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G36 Infantry Rifle Scandal

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Haenel MK 556

The Haenel MK 556 has reportedly won the System Sturmgewehr rifle solicitation, ending HK's 60-year stronghold on German military rifle production.

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HAENEL CR223 - The impact of precision

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Interview with LAV

HK 416A7

Will They Save Germany?

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Parts 2 and 3

Tom Whipple's Summary of the Bundeswehr's Report on Peak Oil

Fall Church News-Press (EB)

For the link to the complete English translation of the report, go here.

No Romy, No Michele, No Grosse Pointe

Sitting at Costco Monday afternoon, I was thinking about the 20-year HS reunion. The deadline for discounted advance tickets is coming up [it's actually today]; after that date tickets will be $100 or so. I have been mulling over going to the reunion, while the friends with whom I maintain contact have no interest, as they're not interested in talking to anyone they might see at the reunion. I was feeling it might be nice to talk to some of our classmates and get an update on their lives.

But how many would reciprocate that sort of interest? Is it just going to turn out to be a gathering of the popular people? After all, despite networking with many of them on Facebook, I know how many of them actually respond to posts on their wall and the like. There are a few who do communicate, but the vast majority don't. (I haven't seen any indication that those who have been friendly will be attending the reunion.) Maybe it's too much to expect from a social networking website, but all the hype about networking with people from your past is rather bogus. Most people have moved on, and quite a few have done so physically as well. How many of our graduating class live within a 20 mile radius of the high school? A few have gone further, living in San Francisco, others have left the state.

There are limits to the number of people you can know, and people prioritize with their relationships. Typically their circles change as they get older. But shouldn't high school relationships have some sort of significance, if they are based upon a local community? We just don't have that.

It might be better just to save the ticket money for books than to go and end up not talking to too many people because they'd rather talk to someone else.

They finished repaving the street on Monday afternoon. The job was supposed to be completed on Friday; I heard that the crew knocked over a utilities pole in the morning. This was the cause of the brief power outage. How much did the city pay to contract the work out to a firm out in the peninsula? Even if it was a small amount, could it have been better spent on some sort of transition to the post-carbon age? Right in front of the house is evidence of the lunacy that Kunstler and others talk about -- the financing of an infrastructure (and auto-dependent way of life) that cannot be sustained.

Related:
Complete English translation of German military analysis of peak oil now available
Rick Munroe, Energy Bulletin

Recovering lost knowledge about exhaustion of the Earth’s resources (such as Peak Oil)
by Fabius Maximus

Also via EB: Aleklett's new book: "Peeking at Peak Oil"

A Localization Oprah Strategy by James Miller

Photos: Bundeswehr in Afghanistan

A shepherd with his sheep pass a German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) near the Kunduz river during patrol in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 13, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

A shepherd with his sheep passes in front of German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF near the Kunduz river as they patrol the Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 13, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF monitors the area next to his armoured vehicle during a patrol in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 13, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF patrols near the Kunduz river during a mission in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 13, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) patrol during a mission in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF monitors the area as an amroured personnel carrier 'Fuchs' is seen in the background during a patrol in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 13, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) patrol during a mission in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF scan the area after U.S. army and Afghan army (ANA) soldiers were ambushed in the village of Gul Baq, in the Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)


German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) take cover after detecting a suspicious site during their search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on a road in Chahar Dara district, on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)


German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) as they patrol during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

A boy waves to German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) as they patrol during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010.

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) aims his weapon while scanning an area during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) take cover after detecting a suspicious site during their search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) patrol during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) gather behind a boy sitting on a bench at a local school during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) monitor the area while on patrol during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) listen during a briefing before a mission in a combat outpost in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

[Sarge, there's your gf.]

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) aims his weapon while scanning an area next to a transmission station of an Afghan mobile phone provider during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. Armed insurgents set fire to the transmission station on Monday, according to guards of the station. (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) greets a sheepherder during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)



German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) walk past sheep during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

Photos: Bundeswehr in Afghanistan

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the Quick Reaction Force QRF stand in front of their Dingo armoured vehicle during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 6, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)


German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the Quick Reaction Force QRF observe the area during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 6, 2010.

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 patrol at the Kunduz river look on during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby, on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 patrol during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 leave a compound during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the military police unit Kunduz monitors the area during a mission in a small village on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 4, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the paratroopers company 313 gives thumbs up after searching a compound during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldier with the paratroopers company 313 aim their weapon as they searching a compound during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 and Belgian armed forces soldiers storm a compound during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the paratroopers company 313 takes position with his weapon on top of a Fuchs armoured personnel carrier (APC) during mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 read a map inside a Fuchs armoured personnel carrier (APC) during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 monitor the area at the Kunduz river during a mine sweeping operation in Chahar Dara district near the village of Haji Sakhi Dedby on the outskirts of Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 pose for their deployment unit group picture in the shape of a parachute after they return from their mission at the German army camp in Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 pose for their deployment unit group picture before leaving for a mission at the German army camp in Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the paratroopers company 313 gather after their mission at the German army camp in Kunduz, May 5, 2010. German Bundeswehr and Belgian armed forces took part in a joint mine sweeping operation to search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers and Belgian armed forces soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) take part in a briefing during a mission in Kunduz April 29, 2010. German and Belgian Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams destroyed ammunition recently discovered near the army camp. (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keeps watch during a mission in Kunduz April 29, 2010. German and Belgian Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams destroyed ammunition recently discovered near the army camp. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) watch a controlled explosion of ammunition during a mission in Kunduz April 29, 2010. German and Belgian Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams destroyed ammunition recently discovered near the army camp. (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) aims his weapon as he monitors the area from a Fuchs armoured personnel carrier during a mission on the way to the German army camp in Toloqan, west of Kunduz, May 2, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the 2nd armoured infantry battalion 122 monitor the area at a combat outpost called "Hill 431" during a mission in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, May 1, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) gather in their recreation area inside the German army camp in Toloqan, west of Kunduz, May 2, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

A German Bundeswehr army soldier of the 2nd armoured infantry battalion 122 lights a cigarette of a fellow soldier before they leave for a mission in the German army camp in Kunduz, May 1, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)

File photo of a German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) instructing Afghan National police men during their drill in the German army camp in Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 21, 2008. It would be a mistake to set a concrete date for the withdrawal of German troops from Afghanistan because it could encourage the Taliban, Chancellor Angela Merkel said January 27, 2010. Germany on Tuesday outlined a news strategy for its role in Afghanistan, saying it would send at least 500 extra soldiers there and nearly double its civilian aid to help create the conditions to start a withdrawal from next year. (Reuters/Daylife)

File photo of German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) instructing Afghan National police men during their drill in the German army camp in Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 21, 2008. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved the deployment of a maximum of 850 additional German troops to Afghanistan February 9, 2010.