After the Washington Post reported the intelligence community will raise its estimate of the number of North Korean nuclear weapons from “possibly two” to “at least eight”, Colin Powell tells reporters in Berlin that he is “not aware of a new number” and has “not been given any such information by the intelligence community.” This …
Rumsfeld’s New Buddy
by | 2004-04-27 | No Comments
Today in the Department of Defense, Tuesday, April 27, 2004 Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld hosts an honor cordon to welcome Italy/’s Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini to the Pentagon at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The “post-facsist” Fini once praised Mussolini as the 20th century/’s greatest statesman. Can/’t decide which snide comment to make … …
Pennsylvanians go to the Polls
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“Citing the backing of President Bush, Sen. Arlen Specter voted Tuesday in the Republican primary, seeking a fifth term and hoping to ward off a strong challenge by Rep. Pat Toomey.” Polls close at 8:00 pm. Democrats have been torn about this race: Toomey is Santorum Redux, but would be an easier mark for Rep. …
Forthcoming Pentagon Insanity Over China
by | 2004-04-26 | No Comments
In his Senate testimony, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Lawless indicated that a substantial portion of the 2004 Annual Report on the Military Power of the People/’s Republic of China will be dedicated to the threat posed by Chinese space systems: I would say that in this year/’s China Military Power Report … some …
