On Feb. 29, Pentagon officials announced they had chosen a bid from Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which is based in France, instead of one from Chicago-based Boeing for production of a new inflight refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. Seven weeks later, Boeing announced that it has filed [...]
KC-767 ‘Less Risk for Warfighters, Taxpayers’
April 24th, 2008 · No Comments
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Northrop Grumman Attempts to Set Record Straight
March 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Northrop Grumman issued a news release this morning in an attempt to “set the record straight” concerning what the company calls “the U.S. Air Force KC-45A misinformation.” What the defense contractor conveniently overlooked in its effort to “spin” the news is the point I raised in a March 1 post, Medal of Honor Recipient Right [...]
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Medal of Honor Recipient Right on Boeing Snub
March 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments
Yesterday, the Pentagon announced it has chosen a bid from Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which is based in France, instead of the KC-767 Advanced Tanker from Boeing, which is based in Chicago. One man, Hershel “Woody” Williams, thinks it was a terrible decision, and I agree. Williams, West Virginia’s [...]
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Iranian Regime Loves Prospect of President Obama
February 4th, 2008 · No Comments
The Iranian Regime is excited that Sen. Barack Obama would put an end to the U.S. “occupation” of Iraq, Gateway Pundit reports. His post today features excerpts of a report from Iran’s FARS News: In an interview with France’s Paris Match on Thursday, Obama said, “I want to have direct talks with countries like Iran [...]
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French President Promises Taser for Every Cop
November 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment
I learned in an article this morning that French President Nicolas Sarkozy “vowed before his election in May to buy a Taser — which paralyses targets — for every policeman and gendarme in France which could provide a market for at least 300,000 guns alone.” That means the demand for Don’t Taze Me, Bro! t-shirts [...]
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Get Your Official French Surrender Flag/T-shirt!
December 29th, 2006 · 2 Comments
Every time the French find themselves in a position of having to decide whether or not they will stand strong with the United States and fight for freedom, democracy, justice and everything that’s right for the world, they seem to tuck their tails and back down. To help them next time around, the creative minds [...]
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