How is that breaking news, since it's been blindingly obvious for some time ? Or is the news simply that Europe's leaders aren't quite as stupid as we like to think them ? (View Post)

Your daily moan (absolutely justified) from the north. Sheffield is the largest city in Europe without a single electrified railway. The Midland Mainline electrification would have changed that, but … (View Post)

Fascinating read from @WSJ Ousted SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Holsey “had initial concerns about the legality of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, according to former officials aw… (View Post)

There are more developments on this story. There's a suggestion out there (disclaimer - unproven so far) that GDLS is actively preparing to fraudulently blame the army for the problems with the … (View Post)

Jeez, I wonder why we might do that ? U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Wednesday slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppli… (View Post)