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Bush Administration Unveils Nuclear Weapons Complex Blueprint By Ralph Vartabedian, Times Staff Writer April 6, 2006 The Bush administration on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for rebuilding the United States' decrepit nuclear weapons complex, including restoration of a large-scale bomb manufacturing capacity. The plan calls for the most sweeping realignment and modernization of the nation's massive system of laboratories and factories for nuclear bombs since the end of the Cold War. Until now, the nation has depended on carefully maintaining aging bombs produced during the Cold War arms race, some several decades old. The administration, however, wants the capability to turn out 125 new nuclear bombs per year by 2022, as the Pentagon retires older bombs that it claims will no longer be reliable or safe. Under the plan, all of the nation's plutonium would be consolidated into a single facility that could be more effectively and cheaply defended against possible terrorist attacks. The plan would remove the plutonium now kept at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory by 2014, though transfers of the material could start sooner. In recent years, concern has sharply grown that Livermore, surrounded by residential neighborhoods, could not repel a terrorist attack. But the administration blueprint is facing sharp criticism, both from those who say it does not move fast enough to consolidate plutonium stores and from those who say restarting bomb production will encourage aspiring nuclear powers across the globe to develop weapons. The plan was outlined to Congress on Wednesday by Thomas D'Agostino, head of nuclear weapons programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration, a part of the Energy Department. While the weapons proposal would restore the capacity to make new bombs, D'Agostino said it is part of a larger effort to accelerate the dismantling of aging bombs left from the Cold War. D'Agostino acknowledged in an interview that the Administration is walking a fine line by modernizing the U.S. nuclear weapons program while assuring other nations that it is not seeking a new arms race. The credibility of the argument rests on the U.S. intent to sharply reduce its overall inventory of weapons. The administration is also moving quickly ahead with a new nuclear bomb program known as the "reliable replacement warhead," which began last year. Originally described as an effort to update existing weapons and make them inherently more reliable, it has been broadened and now includes the potential for new bomb designs. Weapons labs currently are engaged in a design competition. The U.S. built its last nuclear weapon in 1989 and last tested a weapon underground in 1992. Since the Cold War, the U.S. has depended on massive stockpiles of nuclear weapons to deter attacks. By contrast, it would now increasingly rely on the capability to build future bombs for deterrence, D'Agostino said. The blueprint calls for a modern complex to design a new nuclear bomb and have it ready in less than four years, allowing the nation to respond to changing military requirements. Such proposals in the past, such as for a nuclear bomb to attack underground bunkers, provoked concern that they undermine U.S. policy to stop nuclear proliferation. The impetus for the plan is a growing recognition that efforts to maintain older nuclear bombs and keep up a large nuclear weapons industrial complex are technically and financially unsustainable. Last year, a task force led by San Diego physicist David Overskei recommended that the Energy Department consolidate the system of eight existing weapons complexes into a single site. Overskei said Wednesday that the cost of security alone for the current infrastructure of plants over the next two decades is roughly $25 billion. Security costs have grown, because the Sept. 11 attacks have forced the Energy Department to assume terrorists could mount a larger and better armed strike force. Peter Stockton, a former Energy Department security consultant and now an investigator for the Project on Government Oversight, criticized the plutonium consolidation plan in House testimony, saying it delays the difficult work too far into the future. Stockton added in an interview that the plutonium transfer at Livermore could be accomplished in a few months. Until now, Livermore lab officials have sharply disagreed with the idea of removing plutonium from their site, saying it was essential to their work. On Wednesday, a lab spokesman said the issue is "far less controversial" and the "decision rests in Washington." The Bush plan, described at a hearing of the strategic subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, would consolidate much of the weapons capacity, but not as completely or quickly as outside critics would like. The overall plan would not be fully implemented until 2030. A critical part of restarting U.S. nuclear bomb production involves so-called plutonium pits, hollow spheres surrounded by high explosives. The pits start nuclear fission and trigger the nuclear fusion in a bomb. The plutonium pits were built at the Energy Department's former Rocky Flats site near Denver, until the weapons plant was shut down in 1989 after it violated major environmental regulations.In recent years, Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has attempted to start limited production of plutonium pits and hopes to build a certified pit that will enter the so-called "war reserve" next year. Los Alamos would be producing about 30 to 50 pits per year by 2012, but the Energy Department said that is not enough to sustain the U.S. nuclear deterrent. In his testimony, D'Agostino estimated plutonium pits would last only 45 to 60 years, after which they would be too unreliable and might result in an explosion smaller than intended. Critics outside the government sharply dispute that conclusion, saying there is no evidence that pits degrade over time and that the nation can maintain an adequate nuclear deterrent by carefully maintaining its existing weapons. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

