Last year, Russia laid out its plan to spend $650 billion on its military to replace aging Soviet equipment and rebuild the military which had suffered lack of funding during the 1990s. 80% of that is being spent on procurement. That's an average of $52 billion a year. In comparison, the United...
If you were the school administrator how would you deal with this? Does the mere fact that she's a **** actress mean she shouldn't be allowed to be present? I think the **** industry should be banned. But while my gut instinct says I wouldn't want her to be there with high school kids, I can't...
I'm impressed by the principled stand that Kofi Anna is taking. Of course the Syrian rebels won't like that:
Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue | Reuters
Excellent article in the Christian Science Monitor. Too long to quote here, but the article demolishes the scare tactics and points out that even if Iran does eventually choose to develop nuclear weapons, it will do so as a defensive move and there will be few dangers in relation to that. It's...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/world/europe/french-police-detain-strauss-kahn-for-questioning.html
Seriously? He went to parties with naked women? :hitwall:
4th T-50 fighter jet to go on test flight: Voice of Russia
What's amazing is that "everything is going according to plan" for deliveries in 2013. I was expecting the fighter to enter service around 2015-2016, but at this rate, it could become operational in 2014. This would mean that the T-50...
I'm right handed and I always hold the fork in my right hand and knife in my left hand. But I was always under the impression that the standard etiquette is to do it the other way. Now, I was watching Chori Choir Chupke Chupke and saw that they held the fork and knife the same way I do...
Movie Review: Kurbaan | The Vigil Idiot
I was watching Kurbaan and couldn't stand the ridiculousness of it all. Then I saw this comic which perfectly captures the whole movie. :pop:
Anonymous reveals Haditha massacre emails — RT
Hell yeah!!!!! I've always been critical of Anonymous as generally childish and counterproductive. But this time I have to fully support and praise them for their actions here!