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Pearl Harbor & Ceylon: a ‘What If?’ Look at the Value of Intelligence & Aerial Reconnaissance

David Blacker

In the years after World War Two, and indeed, even today, there has been much speculation on how an early warning of an impending Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor would have affected the outcome of the raid on that fateful 7th December 1941, when the US Navy Pacific Fleet lost all eight of its battleships. These have ranged from an optimistic prediction of a complete defeat of the Japanese force, to more gloomy suggestions that the Americans might not just have lost their battleships, but their aircraft carriers as well. Any such speculation must, however, depend on how early a … Continue reading Pearl Harbor & Ceylon: a ‘What If?’ Look at the Value of Intelligence & Aerial Reconnaissance

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Who’ll Stop the Rain?

David Blacker

Long as I remember, the rain’s been coming down
Clouds of mystery pouring confusion on the ground
Good men through the ages trying to find the sun
And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the rain?
I went down to Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm
Caught up in a fable, I watched the towers grow
Five-year plans and new deals wrapped in golden chains
And I wonder, still i wonder, who’ll stop the rain?
Heard the singers playing, how we cheered for more
The crowd rushed together, trying to keep warm
Still the rain kept pouring, falling on my ears
And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the rain?
— Creedence Clearwater Revival Continue reading “Who’ll Stop the Rain?”