I hate to say it but if you invaded MY SOVEREIGN NATION I'd do whatever the fuck i have to do to repel you. Fuck Bush I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

I went into Navy boot camp in 77. It was pussified then. Hate to see it now I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

I'd have one except I'm a bit behind in child support. Was gonna go travel to a job (ME) to make the money to pay it off. BUT NO. I'm a prisoner in my own country I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Fuck the mink coats and I don't eat seals or whales. DON'T FUCK W/ MY VEAL I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

LOL. Made my day I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Indian director hopes to cast Paris Hilton as Mother Teresa Mon Apr 3, 9:56 AM ET THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (AFP) - An Indian movie director said he hopes to persuade Paris Hilton to play the role of Nobel laureate and prospective Catholic Saint, Mother Teresa, in an upcoming film. "Her features resemble Mother Teresa," director T. Rajeevnath told AFP from the southwestern coastal state of Kerala. The filmmaker said Hilton is on his shortlist after a computer-generated image showed a close facial match between the hotel heiress and the Albanian-born nun. Mother Teresa, who died in 1997, worked among the poor in the teeming slums of Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, with the Missionaries of Charity. She was beatified by Pope John Paul in 2003, a significant step on the road to sainthood in the Catholic church. "A meeting with Paris Hilton is scheduled for the end of April," Rajeevnath said. The 54-year-old director is well-known in India for his Malayalam-language films, including "Janani" (Mother) -- the story of seven nuns who care for an abandoned baby, which won a national award. Hilton's prior movie experience includes appearing in a home-made sex video made by a former boyfriend that appeared on the Internet, and parts in several Hollywood B-films. The blond socialite, who is often the focus of US celebrity gossip columns, also starred in the US reality television show "The Simple Life". I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

And if the TSA isn't bad enough>Porn Sting Nabs Federal Official By ANTHONY McCARTNEY amccartney@tampatrib.com Published: Apr 5, 2006 LAKELAND - When he wasn't sending pornographic movies to and asking for explicit photos from a teenage girl in Polk County, a Maryland man was bragging about his job as a spokesman at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, law enforcement officers said. The revelation - actually made to a detective posing as a 14-year-old girl - resulted in the arrest of 55-year-old Brian J. Doyle at his Silver Spring, Md., home Tuesday night, officials said. During his Internet chats, Doyle quickly revealed his name and job, and he sent his office and government-issued cell phone numbers. The information allowed detectives to quickly verify Doyle's identity, the Polk County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday night. Doyle moved quickly in other regards, officials said, sending enough sexually explicit messages and movie clips that they were able to secure a warrant for his arrest on 23 felony counts roughly two weeks after he responded to the detective's profile. The charges stem from Doyle repeatedly requesting the girl he was pursuing to purchase a Web camera so that she could send explicit images to Doyle, sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers said. Doyle promised to reciprocate, she said. He also sent numerous pornographic movie clips to the girl and used America Online's Instant Messenger program to carry on sexually laced conversations, a news release stated. Maryland officials arrested Doyle at his home and seized his computer. It was unclear Tuesday whether Doyle used his office computer to carry out any of the conversations. He remains jailed awaiting extradition to Florida, Rodgers said. "We take these allegations very seriously and will cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation," Department of Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke said. Doyle, a deputy press secretary, has been at the department since it was created in 2002. He started as a spokesman at the Transportation Safety Administration. The charges against Doyle are the second involving a Homeland Security official and alleged improper sexual conduct toward a minor in Central Florida in the past six months. In October, Tampa's newly appointed Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent in charge, Frank Figueroa, was arrested in an Orlando shopping mall, accused of exposing himself to a teenage girl. Figueroa is scheduled to appear in court this morning to enter a guilty plea in that case. Doyle's case began March 12 when he responded to the Internet profile of a 14-year-old girl who was in fact a Polk County sheriff's computer crimes detective, officials said. He sent the detective non-descript pictures of himself, which were used to prove Doyle's identity and job. By March 27, the detective presented the conversations and movie clips to a judge, who deemed them "harmful to minors." The next day, prosecutors filed seven counts of use of a computer to seduce a child and 16 counts of transmission of harmful material to a minor. Sheriff Grady Judd in a statement said his agency will go after sex offenders no matter where they live, and he did not hide his disdain for Doyle. "There is no question that Doyle believed he was having these disgusting, obscene discussions ... with a young girl. His conduct is vile and inexcusable." I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

