The United States Army doesn’t really need or want any more Humvees because they are effectively impractical death traps in the modern conflict zone. The Army is very public about wanting to use the billion dollars it would spend on Humvees on something else it thinks might actually be useful. This effort, though, is being [...]

When will McCain learn to pay more mind to the company he keeps. This from MSNBC via C&L:

A little-noticed civil lawsuit in Florida is shining a light on an unusual but hugely profitable Pentagon contract to ship millions of gallons of aviation fuel to U.S. bases in Iraq through the kingdom of Jordan.The deal involves a cast of influential characters, including the king of Jordan’s brother-in-law, who is suing Harry