July 23, 2008

Assault Camera Ban in the UK?
Don't take pictures of yobs trashing your neighborhood....[READ]

July 8, 2008

More on the Canadian Leopards with slat armor
Last week I posted some pics of Canadian armor in Afghanistan and noted that the tanks had slat armor but the LAVs did not. Got this message from a reader: The tanks in Afstan are German Army tanks, borrowed to cover the period until the refurbished tanks purchased from the...[READ]

July 7, 2008

Lowering the Recruiting Age
Al Qaeda Expanding Recruitment Of Children Al Qaeda has successfully established a network for recruiting boys as young as 12 from across central Asia as it seeks new volunteers to enlarge its team of prospective suicide bombers and militants fighters, senior security officials from the Middle East have revealed to...[READ]

July 1, 2008

Flex
Frank J. Gaffney writes about how flex fuel vehicles could help break OPECs stranglehold....[READ]

Anti-Air Defense for the Olympics
Anti aircraft artilleries are being set up near by the regatta venue of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province, 28 June 2008. According to media, China stations ground-to-air missiles near Olympic Games venues to tighten security for the Olympic Games My guess is that we...[READ]

German QRF in Afghanistan
A German Quick Reaction Force (QRF) soldier poses in front of an armoured tracked vehicle 'Marder 1 A5M', during a press day at the German Bundeswehr army camp 'Marmal' near Masar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, 30 June 2008. German Bundeswehr takes over Quick Reaction Force duties from Norway on 01 July 2008...[READ]

June 30, 2008

Canadian Leopard 2 A6
From a reader who saw the earlier post of pictures of Canadian LAVs in Afghanistan and sent: No, Murdoc. You want THIS. Interesting that Canadian tanks get slat armor but LAVs do not....[READ]

Ridgback 4x4
Force Protection Cougars in British service: The Ministry of Defence display the new Ridgback 4 x 4 troop carrier at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics exhibition on June 26, 2008 at the Millbrook Proving Ground, England. More than 4,000 visitors come to look at over 200 companies displaying equipment and...[READ]

June 29, 2008

1,000th Iraqi Humvee
Iraqi police officers stand behind an armoured vehicle during a ceremony to commemorate the transfer of the 1000th US-refurbished Humvee vehicle to Iraqi security forces in Taji, 30 kilometers north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, June 26, 2008. Iraqi security forces completed the delivery of the first 1,000 up-armoured...[READ]

June 28, 2008

Canadian LAV III in Afghanistan
Just because. Another below:...[READ]

June 27, 2008

Holy Shit! The 'Candy Bomber' is still alive?
U.S. Air Force veteran Gail Halvorsen aka The Candy Bomber gives two thumbs up at Tempelhof airport of Berlin, Germany, 26 June 2008. Halverson starred in the commemorative events on the Berlin Airlift 60th anniversary. The Candy Bomber became famous and beloved by Germans as he dropped chocolate and...[READ]

June 26, 2008

Not Mutually Exclusive Options
Mugabe's endgame: To die in office Murdoc's endgame: Mugabe out of office now I don't see a conflict here. I'm positive something can be worked out....[READ]

Buns & Guns Restaraunt in Beirut
"Terrorist bread?" It's in Hezbollah's zone, so that probably helps move sandwiches. Murdoc's guess is that they won't be importing any "terrorist meat" from Iraq or Afghanistan......[READ]

Tavors in Azerbaijan
A picture taken on June 24, 2008 shows Azeri soldiers participating in the dress rehearsal of a military parade in Baku. Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, will host the nation's first full-scale military parade in 20 years on June 26, 2008. I didn't know they used TAR-21 Tavors....[READ]

June 24, 2008

Discovered almost a century ago
'Lost' Amazon tribe a hoax to raise awareness on logging The man behind photos of warriors from an "undiscovered" Amazon tribe that were beamed around the world has admitted it was a hoax. Indigenous tribes expert, José Carlos Meirelles, said the tribe's existence had been noted since 1910, and they...[READ]

This simply defies belief!
Palestinian rockets fired at Israel despite truce The jackasses who fired the rockets claim it was retaliation for an Israeli raid in the West Bank, which is not part of the Gaza cease-fire agreement....[READ]

June 19, 2008

Murdoc's Super Secret Solution to Gas Prices
Convince China to jack up their gasoline tax big time. India, too, though China's system would probably be easier to manipulate. I'd be willing to use the CIA to make it happen. Just an idea. Discuss....[READ]

June 14, 2008

Neighborhood Guard
The first recruits of the Neighborhood Guard in the Thawra 2 neighborhood of the Sadr City district of Baghdad hit the streets June 10 to protect their homes and families from a possible resurgence of special groups and criminals that potentially threaten their security. The Neighborhood Guard is a...[READ]

Canadian Mine Sniffer
PORSTMOUTH, N.H. (June 10, 2008) Members of Canadian Maritime Operations Group 4, Maritime Forces Pacific, based in Esquimalt, British Columbia, lower the Dorado, a 30-ft, 7-ton Interim Remote Mine Hunting and Detection System (IRMDS) into Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Dorado is used for detecting man-made objects up to 700-feet below...[READ]

