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...conflict was sparked by Pentagon decisions on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), a state-of-the-art aircraft being built by a consortium of nations led by the U.S. and Britain. Britain has invested $2 billion in the plane's development. But the Department of Defense has refused to allow the British access to the most sophisticated technologies on the JSF, and further insulted the British when it unilaterally decided that it would no longer need an engine for the plane that was to be built in part by Britain's Rolls-Royce. In response, Paul Drayson, Britain's Minister...
...force pilots. Also aboard were four military advisers to Taylor's forces from Burkina Faso and two other journalists. When we touched down at Robertsfield, the national airport, the plane's window shades were pulled down by the crew, and the airport lights were doused as soon as the aircraft's engines were switched...
...then the international community will be paralyzed and unable to support these resisters [of the oppressive regime] inside Iran.” Furthermore, we do not believe that this event is going to bolster war—that the concert seeks to be the event that launched a thousand aircraft, in other words. In fact, encouraging students and citizens to talk about issues in Iran, specifically human rights violations and American foreign policy toward it, seems consistent with the philosophy of multilateralism and democratic dialogue. Even a casual observer of Saturday’s concert would have perceived a decidedly...
...will improve on the ungainly weight and clanking brain of the older ships. "It's like comparing today's 737s with the ones that flew in 1967," says Scott Horowitz, an associate administrator for NASA. "Put them side by side, and they look alike. But they're entirely different aircraft...
...match for Western politicians with security fears, either real or politically opportunistic. The Bush Administration, stung by a rebellion in its own party, announced last week that it would review a deal by another Dubai firm to buy a British company, Doncasters, which makes precision parts for U.S. military aircraft and tanks at plants in Georgia and Connecticut...