Sources in Russia are reporting that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Boston bombing suspect, was trained at a seminar by a right-wing think-tank. First, here is...
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The Worst Possible Use of a Karate Dojo
Recapping a week from hell recently; The Boston Marathon bombing, the Texas fertilizer plant explosion, Someone shot at a power plant in California, and...
Boston Bombing: Tsarnaev Uncle Married CIA Officer’s Daughter
In an interesting twist of intrigue, “Gawker” and other sources are reporting that The uncle of the Tsarnaev brothers was married to influential CIA...
Boston Bombing Part 2: FBI Informants, Syria and The Russian Olympics
In Part 1 of our look into the intrigue behind the Boston Bombing we saw that one cell of a Russian spy ring was...
Boston Bombing: FBI, Russian Spies, and Chechen Separatists
With the horrible events surrounding the bombing at The Boston Marathon seemingly coming to an end, we have only seen the tip of the...
America’s March to The Bottom
Two news stories came out yesterday that dovetail perfectly in an examination of the current state stench of American capitalism. Here’s the first, from...
Ding-Dong, The Witch is Dead! Good Riddance Margaret Thatcher
Yesterday’s death of British leader Margaret Thatcher signals the last “Iron nail” in the coffin of Thatcher/Reaganomics. The only places that display grief over...
Are “Space-Based Laser Platforms” a Reality?
Every time some underdeveloped nation (like North Korea this week) rattles the nuclear saber, I have to wonder about the long-rumored existence of “Space-based...
Ammo “Conspiracy” De-bunked, Right Wing At War With Law Enforcement
“Raw Story” and “The Guardian” have put a damper on the conspiracy theory that Homeland Security is arming up for a war on citizens,...
Chi, “The Second Brain”, and “The Wellspring”
Ever had a “gut feeling”? All of us have had the experience where we have some emotional stress, and right away our stomach gets...
Is Your Bank Account Safe?
Ellen Brown at the excellent “Web of Debt” Blog has revealed startling information about our personal savings accounts. As many readers may know, the...
Saudi Connection to Colorado Prison Chief Murder? UPDATE
Tom Clements, head of Colorado Department of Corrections Was shot dead on Tuesday evening. The intrigue in this murder is reminiscent of the Killing...
It’s Official: Nixon Committed Treason
Richard Millhouse Nixon, the most loathed and tragic figure of the Republican Party until George W. Bush, has yet another nail in his coffin....
Inside The Vatican, Part 4
Well, there certainly is a lot of “happy talk” about the selection of the new Pope yesterday. First from the Americas! First Latino! Advocate...
Texas Republicans Choose Ignorance
Many readers have probably heard that Texas has approved a revisionist view for their school textbooks. From The New York Times: “AUSTIN, Tex....
Cheney In Charge; Deconstructing “Dick”
Come on, everyone but Republicans in the Confederacy (ever expanding) knows that Dick Cheney ran the country for at least eight years while George...
Melanie Safka- “Lay Down”
And now for something a little lighter: Melanie Safka was one of those performers that played late at night during Woodstock. She is most...
Inside The Vatican Part 3
In our continuing study of the hidden history of The Vatican, we turn to the post World War 2 era and the flight of...
The End of “Real” Wrestling?
While political chicanery has been driving articles on Dojo Rat lately, I would be remiss for not commenting on the decision of the Olympic...
A Brief History of CIA Assassination Programs
So the other night I got in a Beer-fueled argument in a bar with a former Wall Street moneyfuck I know. He goaded me...
My Bigfoot Story
Multiple sources are publishing information about a controversial study of Bigfoot DNA that alledges the creature exists. From Time.com: Bigfoot DNA ‘Evidence’ Is Published...
Inside The Vatican, Part 2
See “Inside the Vatican”, part 1 here “Tedeschi reportedly gave copies of the documents to his closest confidantes and told them: “If I am...
Hot Time in Hanford
More disturbing news is coming as Washington State Governor Jay Inslee warns that the Nuclear Bomb plant at Hanford is seriously leaking. This has...
Inside The Vatican, Part 1
Controversies and conspiracy surround the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI this week, the first in nearly 600 years. For years this man, Joseph Ratzinger...
The Return of Debtors Prisons
As the new film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic “Les Miserables” hits theatres this week, such stories of unjust imprisonment are seen largely as...
The Dragon Strikes Twice
Raw Story reports: “A Komodo dragon in Indonesia has attacked two employees in one of the giant lizards’ protected island habitats, leaving its victims...
What Would George Orwell Say About The Super Bowl?
I can’t figure out whether I am more amused, annoyed, agitated or just plain disappointed by the way fans relate to huge sporting events....
Olympic Judo Coach Beat Students
Raw Story reports: Japan’s Olympic female judokas were beaten with bamboo swords and slapped by their coaches, officials said, weeks after a schoolboy suicide...