June 13, 2008

Australian LAV with Slat Armor
An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle drives onto a semi trailer for transport from Ali Air Base, Tallil, Iraq. Not sure that I've seen a pic of Aussie LAVs with slat armor. And I still think a 25mm or 30mm on a Stryker makes sense....[READ]

Previous 'International' Posts

• Nazi AT-AT Walkers  12 Jun 13:10

• Orange Tank - Virtually Undetectable in the Correct Environment  06 Jun 10:12

• Trouble in Burma Continues  05 Jun 11:51

• Iraqis with M16s  01 Jun 20:34

• IDF Training  29 May 07:59

• 'Ashamed of wearing their Australian uniform'  27 May 13:59

• Knocking down the Special Groups  27 May 11:39

• Trying to block the George Washington  27 May 11:34

• Ouch  27 May 08:59

• Support the Canadian Navy  23 May 12:56

• China and our force structure  13 May 12:56

• New Chinese Sub Base  13 May 12:18

• How To Soft-Sell A Terrorist Takeover  13 May 11:51

• Well, that only makes sense, doesn't it?  06 May 12:56

• Russia-Georgia Tensions  06 May 12:37

• Clueless in San Fran  22 Apr 08:44

• Argentina talking smack about the Falklands  03 Apr 12:20

• Hong Kong, here we come  02 Apr 11:52

• Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge  01 Apr 08:35

• UPDATE: Gunfire in the Suez  26 Mar 12:09

• Israeli Air Force to buy F-35Bs?  11 Mar 13:59

• Tanker Links  11 Mar 12:47

• The Good Olde Days  06 Mar 20:25

• Rooskies once again interested in the USS Nimitz  06 Mar 12:37

• Chris Cuomo says Prince Harry is "expendable"  06 Mar 09:02

• Venezuela - Columbia  05 Mar 12:01

• There are 'civilians,' and then there are 'civilians'  03 Mar 13:59

• Always keep your receipts when buying military aircraft  01 Mar 15:47

• EADS Wins  29 Feb 17:47

• More: Kosovo  28 Feb 20:03

• Kosovo  27 Feb 12:46

• Miracle on Ice - 28 years ago  22 Feb 20:15

• US Embassy in Belgrade  21 Feb 15:04

• 'Nothing larger than a football'  21 Feb 09:59

• Operation: Maintain Access  20 Feb 13:00

• Whack-a-Sat  20 Feb 09:45

• The Beard steps down  19 Feb 09:28

• Indian Super Hornets  18 Feb 09:48

• Half-MAD  14 Feb 15:59

• 4 arrests in China spy cases  12 Feb 13:24

• DPRK AK AAA  12 Feb 07:59

• No sympathy for the devil  11 Feb 12:51

• Mexistan  11 Feb 12:47

• Biofuels worse for the environment?  09 Feb 17:23

• NATO: The Largest Quagmire in Afghanistan?  06 Feb 12:44

• C-130J News  06 Feb 12:02

• Confused Canadian  05 Feb 22:16

• Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan  24 Jan 13:16

• Iraqi Military Coming Along  24 Jan 12:57

• Immigration Flap in KC  23 Jan 19:42

• Tweaking Iraq's Flag  23 Jan 12:00

• Airbus military concerns  18 Jan 11:55

• Can you say "Praying Mantis II"?  07 Jan 13:43

• Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated  27 Dec 09:06

• Blair Converts  26 Dec 12:13

• Big Q cozying up with France? What? Still?  14 Dec 12:32

• Female Iraqi police officers told to turn in their guns  12 Dec 09:08

• OpFor is watching the Israel situation  12 Dec 07:58

• No guns for girls...go cook or something  11 Dec 22:53

• Practically Permanent  11 Dec 12:52

• Ooo...they really meant it  29 Nov 13:35

• Things We Couldn't Say  28 Nov 13:01

• Somalian Katyushas  27 Nov 12:48

• France is lovely this time of year  27 Nov 11:55

• Maybe we should secure the border  26 Nov 12:08

• Canada court: AWOL U.S. soldiers not refugees  15 Nov 15:04

• Thou Shalt Not  07 Nov 14:04

• Malaysian M4s  07 Nov 12:27

• Blackwater Suppressors  01 Nov 12:48

• More on the Dutch and Gitmo  29 Oct 12:24

• Between the eyes  27 Oct 22:43

• Afghan Army Cadet Assault  12 Oct 07:59

• Jimmy didn't solve the crisis?  04 Oct 12:00

• Zip, zero, nada  27 Sep 12:29

• DPRK nuclear material nabbed in Syria?  24 Sep 12:00

• Murdering Nazi Goons Are People Too  21 Sep 07:59

• 'Don't tease me Iran'  20 Sep 23:16

