"Cross of Iron." Starring James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason and David Warner. Amazing film. The Eastern Front from the German side. Lots of violence which is not surprising as it was directed by Sam Peckinpah. And filmed in Yugoslavia so they had access to lots of Soviet equipment...
For the last couple of week the Liberals have been putting out ads trying to equate PP with Trump. If PP doesn't come out loud and clear in his denunciations of Trump and his shenanigans I think those ads might stick to him and the CPC.
Reuters is reporting that President Trump has ordered large scale strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen and that these attacks may be just be the start of a prolonged campaign of strikes...
Depends on the type of buckshot: IIRC 00 has about six large pellets compared to Number 4 which has 12, smaller pellets. More pellets better chance of hitting the target.
Another oil tanker loses control and crashes into some Naval ships, this time in Brazil, three patrol boats possibly damaged. More here:
https://www.twz.com/sea/out-of-control-tanker-plows-into-docked-brazilian-navy-vessels
This Forbes article from 01 Feb 2022, states the average cost for the JLTV is between $370,000.00 and $400,000.00 USD ($533,000.00 and $575,000 CDN).*
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2022/02/01/oshkosh-defense-hybrid-jltv-may-offer-the-army-some-advantagesfor-a-price/
*Numbers have...
According to this article Roshel has delivered 1700 Senator vehicles to Ukraine at a cost of $600,00.00 CDN ($416,000.00 USD).
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/new-milestone-roshel-delivers-1700th-senator-armored-vehicle-to-the-ukrainian-defense-forces/
And the Army Recognition website is reporting that South Korea is proposing their K9 SP gun as a candidate for Canada's new SP gun.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/flash-news-south-korea-proposes-its-k9-howitzer-as-replacement-for-us-artillery-in-canadas-modernization-plan...
Canada and Poland if they haven't already, are supposed to sign a defence agreement for 2025-2026. More info from the Polish MoD:
https://www.gov.pl/web/national-defence/poland-and-canada-will-soon-sign-a-cooperation-agreement-for-2025-2026
CNN has more news. Besides the captain, the crew also consisted of a Russian/Filipino mix.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/uk/solong-captain-russian-stena-north-sea-crash-intl-gbr/index.html
Politico.eu has this update. One sailor missing, presumed dead. Another man arrested, “on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision.” USCG and NTSB will be sending investigators to help UK and Portuguese investigators...
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