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Happy 100th “Birthday”, NASA
Let me start by saying that I don’t know if NASA celebrates today as their birthday or not. But if they don’t – they should. Technically, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created on 1 October 1958. On that date, per the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 the newly-created agency called […]
Worst military movies
Last week, we talked about the best war movies. Our friends at WeAreTheMighty list the seven “cheesiest” military movies. There are scads of them, probably many more than the enjoyable movies we talked about last week. My entry, though, for the worst military-themed movie of all time is “Flesh Wounds” starring Kevin Sorbo. If, for […]
Shooter arrested near Fort Meade
The Associated Press reports that a fellow suspected to be the shooter in several incidents yesterday on the Maryland Inter-County Connector was taken into custody; The FBI believes the person in custody is responsible for shootings along Maryland highways, including one near the Fort Meade Army installation, which is home to the NSA, FBI spokeswoman […]
A Question for Hillary…
Why? To make a determination upon entering a cabinet-level government position that you will disregard, that you will in fact violate government policy, and possibly federal laws, by choosing to ignore the secure, encrypted federal email system assigned to you and use a non-secure commercial email system for all your official communications, smacks of prior […]
Petraeus’ plea deal
Chief Tango sends us a link to The Atlantic where David Graham discusses the plea deal between the Justice Department and David Petraeus; If you’re a CIA analyst who talks to reporters, you might end up serving 30 months in federal prison or facing more. Even a reporter could end up being named a co-conspirator […]
Paul Dean Fultz aka Terrell Anquoe busted again
You might remember Paul Dean Fultz who goes by the name Terrell Anquoe. We talked about him back in July. He claims that he’s a Ranger, he wears a CIB, jump wings, a Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star and a Purple Heart along with some Desert Storm service medals. The truth is that he served […]
Afghanistan forces shrinking
Chief Tango sends us a link to the Washington Post which reports that, as the US reduces it’s numbers of troops in Afghanistan, the Afghan Army and Police forces seem to be shrinking, too; The top U.S. watchdog for Afghanistan highlighted the trend in a report to Congress released Tuesday. The number of troops in […]
Wednesday morning feel good stories
The first story this morning comes from Louisiana, again; Officials say an intruder was shot by the homeowner. Detectives believe a male and a female tried to break into the home. The shooting happened just after 10 a.m. Summer Breeze Drive is just off of Burbank between Bluebonnet Blvd. and Gardere Ln. Deputies say the […]
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