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A second look at Washington school rankings finds signs of statewide decay
February 11, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment

Last April, the Washington State Board of Education published its Public School Accountability Index, a measure of how the state’s 2,000-plus public K-12 schools are educating more than half a million children. Earlier this week, …

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Russian defense ministry claims Poland was to blame for WWII, not Germany
June 4, 2009 – 3:34 pm | No Comment
Russian defense ministry claims Poland was to blame for WWII, not Germany

Germany’s surrender on May 8, 1945, eight days after the suicide of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, ended the war in Europe over 64 years ago.  But although the Allies – led by the United …

Russia: Medvedev and Putin propose formal erosion of checks and balances
May 14, 2009 – 7:39 am | No Comment
Russia: Medvedev and Putin propose formal erosion of checks and balances

When the laws don’t favor you, change the laws. At least that’s apparently the way Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is approaching a possible bid to regain the presidency that had transferred to Dmitry …

Russian Air Force chief confirms strategic bombers may be based in Cuba and Venezuela
March 15, 2009 – 1:30 pm | No Comment
Russian Air Force chief confirms strategic bombers may be based in Cuba and Venezuela

Is a Russian Air Force chief’s confirmation of potential basing of strategic bombers in the Western hemisphere cause for alarm? The futures Monroe Doctrine and American security may hang in the decision by the Obama administration to react to increasing Russian involvement in the Western hemisphere.

Russian Navy Training Extends to Indian Ocean
December 9, 2008 – 7:56 am | No Comment

Joint Indo-Russian Exercise to Train on Carrier-Destroying Tactics
The navy of the Russian Federation is once again sailing on all of the globe’s major oceans, projecting power to all strategic regions.  According to our friend at …

Russia and Iran Running Hand-in-Hand to the Finish Line
December 4, 2008 – 10:00 pm | No Comment
Russia and Iran Running Hand-in-Hand to the Finish Line

How bad does something right under our nose have to stink before we take notice?
Israel’s DebkaFile is reporting that, according to Russian and Iranian sources, Atomstroiexport – a Russian firm that has previously been confirmed …

In With the Old, Out With the New
November 13, 2008 – 2:56 pm | No Comment

Is it going to become clear to the public-at-large that Russia in a a phase of expansion.  This post at Naval Open Source Intelligence is just one in a string of startling developments in Russian …