Sadako Red

Author: Sadako Red Disclaimer: I chose the pen name Sadako Red in order to remove any notoriety reflecting on my other real job as a very senior executive in the Department of Defense. Naturally, my opinion is my opinion only and despite DoD wanting to associate with my fine work, they cannot have it. Trust me, they want it. Trust me, they can’t stand for it.

Author Archives: Sadako Red

Leadership is not a Popularity Contest

By | October 13, 2018

By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [October 13, 2018]  “Evil is not what leaders say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.”  U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy said these words shortly before he was assassinated by a Palestinian immigrant in the politically-turbulent times of America in 1968. Hmmmm, yes … that is one way… Read More »

Minneapolis Mayor is a Patsy

By | August 2, 2018

[August 2, 2018]  I was on my way home to Washington, D.C. from a Sunday morning, going-to-church wedding in Minneapolis, Minnesota when I heard about a sad story.  You see, there was a young 31-year old black man who was killed by police (happened the day I was there) because he had a gun, was wildly shooting it… Read More »

Stupid is as Stupid Does …City of Baltimore

By | March 17, 2018

[March 17, 2018]  Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Or, should I say “bah humbug”!  Why?  I’m back dear readers with some bad news.  This being only a few days after the release of the City of Baltimore’s latest crime statistics, we can again say unequivocally that the murder rate and violent crime is on the upswing in this once… Read More »

Thoughts from Sadako Red as a Young Man

By | November 14, 2017

By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [November 14, 2017]  When I was a young man, back in the day of tube radios and black rotary telephones, my friends and I spent a lot of time appreciating the fine ladies we dated.  We never obsessed over their race, religion, or even their sexual orientation (it never came up)… Read More »

City of Baltimore: When Leaders Fail

By | May 4, 2017

By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [May 4, 2017]  Ahhhh … identity politics continues to be alive and well in the City of Baltimore – a place I described as “stuck on stupid” just a few months ago in June when city leaders were adopting policies that simultaneously drove up crime rates and effectively dismantled its police… Read More »

Weak Leaders, Politicians and Racism …

By | March 19, 2016

By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [March 19, 2016]  I write best when I’m drunk; although I have to be more careful about my spelling and grammar.  After a few shots of whiskey my inhibitions – those internalized by me after years of government training – seem to melt away with alcohol in my bloodstream.  Jack Daniels… Read More »

City of Baltimore: Still Stuck on Stupid!

By | July 11, 2015

By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [July 11, 2015] Sitting at my desk here in Washington D.C., I get to see a lot. Politicians are the big game in town and what they do makes the headlines but it’s what’s behind the scenes that’s the real story. With the U.S. presidential campaign beginning and Donald Trump making… Read More »