31 US troops, mostly elite Navy SEALs, killed in Afghanistan:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44043847/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/#.Tj3SNIIdx7wlink />


Bomb destroys 16 NATO tankers in Pakistan:

http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-destroys-16-nato-tankers-pakistan-175240104.html;_ylt=AsCNP7jJZMdqgGhL1VfPL04Bxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM1amw0c3MxBHBrZwMxMTc1NjU4ZS1iYzI1LTM1NTgtYjMwZS0yNWFmY2ExNzU5ZWUEcG9zAzcEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDOGQ5YTI1NjAtYzA2ZS0xMWUwLWJmN2YtNjViOGY0MTJkYmU5;_ylg=X3oDMTFvODAybTAwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxhc2lhBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3link />






ST6 Loses Nearly 10 Percent in Afghan Crash:

http://kitup.military.com/2011/08/st6-loses-nearly-10-percent-in-afghan-crash.htmllink />


6 Hilarious Ways Al-Qaeda Is Going Corporate:

http://www.cracked.com/article_19342_6-hilarious-ways-al-qaeda-going-corporate.htmllink />



Libya rebels say they are advancing on Brega:

http://news.yahoo.com/libya-rebels-advancing-brega-134632486.html;_ylt=AtaZqmWhGtdqt2FXTv3F85FvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM1NDRxMjV0BHBrZwM1MTIzZWRlNS02ZjFmLTM3OTctYTExMC1hZDg5MDNmZTcxNDIEcG9zAzMEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDN2QzOTk1MzAtYzA0Zi0xMWUwLWJmZmYtNGZmYWU2N2QwZTEz;_ylg=X3oDMTFqOTI2ZDZmBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucw--;_ylv=3link />


Gripens contributed to 37% of reconnaissance flights in Libya:

http://alert5.com/2011/08/07/gripens-contributed-to-37-of-reconnaissance-flights-in-libya/link />


Navy: UAV Likely Shot Down by Pro-Gadhafi Forces:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7311354&c=AME&s=TOPlink />


Air Force releases details of 24-hour Libya mission from Ellsworth:

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/air-force-releases-details-of-hour-libya-mission-from-ellsworth/article_830a4cec-bf15-11e0-8f60-001cc4c002e0.htmllink />



Rebels launch push in western Libya, aim for coast:

http://news.yahoo.com/rebels-launch-push-western-libya-aim-coast-090038113.html;_ylt=AlVk3H2jrKggGSyGc4QOm85vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM2MWJnNGhvBHBrZwNiNmQ2ZDRjMC05YzgzLTMyMGItYmJkMy1kZTYwYjQzY2MxNTEEcG9zAzEwBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2FlZGExZTEwLWMwN2QtMTFlMC1hNjdiLTZkNjYyYmZlMTE4YQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTFqOTI2ZDZmBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucw--;_ylv=3link />



China Seeks UAV Capability:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2011/07/01/DT_07_01_2011_p35-338816.xml&headline=China%20Seeks%20UAV%20Capability&channel=defenselink />


Navy UAS Round Up:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2011/08/navy-uas-round-up.htmllink />


Latest developments in Arab world's unrest:

http://news.yahoo.com/latest-developments-arab-worlds-unrest-183302862.htmllink />


Iraqi security forces harassing media: watchdog:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iraqi_security_forces_harassing_media_watchdog_999.htmllink />


Showing Hama in ruins, Syria says revolt quelled:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44031108/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/#.Tj3SZIIdx7wlink />


Lebanese lobbying pays off with US FMS Humvee deal:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065930174link />


FUBAR: Army Blew Tests on 5 Million Body Armor Plates:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/08/fubar-army-blew-tests-on-5-million-body-armor-plates/link />


U.S. Navy Studies And Improves LCS-1:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/asd/2011/08/05/05.xml&headline=U.S.%20Navy%20Studies%20And%20Improves%20LCS-1&channel=defenselink />


Key figure in Abu Ghraib scandal freed from prison:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44045295/ns/us_news/#.Tj3SH4Idx7wlink />


AFRICA: Military Transport Planes for Ghana:

http://4gwar.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/africa-military-transport-planes-for-ghana/link />


BTR versus Mercedes:

http://www.

