In the debate tonight, Sen. Kerry made an aside about cutting the money to develop a new, “bunker-busting” nuclear weapon. What’s he talking about? Some of the bad guys’ most lethal arsenals are assumed to be buried in deep, underground caverns — places that America’s current arsenal has trouble hitting. So the Bush Administration would […]
September 2004
After nearly twenty years of development — and $19 billion — it’s still unclear whether a controversial, ultra-pricey, tilt-rotor aircraft “can perform all the maneuvers that several pilots [say] are necessary in combat,” the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reports. For an eternity, it seems, the Pentagon has been pushing the V-22 Osprey as “twice as fast, […]
“A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines jet was injured by a laser that illuminated the cockpit of the aircraft as it approached Salt Lake City International Airport last week,” according to the Washington Times. The plane’s two pilots reported that the Boeing 737 had been five miles from the airport when they saw a […]
After October 1, the traditional black or green jungle boots of the Marines “may no longer be worn,” according to new rules from Corps HQ. Instead, Marines are going to have to pay up for two new pairs of newfangled, next-generation footwear. That means no more spit-shining: these new boots are rough-side-out. And they’re more […]
It may look like a manual for fetishists, designed by a down-on-his luck coloring book designer. But, really, it’s a “visual language survival guide,” used by coalition soldiers and contractors in Iraq. Strange, strange stuff. Be sure to catch the “two-part diagram where a man is asked to remove his toupee so the interrogator can […]