• Polish Heavy Sniper Rifle  20 Sep 11:57

• Iran threatens to bomb Israel?  20 Sep 07:59

• Swedish CV90-40C  19 Sep 12:12

• Women in the Iraqi security forces  18 Sep 12:12

• FOAB  12 Sep 12:07

• RE: 8 Bears  07 Sep 12:51

• 8 Bears  06 Sep 11:13

• 'A voice for justice for all of Latin America'  04 Sep 20:53

• Aegis BMD info leak in Japan  29 Aug 16:03

• Iraqis training with M-16s  28 Aug 08:53

• Ah, just like the good old days  22 Aug 12:08

• Nope, not our plane  22 Aug 11:43

• Made in China  20 Aug 12:43

• The .256" British: A Lost Opportunity  05 Aug 15:28

• Cold War II  03 Aug 09:55

• Canadian C7A2 Rifle  02 Aug 21:15

• Operation Bold Step  31 Jul 11:56

• Farmers vs. Terrorists  29 Jul 11:59

• Rafale visits the Big 'E'  28 Jul 11:59

• F-22s to Japan: "No, but..."?  27 Jul 14:10

• Top Three  13 Jul 11:51

• Quagmire in the P.I.  11 Jul 08:50

• It's the Army's fault he stole a tank  10 Jul 12:58

• What's new Buenos Aires?  10 Jul 12:09

• Unwriting Japanese history  06 Jul 14:21

• Pakistan  06 Jul 12:17

• Syrian MiG-31 Foxhounds  21 Jun 12:15

• US Embassy plans posted online  01 Jun 11:51

• Still battling the insurgency after all these years  18 May 11:54

• Did the dog eat their paperwork?  17 May 12:18

• Tough, thankless, and hot  11 May 16:12

• The x-ray machines at the gate will protect them  11 May 13:32

• Chi Mak Convicted  10 May 22:22

• Hamas Threat Fatigue  03 May 12:40

• Iraqi Boy Scouts  30 Apr 12:05

• Getting some of our folks out of Iran  25 Apr 12:59

• Plan Red  25 Apr 10:59

• 'I have always been partial to the Syria theory.'  24 Apr 20:41

• You can never have too many 2,000 pound bombs  24 Apr 12:15

• Stingers vs. Rafale F2  17 Apr 12:43

• Japanese Navy recruiting commercials  13 Apr 12:20

• 'A failure by the international community'  12 Apr 12:29

• Speaking of 'Snowing Like a Banshee'  11 Apr 14:59

• Locking down the border  10 Apr 12:25

• British military struggling to cope?  09 Apr 15:49

• UNIFIL in Africa, anyone?  07 Apr 18:06

• Unloading a Korean tank  03 Apr 07:59

• File this under "You don't say!"  02 Apr 21:54

• Huge news in Iraqi Kurdistan. Just huge.  31 Mar 11:41

• Ameicaphobia  30 Mar 08:59

• Iran should look a bit more closely at British history  26 Mar 07:59

• Indian Aircraft Carrier to Soldier On  19 Mar 11:43

• No more Merkava production?  15 Mar 11:59

• New Type 094 SSBN for China  06 Mar 12:55

• Nour al-Khal still waiting to get to the US  05 Mar 12:29

• Bullpups for Indian SF  28 Feb 11:59

• Murdoc would like to be the first to welcome our cyborg flying rat overlords  27 Feb 12:16

• There's a shocker  19 Feb 12:03

• The US Congress inaction  16 Feb 16:00

• Confirmed: Darth Sadr in Iran  15 Feb 11:46

• Those tolerant Russians  14 Feb 11:48

• Raptor News  13 Feb 20:26

• Ooops! Who would have guessed that Hezbollah ever lied?  29 Jan 14:59

• "Loss of shared national identity"  29 Jan 12:44

• Who knew Commies were so Politically Correct?  25 Jan 12:43

• More on that 22%  24 Jan 12:04

• Big development that you probably haven't heard  11 Jan 20:33

• Hugo Chavez: "Socialism or death"  10 Jan 15:23

• The Israel Option  07 Jan 21:08

• Googling Murmansk  05 Jan 13:06

• Watching Iran  05 Jan 07:59

• REVIEW: "Gauntlet" by Barbara Masin  31 Dec 09:59

• Death by Hanging  30 Dec 11:54

• Iran's Oil Woes  28 Dec 12:34

• Military tech to Israel on hold?  27 Dec 12:45

• BTW: We've decided to divorce you and your husband effective immediately. You'll live with us now. Child disposition TBD. Could you get some milk on the way home? TTYL.  21 Dec 12:22

• The Poles soldier on  19 Dec 12:04

• Can Arabs possibly understand the concept of "tanks"?  18 Dec 07:59

• Report from MO's Poland correspondent  16 Dec 11:12

• What if there was an Iranian revolution? What if this is the Iranian revolution?  15 Dec 07:59

