OpinionJournal – Featured Article Consider the words of Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, who is leading the fight in central Iraq: “In my battlespace right now, if soldiers were to leave . . . having fought hard for that terrain, having denied the enemy their sanctuaries, what happens is, the [...]
Hillsdale College – Imprimis A very interesting piece. via Skeptical Optimist
Science We used an unbiased metagenomic approach to survey microflora in CCD hives, normal hives, and imported royal jelly. Candidate pathogens were screened for significance of association with CCD by examination of samples collected from several sites over a period of 3 years. One organism, Israeli acute paralysis virus of bees (IAPV), was strongly correlated [...]
United Press International German authorities arrested three men who planned to carry out massive, casualty-heavy bombings against U.S. institutions and other targets in Germany that could have been more deadly than the Madrid and London attacks, officials said Wednesday.German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised security authorities for their “great success,” adding the arrest showed that “the [...]
washingtonpost.com A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown for more than three hours across several states last week, prompting an Air Force investigation and the firing of one commander, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.The plane was carrying Advanced Cruise Missiles from Minot Air Force Base, N.D, to Barksdale Air Force Base, [...]
Rereading Vietnam A very interesting look at insurgencies, professional soldiers and how democracies deal with the issues they create. Well worth reading, and certainly applicable to current events.
