Christopher Hitchens (one of the panel members in the Orwell post below) “debunks”:http://www.slate.com/id/2139609/ one of the most persistent myths remaining from the runup to war in Iraq. (via “Instapundit”:http://instapundit.com/archives/029633.php) The evidence *still* points to the fact that Saddam sought yellowcake from Niger. Of course, the world’s various intelligence services have been saying so all along,… Read More Sixteen words
I’m a little late to find out, but there’s some good economic news coming from “my home state”:http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_comment/swanson200603280801.asp for once. Based on what I’ve seen and read, Governor Mitch Daniels has far exceeded my expectations so far. I didn’t follow the 2004 Indiana governor’s race very closely since I’m not living in the state at… Read More Indiana on the Move
There’s some good stuff on “strategypage”:http://www.strategypage.com/ today. First off, “an article”:http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20060405.aspx on the development of the Iraqi army, specifically the 9th Mechanized Division. It’s interesting that we’re choosing to outfit these divisions with practically all old Soviet-bloc equipment. Another article “explains”:http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20060406.aspx why the “recent coverage”:http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/173248/3/ of Iran’s supposed new “super weapons” is mostly just hype.… Read More strategypage: iraq, iran, etc
“This”:http://jccc.afis.osd.mil/images/sres.pl?Lbox_cap=1318057&dir=Photo&vn=&ttl=060328-M-9174M-009&ref is interesting. I had no idea that we had a usable biometrics system that small yet, let alone that it was being used so actively in the field. Apparently they’re using the system to create a comprehensive biometric database to apprehend terrorists and (apparently) to prevent infiltration of the IAF(Iraqi Armed Forces). Here’s another… Read More Biometrics in Iraq