"He has pleaded not guilty to the indictment, which was unsealed just before he completed a 30-month term in federal prison for firearms violations"> Nothing like all the charges at once. Not that I care about Hollywierd BUT, typical govt. tactics. RICO comes to mind I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

On the other end of the spectrum. My uncle (80 yrs. old) let himself in to my place waiting for me awhile back. I got home a few hrs. later. He said he read everything in the house, then went snooping I guess. He found a Hustler Barley Legal and said "I read it til I couldnt stand it anymore". LOL I'm wondering whet he did to my aunt that nite. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Na. Prolly get Martha type sentences IF convicted. A feel good for all the people screwed. I'd like to see an example set myself, restitution (can't have a dime til all paid up) and a stiff 20 yr. sentence at least w/ NO PAROLE . But being Shrubs buddies and all you're prolly right I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Hey. I'm a lib but I'm all for packin. Go figure I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Lived there for 5 yrs 25 yrs ago. You hit the nail on the head. Was fun tho in my younger days. 2.0 for a DUI. "Was legal to drive drunk in La." Got "30 Days In The Hole" for carrying a concealed firearm in a bar ( a misdemeanor) Got the shit beat outta me by the NOPD. Huey P. Long says it all. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlongH.htm. And we won't even go HERE>http://www.command-post.org/2004/2_archives/016744.html I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

