Rapid Fire August 30, 2013: UK’s House of Commons Blocks Military Action Against Syria

Rapid Fire August 30, 2013: UK’s House of Commons Blocks Military Action Against Syria

* British Prime Minister David Cameron came to the House of Commons armed with an intelligence dossier from the Joint Intelligence Committee, as well as a legal opinion from the Attorney General. He narrowly grounded his case for military action against Assad’s...
Rapid Fire August 30, 2013: UK’s House of Commons Blocks Military Action Against Syria

Rapid Fire August 29, 2013: Western Parliaments Want A Say in Syrian Decisions

* While President Obama had not reached a decision yesterday about the way to proceed with Syria, 116 members of the US House of Representatives, most of them Republicans, signed a letter [PDF] urging him to consult Congress before launching strikes. Like many, House...
Rapid Fire August 30, 2013: UK’s House of Commons Blocks Military Action Against Syria

Rapid Fire August 28, 2013: France, UK Back US Strike Against Syria While Germany Stalls, Iran Barks

* As the US is getting ready for a limited strike on Syrian military installations, the non sequitur of the day comes from Iran’s Fars news agency: “[Parliament Speaker] Larijani said there is no need for Syria to respect the international regulations if...
Rapid Fire August 30, 2013: UK’s House of Commons Blocks Military Action Against Syria

Along Came A Spider: The XM-7 RED Mine

XM-7 Spider System(click to view full) The 2004 National Landmine Policy directed the Pentagon to end the use of persistent landmines after 2010, and introduce self-destructing and self-deactivating alternatives. The XM-7 Spider is the successor to the Matrix system...