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Comment They are going big into alternative energy (Score 1, Troll) 163

Such as solar cells and hybrids. see http://www.washingtontimes.com...

Part of the reason was the number of supply convoys hit by attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan and the strategic problem caused by dependency on foreign fuel suppliers. Protecting supply lines can be expensive. But personally I am waiting for this new Congress to kill the initiatives in favor of fossil fuels and the obsolete methods of powering the military.

Comment Re:US Navy still uses sextant and chronometer (Score 0) 102

When working with billions of dollars of taxpayer assets everything would be double checked to ensure nothing goes wrong. A colleague of mine was on a missile sub and that was how he described things to me.

The private sector sees things differently it seems:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E...

Comment Re:But DC is different,no? (Score 1) 588

No. It was intended to be neutral ground not under the jurisdiction or control of any state. Because if any state controlled they could in fact hold the central government hostage. See "..for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals,...".

In other words an attempt by a state to erect a fort or send in a militia is an act of insurrection.

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