Archive for the ‘Linkzookery’ Category
NATO: Afghan soldier shoots Italian troop
Just how much can we trust our Afghan allies?
2 Hood soldiers shot by Iraqi trainee ID’d
Just how much can we trust our Iraqi allies?
Welcome back, Sadr
Back in Iraq after three years in Iran following the campaign that destroyed his Mahdi Army.
Some mentors quit over new Pentagon rules
Seven retired admirals and generals hired by the military as consultants will end their advisory roles rather than comply with new regulations requiring them to divulge outside income to avoid a conflict of interest.
Navy undersecretary: Guam footprint will shrink
Vague remark about less acreage after the “buildup” is completed.
F135 Beset By ‘Screech;’ Fix Found
No worries. Why be concerned about the engine of a one-engined plane? Certainly no need for a secondary engine program.
GunPundit SHOT Show Coverage
If you enjoy the coverage only half as much as Murdoc has had providing it, that means Murdoc has enjoyed it twice as much as you.
50th Space Wing completes Phase 1 of E24
Expandable 24 will give the GPS constellation the most optimal geometry in its 42 year history.
Oshkosh delivers first FMTV
First of the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles goes to the Wisconsin National Guard.
Gulf spill allowed for key warming test
Experts surprised how fast bacteria gobbled up methane, a potent greenhouse gas
New Website to Draw Attention to Trash at Arizona-Mexico Border
They mean the actual garbage left by illegal crossers.
Navy Close to Choosing Griffin Missile for LCS
Replacement for cancelled N-LOS Missile.
20,000 Marines could be victims of drawdown
The Army could be losing 27,000.
Australia adopts HK417 rifle
Well, they are buying $1.6 million dollars worth of the 7.62 rifles, anyway.
Wilson says he hopes to reinstate DADT
Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s military personnel panel wants the decision reviewed and reversed.
The Armed Citizen
The reports of civilians defending themselves with guns are back in business.
The military as a conservative plot to dominate America
Well, according the Mother Jones, anyway.
Beyond Surveillance: Darpa Wants a Thinking Camera
The quest for “visual intelligence.”
How Disney Designed The Military’s Electromagnetic Launch System
Murdoc’s not a big coaster guy, but the Rock-n-Roller Coaster is his favorite by a long ways.
Iraq And Jordan Agree on Building Oil Pipeline
See? We DID invade to steal their oil! Wait…Jordan? Well, that must be so we can steal it without anyone noticing.
Obamacare Ends Construction of Doctor-Owned Hospitals
45 hospitals canceled, possibly so the Obamacare-supporting American Hospital Association will have less competition.
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New Year’s Eve Edition
Navy awards LCS deals to Lockheed, Austal
Looks like the Navy will be getting 10 more of each LCS design.
The Bomber Question
The Air Force hasn’t been told when to begin work on a new long-range strike aircraft, or even what it should be able to do.
Army to test Marine camo variants
The Universal Camouflage Pattern is going to go away.
South gains electoral clout in Census tally
New York and Ohio each lost two seats. Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Iowa each lost one seat. Texas gained four seats, Florida gained two, and Arizona, Nevada, Utah, South Carolina, Georgia and Washington each gained one.
Backing off an arsenic-eating claim
Rather than replacing all phosphorus with arsenic, it’s only a small percentage. And even that is still up for debate. Good thing NASA made such a big deal out of all this.
Mexican violence hitting America’s salad bowl
Agricultural inspectors pulled from country causing backlogs and losses.
Hog Heaven
Paul Johnson led the rescue team to a downed F-14 pilot just as Iraqi forces were moving in.
California boy, 9, is youngest U.S. chess ‘master’
Family is from Armenia where ‘players are compared to rock stars’
McMillan M3A
18″ barreled M1A with tactical fiberglass stock and rails.
Fossil hunters uncover complete 252m year-old underwater world
A spectacular haul of 20,000 fossils including plants, carnivorous fish and large reptiles, has been found in a hillside in Luoping, southwestern China
EPA on verge of curbing use of rat poisons
Seems like a bad idea to Murdoc.
261st Carnival of Homeschooling
Making Time for Things That Matter- 2011 Planning
Security Council ends Saddam-era Iraq sanctions
And the war-mongers said sanctions wouldn’t work.
WaPo Reprises the “90% Lie”, Whines for Selective, Ineffective BATF
The percentage of guns from US gun shops seized from Mexican criminals is NOT 90%, it’s 8%. This is the number from the ATF to the US Congress. Anyone who says differently is either misinformed or lying.
Loaded Gun Slips Past TSA Screeners
Loads of crap.
Former Blackwater bought by investment group
Xe Services has been bought by USTC Holdings. Erik Prince will no longer be involved.
House Oks Split LCS Buy
The proposal to buy both defeats the benefits of competition idea behind the “winner take all” competition. And huge questions remain about both designs.
Air Force Is Through With Predator Drones
USAF won’t be buying any more MQ-1 Predators.
