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
by | 2004-04-27 | No Comments
“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 …
Just Make Facts Up! They're Chinese, No One Will Notice!
by | 2004-04-25 | No Comments
I notice that some fellow traveler found her way to my site with the following search string: “ken timmerman make quotes up” Timmerman recently drew my ire for a series of incredible assertions regarding the DF-31 and the CZ-2C Smart Dispenser Upper Stage: The DF-31 is deployed! It can carry three nuclear warheads! Charles R. …