• A Muslim on being Muslim in America  14 Dec 19:27

• F-35 Lightning program moving ahead  14 Dec 12:29

• Coast Guard Machine Gun Ranges on the Great Lakes  16 Nov 16:55

• Chinese Aircraft Carrier -- Landlocked  16 Nov 14:10

• China denies reports that submarine followed Kitty Hawk  16 Nov 12:02

• Persian missiles to Lebanon?  08 Nov 12:46

• Bandit Three-Six  06 Nov 07:54

• Saddam sentenced to hang  05 Nov 12:34

• Australian F-111s  02 Nov 13:02

• Cowboy talk from the POTUS  31 Oct 12:18

• "This is the German Coast Guard"  27 Oct 12:04

• Ahhh...Paris in the autumn  26 Oct 12:22

• Spanish Light Carrier  23 Oct 12:48

• ABC mini-series idea  12 Oct 09:13

• GUEST POST: Russian Foreign Minister visits Poland  11 Oct 13:35

• DPRK set us up the bomb  10 Oct 11:59

• Nork NanoNuke  09 Oct 12:07

• Eagle and Bear  30 Sep 22:16

• Bombing Pakistan back to the Stone Age?  22 Sep 14:23

• This is what victory looks like  21 Sep 13:38

• In the mail: GAUNTLET by Barbara Masin  19 Sep 12:08

• Folks, Murdoc loves the Poles!  14 Sep 17:11

• This is not a photoshop  14 Sep 16:08

• Why isn't Israel bombing and invading again, by the way?  08 Sep 18:08

• Iranian F-14 Tomcat with HAWK missile [Video]  08 Sep 13:04

• Chinese DDG in Pearl [Photo]  08 Sep 12:41

• "North Waziristan is not al-Qaeda's endgame"  08 Sep 10:53

• NATO takin' it to 'em  04 Sep 10:35

• 2nd anniversary of Beslan  01 Sep 13:00

• Jimmy Carter speaks  29 Aug 12:28

• They went in through the bathroom window...  25 Aug 12:52

• You mean we're actually sending some money?  21 Aug 08:08

• This Just In: France full of it  18 Aug 12:01

• Shocking  16 Aug 13:07

• "Final 'Spasm' of Violence"  13 Aug 21:44

• LCAC in Lebanon  24 Jul 08:21

• 'Incursion', not 'invasion'  17 Jul 14:02

• Israel on the offensive  17 Jul 07:56

• Murdoc's Israel theories - Updating  13 Jul 22:07

• Israel takin' it to 'em  12 Jul 22:56

• A bit of the Samurai showing?  12 Jul 19:48

• Indian Train Bombings  11 Jul 20:42

• Looks like a Nobel REPEAT, folks  10 Jul 08:35

• Hit and Missile in the ol' DPRK  06 Jul 13:07

• Rooskies to operate in Iraq?  28 Jun 16:03

• US Soldiers Placed Under Citizens Arrest....???  24 Jun 12:18

• A riot is an ugly thing...  05 Jun 15:32

• Go, Canada  05 Jun 14:25

• Sort of a Minuteman Project for lazy folks  04 Jun 21:04

• More F-15s for Israel?  04 Jun 11:38

• "We do not want a hot occupation. We want hot occupiers."  03 Jun 20:49

• U.S. Military Responds to Indonesia Earthquake  31 May 13:14

• About time - JSF and the Brits  30 May 14:48

• Our friends the Saudis  22 May 12:54

• Iran: Method to the madness?  19 May 13:15

• Charter member of the "Axis of Evil" kicks it up a notch?  19 May 12:23

• Still X-Ray after all these years...  19 May 11:50

• I'll believe it when I see it  16 May 12:20

• Three Christian girls beheaded in Indonesia  11 May 13:52

• Get a load of the earplugs  10 May 12:01

• Border Patrol: Un-freaking-believable  09 May 13:07

• The hunt for Red May  01 May 13:06

• The UN is on top of the ol' Perisa situation, I see  17 Apr 13:17

• "The immigration debate"  31 Mar 07:58

• America, we have a problem  30 Mar 13:02

• Soon to be official policy?  01 Mar 12:04

• Oh, the irony  28 Feb 14:28

• The port thing  23 Feb 12:14

• "If that doesn’t make you proud, check your proud meter"  22 Feb 22:58

• What a crock  21 Feb 21:56

• Philippine mudslide relief slideshow  20 Feb 21:20

• Ferry rescue ops seen from US P-3 Orion  05 Feb 00:13

• Reverse engineering a flat-top?  31 Jan 14:51

• Today's post on the Google thing  30 Jan 12:28

• The Northwest Passage  29 Jan 21:36

• "Democracy of the web", my donkey!  28 Jan 12:56

• Google logo from TIBET WILL BE FREE  27 Jan 20:17

• Oops...How'd THAT get up there?!?  27 Jan 12:17

• This is sure to help Murdoc's Page Rank  25 Jan 12:30

• Take off, hosers!  24 Jan 12:06

• Latest on the F136 engine for the F-35  20 Jan 12:50

• So will the UN move to protect Hezbollah?  16 Jan 13:13

• If you're not helping the unilateral cowboys, please stand up  13 Jan 12:52

• Well, what now?  13 Jan 12:24

• Iran 2006: Be afraid...Be very afraid  12 Jan 14:16

• Well, I guess I'm not granting much benefit of the doubt on this one  12 Jan 12:55

