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French defense contractor Nexter has unveiled a prototype of its new Jaguar armored car. Designed to act as both a reconnaissance vehicle and tank killer, the Jaguar is even more heavily armed than the U.S. Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The vehicle was unveiled before the start of the June Eurosatory 2018 defense trade show. The ERBC Jaguar (Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance et de Combat) is a 6x6 armored car designed for both French Army reconnaissance and anti-tank units. The Jaguar is designed to replace three different vehicles in French service: the AMX-10RC reconnaissance vehicle armed with a 105-millimeter gun, ERC...

Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9, commemorating the victory over Nazi Germany, is an annual event for showing off military hardware in grand imperial style. Which is why military observers watch the proceedings closely. The parade is both a nationalistic display and a baring of military teeth for geopolitical purposes. The 2018 parade also comes during another period of heightened tensions as U.S. Pres. Donald Trump mulls a strike on Syria following a chemical weapons attack on Douma — carried out by what appears to be Syrian Mi-8 helicopters dropping chlorine cylinders.

He's like in overdrive right now and on top of everything just 6 days out. I've worn out my refresh button. FUHC! TRUMP/PENCE-2016

Lets play this out.

Have the DEMOCRATS given up on Hillary They know she will lose The media and democrats will say Trump won because of Comey And is therefore the election was stolen And the left wing riots will begin

I have seen several reports of Clinton aides calling hillary incompetent, or having poor instincts, or having mental problems. Does anyone know who these aides are and how many there are.

We all suspected Huma was a traitor before. Applying Occam's Razor: most likely Huma is a traitor and had classified material on a personal laptop obtained via her "work" at the State Department. It would not be unlikely, in this scenario, that there is also evidence of correspondence with foreign agents (e.g., Muslim Brotherhood) that include some of this illicitly obtained classified material. This would not be a surprise, actually. (e.g., Terrorists know where our embassador was staying in Libya, for instance.) Damage has already been done to our national security by this administration; this is just one example. Nothing...

The title is self-explanatory. We can't control whether the MSM juices their polls, but we can get a sense of the mood "on the ground." Share your stories of anyone you know or have heard about that has switched their commitment to Trump. I predict we will be able to tell before next-week's polls come out how meaningful the shift has been.

Even during the fighting in Afghanistan and then in Chechnya, the Russian military had repeatedly noted that the 30 mm gun of the BMP-2 is too weak when challenging an enemy hidden behind concrete shelters and thick walls of buildings. Then there is the 100 mm gun of the BMP-1, which is not very accurate in the mountains. In spite of its impressive size, it was created “for the destruction of enemy personnel nestled in long field shelters or buildings made of brick”. Taking note of the military’s emerging needs, Russian engineers proceeded on two paths –- the evolutionary and...

Most people — especially Texans — know propane as the fuel source that allows them to fire up a backyard barbecue in seconds. Now it’s also heating up as an alternative motor fuel, as companies with vehicle fleets embrace its lower costs and smaller environmental footprint relative to gasoline or diesel. Shipping company UPS announced plans this month to spend $70 million on 1,000 propane-fueled vehicles and 50 refueling stations in the United States, where the company operates about 77,000 ground vehicles. Other big companies also have added propane to their fuel mix. Airport transportation service SuperShuttle touted its propane...

General Dynamics Proposes Piranha 5 for the Close Combat Vehicle Program (Source: General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada; issued August 29, 2011) LONDON, Ontario --- General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada announced today that it will offer the PIRANHA 5 vehicle fitted with Rheinmetall's LANCE 30mm Modular Turret System for the Government of Canada's Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) Program. The goal of the CCV program is to deliver a well-protected armoured vehicle with very high tactical mobility, able to deliver an infantry section in close combat, while operating in intimate support of main battle tanks. In response, General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is leading an...

It seems that the SEC is probing everyone these days, why did we hear so little about SEC probes under Clinton? Is there data available suggesting that the Bush administration has been more agressive with the SEC than Clinton?

