Supplies and Equipment

Patterson's fiscal 2nd-qtr profit falls 13 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

20 Nov 2008

Medical-equipment maker Patterson Cos. Thursday reported weaker than expected fiscal second-quarter earnings, slashed its outlook and said it would freeze hiring and wages as more patients put off dental work amid worries about money.

The Iraq War and the Sicilian Campaign (Part I) (The Globalist)

20 Nov 2008

Comparisons have inevitably emerged between current U.S. operations in Iraq and the Vietnam War. Yet, as Brent Ranalli explains, there are other parallels that can be drawn — even from ancient warfare.

Russia gives Germany transit route to Afghanistan (AlertNet)

20 Nov 2008

Source: Reuters MOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Russia has granted the German military permission to ship weapons and equipment for its force in Afghanistan overland through Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on ...