Iran's Legal Rights and Obligations Regarding the British Navy

There is some talk as to whether the Iranians are mistaken or outright lying concerning the location of the British sailors whom they kidnapped in Iraqi waters. This discussion misses a more important point, which is that under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Iranians may legally do no more [...]

The Ides of March

Today, 15 March, was known on the Roman calendar as The Ides of March. Today we celebrate the murder of Julius Ceasar on this date in 44 B.C. Ceasar’s death was reportedly foretold by a a soothsayer who warned him with the words “Cave Idus Martiae”, which means “Beware the Ides of March.” Julius Caeser [...]

Air Force Seeks Heat Ray

The U.S. Air Force has certified the Active Denial System (ADS) as safe after extensive testing. The Active Denial System fires a beam of three millimeters waves (94 Ghz) at the targets. The waves are absorbed by the top layers of a persons skin which makes them feel like they are on fire within three [...]

Don’t Be Too Happy about the Defeat of the Unconstitutional D.C. Gun Laws

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia finally ruled that several D.C. anti-gun laws were unconstitutional. The case covered three separate District of Columbia laws: A law that prevents handgun registration A law that requires rifles and shotguns to be either disassembled or disabled when being stored A law that requires a [...]

Why Iraq?

Where you support or oppose the U.S.-led mission to achieve freedom for the Iraqi people, one criticism of the Bush administration seems to be unavoidable. This is that the Bush administration has never clearly explained the reasoning behind their decision. The benefits of the forced regime change in Iraq are far reaching, but they are [...]

U.S. Navy Seeks Vomit Ray

Invocon will be displaying their new Electromagnetic Personnel Interdiction Control (EPIC) weapon at the Navy Opportunity Forum 2007. The device is a non-lethal, stand-off, electromagnetic weapon which is designed to make the targets feel too ill to fight — without causing long-term damage. Here is Invocon’s abstract for the show: This company is developing a [...]

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