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Reliance on solar power could lead to wars over sunlight, warns expert

As Britain and other industrialised nations become increasingly hooked on solar energy, our reliance on the sun could see the country sucked into unwinnable wars, and sleepwalking into the dark ages, claimed controversial author Tony Harrington at the launch of his new book, ‘The Nights are Drawing In’.

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Posted: Aug 19th, 2010
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New defence industry consultant calls for ‘battle centric’ war strategy

Blue sky thinking defence consultant Zac Woodruff claims to have re-written the rules of engagement for Her Majesty’s armed forces, claiming that warfare is undergoing a ‘total paradigm shift’.

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Posted: Jul 2nd, 2010
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New defence industry consultant calls for ‘battle centric’ war strategy

Blue sky thinking defence consultant Zac Woodruff claims to have re-written the rules of engagement for Her Majesty’s armed forces, claiming that warfare is undergoing a ‘total paradigm shift’.

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Posted: Jun 2nd, 2010
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Army’s new missiles erroneously fitted with Marriage Guidance Systems

launched from Helmand to wherever they're neededThe Ministry of Defence faces an embarrassing recall of its newest land-attack missile cache after discovering that its state-of-the-art target-tracking system was mistakenly fitted with a marriage guidance programme.

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Posted: Jul 20th, 2009
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War fans disappointed by new show about angry Vietnam vet

A new show on BBC about a disillusioned Vietnam vet who becomes a killing machine, and gets all the pussy he can handle, has proved a massive disappointment with war movie buffs.

Instead of witnessing punks get blown away, the BBC screened a show about an animal doctor in modern day Ho Chi Min.

‘He seemed to be either in regional health committee meetings, or putting down old cats,” complained a furious viewer.

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Posted: Jul 18th, 2009
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