Washington Post – The Marine Corps chain of command in Iraq ignored “obvious” signs of “serious misconduct” in the 2005 slayings of two dozen civilians in Haditha, and commanders fostered a climate that devalued the life of innocent Iraqis to the point that their deaths were considered an insignificant part of the war, according to an Army general’s investigation.
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Daily Archives: April 22, 2007
US Navy – Navy's newest fast-attack sub, North Carolina, is christened
Virginian Pilot – Under a cloudless Carolina-blue sky, shipbuilders and the Navy on Saturday celebrated the christening of the North Carolina, the nation’s newest fast-attack submarine.
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Transformation – Robot wars
The Economist – An attempt to build an ethical robotic soldier.
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Geopolitics / China – Chinese Lessons:Nixon, Mao, and the Course of U.S.-Chinese Relations
Foreign Affairs – Margaret MacMillan’s engaging narrative history shows how Nixon’s trip to visit Mao helped end the Cold War. But neither leader anticipated how fast China would rise or how that rise would force the U.S.-Chinese relationship to evolve.
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NOSI - Naval Open Source Intelligence™ 