I'll check it out. Thanks I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

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Opinions? March 2006, Vol. 89, No. 3 By Robert S. Dudney, Editor in Chief The QDR Has Landed, Sort Of The question is: What forces will be available to support this broad national defense strategy? Washington, D.C., Feb. 16, 2006 In times past, the Pentagon’s big “quadrennial” reviews of US forces, weapons, and strategy provided specificity. Service force structure was projected in some detail. After the 1993, 1997, and 2001 reviews, the Air Force was authorized the equivalent of 20 fighter wings, a certain number of bombers, and so on. The same was true for the other services. Things are different now. The Bush Administration’s new Quadrennial Defense Review, unveiled on Feb. 6, put forth what it called a “refined” force-planning standard, but left hazy the actual size of the future force itself. Unlike the three previous QDRs, this one contained some puzzling gaps. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld has kept in place a major provision of the previous planning standard—the requirement for forces able to win two near-simultaneous conventional campaigns (formerly known as “Major Theater Wars”)—even as he puts more emphasis on homeland defense and combat with terrorist networks. The question is: What forces will be available to support this broad national defense strategy? The lack of detailed information has raised questions about the sufficiency of the force. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) asserts the QDR was “a budget-driven exercise.” Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, is leading an effort to sort out what he sees as “actual” force requirements, as opposed to what the White House is willing to finance. The QDR reports that the Air Force will organize itself around “86 combat wings.” That number, however, covers all operational categories—fighter, bomber, transport, tanker, ISR, battle management, command and control, air operations center, space, and missile. Nowhere did the QDR break out what has always been the key category—wing equivalents of fighter-attack aircraft. DOD now thinks in terms of broad “capabilities,” rather than specific forces. The 92-page QDR document mentions 10 categories. USAF is particularly deeply engaged in Joint Air Capabilities, Joint Mobility Capabilities, Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance, and Tailored Deterrence. Joint Air Capabilities. Within this grouping, the QDR elevates long-range strike aircraft over fighters. The relevant section of the final report says US airpower “must be reoriented” to emphasize “systems that have far greater range and persistence; larger and more flexible payloads; ... and the ability to penetrate and sustain operations in denied areas.” The QDR calls for a new land-based, long-range strike system by 2018. The goals are ambitious. The report says that, by 2025, the Air Force will increase LRS capabilities by 50 percent and the “penetrating component” of LRS by “a factor of five.” Yet no one seems able to state publicly the basis of the latter figure. When queried, top Pentagon official Ryan Henry said, “Specifically, how one’s going to do it, we don’t have the answers right now.” The QDR says nothing at all about fighter force structure. What we do know is that the Pentagon has cut the F-22 program in half, dropping it from the 381 fighters the Air Force said it needed to only 183, and suggests reductions in the F-35 program. Joint Mobility Capabilities. The Pentagon said it plans to acquire 180 C-17s (fewer than anticipated by many observers) and 112 upgraded C-5s. DOD is also said to be “considering” the acquisition of a future KC-X aerial tanker to replace its old fleets of KC-135s. Even so, the QDR noted it would “continue to pursue enabling technologies” for innovative logistics ideas such as sea-basing of forces, which would leave open the question of the future size of the fleet. The Pentagon maintains that a combination of sea-basing, overseas presence, enhanced long-range strike, “reachback” capabilities, and pre-positioning of combat gear all will influence the size of the mobility force. ISR Capabilities. The Pentagon is putting lots of chips on unmanned aerial systems. It wants the Air Force to buy 13 Global Hawks over the next two years, phasing out its manned U-2 fleet as unmanned systems grow in strength. USAF will be increasing the size of its Predator UAS fleet but to an unspecified level. The QDR is equally vague about USAF’s other ISR assets. Tailored Deterrence. In the field of long-range nuclear forces, the QDR report announces that USAF’s Minuteman III force will take a 10 percent cut, dropping from 500 to 450 ICBMs. Air Force officials said the 50 were “excess to our strategic needs.” Still, Pentagon officials do not specify the future size of the ICBM force, or the Navy’s strategic submarine force, for that matter. Undoubtedly, the Pentagon knows the specifics of current and future service forces. However, Rumsfeld evidently wishes to play down these specifics as he moves to reshape the US military and the part played by each service. The QDR, in fact, recommends that spending be structured by joint capability area rather than by specific service. Undersecretary of Defense Kenneth J. Krieg, DOD’s top acquisition official, wishes to find a way to buy systems on a joint basis, rather than by service. Defense officials soon will experiment along these lines in the area of ISR, logistics, and command and control. It could be that the Pentagon is following an internal timetable and may yet provide complete force structure data. That certainly would be a good thing, because, without such information, it is not possible to assess the Pentagon’s power to carry out the national defense strategy. Congress should insist that Rumsfeld provide the kind of force structure data it has required in the past. Until he does so, his comprehensive defense assessment can’t really be assessed. The only grade we can give it is “incomplete.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright Air Force Association. All rights reserved. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

That was cold I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Friend of theirs?>John and Lorena Bobbitt I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Embarrassing for the nurse. Not me. was in the delivery room for the birth of my youngest son. Was soothing my wife in the final moments when the nurse said "look, he's coming. I can see his head." I went to take a peek and saw a BIG TURD coming out her butt. I laughed and said. "Damn. I can see he's gonna be a real shithead". Was the nurses 1st delivery I think. And by god he's a shithead to this day thanks to his mother I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.