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Feb.16.2012
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Canadian procurement is a Government of Canada defence procurement program to purchase 65 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The F-35 procurement program has been a source of considerable...
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Oct.20.2011
One afternoon last fall at Fort Benning, Ga., two model-size planes took off, climbed to 800 and 1,000 feet, and began criss-crossing the military base in search of an orange, green and blue tarp.
The automated, unpiloted planes worked on their own, with no human guidance, no hand on any...
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Jul.06.2011
Is it wrong that the power of just one organization can ruin multi-national corporations, entire states and counties? The answer is yes, yes and yes.
Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the holding company for Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Service, a credit rating agency which performs...
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Jul.05.2011
Has President Obama blown it for himself? Yes. Why? Because he wasted 18 months on being a partisan player instead of passing laws that he promised as a Democrat while canvassing prior to his election.
Is the united States in dire straits? Yes. Why? Because American Republicans during the 8 years...
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Feb.17.2011
If a country kept sticking its nose into other countries affairs when for no other reason than to be the biggest bully on the block wouldn’t you expect that one day that one of those countries has had enough and a retaliatory response in order? Here’s the culprit. The United States of America.These...
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Feb.16.2011
It was announced Feb. 14th, 2011 that due to the huge demand for corn, food prices will take a large increase. From the price of beef to soft drinks, margarine to breakfast cereals, this increase will have an impact on every consumer: In their pocket book. The U.S. Department of Agriculture warned...
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Jan.09.2011
The one thing I enjoy about being a free-lance journalist is the fact I can write about whatever subject matter that comes to mind. I don't wait for my editor to hand me a mundane assignment such as "I want you to cover the story at City Hall. The one where the dog bites the hand that feeds...
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Jan.06.2011
The United States has secretly taken steps to increase the effectiveness of its military forces in fighting Al-Qaeda and other Islamic extremist groups, according to a report carried today by "The New York Times." The report quotes U.S. officials and military documents as revealing that...
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Jan.01.2011
The following are reports from the month of December 2010.
“Northern Ireland deep freeze leaves tens of thousands without water supply.”
From the Telegraph: “Britain's freezing weather: worst snow for 50 years paralyzes transport networks.”
London Silobreaker: “Blizzards shut down runways,...
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Dec.27.2010
I might be cynical, but when the proposal for new search features was presented to the head of the Homeland Security Office they had to designate a department to carry out these new laws. The Transportation Security Administration was the obvious choice. Now these additions to searching protocols...
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Dec.25.2010
It's been a long time but I'm back. I will not explain my reasons as they relate to health issues. And yes, everything is fine with me. Thank-you for asking. Okay. Here I go again with my (according to far-right Republicans and a few Democratics) ridiculous annotations and subversive accusations....
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Jun.04.2010
The following is information that I think you, the general public, should be made aware of as of 2007-2009. This is a list of the world's eight largest public and private businesses by gross revenues. The list is limited to companies with annual revenues exceeding 40 billion U.S. dollars. Not...
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Jun.04.2010
This is going to be the shortest blog I have ever written. Why? Because I am now batting 10 out of 10. Again, why? I'm getting tired of predicting the future. Every worse possible scenario I have gleaned from incompetence, stupidity and greed by the corporations and governments have come to...
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May.31.2010
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I wanted to contact British Petroleum and tell them exactly how I have felt for the past month and some days but to no avail. This was due to the fact that their was not a site for which I could do so. Then I came across one of the hundreds of web sites and in issue 21 of no uncertain date saying...
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May.28.2010
For more than 4 weeks, we have been watching and reading media reports concerning the dramatic oil spill and massive clean up effort ongoing in the Gulf of Mexico. This unfolding tragedy is over 2,000 miles south from our county and will not affect us personally. But, before we get too complacent...
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A MAN WHO DOES NOT KNOW THE TRUTH IS JUST AN IDIOT. BUT A MAN WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH AND CALLS IT A LIE IS A CROOK! ”
—--BERTOLT BRECHT--
About Warren
I have loved photography ever since I got caught filming a new aircraft when I was 11 years old. The experience persipitated my writing and since, I have been published nationally and internationally. My images have gone world wide and my career has taken me...
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