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Making A Difference & A Special Request
There’s requests that are general in nature — and then there’s targeted requests. The latter are often specific, meet an urgent need and require short turnaround. This is a targeted request. The details are over at Maggie’s Place, but here’s the thumbnail sketch. Marines brought in from the field with serious injuries (usually traumatic brain…
China to Sell 4th Gen. Fighters to Iran
Interesting development noted below in light of discussions about calling out China (or not) in context of new Maritime Strategy Iran buys (sic) Israeli fighter jets Iran has signed a contract with China for the delivery of two squadrons of J-10 fighter planes. The design was developed by Israel for its Air Force…
Power Point Riposte (updated)
Some folks think that by enabling that most noxious of programs spawned from the den of inequity otherwise known as Redmond, WA to be displayed via the bolgsphere is…progress? Forsooth! Cease and desist! Do ye know not what evil thou hast loosed upon this goode land? Evidently this most humble of scribes and servants needs…
Have You Voted Yet?
VAJoe has a contest running for military-oriented charities with several generous prizes (including a Grand Prize of $1K) set aside for the winning charity. Sixty-six organizations are represented, from the 9/11 Help America Foundation to the Wounded Warriror Project – and if you don’t see one you think should be there, you can nominate one. …
The New Maritime Strategy: Responses to Today’s Reactions
Good evening, SJS readers. I’ve spent a good bit of the day scouring the internet for reaction to the Maritime Strategy, and I thought I’d take some time to give some thoughts on issues raised on this blog and others. Climate change. There has been some positive reaction to our discussion of climate change,…