• Tragic  12 Jan 12:24

• Just like between North and South Korea!  11 Jan 19:34

• Who's running the Ukraine? Trump?  11 Jan 12:50

• Is there a Poland Fan Club?  10 Jan 13:18

• Manic Monday Morning  09 Jan 08:24

• "Dear Old Europe"  05 Jan 14:46

• Can we do something about this, pretty please with sugar on top?  05 Jan 14:08

• Canadians to form Special Forces unit  05 Jan 08:55

• GE/Rolls-Royce F136 on the chopping block  04 Jan 12:08

• Restoring a bit of the old Iraqi army  28 Dec 11:47

• Continuing to build and refine the new Iraqi army  23 Dec 09:00

• Watching the border  21 Dec 22:16

• GPS in the news  20 Dec 11:08

• The US Navy might have invaded Canada  20 Dec 10:33

• Certain underlings, evil spirits, secretaries and other assorted minions  20 Dec 10:07

• Ukraine ends large troop commitment  20 Dec 07:49

• Monday briefings at WoC  19 Dec 12:22

• Down south  19 Dec 11:12

• New infantry fighting vehicle for Germany  19 Dec 10:08

• Lynne Cheney notes this interesting fact  18 Dec 22:53

• Eyeing the dragon  16 Dec 12:20

• The Big Day  15 Dec 09:03

• Another misidenterfication?  14 Dec 13:44

• And people said Arabs wouldn't understand how democracy worked!  14 Dec 12:23

• Britain, America, and the F-35 JSF  14 Dec 07:58

• Still helping earthquake victims in Pakistan  13 Dec 15:04

• The importance of this development cannot be overstated  12 Dec 11:04

• Interview with Steven Vincent's widow  11 Dec 23:22

• Victory defined  01 Dec 21:08

• Iraqi T-72s  28 Nov 23:25

• Privateers off of Somalia?  28 Nov 12:44

• US invaded on Thursday?  21 Nov 13:31

• UPDATE: Strykers on watch  21 Nov 07:50

• Double the usual number of suspects  11 Nov 08:14

• Cope India 2005 underway  08 Nov 13:26

• "As much as I enjoy seeing the French in such discomfort, it does not bode well for the rest of the world"  07 Nov 12:08

• What's going on in France?  04 Nov 11:50

• Getting the full picture  31 Oct 12:23

• Happy Birthday United Nations! And don't forget to check your Word docs before releasing them!  24 Oct 13:11

• What's up with the Iraqi voting fraud investigation?  18 Oct 13:15

• More on the wildly successful Iraqi referendum  16 Oct 16:43

• Remember, this was virtually impossible  16 Oct 11:02

• Poland on Right track  10 Oct 09:04

• So how many [Polish nationals] does it take to elect a government?  07 Oct 19:45

• Democracy vs. Democracy  04 Oct 12:32

• Effective October 1st: No Philippine Air Force  29 Sep 13:26

• More on those elections you didn't hear about  19 Sep 12:22

• Try this under the Taliban  18 Sep 15:14

• Another oppressive regime that was changed has elections today  18 Sep 14:25

• Traditional allies?  16 Sep 12:57

• Pink slips over at the Orange Revolution  08 Sep 13:07

• Again...I wish we were even one-tenth as powerful as people claim  30 Aug 21:01

• Great  28 Aug 13:14

• Marshlands in southern Iraq recovering  25 Aug 07:51

• DING! DING! DING! - We have a winner!  23 Aug 20:43

• Translation: "For Peace: Against Blindly Following"  23 Aug 12:25

• Uh, that's not exactly how I'd state it  23 Aug 08:49

• I agree 100%  19 Aug 12:33

• Some future Iraqi leaders, if I'm not mistaken  16 Aug 13:16

• How to fight the Americans  16 Aug 08:26

• War should never be "off the table", even if it's off the table  13 Aug 20:22

• Base to stay in Kyrgyzstan  27 Jul 11:59

• Cool Photo Site  26 Jul 23:55

• Lucky 7  24 Jul 22:06

• Copycat?  21 Jul 10:39

• They damn well better have  17 Jul 21:27

• Ah...the counter-offer  15 Jul 14:59

• Would you like a side of Freedom Bread with that?  13 Jul 12:38

• Pics of Jordanian vigil at British Embassy  11 Jul 17:58

• UPDATE: Bahraini candlelight vigil at the British embassy  11 Jul 12:56

• Do they want us out or do they maybe just want to charge rent?  11 Jul 12:51

• Birmingham (UK) threatened?  10 Jul 22:01

• Pictures of the Bahraini candlelight vigil at the British embassy  10 Jul 18:45

