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Various media outlets are reporting that early this morning a truck plowed into a New Orleans crowd of people celebrating the New Year. At least 10 dead and 30 or more injured. Apparently, the driver was killed in a shootout with police. No news yet on motivation of the driver...

Not sure if this has been previously posted. The interview actually took place in October 2024, but was just yesterday posted to the SKies Magazine website. The full article can be found here. Below I've posted some RCAF related points:

CTV is reporting that David Lavery, a former Canadian Forces soldier , has been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan. More below from the CTV report: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/former-special-forces-soldier-canadian-dave-taken-by-the-taliban-sources-1.7111908 Mod edit: Adding this...

I wasn't sure where to post this, so after some deliberation decided to just create a new thread. Enjoy.

Jon Benjamin UK Ambassador to Mexico got sacked not only for being stupid, but allowing it to be videotaped! Link

The Hill Times has an article on a recent report on the readiness/capabilities shortcomings of the Canadian military. The actual report (which is pretty detailed) can be found here.

Unidentified sources have told the CBC that several Liberal cabinet ministers have announced they are not seeking re-election or are being moved to different portfolios. One of those ministers who is being re-assigned is apparently Defence Minister Anand. Link If true, it will be...

Interesting video of an Ukrainian improvised 40mm mortar round. In essence the Ukrainians have taken a 60mm mortar and using a metal sleeve into which a AGS-17 round is inserted and the sleeve and and round are dropped into the mortar and the round is launched. Range approx. 2 km s. More info...

Stumbled across this some time ago and only now getting around to posting it. A short little book written on a almost unknown aspect of the history of Special Forces in Canada. The book deals with the establishment of a Canadian Special Air Service (SAS) Company after WW2 and its downfall...

Nichelle Nichols who is best known for her role as Lt Uhura in the original Star Trek has passed away at 89. Link

An old report and my apologies if this has already been posted. Its an interesting article on the sinking of a decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Rodney M. Davis by US and allied forces, including HMCS Winnipeg which launched one Harpoon missile at the ship. Link contains...

Some amazing imagery of a Croatian CL-415 dropping water on a fire near Rijeka, Croatia. Originally posted on You tube in 2019.

Interesting article on how the FBI and Australian Federal Police, plus numerous other police agencies were able to disrupt organized crime groups worldwide. Attached below is the actual unsealed search warrant that goes into detail on how the FBI/AFP carried out the operation and a FBI press...

Remember when the pandemic first started and people were speculating as the whether the virus had actually escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology? And several scientists came out and said that no, "we [the scientific community] have no evidence to indicate that" and most of us thought that...

Wasn't sure where to place this article so the Mods can move it if they want. It will interesting to see if this ever takes place. And I'm sure various militaries might be interested, if for VIP transports if nothing else. Link

America Has a GPS Problem The system is essential but also vulnerable. We need a backup. By Kate Murphy Kate Murphy, a frequent contributor to The New York Times, is a commercial pilot and author of “You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters.” Jan. 23, 2021 Time was when...

Harvard Professor of Astronomy Avi Loeb has written a book, Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth that theorizes that Oumuamua which sailed through our solar system in October 2017 was actually an artifact from an alien civilization, and not an comet as the majority...

George Blake, one of the Cambridge Five, a group of Russian spies in British intelligence, has, according to Russian authorities passed away. Link Blake was the last of the Cambridge Five: Donald Maclean died 6 March 1983; Guy Burgess 30 August 1963; Harold "Kim" Philby 11 May 1988; and...

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Canada's version of Jeffery Epstein?? Link