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Home » Posts tagged 'Cold War Relic'

  • The Cold War, What Was It Good For

    • October 3, 2010
    • By Think Defence
    • Land, Sea and Air
    • 10 comments

    Why are politicians heads so totally impervious to basic facts? The Labour Government equipping ‘our brace boys’ with Cold War relics narrative seems as ever to be impervious to basic facts but that doesn’t stop various politicians and assorted talking heads, many of whom should know better, from spouting about it. The accusation is that various self serving politicians and [...]

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  • Cold War Relics

    • July 9, 2010
    • By Think Defence
    • Land, Sea and Air
    • 26 comments

    How do you get a  job where you can talk about anything you like with absolutely no regard whatsoever for reality. This article in the Telegraph from our old friend Con Coughlin caught my eye, it looked pretty promising until I started to read. It starts with a similar thought to what I posted yesterday, that is Nick Harvey is [...]

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