Adding to Jeffrey’s post… Annoyed for similar reasons, I pointed out a while back that the NCRI on its own doesn’t appear to have produced a whole lot of actionable intelligence on Iran. To an extent, though, I guess one can excuse people for thinking differently. After all, The Decider himself said in March 2004 …
Why has North Korea decided to negotiate?
by | 2006-11-01 | 9 Comments
North Korea has announced that it will return to negotiations. The six party talks could resume sometime in the next two months. Up to now, North Korea’s line has been that it will return to the talks if the US drops sanctions, particularly on financial institutions, and holds direct talks in Pyongyang. This announcement shows …
Quote of the Day
by | 2006-10-30 | 2 Comments
What people don’t realize is the information from the labs is really meaningless to us. I mean, for one, half the people that do meth don’t even know how to spell the word plutonium. Justin Stone on the possibility that three flash drives from Los Alamos National Laboratory, found at the suspected methamphetamine lab where …
End of the World: Still Hot
by | 2006-10-29 | 5 Comments
Apparently, Kim Jong Il and Marvin Gaye have a little something in common: Motel Bookings, Condom Sales Surge Post Nuke Test Chosun Ilbo, October 26, 2006 As tends to be the case in disasters and crises, sales of condoms and reservations at motels surged in the wake of North Korea’s nuclear test on Oct. 9. …
