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#OTD 1982: Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, and a radio ham gave the BBC the inside scoop
02 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history Tags: Falklands war
Yes, Minister explains the #Brexit
01 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, international economics Tags: Common market
Response to my OIA on #HitandRunNZ
29 Mar 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, politics - New Zealand, war and peace Tags: Afghanistan, conspiracy theories, conspiracy theorists
Is it not standard journalistic practice to put your allegations to the subject of your investigation prior to publication? Hager testified in the High Court that
… where the allegations were serious and the evidence was far from being solid enough to publish with confidence, I would definitely have gone to the person being accused to hear their side. Not only is that fair to the person concerned but also it would form a vital part of the checking of the facts. The person’s response would be very important as to whether I proceeded to publish the allegations about that person.
A Wellington journalist who should have known better wondered why the New Zealand Army took so long to respond to Hit and Run. The reason was they received no advance copies. They were still reading it into the night.
The wages of sin catching up with the Vice Fund v. S&P 500
22 Mar 2017 Leave a comment
Source: VICEX USA Mutuals Barrier Investor Fund VICEX Quote Price News.
The Vice Fund is now known as the Barrier Fund because it extended out of sinful stocks into industries with high barriers to entry. Minimum Investment is $2,000.
The Barrier Fund primarily invests in the following industries: Aerospace/Defense, Gaming, Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages. These four industries were chosen because they demonstrate one or more of these compelling and distinctive investment characteristics:
- Natural barriers to new competition
- Steady demand regardless of economic condition
- Global Marketplace – not limited to the U.S. economy
- Potentially high profit margins
- Ability to generate excess cash flow and pay and increase dividends
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More @NZGreens fantasies about terrorism! Do non-Western terrorist murders not count?
28 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
If it would all have been different but for a UN mandate for the Iraqi war, Secretary of State Powell simply should have worked harder. I do wonder what the Afghan based jihadists are fighting for given that punitive expedition had UN authorisation after 9/11.
Source: New Zealand Intelligence and Security Bill Government Bill As reported from the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Minority Report of the New Zealand Greens.
At least 12% #Gitmo detainees should never have been released; 21% too many under Bush, that big softy!
24 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, politics - USA, war and peace
Source: Sebastian Gorka Disagrees With Official Terrorism Statistics via Only 12% of Guantanamo Detainees Released by Obama Have Returned to the Battlefield | Mother Jones.
Tony Blair on populists and Brits in Gitmo
23 Feb 2017 3 Comments
in defence economics Tags: British politics, Gitmo, populists
The purpose of Gitmo was to prevent combatants returning to the battlefield
22 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
Top 10 Misconceptions About World War 1
22 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Sample selection bias: where to add armour to WWII bombers that returned
19 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
Unmanned air force drones beset by labour shortage
16 Feb 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, labour economics, labour supply
It takes up to 300 people to keep an unmanned drone in the sky verses about 100 for an air force fighter jet.
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