Daily Archives: August 8, 2011
Tier 1 Operators in Blackhawks are Successful
According to the BBC between 12 and 15 times a night highly trained Special Forces attacks, like the one which recently ended in a fiery CH-47, are launched against vague enemy targets selected through imperfect intelligence. Typically the Tier 1 … Continue reading
CH-47 Old [Sitting] Duck?
First used in Vietnam in 1962, the CH-47 has a long history. But not in the configuration which crashed with troops aboard last week in Afghanastan. According to the Cristian Science Monitor CH-47D models currently in service can haul up … Continue reading
Ironic but Predictable, if you read participle
Here’s a quote taken from a Bloomberg report published today: “There’s no reason to get in front of this train,” Keith Wirtz, Cincinnati-based chief investment officer at Fifth Third Asset Management, which oversees $16.7 billion, said in a telephone interview. “Yes, … Continue reading
Two Phases to Market Decline Thus Far
Take a look at the the volume figures for the DJIA [volume is the number of shares traded] and it reveals two distinct stages to the current market decline. The first starts on July 22nd and shows that the decline … Continue reading
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