Archive for the 'Weapons' Category
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
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Whether by feeding the maw of gluttony,
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or by basking in the glow of media’s adulation;
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there is a pride inflated by a job well-done.
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Posted in Culinary Arts, Cuisine, Weapons, Cruise Ships, Police, Vacations |
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Indian military to weaponize world’s hottest chili
By WASBIR HUSSAIN, Associated Press Writer
GAUHATI, India – The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world’s hottest chili.
After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized “bhut jolokia,” or “ghost chili,” to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects, defense officials said Tuesday.
The […]
Posted in Military, India, World War II, Cuisine, Weapons, Korean War, Technology, World War I |
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 |
Friday, August 7th, 2009
And the Pentagon hopes to deploy it next year
By Dan Smith Posted 08.03.2009 at 2:42 pm
Popular Science
The Pentagon is trying to speed up the deployment of an ultra-large bunker-busting bomb, which would constitute the largest non-nuclear bomb the U.S. has ever used. The Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, is a 30,000-pound bomb that would dive […]
Posted in Military, Terrorism, Weapons, 1930s, Technology |
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 |
Monday, November 24th, 2008
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Novemeber 24, 2008
NRA Propaganda At Nation’s Largest Gun Show: Obama Is An ‘Enemy Of Your Gun Rights’
Since Barack Obama’s election, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and other pro-gun groups have been warning that the new president will take away their second amendment rights. This multi-million dollar campaign is already having effects. Not only is the […]
Posted in Business, Weapons, Barack Obama, N.R.A., Guns, Joe Biden |
Friday, August 29th, 2008
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That may be true, but she has experience where it counts for the current Washington regime and its hand-maiden McCain…
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McCain’s VP Choice Is Under Ethics Investigation For Abuse Of Power In Alaska
Think Progress
“…Palin’s reformer image took a hit last month when she was accused of attempting to get a state trooper fired. That state trooper […]
Posted in Environment, Nature, John S. McCain III, Weapons, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Alaska, Sarah Palin |
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
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In this framegrab image taken off from Channel Nine television, a lost humpback whale calf swims around a yacht in the Pittwater, north of Sydney Harbour Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. The calf seems to think the yacht is its mother and will likely die within days if it doesn’t find another mother to adopt it, […]
Posted in Nature, Weapons |
Monday, August 4th, 2008
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Andy Manis for The New York Times
John Schwartz of The New York Times tested a jetpack with its inventor, Glenn Martin, left, and Ray Thomsen guiding him. The device was unveiled Tuesday at an air show in Wisconsin.
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: July 29, 2008
OSHKOSH, Wis. — To rise off the ground wearing a jetpack is to […]
Posted in Weapons, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s, 1920s, 1930s, Technology, Alcohol |
