View From The Top, 17 September 2008

- Attack on U.S. embassy in Yemen. I doubt that there was a sizeable contingent of Americans still there, as most non-essentials had already been ordered evacuated.

- U.S. sells THAAD to United Arab Emirates, in a move that 1.) will help ease pressure on our own defense structures in the Middle East, 2.) protect Arab allies from Persian nutjob mullahs, 3.) be a step towards our general Extreme Makeover: Middle East Edition. *Note: not this Thad. He stays.*

- Possible for drones to refuel each other in air? Tests shall be done. The robots gain another step towards freedom... I love the line in the article about how the FAA says its job is to "stop aircraft touching in flight."

- Why no 9/11 video from al-Qaeda? Because basement-nerds love America, that's why. I love that our government is analyzing its citizens more-effective efforts. Hackers are the new minutemen.