The Defense Revolution: Strategy for the Brave New World.
The Defense Revolution: Strategy for the Brave New World Kenneth L. Adelman, Norman R. Augustine, ICS Press, $19.95. Whole herds of hobby horses are ridden to exhaustion in the six chapters of this book expounding on geostrategy and military policy, six "myths" about the defense acquisition system, five...

ARAB-US RELATIONS - Jan 14 - US Will Push Ahead With Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia.
The Bush administration will move ahead with a high-profile arms sale to Saudi Arabia as early as Jan 14, as part of a $20 bn package of deals with the Gulf States. The Gulf is gearing up to sign a raft of military contracts after the US last July...

RELATIONS BETWEEN VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA FROZEN AFTER COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT CUTS OFF HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS.
Colombia-Venezuela relations have broken down after Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe removed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez from the effort to negotiate with the Fuerza Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) for the release of hostages. Family members of hostages and international governments had praised introducing Chavez as a mediator in the...

Industry risk report: aerospace.
INDUSTRY RISK REPORT AEROSPACE Many companies are dependent on the U.S. government for revenue, which is a blessing and a curse. When the U.S. goes to war; the stocks of defense contractors rise as the Pentagon looks to replace hardware. But when the government pulls back on spending defense...

Depression, war, and cold war; studies in political economy.
0195182928 Depression, war, and cold war; studies in political economy. Higgs, Robert. Oxford U. Press 2006 221 pages $35.00 Hardcover HC106 Higgs (political economy, The Independent Institute) builds upon his earlier...

No one at the CIA will be punished for 9/11.
No one at the CIA will be punished for 9/11. The Aug. 21 release of a 19-page declassified summary report from the office of the CIA inspector general looking into the failure to counter the threat posed by al-Qaeda from 1998 to 2001 places the blame firmly on the...

Put it on the bill.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Trade has, over the years, fostered some unlikely unions and nurtured some improbable friendships. But when A has what B wants, especially if A wants to sell and B wants to buy, there are few obstacles that cannot be overcome. It was just such a...

Selected Canadian military export contracts or deliveries reported during 2006.
Selected Canadian military export contracts or deliveries reported during 2006 Overseas contacts during 2006 (non-US) Military product Supplier Location or service Atlantis Aerospace Brampton, ON EH101 helicopter Corp. cockpit trainer (#) CAE Inc. Montreal, QC C-295 transport aircraft flight simulator (#) P-3C patrol aircraft operational tactics trainer EH101 helicopter...

Illegal workers taken to Devens; Agents nab 400 in New Bedford.
Byline: M. Elizabeth Roman DEVENS - They came in waves through the night. A parade of buses with every window shuttered in white paper, pulled up slowly to the gated compound of the Devens Reserve Forces Training Area last night. Inside, about 400 illegal workers...

Concord tries to halt potential transfer of Navy base.
The Navy is poised to relinquish about 5,200 acres within the Concord city limits. The prospect of so much land becoming available in an area where real estate is at a premium excites city officials, developers, environmentalists and city residents, all of whom have at least slightly different visions...