https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/11/first-broken-promise.html?showComment=1227058680000
In From the Cold: The First Broken Promise?
In an article for The Weekly Standard , Alan Dowd, a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, wonders where Barack Obama will "land" on the is...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/08/todays-reading-assignment_20.html
In From the Cold: Today's Reading Assignment
" NATO's Empty Words ," from The Wall Street Journal . A few particularly relevant paragraphs: The most NATO ministers could muster at thei...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/06/and-you-think-your-power-bill-is-bad.html
In From the Cold: And You Think Your Power Bill is Bad?
Over at the National Security Agency (NSA), the problem isn't paying the bill, it's making sure the agency has enough juice to power all of ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/01/missile-defense-moves-forward-mr-levin.html
In From the Cold: Missile Defense Moves Forward; Mr. Levin is Unimpressed
There was some encouraging news yesterday regarding a pair of key projects in the nation's ballistic missile defense program. First, the Dep...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2006/11/words-of-warning.html
In From the Cold: Words of Warning
Israel's newly-installed Deputy Defense Minister has issued the sternest warning yet on what his country must do to deter Iran's nuclear amb...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/09/admiring-nowak.html?showComment=1189459020000
In From the Cold: Admiring Nowak
We're still shaking our heads over Buzz Aldrin's comments about Lisa Nowak. Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon (and a retired Air Fo...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2009/03/scary-stuff-indeed.html
In From the Cold: "Overwhelmed"
From Jim Geraghty at NRO's Campaign Spot . Every new administration--and president--goes through an adjustment process, but this is ridiculo...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/06/that-phd-in-pme.html?showComment=1214070060000
In From the Cold: That PhD in PME
We've heard from a number of Air Force senior NCOs--active duty and retired--since yesterday's post on the service's extended completion dea...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2010/01/kiss-of-death.html?showComment=1263652249806
In From the Cold: The Kiss of Death
If this report is correct, Martha Coakley is toast. Appearing on WBZ Radio's "Nightside" program, the Democratic Senate candidate described ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2006/01/mr-kims-travels.html
In From the Cold: Mr. Kim's Travels
Earlier this month, we reported on the visit to China by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il. When the trip was first revealed, there were h...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/03/your-tax-dollars-at-work.html
In From the Cold: Your Tax Dollars at Work
Study Details Catastrophic Impact Of Nuclear Attack On US Cities Wonder how much we paid for this "science of the obvious" effort? Make no m...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2006/06/how-times-have-changed.html?showComment=1151733000000
In From the Cold: How Times Have Changed
For years, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) was often referred to as the "super secret" or "shadowy" National Reconnaissance Office....
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/03/continuing-battle-over-uavs.html?showComment=1206733320000
In From the Cold: The Continuing Battle Over UAVs
A recent Los Angeles Times article details the latest skirmish in the Pentagon's internal battle over UAVs. According to the paper, Defense ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2013/07/why-rush-will-survive-and-prosper.html
In From the Cold: Why Rush Will Survive--and Prosper
The media world is atwitter (once again) over speculation that Cumulus Radio won't renew its contracts with Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity w...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/01/spy-who-fell-to-earth.html?showComment=1238048100000
In From the Cold: The Spy Who Fell to Earth
Sometime in late February or early March a disabled U.S. spy satellite is expected to plunge to earth, creating a potential danger from fall...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/09/nowaks-spin-doctor.html
In From the Cold: Nowak's Spin Doctor
Legal "spin doctor" Marti Mackenzie (Professional Profiles, Inc. photo) We chided former astronaut Lisa Nowak when she (successfully) petiti...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2009/04/are-you-domestic-terrorist.html?showComment=1239948720000
In From the Cold: Are You a Domestic Terrorist?
As a public service, we present today's self-help quiz, aimed at assessing you as a possible security risk. Please answer "yes" or "no" to t...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2011/01/owning-up.html
In From the Cold: Owning Up
Two high-profile examples of personal responsibility played out yesterday, thousands of miles apart, and with very different results. In a...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2006/06/todays-reading-assignment.html
In From the Cold: Today's Reading Assignment
In a column posted at Real Clear Politics , former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin offers some valuable thoughts on the growing ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/12/big-day-for-missile-defense.html?showComment=1228596060000
In From the Cold: Big Day for Missile Defense
You could almost hear the champagne corks popping, from Vandenburg AFB to Washington. Barely two hours ago--around 3:30 p.m., eastern time--...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2006/06/next-space-race.html?showComment=1149820020000
In From the Cold: The Next Space Race
The Pentagon has just released its annual report on Chinese space power, and it's a disturbing document, in several respects. Not only is B...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2009/10/that-makes-two.html
In From the Cold: That Makes Two
For the second time in less than a month, an Air Force wing commander has been fired at Minot AFB, North Dakota. Air Force Times reports th...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/01/vindication-of-general-schwalier.html?showComment=1200446760000
In From the Cold: The Vindication of General Schwalier
Air Force Brigadier General Terry Schwalier was the on-site Air Force wing commander during the Khobar Towers terrorist bombing in 1996. A f...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2014/03/southern-exposure.html
In From the Cold: Southern Exposure
While much of the globe is occupied with the hunt for Flight 370 (and we plead guilty as well), there was this item in the National Journal ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/03/its-in-timing.html
In From the Cold: It's in the Timing
For a reporter, getting a juicy story--or even a memorable quote--is sometimes a matter of being in the right place at the right time. The p...
