavery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Douglas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10832</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So said Abraham Lincoln during his debate with Stephen Douglas at Alton, Illinois, on October 15, 1858. Lincoln distilled the politics of tyranny down to its very essence and applied it to tyrants of every age, whether they be kings, slaveholders or today&#8217;s leftists. You do the work and I&#8217;ll take what you produce. You [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/03/23/lincoln-on-tyrany-and-democrats/' rel='bookmark' title='Lincoln on Tyranny &#8211; and Democrats'>Lincoln on Tyranny &#8211; and Democrats</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/0910/07/04/lincoln-and-the-declaration-of-independence/' rel='bookmark' title='Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence'>Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/12/17/hard-work-more-reflection/' rel='bookmark' title='Hard Work: More Reflection'>Hard Work: More Reflection</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/07/31/you-work-and-toil-and-earn-bread-and-ill-eat-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bin Laden is Dead!</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/05/02/ben-laden-is-dead/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/05/02/ben-laden-is-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 11:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osama Bin Laden]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We got the bastard. And it was done by Navy Seals &#8211; apparently at close range. The spontaneous celebrations are the release of ten years of rage. I&#8217;ll be smoking a good cigar and sampling a choice libation in honor of his passing &#8211; and his ignominious burial at sea. He sleeps with the fishes. [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/07/21/the-employee-free-choice-act-is-dead%e2%80%a6sorta%e2%80%a6-kinda%e2%80%a6dead/' rel='bookmark' title='The Employee Free Choice Act is Dead…Sorta….Kinda…Dead'>The Employee Free Choice Act is Dead…Sorta….Kinda…Dead</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/08/19/the-private-life-is-dead/' rel='bookmark' title='The Private Life is Dead'>The Private Life is Dead</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/11/20/deflation-dead-ahead-uk-prices-plummet-in-october/' rel='bookmark' title='Deflation Dead Ahead &#8211; UK Prices Plummet in October'>Deflation Dead Ahead &#8211; UK Prices Plummet in October</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/05/02/ben-laden-is-dead/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Durham Cathedral Sunday</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/05/01/durham-cathedral-sunday/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/05/01/durham-cathedral-sunday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 10:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Durham Cathedral]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I indulged in a Durham Cathedral Sunday, but here goes. The following is a nice montage of views of the thousand year old wonder with the cathedral organist playing deeply meditative music. Enjoy. Related posts: Sunday Morning Durham Sunday Cathedral Sunday Morning Durham
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/01/11/sunday-morning-durham-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Sunday Morning Durham'>Sunday Morning Durham</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/12/21/sunday-cathedral/' rel='bookmark' title='Sunday Cathedral'>Sunday Cathedral</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/12/07/sunday-morning-durham/' rel='bookmark' title='Sunday Morning Durham'>Sunday Morning Durham</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/05/01/durham-cathedral-sunday/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oil Spills Are Not &#8220;Environmental Catastrophes&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/30/oil-spills-are-not-enviromental-catastrophes/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/30/oil-spills-are-not-enviromental-catastrophes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luddite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil spill]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10776</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Obviously, oil spills are messy and unpleasant &#8211; and to be avoided. But are they &#8220;catastrophes&#8221; in the perfervid language of contemporary environmentalism &#8211; events causing irreparable or even persistent damage? Clearly not. First, consider some facts. During World War II, thousands of ships were sunk and millions of gallons of oil spilled. In merchant [...]
