Author: MYLIFE

Speaking at Gerald Ford’s final memorial service yesterday, former Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld let slip a little secret: the Navy’s next aircraft carrier will be named for the nation’s 38th…

Amid today’s coronation of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, there’s another (and arguably, a more important) story, breaking in the nation’s capital. The Associated Press and other media…

Yesterday, we reported on the planned transfer of National Intelligence Director John Negroponte to the State Department, where he will now serve as Condolezza Rice’s deputy. Mr. Negroponte’s move is…

From today’s edition of The Christian Science Monitor, there’s this slightly bizzare account of “How Kim Jong-il controls a nation.” According to reporter Robert Marquand, who interviewed diplomats and policy…

Britain’s Sunday Times has reported that Israel has developed plans for eliminating three of Iran’s most important nuclear facilities, by using low-yield tactical nuclear weapons. According to the paper, Israeli…

In its preview of tonight’s presidential speech, outlining the “new” strategy in Iraq, the Washington Post is trotting out a new theme. By announcing plans for a troop increase to…

…for our “Idiot of the Week” Award. Say hello again to Jack Whittaker. Not the former CBS and ABC sportscaster (who spells his last name with a single “t”), but…

…Courtesy Aviation Week & Space Technology, via Drudge, and summarized at SpaceRef.com: “Chinese Test Anti-Satellite Weapon” According to Aviation Week’s, Craig Covault, the PRC may have conducted a successful test…

In today’s editions, The New York Times weighs in on China’s recent (and apparently, successful) test of an anti-satellite system. As Aviation Week & Space Technology recently reported, the Chinese…

As a reformed broadcaster (and life-long meteorology buff), I’ve been following the recent weather kerfuffle with a great deal of interest. It began when Dr. Heidi Cullen of The Weather…