Teddy's Warped Defense Priorities
In today’s edition of The Hill, Byron York analyzes Ted Kennedy’s top priority for the nation’s military–ensuring that federal hate crimes legislation applies to them. The Massachusetts driving instructor has…
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Getting Rid of Warren Grove Almost four months ago, a fire at the Air Force’s Warren Grove Bombing Range in southern New Jersey scorched more than 13,000 acres. The blaze…
Fear and Loathing in Iran (and Elsewhere)
Pantsir-S1 gun-missile air defense system (GlobalSecurity.org) A hat tip to our friends at Kent’s Imperative, one of the most insightful (and thoughtful) blogs on the intelligence community and related concerns.…
Criminals at Carlisle
Army Colonel Scott Carlson. His “attempt” to weasel out of child support payments could end his military career, and result in prison time (WGAL-TV photo). For any U.S. military officer,…
Bears in the Air
TU-95 Bear H long-range bomber. Given the growing frequency of training flights by Russian TU-95 “Bear” bombers, that long-expected run against the U.S. east coast appears all be inevitable. At…
Not Playing in Poquoson
When Jim Webb scored an upset victory against Republican incumbent George Allen in last year’s Virginia Senate race, he instantly achieved “rock star” status in Democratic circles. Webb’s triumph was…
The Ultimate Military Phony
These days, you almost need a scorecard to keep track of all the military phonies that keep cropping up. Just this morning, the mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey (Bob…
A Measure of Protection, Redux
An El Al Boeing 777-200 jetliner (Wikepedia). About eighteen months ago, we noted that El Al, Israel’s state-owned airline, had installed missile protection systems on all of its aircraft. The…
Bent Spear
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be briefed tomorrow on the Air Force’s investigation into the accidental transfer of six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles from North Dakota to Louisiana on 29 August.…
Now, For a Bit of Shameless Self-Promotion..
Today is the deadline for nominations for the 2007 Weblog Awards. Throwing caution (and humility) to the wind, we’ve submitted our efforts for consideration in two categories, Best Blog (might…