Sunday, April 17, 2005

The Bolton Hearings

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Shades of high school, the criticism of John Bolton at his confirmation hearing has not centered on any meaningful problem, but instead on w...
Saturday, April 16, 2005

Car Nicobar IAF base back in action

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India has its own Diego Garcia Car Nicobar IAF base back in action : Indian defence planners have long recognised the growing potential of t...

Japan asks Indonesia to increase security in Malacca

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Not much of a surprise: Japan asks Indonesia to increase security A senior Japanese anti-terrorism official has asked Indonesia to step up s...

A Fake UN Report Leading to Military Operations?

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GeoPoliticialReview has a report That the U.N. May Have Falsified Congo Report . You know, the Congo report that Rwanda was acting up in the...

Defining Terrorism Away

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Rantingprofs invokes a sense of futility with the -gasp- UN. At first blush, it seems surprising that her reaction is caused by this The 1...
Friday, April 15, 2005

ONI World Wide Threat to Shipping Report for 13 April 2005

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The latest ONI WWTTSR is here (click on the date). A couple of highlights: 2. SOMALIA: M/V (TIM BUCK) was boarded 10 Apr at 1000 local ti...

Sea Lanes Revisited

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In an earlier post (Feb 20,2005), I set out a definition of sea lanes . In light of much recent discussion of China, I am reposting that in...
Thursday, April 14, 2005

Bombay HC sets free Indonesian pirates

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Bombay HC sets free Indonesian pirates Yeah, but you have to read the article all the way to the end to find out they served "six y...

Sea-Going Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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The UAV Blog posts on a Sea-Going Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ? The aerospace world is buzzing over a newly announced contract that could take ...
Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Malaysia: Some Vessel Troubles

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Malaysia, as reported here is looking into a contract to build 27 "high-tech" ships known as offshore patrol vessels (OPV) of whi...

Chinese WIng in Ground

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As long as we're speculating about the ways that China could attack Taiwan, l toss out the development of Wing in Ground ship/planes. Se...

More on China

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Instapundit points to this Defense Tech: CHINA THREAT, ROUND THREE as we cycle about trying to determine if China is a threat to Taiwan an...

Connecting Kashmir to the Sea

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Everything is intertwined, and a peace move in Kashmir between Pakistan and India has ripples that touch naval matters in Asia as this excel...

Prototype of Unmanned Communications Airship Shown

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Prototype of Unmanned Airship Is Unveiled GlobeTel foresees a fleet of helium-filled "stratellites," each able to stay aloft for...

Die toads! Bad Toads!

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Australia Lawmaker Urges Killing Toads A government lawmaker advised people in northern Australia to bludgeon to death a species of toxic t...

Indonesian Volcano Prompts Evacuation

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Indonesian Volcano Prompts Evacuation The 9,186-foot mountain was spewing ash some 1,600 feet into the air Tuesday, though on Monday the as...
Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Venezuela Picks Up Some Interesting Friends

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Things get interesting. According to Regime Change Iran , Venezuela and Iran are getting cozy... Those who don’t watch one of the Spanish la...

Reviving the Stillwell Road?

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This UPI article brings up some history and points toward an interesting future. The Stilwell Road, a strategic supply route between India ...

Sea bases

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Naval Open Source Intelligence links to a Virginian- Pilot Special Report collection on Sea bases: the Navy's new way to fight . While ...

Enemy SCUBA divers?

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Froggy over at Froggy Ruminations: Worried About Enemy SCUBA Divers? suggests that those who have spread alarm over enemy SCUBA divers are ...