Category: War

  • PBS Frontline – Obama’s War Preview

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    Awesome documentary on ECHO Company of the 2nd battalion 8th Marines: As President Obama approaches a decision point on Afghanistan strategy and whether to increase troop levels, a 24-minute rough cut of the first act of Obama’s War.

  • The Tactical War Kilt

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    It appears to be around $200 depending on the options you want. A must have for the tactical Scotsman.  Available in Multicam, ACU, DCU, ABU, Black, and I’m guessing whatever custom color/pattern you want.   Pretty cool how it has built in MOLLE webbing, mag pouches etc..  I still wouldn’t be caught dead wearing one of…

  • Missile Base Properties For Sale

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    The company 20th Century Castles, LLC has about a dozen old missile / communications bases that are scattered throughout the US for sale. Some of them are fixed up and renovated and are currently livable, others need a lot of cleaning up. If I had the money, I’d probably buy one of the underground communications…

  • The war face

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  • Marine gets 8 years in brig

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    This wraps up the tragic story from March 9, 2009 when one Marine shot another by accident while playing a deadly game involving guns and trust, throwing common sense and weapon safety rules to the wayside. The game typically begins when one service member partially inserts a bullet magazine into the handle of a pistol…

  • U.S. leads world in foreign weapons sales

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    The United States signed weapons agreements valued at $37.8 billion in 2008, or 68.4 percent of all business in the global arms bazaar, up significantly from American sales of $25.4 billion the year before. Weapons sales to developing nations reached $42.2 billion in 2008, only a nominal increase from the $41.1 billion in 2007. The…