It turns out that the T-72s carried by the MV Faina (the Ukranian vessels that was seized and held by pirates for several months) weren't destined for Kenya after all:But one mystery lingered: the true destination of the Faina’s cargo. Kenya’s government said the weapons and...
Via FP, a new independent Russian report indicates that three of the six Russian aircraft lost during the South Ossetia War were shot down by friendly fire. The report also.
This is a quote by one Michael F Watts, on the BBC web page, in response to the first innings of the first test match of the 2009 Ashes series. I was going to blog a bit about cricket, English cricket, and the Ashes, but why bother? I'll leave...
This is bullshit. I'm thinking if there ever is a time when it is OK, permissible, socially acceptable, and indeed, preferable to smoke, it's when you're bloody getting shot at.
This is well out of my normal terrain, but a couple weeks ago a high profile commission reported on the future priorities of UK defense spending. The commission, operating out.
If the odds of contamination are that low, I'm pleased that I ultimately chose to spend my two months of holiday in the PNW for quality time with my better half, and not Chernobyl.It was touch and go there for a while, however, and at only...
Sad, but true:Kansas City Royals - Acquired Nothing from the Seattle Mariners for P Daniel Cortes, P Derrick Saito, and the right to not have IF Yuniesky Betancourt on the.
Friday Cat Blogging... Nelson, Starbuck, and Ripley
Yep, nothing will address the fact that your team is running 4-6 replacement-level players a night out there like adding an OF with a lifetime .308 OBP and mediocre power. While trading a better player to a division rival in the meantime.I suppose you can defend...
Well, you have to give the Weekly Standard this: it takes a special level of hackery to keep writing starry-eyed puff pieces about Palin at this late date. I'm looking.
With due respect, I don't really get this:First, there's the question of capacity. Once you phase out a military capacity, it becomes extremely difficult to restore it. That goes for.