No related posts.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/30/oil-spills-are-not-enviromental-catastrophes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Military Monday: MITO</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/25/military-monday-mito/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/25/military-monday-mito/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a gathering of eagles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimum interval takeoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MITO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10695</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s &#8220;Minimum Interval Take Off&#8221; for the uninitiated. In the bad old days of the Cold War, the US strategic deterrent rested on a &#8220;triad&#8221; of land-based ICBMs (Titan, Minuteman and MX), submarine-launched ICBMs (Polaris, Posidon and Trident) and a strategic bomber force (B-47s, B-52s, B-58s and, later, B-1s). It was the bomber part of [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/03/29/military-monday-the-b-36-peacemaker/' rel='bookmark' title='Military Monday: The B-36 Peacemaker'>Military Monday: The B-36 Peacemaker</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/05/16/military-monday-early-jet-carrier-ops/' rel='bookmark' title='Military Monday:  Early Jet Carrier Ops'>Military Monday:  Early Jet Carrier Ops</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/05/03/military-monday-operation-eagle-claw/' rel='bookmark' title='Military Monday &#8211; Operation Eagle Claw'>Military Monday &#8211; Operation Eagle Claw</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/25/military-monday-mito/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Let&#8217;s Liquidate the Kulaks!</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/21/lets-liquidate-the-kulaks/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/21/lets-liquidate-the-kulaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collectives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kulaks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power Shift 2011]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10681</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As my British friends would say, there&#8217;s crazy and then there&#8217;s barking mad. This bunch is barking mad. Power Shift 2011 appears to be an astroturf &#8220;environmental&#8221; organization embraced by Hope &#8216;n Change and Nancy Pelosi. God only knows who funds them. The theme seems to be that we should get rid of economic growth [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/12/06/the-fart-tax/' rel='bookmark' title='The Fart Tax'>The Fart Tax</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/21/lets-liquidate-the-kulaks/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>NATO: Losing the Libyan Air War</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/20/nato-losing-the-libyan-air-war/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/20/nato-losing-the-libyan-air-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bomb damage assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Libya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic bombing survey]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NATO is losing the air war in Libya &#8211; because it is relying on air power alone to get the job done. Not that I think that NATO or anyone else should have intervened in Libya, mind you, but the inability to take down Libyan ground forces through use of tactical air power was surely [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/05/21/losing-the-aaa-rating-the-british-and-american-way/' rel='bookmark' title='Losing the AAA Rating the British and American Way'>Losing the AAA Rating the British and American Way</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/04/07/does-secretary-gates-see-the-same-world-i-see/' rel='bookmark' title='Does Secretary Gates See the Same World I See?'>Does Secretary Gates See the Same World I See?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/05/27/when-half-measures-wont-do/' rel='bookmark' title='When Half-Measures Won&#8217;t Do'>When Half-Measures Won&#8217;t Do</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/20/nato-losing-the-libyan-air-war/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>U.S. Government Debt Default &#8211; 1930s Style</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/19/u-s-government-debt-default-1930s-style/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/19/u-s-government-debt-default-1930s-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debt repudiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold Clause Cases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joint Resolution to Assure Uniform Value to the Coins and Currencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roosevelt]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10617</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Has the United States government ever repudiated its lawful debts? You bet &#8211; in 1933. By chance, I ran across a two-year old note by Alex Pollock on the American Enterprise Institute website. It&#8217;s a brief but fascinating read and perhaps more prophetic than we imagine. The story goes like this. To finance the First [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/11/26/mo-debt-mo-debt-mo-debt/' rel='bookmark' title='Mo Debt, Mo Debt, Mo Debt &#8211; Unfunded Pension Liabilities'>Mo Debt, Mo Debt, Mo Debt &#8211; Unfunded Pension Liabilities</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/05/19/funny-thing-chinas-still-buying-our-debt/' rel='bookmark' title='Funny Thing.  China&#8217;s Still Buying Our Debt'>Funny Thing.  