• Hey kid, you think that's oil?  07 Jul 20:39

• But when the blast of war blows in our ears  07 Jul 12:49

• Think we'll see much in Iran on Saturday?  06 Jul 23:09

• Hey, what could possibly go wrong?  06 Jul 22:56

• I disagree...Test away, frog eaters!!  05 Jul 11:07

• Isn't this big news?  30 Jun 12:40

• Checkpoint Charlie to be razed on July 4th  29 Jun 13:11

• Just like Auschwitz...very sad  23 Jun 20:49

• Chuck Simmins interviews by Reuters  23 Jun 12:52

• Vietnamese dictator Phan Van Khai enroute to USA  20 Jun 12:30

• IN THE RED ZONE by Steven Vincent (Pt 1)  12 Jun 16:49

• IN THE RED ZONE by Steven Vincent (Pt 2)  12 Jun 16:49

• IN THE RED ZONE by Steven Vincent (Pt. 3)  12 Jun 16:49

• You going to keep it in a box?  10 Jun 11:55

• Frank just won't let it go...  05 Jun 13:57

• International day of Koran abuse protests goes on as planned  27 May 12:31

• Not "AT a crossroads"..."IS a crossroads"  23 May 11:45

• Oh, man...Germany is crumbling  22 May 18:31

• Russian lakes suck  20 May 20:44

• We'll be seeing more of this  20 May 08:02

• So it wasn't a sausage after all  18 May 21:26

• Frank Warner on Bush on Georgia  10 May 12:46

• Finished but not over  26 Apr 08:19

• That's "Billion"...with a 'B' (American edition)  24 Apr 19:16

• Actually took lunch at lunch  21 Apr 13:34

• No joke  20 Apr 19:36

• Victor Davis Hanson on Immigration  20 Apr 19:13

• Real-world training  20 Apr 12:23

• What? Again?  16 Apr 18:28

• UPDATE: You don't say  14 Apr 18:40

• Fake Blogging - April 13, 2005  13 Apr 12:59

• "It's rusting before our eyes"  12 Apr 12:41

• Just another day in Africa  08 Apr 16:29

• Our friends the Saudis  06 Apr 20:00

• Spirit of America: Lebanon  05 Apr 14:41

• Yes, I do remember that  04 Apr 13:17

• The latest fashion  26 Mar 21:53

• UPDATE: Why aren't people all over 'W' for this?  25 Mar 17:01

• Tough calls  25 Mar 14:11

• Why aren't people all over 'W' for this?  24 Mar 16:20

• Trying to head off negative press?  21 Mar 13:23

• Now this is how you stage a protest  16 Mar 11:13

• Just when a +4 vorpal weapon would come in handy, too  11 Mar 20:07

• UPDATE: Sgrena's car blah blah blah  09 Mar 12:15

• And the money kept rollin' in  08 Mar 23:35

• My thoughts on John Bolton  08 Mar 14:50

• Not sure if this is good or not...I think probably not  08 Mar 14:48

• Nope. Iraq has nothing to do with anything going on anywhere  08 Mar 14:29

• 20 years ago today  08 Mar 14:13

• Hump Day Hits  02 Mar 09:28

• More on the Sunnis and the Iraqi elections  15 Feb 14:10

• No purple map here...  15 Feb 14:02

• These guys are really on our side  11 Feb 13:08

• But not Oilistan...  11 Feb 13:02

• Orange--The color of the Revolution  09 Feb 14:43

• Why is this acceptable?  06 Feb 23:33

• Spider-Man India  04 Feb 12:49

• Da-Da-Da-Dummmm '05  31 Jan 13:24

• I got yer 'quagmire' right here  30 Jan 15:33

• Trying to get up to speed  30 Jan 14:48

• How do you know when it was a decent speech?  27 Jan 21:27

• Nice  26 Jan 21:01

• Freedom is a journey, not a destination  25 Jan 21:56

• "That's a keeper, Smash"  25 Jan 08:36

• Not surprising  24 Jan 13:16

• The 'Alexander' of aid concerts  24 Jan 13:00

• You could do worse than take Scrappleface literally  24 Jan 12:34

• Norway thinks we're stingy AND satanic  21 Jan 11:23

• Stryker stuff  20 Jan 13:40

• He's still counting so we don't have to  19 Jan 23:32

• Sign of hope in DPRK?  18 Jan 13:51

• A different front in what's really the same war  17 Jan 12:53

• The US military and tsunami aid  16 Jan 13:50

• A few Friday quickies  14 Jan 14:13

• Kids these days  13 Jan 14:32

• This can't be true, can it?  12 Jan 15:32

• UPDATE: America and its stupid aircraft carriers  10 Jan 12:52

• America and its stupid aircraft carriers  10 Jan 09:21

• Cats, Mice, and Rats  08 Jan 12:54

• Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse  07 Jan 12:04

• Free Frank Warner rocking  05 Jan 23:24

• Tsunami  05 Jan 12:59

• Tsunami: How to help  02 Jan 03:57

• 2004 -- Going, going, gone  31 Dec 16:08

• No kidding  23 Dec 12:22

• Wasn't there some sort of Japanese snuggle pillow for women in the news not too long ago?  15 Dec 20:59

