What I really would like to know is where these MANPADS used are coming from? The Iranian supply line has been mentioned but can we really believe that. It is a possibility but until concrete evidence is brought to light, it can only be an assumption. So who else could be supplying the insurgency with such anti-aircraft weapons? These groups seem to be well equipped so it could be that they have contacted black market suppliers for their needs. Saudi Arabia could be a possibility but that is doubtful until more evidence is brought forward. What about Syria, that could be another channel where such weapons could have found their way to insurgents in Iraq.
The Americans need to do a lot more than simply change their tactics of how they fly around the theatre of operations.

I just watched two movies in the last couple of days which I thought were interesting.

The first one was Crank with Jason Statham, who is quickly becoming a favorite actor of mine. This movie is a no brainer. Don’t expect Oscar worthy performances from anyone but rather senseless fun. The stories goes around a mob hitman who’s services are no longer required by his employers. So they decide to poison him with a Chinese cocktail of goodies which will slow down his heart and finally plunge him into a coma from which there is no coming back. The rest of the movie is him leaving a path of destruction around Los Angeles as he battles to avenge his untimely end. As I said, this is no Oscar winner, but it will draw a few laughs and you won’t get bored. All in all a good little movie.

The second one was Running Scared with Paul Walker. Again, no Oscar winner but a movie worth seeing. It focuses on a small time crook who works for a crime syndicate in New York and who is in charge of making used weapons in hits and other business deals disappear once they are no longer needed. Unfortunately, one of those guns goes missing and he has to race against time in order to protect his employer and his family. Good little movie on which I won’t say anymore. Enjoy if you decide to check it out.

Cheers to all!:)

Ford made it clear a couple of days ago the sale had not been finalized with any company who had taken part in the bidding process. LVMH therefore does not appear to be the next owner of Aston Martin. According to the Ford Motor Company, the unveiling of Aston’s new owner will be made once the deall will have been completed.

I just watched 2 Fast 2 Furious… What an absolutely horrible movie to watch. The only good thing about it were some of the cars they used and Eva Mendes. The original with Vin Diesel was already painful enough to watch but this one was torture!

I wasn’t saying the C-17 was a bad choice. Personally, I think the Globemaster III is an incredible aircraft with a vast range of capabilities which will be of some use to the CF. What I was trying to see was if the Canadian government had other options such as maybe buying C-5A frames which would have received similar upgrades as the ones implemented on the C-5M project.

As much as this capability is needed, was the C-17 the right choice. What about upgraded C-5Ms. According to a report I recently read, there was a study made by the US Department of Defense to see is purchasing a new batch of C-17s would be cheaper than having the entire fleet of Galaxies upgraded. Would the C-5M have been a cheaper option or was time a factor in the decision to go forward with acquisition of these aircraft.
And does having four C-17s really make a difference? I mean with attrition and other factor involved, the Canadian military would never be able to transfer more than two or three MBTs at any one time. I think the 3.2 billion dollars could have been better spent!