Archive for the 'Pentagon' Category
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
TODAY - January 19, 2010
Bible codes found on military weapons
Rifle scope with Bible verse inscription (ABC News)
Bible codes found on military weapons
A contractor has been inscribing coded references to Bible verses on rifle scopes for years. The controversy
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My story pales in comparison…
The Vatican has only one chance.
If the Pope’s troops take it the distance, […]
Posted in Military, Religion, Pentagon, Islam, Weapons, Holier Than Thouists-Conservative Evangelical Arm, Holier Than Thouists--Muslim Arm, Bible |
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Pentagon creating ‘massive ordnance penetrator’ bomb, aka MOP, as possible Iran, N. Korea deterrent
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 3:05 PM
…but await the actual invention.
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Handout
This artist’s rendering provided by Boeing Co. shows a “massive ordinance penetrator” or MOP bomb, which will become the largest conventional bomb in the U.S. arsenal.
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Image: (DeSoto tail lights) Jeffrey Jerome […]
Posted in Pentagon, North Korea, Automobiles, Iran, Weapons |
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Iran Using Fronts to Get Bomb Parts From U.S.
By Joby Warrick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, January 11, 2009; A01
The Iranian businessman was looking for high-quality American electronics, but he had to act stealthily: The special parts he coveted were denied to Iranians, especially those seeking to make roadside bombs to kill U.S. troops in Iraq.
With a […]
Posted in Business, administration, Iraq, Pentagon, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Weapons, Malaysia |
Friday, July 18th, 2008
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Before he was to become the first Million Dollar Mover in Manhattan,
Bill the Butcher had once said,
“The closest thing to the flesh of a man is the flesh of the pig.”
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By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer Fri Jul 18, 4:27 AM ET
HONOLULU - The Army says it’s critical to saving the lives of […]
Posted in Pentagon, U.S.A.F., Medicine, Weapons, U.S. Navy, U.S.Army |
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
“At Odds With Air Force, Army Adds Its Own Aviation Unit”
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Two things become immediately clear:
The unit has no age or uniform requirements.
2. The traditional enlistee’s complaint about the military’s “Hurry Up and Wait” policy has taken on new meaning.
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Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images, for The New York Times
Story.
Posted in Pentagon, U.S.A.F., U.S.Army |
Monday, May 26th, 2008
May 26, 2008
The New York Times
Military Chief Warns Troops About Politics
By THOM SHANKER
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has written an unusual open letter to all those in uniform, warning them to stay out of politics as the nation approaches a presidential election in which the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan […]
Posted in Republicans, Bush, Pentagon, John S. McCain III, New York Times, GI Bill |
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Jason Linkins
The Huffington Post
Rumsfeld on the 2006 Election: “The Correction For That…Is An Attack”
May 13, 2008 01:55 PM
An ongoing exploration of the documents related to the Pentagon’s “message force multipliers” program has unearthed a clip of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggesting that America, having voted the Democrats back into Congressional power, could benefit from […]
Posted in 2006 Election, Pentagon, Rumsfeld, 9/11 |
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Wake up, Folks! This administration is beneath all contempt.
Think Progress
May 10, 2008
Since 2001, the U.S. military has cremated the remains of approximately 200 service members at Friends Forever Pet Cremation Service, a Delaware facility that primarily cremates pets. The practice was stopped yesterday, as the Washington Post reports:
The revelation came to light when an Army […]
Posted in administration, Military, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pentagon, Pets |
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
I realize this article is two- months- old, but I felt Vincenzo Kolchak had a good point in sending it. After all the Bush regime has lately been squawking about its openess regarding policy matters.
Pentagon cancels release of controversial Iraq report
By Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers
* Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
WASHINGTON — The […]
Posted in administration, Iraq, Pentagon |
Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Insider: Iraq Attack Was Preemptive
April 6, 2008(CBS) The first Pentagon insider to give his account of the run-up to war says the attack on Iraq was more a defensive move against possible future threats from Saddam Hussein than a retaliation for the 9/11 attacks. Douglas Feith, the former undersecretary of defense for policy, also tells […]
Posted in administration, Pentagon, Neo-Romanovs, War, Iran |
