The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces has scheduled its hearing on strategic forces and nuclear weapons issues. STRATCOM Commander General James Cartwright will testify, along with NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m., 4 April 2005 in Room 222 Russell Senate Office Building. (Webcast on CapitolHearings.org). This will be …
North Korea Options
by | 2005-03-27 | 1 Comment
You’re thinking: Shit, we have options in North Korea? Wrapping up her tour of Asia, Condi Rice said we do … sort of. Actually, in Tokyo she demanded that North Korea return to the Six-Party Talks, then warned that North Korea would not be allowed “to just continue down a road that threatens everyone.” When …
F-16s to Pakistan
by | 2005-03-26 | 1 Comment
The Bush Administration has decided to sell Pakistan at least 24 F-16 “Fighting Falcon” aircraft, Reuters reported on Friday. Pakistan has some 32 F-16s from a prior sale in the 1980s (right). A subsequent sale of F-16s was blocked in 1990 after President Bush unable to certify that Pakistan did not posess a nuclear explosive …
Stop Bolton
by | 2005-03-25 | No Comments
If you haven’t already, check out the Citizens for Global Solutions campaign to Stop Bolton. The website has a video of Bolton losing his shit at a 1994 conference. (download it) Bolton’s confirmation hearing is scheduled for: Thursday, April 7, 2005 Time: 9:30 AM Place: 216 Hart Senate Office Building Steve Clemons at the Washington …
