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The Washington Times reports: The intelligence reports showing French assistance to Saddam ongoing in the late winter of 2002 helped explain why France refused to deal harshly with Iraq and blocked U.S. moves at the United Nations.

À qui dois-je m'adresser pour faire une réclamation?*

Not the UN, that's for damn sure.

Hey France...Allez-vous en.*

Via U.S. News.com: Last week's report by America's chief weapons inspector gave us more details on Saddam's food for oil scandal. In addition to kickbacks to the obvious countries that ended up opposing the war, there was this interesting detail:

"the report detailed Saddam's knack for acquiring banned military hardware. Investigators uncovered contracts for missile-related components: gyroscopes from China, infrared-homing gear from North Korea, and engines from Poland. In Russia, Iraqi diplomats bribed customs agents and then hopped aboard weekly charter planes packed with radar and global positioning system jammers, night-vision gear, and missile components. All told, Saddam's agents shopped in at least 22 countries." -David E. Kaplan

This wouldn't be for weapons programs, would it? With all that food for oil money, who wouldn't go on a shopping spree?

Developed by the U.S. Joint Forces Command, or JFCom, a division of the Department of Defense, "Urban Resolve" is a new video game. It's one part Risk, one part The Sims and one part raw supercomputing power. It's also the tool that could one day give the U.S. military the upper hand in urban conflicts akin to the ones currently taking place in Iraq. For instance, military leaders could use Urban Resolve to predict what would happen if they destroyed the electricity source in a particular city. It's also realistic. But realism isn't the only reason military leaders like the simulator. It also gives them a chance to peek into the future by introducing weapons and tools that don't yet exist into their battle scenarios. via Wired.com

Is that cool or what?


*To whom should I complain?
*Go away.