China&#8217;s Still Buying Our Debt</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/08/10/fed-buying-up-our-debt-by-stealth/' rel='bookmark' title='Fed Buying Up Our Debt &#8211; By Stealth'>Fed Buying Up Our Debt &#8211; By Stealth</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/19/u-s-government-debt-default-1930s-style/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Walter Mondale&#8217;s Fuzzy Memory</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/18/walter-mondales-fuzzy-memory/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/18/walter-mondales-fuzzy-memory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ronald Reagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walter Mondale]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember Walter Mondale? Former senator from Minnesota, Jimmy Carter&#8217;s Veep and 1984 presidential candidate (last seen filling in for Paul Wellstone after Wellstone&#8217;s 2002 death in a plane crash)? Nice man, honorable man, but somewhat fuzzy on the history. In an op-ed in last Friday&#8217;s Washington Port entitled, &#8220;As in 1984, We Need the Courage [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/03/06/mystic-chords-of-memory/' rel='bookmark' title='Mystic Chords of Memory'>Mystic Chords of Memory</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2008/12/11/is-the-rest-of-the-world-more-capitalist-than-us/' rel='bookmark' title='Is the Rest of the World More Capitalist Than Us?'>Is the Rest of the World More Capitalist Than Us?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/02/12/californias-insanity/' rel='bookmark' title='California&#8217;s Insanity'>California&#8217;s Insanity</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/18/walter-mondales-fuzzy-memory/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Patriots&#8217; Day 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/18/patriots-day-2011/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/18/patriots-day-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patriots Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Revere]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again it&#8217;s Patriots&#8217; Day in Maine and Massachusetts. For all you flatlanders out there, Patriots&#8217; Day commemorates Paul Revere&#8217;s famous ride and the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord (&#8216;the shot heard &#8217;round the world&#8217;). The rest of the country knows Patriots&#8217; Day chiefly for the running of the Boston Marathon. It&#8217;s a holiday in [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/04/20/patriots-day/' rel='bookmark' title='Patriots&#8217; Day'>Patriots&#8217; Day</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/04/19/patriots-day-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Patriots&#8217; Day 2010'>Patriots&#8217; Day 2010</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2011/04/18/patriots-day-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Military Monday: The &#8220;164th Marines&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/12/13/military-monday-the-164th-marines/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/12/13/military-monday-the-164th-marines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[164th Infantry Regiment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[164th Marines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1st Marine Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americal Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesty Puller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guadalcanal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Guard has both a proud and mixed legacy. Because Guard units are traditionally hometown-based, they are generally commanded by officers and NCOs who are both older and more sedentary than regular units. In World War II, many Guard units federalized during the 1940-41 mobilization performed poorly in combat in the early going. The [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/03/15/military-monday-the-battle-of-peleliu-and-the-2000-yard-stare/' rel='bookmark' title='Military Monday: The Battle of Peleliu and the 2000-Yard Stare'>Military Monday: The Battle of Peleliu and the 2000-Yard Stare</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/03/22/military-monday-congressional-misbehavior-during-wwii/' rel='bookmark' title='Military Monday: Congressional Misbehavior During WWII'>Military Monday: Congressional Misbehavior During WWII</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/04/19/military-monday-the-davy-crockett-battlefield-nuclear-weapon-system/' rel='bookmark' title='Military Monday: The Davy Crockett Battlefield Nuclear Weapon System'>Military Monday: The Davy Crockett Battlefield Nuclear Weapon System</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/12/13/military-monday-the-164th-marines/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Invade Mexico?</title>
		<link>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/12/12/invade-mexico/?utm_source=subscriber&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/12/12/invade-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crocker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pancho Villa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[punitive expedition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.behindbluelines.com/?p=10522</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over at Red State, there&#8217;s a fascinating post on the situation with a lawless Mexico and the implications for US security. The author (LaborUnionReport) speculates concerning the possible invasion of Mexico to secure our border and root out the all-powerful cartels. Part of his speculation is whether we should annex Mexico as our 51st state [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/01/08/a-surge-at-the-border/' rel='bookmark' title='A Surge at the Border'>A Surge at the Border</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/01/14/mexicos-coming-collapse/' rel='bookmark' title='Mexico&#8217;s Coming Collapse?'>Mexico&#8217;s Coming Collapse?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.behindbluelines.com/2009/02/26/blame-it-on-the-second-amendment/' rel='bookmark' title='Blame it on the Second Amendment'>Blame it on the Second Amendment</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/12/12/invade-mexico/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

