I remember years ago thinking that SES members had less federal job security than regular civil service jobholders and were treated closer to political appointees, at least expected to be willing to leave when the political leaders changed. Maybe the press was lying then, but that was the clear impression that was left.
Please show calculations leading to your conclusion that "midnight sun" as observed is inconsistent with the regular model of spherical tilted earth rotating on its (tilted) axis and revolving around the sun.
Check those calcs. I am sure you are wrong, and it's exactly consistent.
It's an embarrassment for Mattis because as a board member he could have a fiduciary responsibility regarding Theranos. If he does, it'll appear thru civil court action, nothing we need to do.
>>676990 I was very disturbed by the horrible photos coming out of Abu Ghraib. We definitely did some sick things over there. I don't know if Haspel was associated with it or was working to keep the excesses down, among troops who doubtless hated and feared the enemy.
"Torture" can mean something as simple as waterboarding, and if it was effective, I don't have a problem with it. I didn't have any confidence in our objectives over there, but that wouldn't have been Haspel's call.