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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Odd Thomas by Koontz
Just finished Koontz's Odd Thomas. Review coming soon.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
The Joe Show 76 - Tim Russert
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Tim Russert Dead at 58
Russert was just back from a family trip to Italy and was in his Washington office working when he collapsed. NBC said he was recording voiceovers for Sunday's "Meet the Press."I must say that I, for one, will miss Tim Russert during this year's election cycle, and that I'll miss him on Meet The Press. Our thoughts are with the Russert family and those who have grown close to Tim Russert over his career.
Joe
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Soapy Joe 3 - One Prayer
National Terror Alert Response Center: Gates Warns of Catastrophic Consequences For States Providing Terrorists Nuclear Bomb
From the National Terror Alert Response Center: Gates Warns of Catastrophic Consequences For States Providing Terrorists Nuclear Bomb
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday of "catastrophic" consequences for any state that provided nuclear weapons used in a terrorist attack on the United States. His comments came at the end of a two-day swing through US air bases in which he pressed the air force to give priority attention to its nuclear forces, warning that the need for deterrence was growing, not diminishing. "Every senior leader, when you're asked what keeps you awake at night, it's the thought of a terrorist ending up with a weapon of mass destruction, especially nuclear," Gates told reporters on a flight back to Washington.
Gates acknowledged that deterrence would likely have little effect on terrorists prepared to die for their cause. But, he said, "It certainly plays a part in deterring the states who might be a source for it (nuclear material.)" He said it was hard to imagine that terrorists could obtain nuclear materials from anywhere other than a state.
Asked what the consequences would be for a state that supplied nuclear weapons used in a terrorist attack on the United States, Gates said, "The way we've always framed it is the consequences for a state who unleashed a weapon of mass destruction on the United States would be catastrophic. "We went through this in the lead up to the first Gulf War. We never were explicit about it. We just said the consequences would be catastrophic. It is best to leave it ambiguous."
The subject came up earlier in a closed question and answer session Gates had with air force personnel at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said. In discussing the growing importance of deterrence after a post-Cold War lull, Gates also cited Russia's recent investments in its nuclear arsenals and challenges posed by China and Iran, he said. The United States is convinced that an Iranian enrichment uranium program is part of a drive to acquire nuclear weapons, despite Iranian denials.
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday of "catastrophic" consequences for any state that provided nuclear weapons used in a terrorist attack on the United States. His comments came at the end of a two-day swing through US air bases in which he pressed the air force to give priority attention to its nuclear forces, warning that the need for deterrence was growing, not diminishing. "Every senior leader, when you're asked what keeps you awake at night, it's the thought of a terrorist ending up with a weapon of mass destruction, especially nuclear," Gates told reporters on a flight back to Washington.
Gates acknowledged that deterrence would likely have little effect on terrorists prepared to die for their cause. But, he said, "It certainly plays a part in deterring the states who might be a source for it (nuclear material.)" He said it was hard to imagine that terrorists could obtain nuclear materials from anywhere other than a state.
Asked what the consequences would be for a state that supplied nuclear weapons used in a terrorist attack on the United States, Gates said, "The way we've always framed it is the consequences for a state who unleashed a weapon of mass destruction on the United States would be catastrophic. "We went through this in the lead up to the first Gulf War. We never were explicit about it. We just said the consequences would be catastrophic. It is best to leave it ambiguous."
The subject came up earlier in a closed question and answer session Gates had with air force personnel at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said. In discussing the growing importance of deterrence after a post-Cold War lull, Gates also cited Russia's recent investments in its nuclear arsenals and challenges posed by China and Iran, he said. The United States is convinced that an Iranian enrichment uranium program is part of a drive to acquire nuclear weapons, despite Iranian denials.
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