October 9, 2008
The Long War Journal / Bill Roggio (billroggio@gmail.com)
Pakistan has a tribal problem. The military looks to keep to the February peace agreement despite the presence of al Qaeda and Taliban camps. The Taliban seeks the status quo in South Waziristan.
October 9, 2008
washingtonpost.com - World / Ernesto Londoño
BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 -- Iraqi insurgents are increasingly using magnetically attached bombs known as "sticky IEDs" to assassinate mid- and low-level Iraqi officials, Iraqi and U.S. officials said.
October 8, 2008
Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries / Kori Ellis
After the Chicago Cubs were once again ushered out of the playoffs, Cub fans deserve some entertainment. The Cubs getting swept by the underdog Los Angeles Dodgers had to be hard to swallow.
October 9, 2008
Christian Science Monitor | World
Decades of neglect, outdated technology, and an ineffective conscript system reduced the capabilities of the Russian Army.
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October 8, 2008
Curbed / Robert
Ooh la la. Remember that competition of crazy renderings with ideas about Reinventing Grand Army Plaza, that vast stretch of space and possible death by auto where Flatbush Avenue, Prospect Park West, ...
October 8, 2008
Brownstoner / lisa
Apparently the judges for Reinventing Grand Army Plaza and the vast majority of Brooklynites have the same taste: both gave four French designers the first place nod for their vision entitled Canopy.
October 8, 2008
washingtonpost.com - Health / Ann Scott Tyson
Alarmed by a record rate of suicide in its ranks, the Army yesterday unveiled a unique prevention tool -- an interactive video to be mandatory viewing Army-wide -- in which soldiers will play the role ...
October 10, 2008
Wired / David Hambling
After years of testing, the Active Denial System -- the pain ray which drives off rioters with a microwave-like beam -- could finally have its day.
October 10, 2008
Yahoo! News: World - Africa
AFP - The Sudanese army said Friday that 15 people were killed when Darfur rebels attacked a local government convoy with military escort in the far west of the conflict-strewn region.
October 10, 2008
Gizmodo / Elaine Chow
Harrods of London is now selling a $12,000 anti-ballistic polo shirt designed by Miguel Caballero. Caballero, sometimes called the “Armani of armor” caters to clients such as Prince Felipe of Spain...
October 10, 2008
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The Army's rising suicide rate U.S. Sen.
October 9, 2008
Shacknews Games
Now available on FileShack is the deploy client for America's Army 2.8.4, which allows you to obtain the latest version of the free-to-play online military simulator.
The 2.8.
October 9, 2008
Boing Boing / Mark Frauenfelder
ABC News reports that, "despite pledges by President George W.
October 9, 2008
Tech News Watch / usrbingeek
For a limited time and while supplies last, save up to 60% off on bestselling Swiss Army Knives.
October 8, 2008
And Rightly So! / Texas Pundit
Hey everybody, this here's the Texas Pundit. A Rip-Snortin, Gol-Darned, Gen-U-Wine Texican here to tell it like it is. I'm no George Bush or Big Hair Perry, I'm more like Texas John Slaughter.
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October 10, 2008
~ Kashmir ~ / K
A message for the world, all Kashmiris already know this:
Rhetoric, notwithstanding.
October 10, 2008
washingtonpost.com - Bookstores, book reviews and events in Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland - washingtonpost.com / Nora Krug
A Little History of the World is a little history of the world that got caught up in a little world history.
October 10, 2008
The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed / J.S. McDougall
When I first learned about Naomi Wolf's book, The End of America--in which she chronicles America's slide toward becoming a police state, I considered it...
October 10, 2008
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October 10, 2008
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine
If you've ever had to cross Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, you know how deadly it is traffic-wise, even if it's supposed to symbolize the glory of the New Brooklyn, with Meier's glassy new pile, One ...
October 10, 2008
Telegraph News | Top News
A coroner has accused the Army of failing to learn lessons from the death of a paratrooper in a minefield in Afghanistan.
October 10, 2008
Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian / budsimmons
Friday, October 10, 2008
Obama tried to sway Iraqis on Bush deal
Barbara Slavin
EXCLUSIVE:
At the same time the Bush administration was negotiating a still elusive agreement to keep the U.S.
October 10, 2008
Newsvine - technology / James Andre
After years of testing, the Active Denial System -- the pain ray which drives off rioters with a microwave-like beam -- could finally have its day.