From Foreign Policy:
For the last half-decade, the Fund for Peace, working with Foreign Policy, has been putting together the Failed States Index, using a battery of indicators to determine how stable — or unstable — a country is. But as the photos here demonstrate, sometimes the best test is the simplest one: You’ll only know a failed state when you see it.
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My Comment: A sobering photo gallery of failed states
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In the 1930s the leaders and the scientists of the Soviet armed forces were fascinated with the concept of creating huge planes.
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From The New York Times:
In a pair of posts late last year (Part 1, Part 2), this blog covered several arguments surrounding the American military’s primary rifles, the M-16 and M-4, which are also widely used by police departments, counterterrorism units and other federal agencies. (Among those using M-4 rifles are the C.I.A., the State Department and the New York Police Department.)
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My Comment: A worthwhile post to read, and some good photos.
Posted in World News Tags: Counterterrorism, Military Rifles, Military Standard, New York Police, New York Police Department, New York Times, Photos, Police Departments, State Department, State Police, World News, York Police Department Comments OffThe Denver Post has a great new multimedia project that focuses on Childhood poverty in Colorado. The project is full of flash, photos and video that tells the stories of children who are poor in the state.
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