Iran war games to defend nuclear sites

I smell a new war in the air, its a war of wills or will nots, Iran shows its might because it knows it may be be attacked from the air.  Of course Iran has not got a chance and knows that this time Russia...

Orbiter, Finishing a Mission, Offers a Peek at Mars’ Wrinkles

.We need more missions to Marsand the other planets.  There isstill much to learn and we need to learn all we can for future use." “Technically and scientifically, it has certainly met our expectations,”...

NASA Study Says Water Flowed Freely On Mars

"NASA has discovered more evidence pointing to the possibility of life on Mars. Scientists have studied data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and they believe Mars once had large lakes, flowing rivers, and other wet environments that could have supported life. A study...

Police Incident at Waterfront Station

"I had some excitement on the commute home today. Still half asleep from my skytrain ride, I ambled out of Waterfront Station and noticed a pair of harassed-looking policemen...no big deal, this is downtown. I started to wake up as I headed to my bus stop and noticed an...

20,000lb Spy Satellite - Plummeting Uncontrolled to Earth

I don't know about you, but I plan on keeping a watchful eye toward the heavens, and an ear on the radio over the next few weeks.  Coming out of Washington today, Associated Press is reporting that yet...

RAF jets intercept Russian planes

"RAF Tornado jets were scrambled to intercept eight Russian military aircraft which were approaching British airspace.It was the latest in a series of incidents this summer in which British fighters have been used...

Hitler Loved Jewish Tunes

"A newly discovered box of Hitler's records included music by Jewish composers or played by Jewish musicians. Kept in a box for 62 years in the attic of a dacha near Moscow, the collection of gramophone discs had...

Cyborgs Patrol the Streets of Iraq

    "We'll meet again" were The Terminator's last words to John Connor in Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines. It seems though, that instead of waiting ten years for Arnold Schwarzenegger's next...

NASA Rushes To Find Landing Site For Upcoming Mars Probe

"Finding a place to park in the city -- or, a crowded airport ramp -- is an issue nearly all of us have experienced at one time or another. It's also a problem for scientists at NASA who are rushing to find an alternative landing site for an upcoming Mars probe. The...

Military Builds Robotic Insects

"Israel is developing a robot the size of a hornet to attack terrorists. And although the prototype will not fly for three years, killer Micro Air Vehicles, or MAVs, are much closer than that. British Special Forces already use 6-inch MAV aircraft called WASPs for...

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A Free Market -- A Very Unusual Free Market

What's so unusual about it? It's the only market place where governments are the only customers.  

Preparations for War in Oaxaca

"The Mexican Navy carried out a reconnaissance operation over the buildings and public spaces occupied by the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO in its Spanish initials). Two MI-17 helicopters and one...

The Blackout Of Hawaii On The Eve Of Pearl Harbor

"Although there is no doubt that after September, 1939, Roosevelt definitely preferred to get into the war directly in Europe, he had always kept Japan as an ace in his sleeve ever since his meeting with Stimson in January, 1933, and the first meeting of his Cabinet in March,...

Roosevelt's Policies Prior To Pearl Harbor

"This was done to undermine the Japanese peace party that was still in office, and to strengthen the war party. This aim was fully accomplished when Roosevelt and Hull unceremoniously brushed off the impressive effort of Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoye of Japan to reach...

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