Some of the links in the above post work, and some don't.  I don't know why.

NATO: Troops in crash were after Taliban leader:

http://news.yahoo.com/nato-tro...

 

Afghan Helo Crash Details Emerge:

http://kitup.military.com/2011...

 

Did a New Taliban Weapon Kill a Chopper Full of Navy SEALs?

http://www.wired.com/dangerroo...

 

Nato helicopter crash-lands in Afghanistan:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl...

 

Pakistan military 'concerned' over Karachi unrest:

http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan...

 

Boomerang device helps troops return Taliban fire:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/in...

 

USAF C-27Js Commence Combat Ops:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw...

 

 

Kadhafi's forces report gains against Libya rebels:

http://news.yahoo.com/kadhafis...

 

Crash Reveals Fire Scout Mission:

http://www.warisboring.com/201...

 

Military Aims to Reduce Helicopter Vulnerability to Low-Tech Weapons:

http://online.wsj.com/article/...

 

Saudi king pulls ambassador from Syria, denounces violence:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44...

 

Iran discovers $133 bln gas field:

http://news.yahoo.com/iran-dis...

 

US-Bahrain defense pact renewed:

http://www.spacewar.com/report...

 

Exclusive: Somali pirate ransoms skirt U.S. directives:

http://news.yahoo.com/exclusiv...

 

Why The USAF Is In Trouble:

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Afghan nomads in violent Kabul protest:

http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-n...

 

Downing of U.S. Chopper a 'One-Off': Pentagon:

http://www.defensenews.com/sto...

 

Laser Weapons Might Protect U.S. Copters From Next Attack:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroo...

Libyan rebels dismiss cabinet after commander's death:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44...

 

Gaddafi Forces Reported To Be Using Witchcraft:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw...

 

Rebel envoy rejects option of Gadhafi staying in Libya:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/mi...

 

16,000 cops on London's streets as rioting worsens; violence spreads to other cities:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44...

 

Syria conflict descends into 'war of attrition':

http://news.yahoo.com/syria-co...

 

Russian AF chief: US fighters superior to Su-35S:

http://www.flightglobal.com/bl...

 

Sikorsky Delivers First S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters:

http://www.defencetalk.com/sik...

 

Israel 'deploys drones' over offshore gas fields:

http://news.yahoo.com/israel-d...

 

AUVSI Debut for IAI's VTOL Ghost:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw...

 

Raytheon Small Diameter Bomb II Uncooled Tri-Mode Seeker Exceeds Expectations:

http://www.spacewar.com/report...

 

Moscow to NATO: Do not extend missile shield:

http://www.defensenews.com/sto...

 

Project Run-a-Way: The Craziest Combat Outfits:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroo...

 

Nagasaki remembers A-bomb, US sends representative:

http://news

Vengeance:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/08...

 

'40,000 people killed' in Kashmir revolt:

http://news.yahoo.com/40-000-p...

 

PAF completes production of 26 JF-17 Thunder aircraft:

http://www.defencetalk.com/paf...

 

US missiles kill 21 in Pakistan: officials:

http://www.spacewar.com/report...

 

Chinese Troops Join Pakistan Exercise:

http://www.defensenews.com/sto...

 

Libya airs TV footage of Gadhafi's son, who rebels claim was killed:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44...

 

Fuel smuggler's paradise: a day on the border between Libya and Tunisia:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl...

 

Libya’s Qaddafi Faces Fourth Month Without Any Gasoline Shipments by Sea:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/...

 

Libya's rebel opposition takes over London embassy:

http://news.yahoo.com/libyas-r...

 

RAF Eurofighter pilot clocks 1,000 hours over Libya:

http://alert5.com/2011/08/10/r...

 

Syrian troops take over eastern city:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Di...

 

UK readies water cannons as rioting spreads:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44...

 

Iran presses UK to show 'restraint' with demonstrators:

http://www.jpost.com/Internati...

 

South Korea Fires Back at North Korea:

http://online.wsj.com/article/...

 

Israel 'seeks 20 more F-35 stealth jets':

http://www.spacewar.com/report...

