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  • EXCLUSIVE: Leaked email shows Project Veritas begging donors to stay after removing James O'Keefe

    02/22/2023 7:46:06 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 121 replies
    The Post Millenial ^ | 02/22/2023 | Libby Emmons and Jack Posobiec
    An email obtained by The Post Millennial shows that Project Veritas has reached out to donors to ask them to stay with the company despite founder and CEO James O'Keefe having been pushed out by the board of directors. Project Veritas is a not-for-profit operating entirely on the generosity of donors. "We hope that you might continue to give us a chance," the email says, pleading with donors. "We can't stress how separate the board's role is from daily operations here at PV. We are still grinding and pursuing stories of great public importance." The email, sent by Bethany Rolando,...
  • THAAD: Reach Out and Touch Ballistic Missiles(Good ABM news)

    01/06/2007 7:24:56 AM PST · by MARKUSPRIME · 38 replies · 709+ views
    The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is a long-range, land-based theater defense weapon that acts as the upper tier of a basic 2-tiered defense against ballistic missiles. It's designed to intercept missiles during late mid-course or final stage flight, flying at high altitudes within and even outside the atmosphere. This allows it to provide broad area coverage against threats to critical assets such as population centers and industrial resources as well as military forces, hence its previous "theater (of operations) high altitude area defense" designation. This capability makes THAAD different from a Patriot PAC-3 or the future MEADS...
  • Back In The Melting Pot

    03/14/2002 6:58:03 AM PST · by Stand Watch Listen · 1 replies · 547+ views
    Jane's International Defense Review | March 2002
    Ballistic missile defense has undergone fundamental changes over the past few months. Global politics, technology, budgets and inter-service rivalries are all playing their part in shaping the new landscape. Some-where in this mixture are the needs of the military forces and civilian populations that face an increasing threat, writes Mark Hewish In a series of recent interlinked moves, the US has reshuffled the cards in its ballistic missile defense (BMD) pack. The outcome is still uncertain, with shifts in direction occurring almost daily. In January 2002, the country's Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) was redesignated the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)....