Category: Military

Monday yawns

Monday yawns

| April 6, 2009 | 1 Reply

MORNING LINKS — get ’em while they’re fresh ITEM:  “Should war be a game?“ is the fatuous subhead of the day, from an article talking about a new videogame recreating the battle for Fallujah (Iraq). The reporter shows no awareness that wargames have been around for centuries and that most of them do indeed “use […]

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Wednesday with the snark

Wednesday with the snark

| April 1, 2009 | 1 Reply

MORNING LINKS –first two are bumped from overnight links Item: (April Fool’s joke): The 2010 All New Omobile! ITEM (ah, if only it weren’t a joke): Obama forces GM chief out, puts Reid, Pelosi on leave ITEM (not a joke, but wouldn’t it be ironic?): Penn State researchers have discovered how to use microbes to […]

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China’s “Kill Weapon” – Don’t Make Me Laugh

China’s “Kill Weapon” – Don’t Make Me Laugh

| March 31, 2009 | Reply

Today the Drudge Report had a rather alarming red faced link, describing that China now had a special “Kill Weapon” that was a threat to US aircraft carriers. The article cited was produced by the US Naval Institute, and outlines this weapon: After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a “kill weapon” […]

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Gumball Rally for a Tuesday

Gumball Rally for a Tuesday

| March 24, 2009 | 1 Reply

EARLY MORNING LINKS — they’ll still be brief, because I’m still busy ITEM: The mainstream media tells us how to cope with difficult times: eat more candy (NY Times), play more (USA Today).  No, really. ITEM: Think of it as evolution in action: Josh Freeze comes up with a novel (and brilliant) tiered pricing structure […]

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Tuesday afternoon . . .

Tuesday afternoon . . .

| March 17, 2009 | Reply

. . . will be later today. Right now, it’s Tuesday morning, so it must be link time: President Obama’s War on Business continues. As I noted yesterday, I’m not happy with the AIG payout, but it is both unseemly and dangerous to have the President of the United States singling out and using taxpayer […]

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Saturday morning cartoons

Saturday morning cartoons

| March 14, 2009 | Reply

I scan the web so that you don’t have to . . . Let’s see . . . the North Koreans . . . the Chinese . . . and now the Russians. Who’s going to be the next to challenge the new Obama Administration? Maybe Iran? And how will the Obama Administration respond? Oh, […]

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Taepodong-2 Update: The Possible Japanese Intercept

Taepodong-2 Update: The Possible Japanese Intercept

| March 13, 2009 | Reply

This morning the grand daddy of web news, the Drudge Report, carried the story of a possibility of Japan using it’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) weapons to intercept and destroy the upcoming North Korean launch of a Taepodong-2 rocket. This story is published by the UK Guardian and quotes Takeo Kawamura, the chief cabinet secretary […]

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North Korea Sets Date For Taepodong-2 Launch

North Korea Sets Date For Taepodong-2 Launch

| March 12, 2009 | Reply

Word from the Arms Control Wonk that the Norks have set a date range between April 4th and April 8th for their Taepodong-2 test launch. “Lending a degree of credibility to Pyongyang’s pledge to stage a rocket launch, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said it had been contacted by the North about its plans. “We […]

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Thursday throes

Thursday throes

| March 12, 2009 | Reply

We aim to please (most mostly we aim to hit) . . . MID-MORNING UPDATE: The FBI raids the office of the DC Chief Technology Officer, who is (or was) Vivek Kundra, who is now the new CTO for the Obama Administration. However, it appears that the focus is not on Kundra, but on two […]

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Wednesday’s woes

Wednesday’s woes

| March 11, 2009 | Reply

Fresh, hot cup o’ links for you. . . .now with morning update (new links at the top)! The bad news is that we’re only a year away from the next election cycle. The good news is that the Democrats fear a looming train wreck. And speaking of panic . . . . One of […]

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