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https://starkwhite.co.nz/nea-brings-video-games-in-from-the-cold/
NEA brings video games in from the cold | STARKWHITE
Nov 5, 2021 - The National Endowment for the Arts has embraced video games as an art form. Following on the heels of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's release for its...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2011/09/
In From the Cold: September 2011
Random thoughts on almost anything and everything, with an emphasis on defense, intelligence, politics and national security matters..providing insight for the...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2005/12/get-that-man-bigger-shovel.html
In From the Cold: Get That Man a Bigger Shovel
When Porter Goss became director of the CIA, it was clear that he faced a massive job: reinvigorating a moribund agency that had lost its wa...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-comes-next.html?showComment=1216800120000
In From the Cold: What Comes Next?
Scott Johnson at Powerline does a nice job of summarizing the conservative dust-up over recent U.S. diplomatic efforts toward Iran. As he o...
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In From the Cold: Bent Spear
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be briefed tomorrow on the Air Force's investigation into the accidental transfer of six nuclear-tipped ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-crowded-skies.html?showComment=1386694931134
In From the Cold: The Crowded Skies
It's getting a little crowded in China's recently-declared air defense intercept zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea. Beijing claims its ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/03/two-and-only.html
In From the Cold: The Two and Only
Bob and Ray (or, in this case, Ray Goulding and Bob Elliott) in a promotional photo for Monitor, the NBC radio program that showcased their ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/08/what-went-wrong-in-lebanon.html
In From the Cold: What Went Wrong in Lebanon
Today's Washington Times has a brief summary of the latest Israeli post-mortem on last year's war with Hizballah . The new study, conducted...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2009/12/mystery-solved.html?showComment=1260326319414
In From the Cold: Mystery Solved?
The USS Oklahoma, capsized and on fire during the attack on Pearl Harbor. New evidence suggests that a torpedo from a Japanese mini-sub may...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2006/10/im-waiting.html
In From the Cold: I'm Waiting...
In the light of today's plane crash in New York, it's probably just a matter of minutes before some MSM outlet runs a breathless story about...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2008/06/somewhere-curt-lemay-is-smiling.html?showComment=1214000040000
In From the Cold: Somewhere, Curt LeMay is Smiling
No more warnings for nuclear inspections . The era of no-notice evaluations for nuclear units has returned. Air Force officials say the new ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2013/08/hide-and-seek.html?showComment=1378254628656
In From the Cold: Hide and Seek
The first wave of U.S. cruise missile strikes against Syria are just a matter of time--even if it takes a week (or more) for Congress to gra...
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https://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2018/08/mystery-fanfare-tanner-comes-in-from.html
Kevin's Corner: Mystery Fanfare: TANNER COMES IN FROM THE COLD: Lawrence Block
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2006/05/crips-and-bloods-in-bdus.html?showComment=1146800220000
In From the Cold: Crips and Bloods in BDUs
There's a disturbing report in today's Chicago Sun-Times about the appearance of gang symbols and graffitti in Iraq. This activity is a pr...
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In From the Cold: Down-sized Honors
Memo to airmen: if you want full military honors when you head for that big hangar in the sky, it's best to pass away while on active duty. ...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/08/behind-numbers.html?showComment=1187919900000
In From the Cold: Behind the Numbers
Mark Twain's famous line about "lies, damned lies, and statistics" crossed our minds when we saw this Air Force Times headline about the in...
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2009/03/murphy-file-courts-martial-edition.html?showComment=1238602380000
In From the Cold: The Murphy File (Courts-Martial Edition)
It's a moment that some thought would never arrive. But after almost three years of legal wrangling, a former Air Force Judge Advocate Gener...
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In From the Cold: A Death at Elmendorf
Brigadier General Thomas Tinsley, commander of the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf AFB. Tinsley died from a gunshot wound at his base residence on Sun...
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