Vladimir Ilyich Lenin probably never uttered or wrote this quote often attributed to him:
The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.
Unfortunately, you can’t say the same thing about the Justice …
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Hot Shots
The Pentagon’s only wildfire-fighting team has been dispatched to help fight the Colorado wildfires. Well, one Colorado wildfire. After all, it’s only a team of 18.
And since the Vandenberg Hot Shot squad belongs to the …
BattlelandNuclear Weapons
Never Mind…
David Fulghum over at Aviation Week is one of the capital’s top-notch defense reporters, although the lede on his latest story might leave you scratching your flight helmet:
Evidence is mounting that the U.S. defense community and the Obama administration view 2013 as the likely window for a bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear and
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“Daddy’s Home!”
BattlelandMilitary
“Stolen Valor” Law Ruled Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court basically upheld President Obama’s health-care law Thursday in the final day of its term. Amid all the hubbub over that, it’s important to note they struck down another law – one that made it a crime to …
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BattlelandPacific
Japan Takes Command — But Don’t Tell Anyone
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The War After the War
The Capitol was shining it its full glory Wednesday, under a beautiful sunny sky, as a crowd gathered in Senate Park to grapple with the vexing problem of PTSD and suicide among the nation’s troops.
The Army, Navy and Air …
The Real Alfalfa Club
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Afdanistan: After Action Report #1
“Watch this,” said my Irish Army friend “Seamus” as a stream of Afghan government officials left the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters building and walked through the Kabul night towards their armored Toyota Land Cruisers. They had just concluded a dinner meeting with International Security Assistance Force …
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The Perfectly Ironic Chinese Foreign Direct Investment
Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal story of how Chinese state bank (China Development Bank) is pumping $1.7 billion into two long-stalled redevelopment projects in the San Francisco Bay area – namely, Hunter’s Point (a Navy base until …
“I actually got the telegram from West Point on June 29th, 1970 that said simply: Congratulations, you are appointed to the West Point class of 1974. Be here at 08:00 on the 1st of July. Now frankly, I didn't really want to go, but I decided to give it a try for the summer anyway at the request of my mother.”
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Cop Shop
You hang around the Pentagon long enough, you stop seeing things in isolation. For example, take the military program that gives surplus gear — everything from armored vehicles to M-16s – to local police forces. Danger Room reported Tuesday that the Fairmount Police Department of Georgia, charged with protecting 7,000 folks, has …