You do kind of need the actual arms.Russia has a lot of cash but struggles quite badly to get the best kit. And the US is in fact an enormously important producer of arms, and not just a wealthy uncl… (View Post)

Surely Franco was "allowed" to die peacefully in his bed because he didn't pose a direct threat to people in countries outside Spain that might have been in a position to prevent that?… (View Post)

Personally, I think the Supreme Court will dismiss it by more than that, quite possibly 9-0, because the argument is weak. People slightly overstate the partisan aspect of the US courts, particularly… (View Post)

Yes, I find that unspoken aspect of OFITG very touching. I don't know if Renwick has children himself or whether there is a bit of autobiography in there, but it is well handled. Terry and Sheil… (View Post)

In fairness, Cambridge is where you go if you want to learn to be a treacherous scumbag, whereas Oxford churns out deluded bullsh1tters. For that reason alone, I can't see Milne being a plant an… (View Post)