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XM806 Lightweight .50 to be deployed in 2012
Has a higher rate of fire than the cancelled XM312.
T-72s Were Indeed Being Sent to Sudan Rebel Army
Remember when those Somali pirates hijacked a ship loaded with tanks? WikiLeaks shows us where the tanks were headed.
North America: The new energy kingdom
I’ve been a fan of shale oil since I watched a few programs on it in the late 70s.
The War on Cameras
It has never been easier—or more dangerous—to record the police.
Taking Photos In Public Places Is Not A Crime: Analysis
Too many officials think taking photos is a crime. Here’s why they’re wrong
Why the Dragon Spacecraft Success Opens a New Era In Space Exploration
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is now the first private spaceship to reach orbit and return safely to Earth. It just splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, after a perfect mission.
Get Dirty To Avoid Depression?
All right! That’s what Murdoc is talking about. Oh, wait…they mean actual dirt. Hmm. Still sounds sort of fun.
X-37B Had Seven Collisions in Space
In seven months. None, obviously were serious enough to wreck the mission. This time.
Hold the brownies! Bill could limit bake sales
Child Nutrition bill would allow government to ban in-school bake sale fundraisers, though “Secretary Tom Vilsack signaled in a letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., this week that he does not intend to do that.” Good. So take it out of the bill.
ObamaCare kills discount drug deals to childrens hospitals
I don’t remember seeing that in the commercials.
Fair To Middling
Jay Tea looks at the Left’s portrayals of a too-centrist Obama and a too-partisan Palin and points the problems with each claim. Murdoc would not call himself a big Palin fan, but he’s coming around a little more all the time.
The ultimate prank or a trick of the light?
Is this real? If so, it’s got to be one of the best PUNK’Ds ever.
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Complete Collection
Only available from Time-Life DVD for now.
Super Hornet Could Launch From Electromagnet Catapult By Christmas
First full-on EMALS test could go before Santa hits the skies.
Iraq monthly toll lowest in a year
171 people — 105 civilians, 23 soldiers and 43 policemen — died in attacks in November. Plus 40 insurgents.
Service chiefs: Repeal DADT, but not now
Repealing it now at a time of war poses a significant risk, said three of the four chiefs — the top generals for the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force.
COIN standards for Afghanistan approved
The COIN Qualification Standards are a list of nine major skill areas with roughly 52 subtasks meant to focus units’ training before they deploy to Afghanistan.
End of the line for ethanol?
Support for the over-subsidization of corn gas is fading fast, but we’ll see how this plays out. It’s not like it will just disappear.
Military readies live-fire drills to deter North’s provocations
South Korea plans artillery drills in 29 locations.
South Korea Steps Up Arms Plans
Additional emphasis will be placed on anti-artillery radars.
Iran Protests U.S. Navy Use Of ‘Arabian Gulf’
US Navy directive obliges its personnel to refer to that body of water as the ‘Arabian Gulf’ instead of that other name.
More Arlington woes: 8 remains found in 1 grave
I haven’t been following this story. What a mess.
Dark Jupiter May Haunt Edge of Solar System
Is an unseen gas giant out there knocking things out of the Oort cloud?
257th Carnival of Homeschooling
The Tryptophan Edition at Apollo’s Academy
Murdoc hopes everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Here is a little Linkzookery to check out while you let that turkey settle a bit more.
New M4A1
The Army has ordered the first of the full-auto carbines. Pics at GunPundit.
‘We hate obese passengers and people with personal hygiene issues’
Now ‘abused’ TSA staff vent their anger at patdown searches
Kuwait, Iraq ‘agree’ on new border deal
500-meter no-man’s land on each side of the border. There is still a lot to be worked out between the two nations, with a lot of issues from the 1990 invasion and subsequent war unresolved.
Black Friday Sale on Kestrel Weather Meters
These are some of the coolest gadgets around.
Leaking Siberian ice raises a tricky climate issue
Increased release of methane from warming permafrost.
The Navy View: Korean Peninsula
Washington has put to sea, while Reagan and Nimitz (west US coast) and Lincoln and Truman (supporting Afghanistan mission) are not too far away if needed.
North Korea says on ‘brink of war’ as US, South Korea prepare for military exercises
Maybe they’re just out of food and are looking for more aid.
The Irrelevance of START
This: From the naval treaties of the 1920s to this day, arms control has oscillated between mere symbolism at its best to major harm at its worst, with general uselessness being the norm. Claims that this treaty is the first step toward a nuke-free world are stupid, moronic, uneducated, retarded, and stupid.
First Chinese Carrier Nearly Complete
Two years ago, this ex-Russian aircraft carrier, Varyag, was renamed the Shi Lang (after the Chinese general who took possession of Taiwan in 1681, the first time China ever paid any attention to the island). Just coincidence that they named it after the general who took control of Taiwan?
Chaplains Fading Away
Severe shortage, particularly Catholics.
USN Gets A Smarter JSOW
AGM-154 C1 Joint Stand-Off Weapon glide bombs can hit moving targets.
