Minihan's World tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-202536 2012-01-04T10:24:27-05:00 A place to discuss, disagree, and vent your opinions on issues related to terrorism, and Homeland Security TypePad Iran on a tightrope tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d8f3553ef0162ff012616970d 2012-01-04T10:24:27-05:00 2012-01-04T10:26:34-05:00 Arlington VA January 4, 2012 Iran seems determined to walk a fine line between simple stupidity and outright idiocy in its current face-off with the US Navy in the Straits of Hormuz. The last time they decided to close the... John_tieso http://minihansworld.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/01/iran-on-a-tightrope.html Joy to the World (Maybe) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d8f3553ef015438e48e37970c 2011-12-26T11:31:50-05:00 2011-12-26T11:31:50-05:00 December 25, 2011 Arlington VA, USA Just a moment to ponder.... Time Magazine - Person of the Year 2011. As we barrel headlong into the rushing rapids that will inevitably be 2012, perhaps a few moments ought to be spent... John_tieso http://minihansworld.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/joy-to-the-world-maybe.html Homeland Security is a Complete Mess tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d8f3553ef0162fbf69c88970d 2011-10-27T17:46:27-04:00 2011-10-27T17:46:27-04:00 October 26, 2011 The time has come for real change at DHS. Secretary Janet Napolitano went to Capitol Hill this week to discuss the arms fiasco along the Mexican Border with Congressional committees. in effect, she was reporting that no... John_tieso http://minihansworld.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/homeland-security-is-a-complete-mess.html Still here and working tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d8f3553ef0162fbdb09f2970d 2011-10-23T08:43:03-04:00 2011-10-23T08:43:03-04:00 October 22, 2011 So many significant events ha ve been happening since I last wrote. mostly, I have been busy working on a new book that should come out early in the year. Have also been re-editing my first book,... John_tieso http://minihansworld.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/still-here-and-working.html Editorial: What is the US Thinking? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d8f3553ef014e606c65fd970c 2011-04-06T11:17:55-04:00 2011-04-06T11:17:55-04:00 Arlington VA April 6, 2011 Virtually the entire Middle East is up in arms to some degree, but US policy seems to be in shambles. When the first outbreak of violence and oppostion occured in Tunisia, we started out by... John_tieso http://minihansworld.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/04/editorial-what-is-the-us-thinking.html