• Graveyard of the Elephants  03 Dec 21:26

• My feeling exactly  02 Dec 12:52

• MO strangely silent on the Ukraine  30 Nov 12:58

• Canada's next  23 Nov 12:57

• Scrappleface at the top of its game  23 Nov 12:13

• Let's make this simpler. Everyone who STILL respects the UN, stand up  13 Nov 10:11

• From 'Run!' to 'Hide!'  28 Oct 13:11

• I wouldn't exactly call this "breaking news"  28 Oct 12:31

• 380gate seems to be crumbling  28 Oct 08:54

• Switching back to rubles?  26 Oct 21:41

• WTF? TGIF!  22 Oct 16:31

• Wow. I'm sure glad he approves  21 Oct 22:44

• The Peanut Farmer's Wisdom  20 Oct 17:17

• At some point they may wish they acted more responsibly  15 Oct 12:21

• Not a Cowboy. A Posse.  12 Oct 20:10

• Just wondering  11 Oct 13:29

• Elections? What elections?  11 Oct 09:35

• Those Australians sure are unilateral cowboys, aren't they?  01 Oct 12:40

• This is basically a coup by Egypt's tourism department  27 Sep 11:29

• Anything you can do, I can do better  14 Sep 17:04

• Iran, Rockets, and "What could possibly go wrong?"  08 Sep 13:21

• Israelis to test Strykers  08 Sep 12:57

• We don't like YOU, but your money is more than welcome  19 Aug 12:02

• Team USA in the Opening Ceremonies  13 Aug 21:47

• UN Eye  10 Aug 12:29

• Didn't know that  30 Jul 13:58

• That must be a different MILF than the spam I keep getting...  27 Jul 12:29

• Hmmmm  27 Jul 12:21

• Bringing Old Europe to its knees one sugar cone at a time  24 Jul 15:19

• EuroSophisticates in action  23 Jul 12:31

• Soufa on the horizon?  16 Jul 12:48

• More on Manila  13 Jul 13:20

• Manila Folders  12 Jul 22:26

• Iran  08 Jul 08:28

• Addressing the root cause  03 Jul 19:59

• What are they trying to prove?  21 Jun 13:32

• SDB, Chernobyl, Pompeii, the USSR, and the EU  18 Jun 13:06

• What are we supposed to use? Harsh language?  15 Jun 12:54

• Nobody likes sour grapes, Gorby  11 Jun 09:11

• Scrapped Iraqi missile engines found in Jordan  10 Jun 13:41

• Twisted History twisting again  07 Jun 14:39

• Clinton Portis gets his number  05 Jun 12:54

• I wonder what percentage of Americans feel morally in debt to France  05 Jun 11:26

• Expat Yank on Bush, the French, and D-Day  04 Jun 09:35

• George, we have your soldiers. Come to Normandy on June 6 or else.  02 Jun 12:54

