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From the WTF? files comes something I missed when it actually happened but was made aware of by the latest...

From the WTF? files comes something I missed when it actually happened but was made aware of by the latest...
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Sputnik – April 8, 2020

A fourth US aircraft carrier now has cases of COVID-19 among its crew. The USS Nimitz was preparing to deploy later this month for sea trials and had already begun bringing crew aboard.

“You can’t handle the truth,” Jack Nicholson screams at a crucial moment in a silly 1992 film called, “A Few Good Men.” Nicholson was addressing Tom Cruise for reasons no one can bother to remember. But he may as well have been addressing Donald Trump, who is equally helpless when it comes to the truth about Covid-19.

Andrew J. BACEVICH
As a fledgling officer long, long ago, I was taught to abide by the hierarchy of Mission first, then Men, and then Self. Simple enough in theory, that code is not easy to live by.

By Chris Busby | CounterPunch | March 6, 2020

Rambo: First Blood and Commando are almost twin movies, both centring on a highly skilled military veteran on some sort...

Rambo: First Blood and Commando are almost twin movies, both centring on a highly skilled military veteran on some sort...
The post Why did the Pentagon Reject Rambo, But Were Willing to Work on Commando? first appeared on Spy Culture.

The DOD’s doctrine on working with Hollywood says that assistance can only be provided to productions that offer audiences a...

The DOD’s doctrine on working with Hollywood says that assistance can only be provided to productions that offer audiences a...
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