Wall Street Journal April 4, 2012 Pg. 6 By Damian Paletta and Nathan Hodge The Pentagon has told congressional leaders it will start planning this summer to make the sharp reductions in military spending set to begin in January if lawmakers don't reach a broad deal to reduce the federal budget deficit. Several major defense …
Why Living In The American Empire Isn’t All That It’s Cracked Up To Be
Paul Craig Roberts for The Daily Reckoning Great empires, such as the Roman and British, were extractive. The empires succeeded, because the value of the resources and wealth extracted from conquered lands exceeded the value of conquest and governance. The reason Rome did not extend its empire east into Germany was not the military prowess …
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US Scientists Create Blueprints For Nuclear-Powered Drones
The Guardian (UK) April 3, 2012 Pg. 2 Long flights sought with weapons or spy systems By Nick Fielding American scientists have drawn up plans for a new generation of nuclear-powered drones capable of flying over remote regions of the world for months on end without refuelling. Blueprints for the drones -- which have been …
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Cyber-Defence Slow Due To Generation Gap: US Official
Yahoo.com April 2, 2012 By Agence France-Presse Sluggish moves to counter the rising threat of cyber-attacks can be blamed on a generation of policymakers out of touch with rapid technological change, a senior US official said Monday. "The truth is there are a lot of senior officials in many countries who barely even know how …
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Obama And The Eisenhower Standard
Wall Street Journal April 2, 2012 Pg. 15 When crafting foreign policy, the late president didn't 'give a damn how the election goes.' By Fouad Ajami On Nov. 6, 1956, Election Day, to be precise, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a brief message to British Prime Minister Anthony Eden: "We have given our whole thought …
Why Nations Fail
New York Times April 1, 2012 Pg. SR13 By Thomas L. Friedman I’M reading a fascinating new book called “Why Nations Fail.” The more you read it, the more you appreciate what a fool’s errand we’re on in Afghanistan and how much we need to totally revamp our whole foreign aid strategy. But most intriguing …
Darth Vader: Why I am running for President of the United States of America
By Deathstarpr People of Earth, Your current Presidential candidates have failed me for the last time. Newt Gingrich is promising you a Moon Base by 2020, rather than a moon-sized laser that can destroy planets. Mitt Romney has vowed not to “light his hair on fire” just to rally the conservative base, whilst I have actually been on fire. …
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When Failure Is Not an Option by Mitch Ditkoff
It's what made America the great "Land of Opportunity" and brought our families here from distant corners of the world. These days, many people in the business community feel that opportunity and success are luxuries they have to wait for. The're waiting for new government regulations, someone to present a plan, or a seismic shift …
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The Navy’s Pacific Problem By Robert Haddick
SmallWarsJournal.com March 30, 2012 This Week at War My Foreign Policy column discusses how Australia will help the U.S. Navy with its challenges in the South China Sea. But the Navy has deeper problems to fix. A March 26, Washington Post article discussed a new expansion of the military relationship between the United States and Australia. According …
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Cutting Navy While Obama Pivots To Asia Does Not Add Up
AOL Defense (defense.aol.com) March 30, 2012 By Mackenzie Eaglen You know it's bad when the President's own national security adviser calls the Secretary of Defense over for a meeting at the White House to explain exactly how the administration is "pivoting" to Asia yet shrinking the Navy and the Air Force. But that's what happened …
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