• Tonight's speech  24 May 20:38

• Red sub scare  21 May 12:47

• Nick Berg Video  14 May 16:32

• Prisoner abuse  10 May 13:07

• I think this is a joke...  05 May 12:13

• Niiiice...  22 Apr 20:15

• That's what France said, too  19 Apr 08:40

• About time  16 Apr 12:06

• UNconceivable!  13 Apr 16:55

• 172nd Brigade troopers training in India  07 Apr 19:54

• Chernobyl Biker is back  29 Mar 12:51

• How to escape from a mountain lion  29 Mar 12:13

• Murdoc in the Grand Rapids Press  28 Mar 13:28

• Figures  25 Mar 13:25

• Nothing happening in Iran. Well, besides the riots.  18 Mar 12:21

• Socialists may have won even without Madrid bombings?  17 Mar 12:23

• Through the looking glass  16 Mar 19:30

• And now for something completely different  15 Mar 12:45

• I knew it would be sooner rather than later  13 Mar 14:52

• More on Frank Warner on Tony Blair  12 Mar 13:06

• Kaplan is skeptical. Again.  11 Mar 22:27

• Won't be missed  09 Mar 16:56

• Coup in Haiti?  05 Mar 12:32

• We've suffered, but others suffer far more  22 Feb 15:37

• That's really something  18 Feb 20:27

• Today's Twisted History  12 Feb 11:53

• Nationalities of Gitmo prisoners  05 Feb 12:15

• Unilateral, schmunilateral!  01 Feb 16:36

• More luxurious than Saddam's hideout, but not by much  31 Jan 13:42

• No, Canada!  29 Jan 23:39

• Small Unilateral Flag  28 Jan 23:56

• Coincidentally all in Iraq at the same time  28 Jan 13:16

• Flags of the unilateral power  27 Jan 00:06

• It depends on what the meaning of the word 'unilateral' is  25 Jan 10:44

• Axes and Alliances  20 Jan 13:18

• RE: Oh, come on, it MUST be our fault  18 Jan 16:04

• A day late and a dinar short  16 Jan 13:10

• Kaplan on the US creating Saddam  14 Jan 10:58

• Kaplan on the US creating Saddam  14 Jan 10:58

• This is a good move  13 Jan 13:17

• Oh, come on, it MUST be our fault  13 Jan 12:54

• Guarding the borders  08 Jan 13:31

• SDB notes another Rummy faux pas  05 Jan 13:23

• Update to 72 virgins  04 Jan 22:09

• Ununilateral  04 Jan 20:52

• Ununilateral  04 Jan 20:52

• That's why the promise of 72 virgins looks so good  03 Jan 10:38

• Well done, UN  30 Dec 19:20

• Do you think this is true?  29 Dec 23:32

• More on the Poles  28 Dec 22:20

• Why do we do things like this?  27 Dec 22:33

• This will be Iraq in ten years  26 Dec 12:24

• No spider hole for Gadhafi  19 Dec 18:39

• Role of the UN vs Role of the US  12 Dec 22:22

• More on the contracts  12 Dec 13:43

• Not good  11 Dec 22:51

• Can't help from there  11 Dec 13:17

• Good  09 Dec 22:30

• Good day!  09 Dec 20:32

• An alternative to the UN?  07 Dec 16:44

• Infamy  07 Dec 14:49

• The tens of thousands  20 Nov 16:39

• A friendly little reminder...  18 Nov 15:51

• REAL oppression of free speech  01 Nov 11:53

• This has been a rough summer in Old Europe  28 Sep 12:33

• Absurd indeed  24 Sep 20:40

• I'm still not believing this  09 Sep 21:39

• Didn't see that coming  04 Sep 12:35

• I don't think this is all that significant  03 Sep 21:02

• Super Strykers to New Zealand  31 Aug 11:05

• Update to Saudis  29 Aug 13:17

• Maybe they're just on a summer holiday?  29 Aug 08:56

• If you want something done right...  28 Aug 12:37

• How's that again?  21 Aug 13:48

• This is ridiculous  21 Aug 09:44

• Iraq's take on the blackout  15 Aug 13:23

• What's going on over there?  14 Aug 08:36

• How'd they get THOSE?  07 Aug 19:30

• Illicit WMD delivery vehicles on the market  04 Aug 12:41

• Really? Saudis? Who knew?  02 Aug 23:32

• The Brits are Better at Hating the French  28 Jul 21:53

• NOT "TRUE NEUTRAL", THEN  27 Jul 15:40

• CLINTON'S SECDEF GETS A CLUE, NEEDS MORE OF THEM  16 Jul 22:07

• FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS  16 Jul 13:28

• DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING!  15 Jul 08:25

• EINS, ZWEI, DREI...   14 Jul 21:35

• OIL, THAT IS...  14 Jul 16:17

• YOU MEAN THERE WERE PROTESTS IN IRAN YESTERDAY?  10 Jul 12:27

• THE UN IS CRUMBLING...LITERALLY  26 Jun 12:47

• YEAH. THIS SHOULD REALLY HELP RELATIONS  14 May 10:15

• THIS JUST IN! MADONNA AN IDIOT!  08 May 12:31

• WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE  29 Apr 08:17

• HOT OFF THE WIRES  20 Apr 11:53

• BUSH SAYS AUSTRALIANS THE "FIRST INTO ACTION"  19 Apr 12:34

• THANKS, BUT NO THANKS  18 Apr 23:26

• IF HE EVER RUNS, I'LL PROBABLY VOTE FOR HIM  07 Apr 12:38

• FUTURE HEADLINES? 14:47 5 Apr 2003  05 Apr 14:47

• BILLIONS AND BILLIONS 23:11 31 Mar 2003  31 Mar 23:11

• WHY AM I NOT SKEPTICAL? 23:23 26 Mar 2003  26 Mar 23:23

• WESTERN FRONT 19:35 26 Mar 2003  26 Mar 19:35

• NORTHERN FRONT 18:37 26 Mar 2003  26 Mar 18:37

• GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE 21:59 23 Mar 2003  23 Mar 21:59

• HOW DARE THEY DEFEND THEMSELVES LIKE THAT 22:23 21 Mar 2003  21 Mar 22:23

• FIRST ALLIED CASUALTIES 23:24 20 Mar 2003  20 Mar 23:24

• JUST A COINCIDENCE 21:00 20 Mar 2003  20 Mar 21:00

• THAT'S 25 BILLION...WITH A 'B' 12:30 20 Mar 2003  20 Mar 12:30

• $$$ 21:22 19 Mar 2003  19 Mar 21:22

• GROK 20:04 18 Mar 2003  18 Mar 20:04

• HELPER MONKEYS? 17:09 18 Mar 2003  18 Mar 17:09

• HAVE ACCORDION - WILL TRAVEL 08:35 18 Mar 2003  18 Mar 08:35

• DON'T FORGET THIS 21:36 17 Mar 2003  17 Mar 19:36

• UNILATERAL WAR (WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS) 21:15 17 Mar 2003  17 Mar 19:15

• CALLED 16:41 17 Mar 2003  17 Mar 16:41

• SIMPLE OBSERVATIONS 14 Mar 2003  14 Mar 12:00