Word: weaponeer
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While the aerodynamics of autorotation may be challenging for outsiders to grasp, a second decision - sending the V-22 into combat armed with only a tiny gun, pointing backward - is something anyone can understand. The Pentagon boasts on its V-22 website that the aircraft "will be the weapon of choice for the full spectrum of combat." That's plainly false - and by a long shot. Retired General James Jones, who recently led a study into the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces, is a V-22 supporter. But when he ran the Marines from 1999 to 2003, he insisted...
Player To Watch: Austin Knowlin, senior wide receiver. Last season’s Ivy Rookie of the Year is the Lions’ most dangerous weapon...
...Iran's largest European trading partner) and sharply criticized by Russia. A deeper problem lies in the fact that the West sees uranium enrichment itself - to which Iran is entitled under the Non-Proliferation Treaty - as unacceptable, because it would give Iran the means to quickly assemble a nuclear weapon if it chose to break from the NPT, as North Korea did. Thus far, Iran has rejected deals offered by the Europeans to forgo its right to enrichment, although talks are ongoing...
...Leone said. “I’m more impressed with how they responded in the second half than in overtime. In overtime, you flip a coin.” The coin turned up on the right side for the Crimson when Wideroff, just one weapon in Harvard’s arsenal of talented rookies, finished off a pass from sophomore midfielder Christina Hagner just 30 seconds into the second extra frame. The second half saw no shortage of chances for the Crimson, which kept the ball in the Terriers’ half and thrilled the home crowd with...
...politician anytime. Even when Petraeus gave sketchy, disingenuous answers-expressing hope about the three-way Shi'ite gang war in the oil-rich port city of Basra-not even the most knowledgeable Senators had the facts to dispute him. The general was armed with the modern military's deadliest weapon, the PowerPoint-presentation-serried ranks of bar charts marching toward victory, which provided camouflage for the gaping holes and contradictions in the Petraeus-Crocker story. Crocker, for example, seemed particularly insistent on roping Iran into the scenario. "The Iranian President has already announced that Iran will fill any vacuum...