I’ve received some emails from irate subscribers demanding their money back (to steal a joke from Jim Bartlett) due to the paucity of postings lately. Kinder, gentler readers have expressed concern as to whether I have been kidnapped. To the…
An article in Defense Industry Daily today highlighted a previous report by a watchdog group on Triple Canopy’s activities in Iraq. Triple Canopy is one of the major private military contractors in Iraq and has taken over many of the…
Psst. Have I got a deal for you. For only $65 million you can be the owner of a military landing hovercraft — complete with guns, compartments for three tanks, space for 170 troops and nuclear and CBW shelters. It…
A headline in last Thursday’s Washington Times portentously warned: “EXCLUSIVE: Obama loosens missile technology controls to China.” The sub-head was “Fulfill Your Final Wishes. Nuclear Apocalypse Expected Tomorrow!!” Well, not really, that wasn’t the actual subhead, but it could have…
Earlier this week, we reported on the new Agreement Guidelines posted last Friday by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”). The new Guidelines provided instructions for electronic filing of requests for approval of agreements to exchange technical data on…