Former Clinton political hitman James Carville, who recently touted New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for a 2008 presidential run, is reportedly behind an advertising campaign attacking President Bush for his 1990 sale of Harken Energy stock as well as his ties to the oil industry in general. American Family Voices, a group described by the New York Times as "secretive," has paid to run a 30-second commercial on cable news programs in Washington, D.C., and in New York through Thursday. The ad blasts President Bush as "sly like a fox" for talking down his dealings with Harken Energy, which Democrats...

Rhetoric ANNOUNCER: “Step right up, step right up. Watch the amazing George Bush take three sides of an issue. Gasp as he takes credit for bills he opposed. Gawk in amazement as you listen to George Bush flip-flop on the Patients Bill of Rights.”PRESIDENT BUSH:  “That’s not true, I do support a national Patients’ Bill of Rights. As a matter of fact, I brought Republicans and Democrats together to do just that in the state of Texas, to get a Patients’ Bill of Rights through.”ANNOUNCER:  “The amazing George Bush actually vetoed the Patients’ Bill of Rights. Then it became...

One of the stories going around Democrat Party circles is that party operatives like Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and American Family Voices weren't quite ready for primetime with the opposition research materials they had gathered for the 2006 election cycle. According to one political consultant with ties to the DNC and other party organizations, "I'm hearing the Foley story wasn't supposed to drop until about ten days out of the election. It was supposed the coup de grace, not the first shot." So why the rush? According to another DNC operative: bad polling numbers across the...

American Family Voices has quickly swung into action over the Foley affair. ---http://americanfamilyvoices.org/ --- They are making calls to registered Republicans around the country urging them to call their congressman, demand an investigation, demand resignations, and demand that we have new leadership. Here is AFV's board of directors: ---http://www.americanfamilyvoices.org/about --- Mike Lux is also the founder of Progressive Strategies LLC, the overall company behind this effort. --- http://www.progressivestrategies.net/introduction/partners.asp --- Lux was also on the board of People for the American Way. I called my congressman, David Dreier, and they have already received many nasty calls. Undoubtedly, those are from the...

I hardly ever watch television, but I join Mrs. DFU on Friday night in watching the funniest program ever on television -- America's Funniest Videos (AFV). The show really does make you laugh out loud. Last night a proud dad was with his cute little girl whom I would estimate to be about 4 years old. She was amazing. Just after the host asked college students to name the VP...couldn't do it...the Sec. of State...couldn't do it...the Speaker of the House...couldn't do it --- the host showed the video of the little girl. Dad: who is the president? Girl: George...

America's Funniest Videos had a clip a few minutes ago.  It was priceless.About 17 minutes into the program they presented a video of a little girl being promted by her dad.  She looked like she was four or five.Dad started asking the little girl who held these offices.  She anwered flawlessly.President? George BushVice President? Dick CheneySecretary of State? Colin PowellSecretary of Defense? Donald RumsfeldSpeaker of the House? Denny HastertNational Security Advisor? Condolezza RiceThe Chief of Staff?  Andrew CardThat's very good sweetie.  And who's Bill Clinton?  He's a jerk!LMAO, couldn't believe they'd air this.Now, the question is, "Was this a Freeper?"

Did anyone else happen to see the AFV video tonight of the little girl who knew her government officials?After asking the audience such mentally challenging questions as "Who is the Vice-President?", "Who is the Secretary of State?", "Who is the Speaker of the House?" and "Who is the leader of the Senate?" and getting totally blank looks on the faces of the average American they showed a video of a little girl.Her Dad (who I swear must be a Freeper!) was asking her the same questions. She must have been six or seven years old. He would ask who is...

GAFreepers, A new political enemy has entered the Georgia Congressional and Senate races this weekend and its called "MainstreetUSA". This group organization just started running some really offensive political ads that air every other break on my Atlanta cable network on several channels. They claim that we are in the "Bush recession" and it is the worst since the Great Depression and continue with a tale of woe. They end with a line that is approximately "we can't trust the President to run the economy, so you shouldn't trust the republicans either." It's complete garbage but there's people out there...