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The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has reported that Europe abandoned at least intelligence projects years ago that could have helped it track the Russian Oreshnik. At least three such projects were never fully completed by the countries involved. The Russians have already used their medium-range ballistic missile OreshnikContinue Reading

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Plane vanished in jungle near eastern border with Venezuela; search hindered by dense terrain and adverse weather., Plane vanished in remote jungle near eastern border with Venezuela; search hindered by dense terrain and adverse weather. Bogota, Colombia – Search and rescue teams in Colombia are searching for a passenger planeContinue Reading

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Last year’s 50th anniversary summer of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” was accompanied by a feeding frenzy of hoopla. We were besieged with a slew of “making-of” documentaries, countless online articles and appreciations, Discovery Channel specials, features on the nightly news, museum exhibits and a nationwide theatrical rerelease. I suspect the breathlessContinue Reading