TSA Confiscates Nail Clippers from Soldiers Carrying Assault Rifles, Pistols, and Machine Guns
Thank God the TSA is protecting us.
Boeing halts 787 test flights after cockpit smoke
Temporary halt to flight testing. Think they’ll deliver the first one in Q1 2011?
Who’s the daddy?
An argument that paternity tests de-power women by taking away their ability deceive people about their baby’s father if they so choose. Must be read to be believed.
N.C. Man Lures Bigfoot with Candy
Has thermal imagery that he says “can’t be anything else.”
US Troops Awarded German Marksmen Medal
US troops earn Schutzenschnur by completing course with German rifle, pistol, and machine gun.
Obama brings back Prohibition
A 13-year-old girl can have an abortion — no questions asked — without her parents permission. But a 21-year-old in college cannot have an adult average that has caffeine in it.
Sunlight Before Signing Updated—With a Graph!
If the President were a little more experienced of a politician, he’d have known never make campaign promises that can be so easily measured and verified.
The Dogs of War Go Airborne in Afghanistan
Title says it all.
New leak exposes MoD fury at defence cutbacks
David Cameron’s defence review has demoralised the Armed Forces, strained relations with allies and ignored significant military advice, a leaked Ministry of Defence document has disclosed.
Gadsden Flag License Plates: A Nationwide Movement?
More and more options becoming available.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Stolen at Gunpoint
Took a hundred copies before release day.
Most Americans Say Tax Cuts Trump Increased Government Spending
59% to 26% agree with “it’s always better to cut taxes than to increase government spending because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their money.”
NATO to Halve Troops in Kosovo to 5,000
King size drinks: then and now
Murdoc’s pretty much given up pop/soda. A commenter mentions that sodas with real sugar are more filling than those with this fake corn crap; I wonder if that’s true.
Social Security Cash Flow Deficit Worse Than Expected
That is shocking. Or not.
Majority surveyed OK with gays serving openly
Murdoc is a bit surprised by this, to be honest.
DNC and Dems’ Private Club Delinquent on Taxes 16 Times in 7 Years
Says Glenn Reynolds: “They don’t pay taxes. They spend taxes.”
Loss of Faith
Without faith that our elections are (mostly) honest, we’re in trouble.
Corps boosts marathon security after shootings
The Marine Corps Marathon is this weekend.
Stag Arms .22 Conversion Kit
Turn your AR into a plinker with a quick drop in from Stag Arms.
The Office, Foxtrot Hornet Version
Pinch has a pic of crew in an F/A-18F.
The First Global Practical Shooting Match via Twitter
ISSC-Austria is sponsoring the world’s first Simul-Shoot Championship Series utilizing the latest scoring and communication technologies with Twitter and Facebook.
Let U-2 get shot down? Book says idea broached
That Bush and Cheney were such warmongers and this just proves it. Oh, wait…it was Clinton. Forget about it, then.
Harry Reid: But for Me, We’d Be in Worldwide Depression
Yes. He really said that.
Union Fires Stage Hand for Wearing Bush Hat and Shirt
But not only was it not a George W Bush hat and shirt, it wasn’t even Bush, Sr. hat and shirt. It was a hat and shirt for the USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) where the guy’s son serves. Union fail.
British Nuclear Submarine Runs Aground
The new HMS Astute ran aground off a Scottish island earlier today.
Ex-Secret Service officer: I almost shot LBJ
Almost took him out with a Tommy.
Bodies, mass graves found on Iwo Jima
Up to 2,000 of the Japanese soldiers still listed as “missing” may have been found in two graves.
You can tell because they didn’t shoot the dog
Three men posing as agents of the BATFE kicked their way into a home in Whistler, killed a 31-year-old man and held four others at gunpoint
U.S. Announces Massive Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
Includes 84 F-15 fighters, 70 Apache attack helicopters, 72 Black Hawk helicopters and 36 light helicopters.
Clint Eastwood: President Obama is a “nice fella,” but he’s “not a fan.”
His friends Smith and Wesson probably agree.
Dutch pilots refused to drop below their “safe” height of 5000m to rescue Australian SAS and US forces caught in an ambush in September 2008.
Book by Australian in the fight says Dutch Apache helicopters refused to come to their aid.
Trade Ya My JSFs for 100 LRStrike: RUMOR
USAF might want to cut as many 400 F-35s for 100 new long range strike planes?
Navy picks first 4 subs to get female officers
Wyoming, Maine, Georgia, and Ohio
Joint STARS demonstrates key network-enabled weapons capability
Proved effectiveness in anti-ship operations.
Air Force searching for answers as air refueling budget cuts loom
ANG and Reserve units have had operations funding cut.
Hubris, Nemesis, and Partying Like It’s 1773
I’m not the biggest Palin fan in the world, but I do find it hilarious how hard that haters work to hate.
Patriotism shocks debate moderator
Didn’t want to do the Pledge of Allegiance and whined when people did it anyway.
