IGO Mashup – Les ASEAN 1540 Dub Mix
Gadzooks! How did it get to be Friday already? Thanks much to Mr. AC Wonk for the opportunity—I’ll try not to let it go to my head. Without further ado… Really, when you think about it, is there anything wilder…
June 2007
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BUFF Blogging – Kick Out the Jams!
So Marc, you say, what gives? You’ve been hanging out on the couch for days and not one wonky aircraft post? Fair enough – give the people what they want. Jeffrey talks a lot about Iran’s nuclear program here, and…
Waiting for Vlad
I had some long-winded post somewhere inside me, but reading the papers about all this missile defense brouhaha in Europe reminds me of an amusing anectdote that was meted out over cocktails the other day. “Ahmadine… Ahmed… whatever. Yes, I’ll…
How 80's Pop Protects You from the Nukes
So I am skimming a strange little article in The Sun, which starts out about Putin threatening to point missiles at Europe and then somehow moves on to quoting the Clash. Why are there articles about missiles in tabloids? Why…
Russia Wants a BDA Money Permission Slip
Not to be outdone in having a say in the Banco Delta Asia issue, a senior Russian official, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov, said today that Russian banks would be able to assist in the transfer of that scary $25…
Down In The Hole
Buenas tardes, ACW addicts. I’ll be co-housewarming Jeffrey’s vacation crib on the Internet for a few days while he’s off trying not to be a wonk. I’ll try to keep the salsa on the chips and off the leather. First…
Guest Bloggers
Matt & Marc Hey, folks. Greetings from vacation in San Francisco and environs. I have asked two magnificent bastards to guest blog this week in my absence. Marc Schanz is an associate editor at Air Force Magazine. Marc has been…
Sell Banco Delta Asia
One more thing before Marc and Matt take over for the week … As many of you know, the US-DPRK agreement to shutter the Yongbyon reactor is being held hostage by a very arcane dispute over the return of $25…
41 Illegals Worked on SBX
Hello, my name is Volodya. I am looking for work. A Grandy Jury indicted [the labor recruiting companies hired by] Keppel AmFELS for hiring 41 illegal aliens to work on the SBX platform: The three-year investigation leading to this indictment…
Hot ISOG Action
Here and here. Short version: It’s gone. Jeffrey adds: In case you are wondering, what the hell the ISOG is … it is the “Iran Syria Policy Options Group,” which used to be headed by Elizabeth Cheney. The Boston Globe…