„Alle Macht kommt letztlich aus den Gewehrläufen“ (und nicht von Geld, Gold oder sonst was). Und wer hat ein Gewehr ?..........
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Sounds to me like two teenagers discussing their manliness as in “mine is ------ than yours.”
Russia Working on Secret Weapons — Defense Minister
Created: 04.05.2005 12:38 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 12:38 MSK , 13 hours 52 minutes ago
MosNews
Russia is working to create weapons that no other country possesses, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said in an interview with the Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily.
“Many countries are working on…modern weapons systems, including us. Naturally, not a single partner or ally of ours knows anything about it and nor will they until they are tested,” he told the paper.
Ivanov said that modern Russia does not need the kind of army that the Soviet Union used to have.
“We do not want and we will not be a scarecrow for the whole world,” he stressed.
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Jim Sinclair’s Commentary:
Here comes another special funding for military expenses of USD$82 billion. Have you read this yet in the US media? Keep in mind that the proposed reduction for calendar year 2005 in the US Federal Budget was predicated on a budget accounting that did NOT contain ANY expenses for the US military action in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2005. There are, however, costs for this and they are certain to go up, not down, thereby relegating predictions for a lower US Federal budget deficit directly into the trash can.
US general warns of forces strain
The top US general, Richard Myers, has warned that ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan could limit the ability of the US to fight another war.
Current commitments can be met, but a new conflict could take longer and cause more casualties, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. ![]()
He expressed his views in a classified report to Congress, parts of which have been leaked to the media.
There are about 130,000 US troops in Iraq and some 16,000 in Afghanistan.
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Jim Sinclair’s Commentary:
When I say this I thought of COT, the Plunge Protection Team, Financial TV and many international leaders.
“As water changes according to the soil through which it flows, so a man assimilates the character of his associates. By knowing his thoughts, a man's mind is discovered. By knowing his associates, his character is revealed.
-Tirukkural 46:452-453
Jim Sinclair's Commentary:
News seems now to be constant in its approach to “Never Disturb the Social Order” and “Cover Your Ass.” The net result is the best news show on TV is on the Comedy Channel - the Daily Show. Everything else is down right fabrication, deep tissue massage, outright disinformation and bad weather forecasting. ![]()
Army withheld details on Tillman’s death
Investigator quickly learned ‘friendly fire’ was responsible
By Josh White
The Washington Post
Updated: 12:27 a.m. ET May 4, 2005
The first Army investigator who looked into the death of former NFL player Pat Tillman in Afghanistan last year found within days that he was killed by his fellow Rangers in an act of "gross negligence," but Army officials decided not to inform Tillman's family or the public until weeks after a nationally televised memorial service.
A new Army report on the death shows that top Army officials, including the theater commander, Gen. John P. Abizaid, were told that Tillman's death was fratricide days before the service.
Soldiers on the scene said they were immediately sure Tillman was killed by a barrage of American bullets as he took shelter behind a large boulder during a twilight firefight along a narrow canyon road near the Pakistani border, according to nearly 2,000 pages of interview transcripts and investigative reports obtained by The Washington Post.