Category Archives: WORLD MILITARY

FORMER FRONTEX EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWS VIA TWITTER TO EU COMMISSIONER CECILIA MALSTROM ON THE EU’S BORDER-CONTROL COORDINATION AGENCY’S MALADMINISTRATION

Posted on February 12, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Maltese national and retired armed forces Major Alexander Dalli, has Tweeted a message to EU Commissioner, Cecilia Malstrom, to draw attention to rampant maladministration inside the EU’s border-control coordination agency, FRONTEX.  Dalli served for two tours of duty as a … Continue reading →

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FRONTEX’S OPERATIONS DIRECTOR LIKELY TO BECOME THE EU AGENCY’S NEXT DIRECTOR GENERAL

Posted on February 10, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

The Operations Director of FRONTEX, German border policeman Klaus Rosler, is earmarked and set to become the EU border-control coordination agency’s next Director General. This despite his coming under the scrutiny and fire of the EU Ombudsman when it was established that there was maladministration on the part of Frontex. Continue reading →

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Mikhail Kalashnikov, Creator of AK-47, Dies at 94

Posted on December 23, 2013 by ivanmconsiglio

Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, the inventor of the AK-47, holding a prototype of his famous assault rifle in 2007. The arms designer credited by the Soviet Union with creating the AK-47, the first in a series of rifles and … Continue reading →

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Smart weapons: Kill switches and safety catches | The Economist

Posted on December 4, 2013 by ivanmconsiglio

Smart weapons Kill switches and safety catches Arms control: New technologies make it easier to track small arms and stop them working under certain circumstances. To what extent can they prevent the unintended or undesirable use of weapons? Technological tweaks … Continue reading →

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UNIQUE US MARINE BAND LIVE PERFORMANCE

Posted on December 3, 2013 by ivanmconsiglio

An excellent live rendition by the Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band of “Thrift Shop / Can’t Hold Us” , during their annual US Marine Corps birthday celebration. Continue reading →

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Rare Color Photographs from the Trenches of World War I

Posted on November 14, 2013 by ivanmconsiglio

Black and white photographs often feel more genuine than color images — more truthful, somehow — especially those depicting historical events. Much of that perceived authenticity derives from the fact that black and white pictures seem to be, in the … Continue reading →

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Recharge on the move !!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by ivanmconsiglio

Smart idea: ONBOARD BATTERIES FOR YOUR GADGETS

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