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The Russian Federation and Republic of Belarus will conduct their first Open Skies Treaty observation mission over the territory of the United States this week (The Russians have conducted some other missions prior to entry-into-force). The treaty, which entered into…
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A colleague sent me a Reuters story that so mangles a UNHCR report on the human rights situation in Iraq that I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. The gist of the Reuters story is: While crediting the United…
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The National Post reports that the Canadian Department of National Defence is conducting a $65-million program, Project sapphire, to join the United States Space Surveillance Network. Canada will launch “a satellite with an optical sensor to look at objects in…
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Just when you thought the space-based laser was dead … the Canadian Department of National Defence reveals that it believes the program has gone black to hide it from scrutiny. Last year, MDA closed its Space-based Laser (SBL) program office…
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The 2004 edition of the Department of Defense’s Annual Report on the Military Power of the People’s Republic of China has been released and, well, it is pretty disappointing. The most important sections (according to DOD) are actually shorter than…
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Soldiers who captured Saddam Hussein gave Bush the gun that the deposed dictator was carrying at the time of his capture. Bush reportedly keeps the gun in a study adjoining the Oval Office “and is said to show it to…
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There is lots of good coverage on Allawi out there, especially from the New Republic and Josh Marshall. Digging out who did what to whom will take some time on this story, but – as a little background – I…
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Oh yeah, and another thing … The FT is reporting that Steve Cambone “would probably be brought before the committee again to iron out some contradictions.” TICK-TOCK. TICK-TOCK.
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The Heritage Foundation is hosting a meeting about “Revitalizing the Iraqi Oil Industry: Implications for the World Oil Market.” (Go visit the animals at the zoo. They have a small exhibit dedicated to Republicanus Moderatus, an endangered species these days.…
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The Bush Administration has paused, for now, its efforts to secure an exemption from prosecution under the International Criminal Court for U.S. forces. A U.S. official told AP on condition of anonymity that Washington “wants to concentrate on getting the…