Is The “UN Agenda 21” Boogey-Man Just a Paper Tiger?
A friend asked me to review an article in “The American Thinker” that was critical of what is called the UN “Agenda 21”, a...
Was Anwar al-Awlaki a U.S. Agent?
Joseph Cannon at “Cannonfire” has re-opened a nasty wound that has proven troubling to the Obama administration: Was Anwar al-Awlaki a U.S. deep-cover agent?...
Germany Wants It’s Gold Back
The excellent financial website “Zerohedge” has a strangely disturbing story up – The Germans want their gold back: –It Begins: Bundesbank To Commence Repatriating...
Christian Outrage Over Military Yoga Training
Salon.com is reporting on the latest Christian outrage: Yoga training in the U.S. military: “Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council, a...
With Rape on the Increase, Indian Women Turn to Self-Defense
“Raw Story” Reports: “New Delhi has long been known as the “rape capital of India”, with more than twice as many cases in 2011...
Herbal Health: The Stinging Nettle
At the turn of the new year, thoughts often drift toward health and self-improvement (as many of us may be nursing a hangover). In...
Facebook Censorship Expanding: Post This!
When does social networking become social engineering? As a rule, I stay off Facebook. I have a Dojo Rat account just to hold the...
The Return of Fascism, Part 2 – Too Big To Jail
Let’s review a quick and dirty definition of the difference between Fascism and Communism; In Communism the State owns the means of production –...
The Tree-Huggers Are Right!
Ever wonder about the phrase “Tree Hugger”? I believe that it comes from the practice of “Tree meditation”. If you stand next to a...
Kung Fu Expert Beats The Crap out of Mobsters
From “The Telegraph U.K.”: Chinese thugs knocked out by amateur Kung Fu fans “So when 38-year-old Shen Jianzhong was faced with a mob of...
InDOPEndence Day
So Thursday I was walking up to our local watering hole and around back three of my buddies were lighting up a joint: It...
The Return of Fascism; Part 1
In the wake of the U.S. Presidential election in 2012 much of the world appears to be in chaos. Much like the global “Great...
Chinese Gardeners on Mars. No, Really…
Raw Story is reporting that Chinese astronauts are building experimental gardens that will be used on Mars and the moon: “Chinese astronauts are...
Atmospheric River: As Much as 15 Mississippi Rivers
A huge swath of “atmospheric river” is hitting the west coast, with possible damage dwarfing that which recently happened in Hurricane Sandy. From...
Russia’s Putin: Judo Injury Upsets Financial Market
If you were in a hand-to-hand gang fight with all the worlds leaders, you’d want to have Vladimir Putin on your side. Putin is...
Welcome to Dojo Rat 2.0
Well lookie here; we finally have the first post of the all, new, improved version of Dojo Rat! It’s going to take a...
Misconceptions About Tai Chi Chuan “Ward-off”
Last summer one of my Aikido friends came up to visit, and we had several hours of standing grappling and some cool knife stuff....
A People’s History of the United States
If you are confused, angry and frustrated about the current state of the American political and economic system, you need to orient yourself....
Northwest Research & Covert Book Report
- Review: “Continental Reckoning” By Elliot WestI learned quite a bit in reading this huge book, which probably was meant for college classes. Indeed, the author of “Continental Reckoning”, Elliot West, is a Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Arkansas. This book should be in an Economic or Law history class, and probably is. Author Elliot West clearly outlines […]
- All About Ken Kesey: Two Reviews“Spit In The Ocean #7 – All about Kesey” is an eclectic collection of real tales about legendary Oregon writer Ken Kesey. Kesey is best known for writing “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” (mental institutions) and “Sometimes A Great Notion” (an Oregon logging family). Both books were actually written in California, and both are […]
- Review: “Acid Dreams” By Lee & ShlainI found “Acid Dreams; The Complete History Of LSD: The CIA, The Sixties, And Beyond” a pretty good summary of the LSD experience, from the use of the drug in interrogation techniques used by intelligence agencies, to the use of such drugs to destabilize the revolutionary youth movement. At nearly 300 pages (my copy), it […]
- Did Jack Scott “Radicalize” The NBA’s Bill Walton?Did Jack Scott Radicalize NBA Star Bill Walton? Sadly, we have to note that Bill Walton (and Jack Scott) are no longer living. Walton was a hero for many where I grew up in Portland, Oregon. He was the star of an NBA championship, which I pretty much didn’t care about. Later, Walton was doing […]
- Review: Gold Warriors – America’s Secret Recovery Of Yamashita’s GoldThis book, “Gold Warriors”, by Sterling and Peggy Seagrave is really, really good. It can be expensive because it is out of print, but I bought it long ago and it has been waiting in my “to read” pile. Affordable copies can still be found, I ordered one for a friend and apparently it is […]