My favorite State Dept. employee, Dr. Demarche, has an ongoing series about China.
In the most recent edition, the topic is the possiblity of a revolution and what China would be like after the revolt. Of course, the impact on the US is the main underlying topic.
Regular readers will know that we organized a joint […]
Joe Katzman at Winds of Change writes that the United State and India just inked a 10-year defense agreement.
paving the way for stepped up military ties, including joint weapons production and cooperation on missile defense.
Remember the new Indian naval facility on the Arabian Sea? If its not already there, India will take a place […]
Tip of the service cover to Spook86
Cliff’s Notes version:
No more 5.56, no more Stoner operation system, bigger grenades, lighter equipment, more training.
The Guardian Unlimited reports on the anniversary celebration of England’s victory over both the Spanish and French fleets. Viscount Horatio Nelson was killed during the battle, which was his moment of ultimate triumph. The battle crushed the Napoleonic fleet and secured Nelson’s place in history.
David Pescovitz at Boing Boing blogged this site which is full of old Soviet propaganda posters. Personally, I love this stuff. The old propaganda posters were, in many cases, wonderful works of art.
Cheeky little buggers, aren’t they?
BEIJING (AFP) Jul 23, 2004
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing Friday told the commander of US forces in the Pacific that military exchanges with Taiwan must stop given the “seriousness” of the cross straits standoff.
“The United States should clearly understand the seriousness and sensitiveness of the Taiwan situation,” Li told Admiral Thomas […]
A Washington Times special report details, at great length, how China has been building up it’s forces, rapidly, and an invasion of Taiwan seems a done deal.
China is building its military forces faster than U.S. intelligence and military analysts expected, prompting fears that Beijing will attack Taiwan in the next two years, according to Pentagon […]
I know, I know, if it’s stealthy, how did it get seen? It’s not invisible, would be my answer. Andrew at Penguinsix.com snapped some pics of this unknown craft in the water. It’s a sleek-looking catamaran that looks like something out of a film:
[tip to DefenseTech]
Military.com reports that conservators have discovered a stealth feature of the submarine Hunley. The glass skylights along the top of the craft had iron “deadlights” that covered them in order to prevent light from escaping the inside of the craft.
The Hunley was the first combat submarine after sinking the USS Housatonic in 1864. It was […]
General Bernard Schriever, USAF (Ret), died yesterday. He was the father of the USAF’s ICBM program, and is the namesake of US Space Command’s headquarters - Schriever AFB in Colorado.
Why do I note this here? Like me, he went to Texas A&M.
and as we say at Muster, here.
Bill Roggio of the Fourth Rail has a set of ideas, and I have to believe that this list was created with tongue firmly in cheek. What he proposes is no less than the D’s turning their backs on what got them where they are today (be it good or bad): shrill, anti-establishment leftism.
While […]
All I can say is: “Who wants burgers?”
Found at SondraK.com
Tip of the hat to elgato….
The Carnival…… good stuff, Maynard!
Team Infidel puts on a demo of what Koran desecration really looks like.
Wow (video).
Austin Bay blogs from the Persian Gulf and has some interesting observations about new fixtures to an Aegis cruiser:
On the morning of June 13 I flew by helicopter to the USS Normandy (the Aegis cruiser). The ultra-hi-tech missile-carrying Normandy now sports M-2 heavy machine guns and 25 millimeter chain guns (the type on US […]
Joe Katzman, from Canada, has had an epiphany regarding the RKBA. We have Robt. Mugabe to thank for this, and all I can say is:
“Welcome to the club, Joe! Here’s a mag!”
He has recognized the RKBA’s greatest utility - the right of self defense. In this case, against genocide (in Zimbabwe).
The Marines, Navy, and Air Force posted gains in recruiting, while the Army, at all levels, posted losses, as high as %25 off target.
I have to wonder about these Army numbers. Off by %25? Sure, Iraq has to be seen as the big cause. But the Marines, for example, recruited 103% of […]
DefenseNews.com is carrying an Agence France-Presse article on the opening of an $8.13 billion naval base in Karwar, Karnataka, India. This is on the Arabian Sea side of India and marks a commitment to that ragion by India. The Russian carrier Admiral Gorshkov will be refurbed and sold to the Indian Navy and will be […]
Found this at Drudge:
Rumsfeld rebuked China at a regional security conference here, saying it was pouring huge resources into its military and buying large amounts of sophisticated weapons despite facing no threat from any other country.
The Pentagon chief’s remarks signaled a harder line against China from the Bush administration, which has criticized Beijing over trade […]
Blogger Michael Yon, currently in Iraq, just returned from Dohuk, Kurdistan.
All I can say is: WOW!