Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 17, 2010

Russian Ambassador to NATO, Dmitri Rogozin. Photo from Radio Free Europe

Russian Tweets Against NATO -- Ares/Aviation Week

The International Herald Tribune (IHT) translates and paraphrases some of the "Bluster on Twitter" of the Russian ambassador to NATO, Dmitri Rogozin, whose Twitter account reveals him to be a prolific tweeter, with several entries an hour on everything from French literature to criticisms of NATO and journalists' articles.

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WNU Editor: A little confession here .... Ambassador Dmitri Rogozin is a follower of War News Updates and it's tweets. I also speak Russian .... so I can assure my English readers that his Russian entries are fascinating and enjoyable reads. He is a Russian nationalist and patriot .... and he makes no bones about it. I only wish that all of our political leaders were as prolific and open in their opinions as he is.

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Assessing the Sukhoi PAK-FA -- Air Power Australia

A400M: Over to You -- Ares/Aviation Week

A400M Delays Creating Contract Controversies -- Defense Industry Daily

U. S. Army Helicopter Aviation Confronts the Challenges of 2010 -- Year in Defense

How Many Soldiers do You See? -- Defense Tech

The Weapon Of The Future Blows Something Up -- Strategy Page

The US Coast Guard...too many missions...too few assets... -- Snafu

Justice Lawyers Try to Define Cyber War -- DoD Buzz

Canada Prepared for WMD Terrorism at Olympics -- Global Security Newswire

“Support Our Troops” slogan falls foul of Olympic rules
-- Reuters

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