 

HTV-2 To Attempt Extended Hypersonic Flight on Second Flight Test Today:

http://defense-update.com/wp/2...

 

Montenegro to bury World War II German soldiers:

http://news.yahoo.com/monteneg...

 

Target Launch Closes Sordid Chapter for L-3:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw...

 

Army links tactical radios, cha

Chinook on fire at time of Afghan crash:

http://news.yahoo.com/chinook-...

 

Bomb kills five foreign troops in southern Afghanistan:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35...

 

US lawmaker wants probe of Bin Laden film project:

http://www.spacewar.com/report...

 

Afghan president will not seek third term:

http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-p...

 

Female suicide bomber hits Pakistan, seven dead:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com...

 

US Army to start nine month long deployments next year:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/in...

 

 

Western Libya rebels strike north towards coast:

http://news.yahoo.com/western-...

 

Libyan exiles occupy Libyan Embassy in Stockholm:

http://www.google.com/hostedne...

 

Libya: Lots of Action, Little Reaction:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw...

 

NATO: Libya airstrike killed troops, not civilians:

http://news.yahoo.com/nato-lib...

 

Syrian troops storm town near Turkish border:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44...

 

Report: Estonia shooting, explosion incident over:

http://news.yahoo.com/shooting...

 

U.S. steps up Obama's secret war in Yemen:

http://www.spacewar.com/report...

 

Hospitals shelled, ambulances shot up as health workers become targets of war across the world:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44...

 

HTV-2b launch:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw...

 

Iraqi officer gets death for kerosene smuggling:

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9 troops die in two days in Afghanistan: http://news.yahoo.com/9-troops-die-two-days-afghanistan-210200946.html;_ylt=AqnYr7q7iyXFhQxCdDVjPc5vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM1ZTJpaG4zBHBrZwM1ZjVhODViOS0xMjM3LTM2ZmQtYWJmMS02YTBlMDNhNjViN2YEcG9zAzkEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDMWEwNWI0MjAtYzUyOC0xMWUwLWJiZWYtY2Y4MWU5OWFlODNi;_ylg=X3oDMTFwZTltMWVnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3" target="_blank">link US troops return to Afghan 'Valley of Death': http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44116492/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/#.TkWplYIdx7w" target="_blank">link Secret peace talks between US and Taliban collapse over leaks: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8693247/Secret-peace-talks-between-US-and-Taliban-collapse-over-leaks.html" target="_blank">link IMINT: More on the Spec Ops Motorcycle: http://kitup.military.com/2011/08/imint-more-on-the-spec-ops-motorcycle.html" target="_blank">link Libya rebels take casualties in fight for Brega: http://news.yahoo.com/gaddafi-forces-still-hold-brega-oil-terminal-refinery-102003674.html;_ylt=AvkOdci5Gzyr5VvGhROi5t1vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM1cXJzcmtpBHBrZwMxNWEwZTI4YS01ZjUxLTMxNTEtYTQ1OC1jYjc3NmY4NGExOWUEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNjdkNzlhODAtYzUzMC0xMWUwLWJmZmYtYzQ0MzkyYzc4NmZj;_ylg=X3oDMTFwZTltMWVnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3" target="_blank">link Libyan rebels receive Il-76 seized by UAE: http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18004:libyan-rebels-receive-il-76-seized-by-uae&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107" target="_blank">link Kadhafi unable to launch offensive: NATO commander: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Kadhafi_unable_to_launch_offensive_NATO_commander_999.html" target="_blank">link Norway Withdraws F-16s from Libya Ops: http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7368237&c=EUR&s=AIR" target="_blank">link Latest developments in Arab world's unrest: http://news.yahoo.com/latest-developments-arab-worlds-unrest-183302862.html;_ylt=Anvz71YBXNEsPCkVVA3eIgkLewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTM1c3J0c2FwBHBrZwM2YjcyZmY1ZC0yNzQ1LTM1Y2QtYjc1OS02NjU2OTYzN2ZjOGQEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNjUwMjk0NzAtYzUyMy0xMWUwLWI3MTMtMGU4ZDZlOGQ1NmU4;_ylg=X3oDMTI1aGZjdmcxBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxtaWRkbGUgZWFzdARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3" target="_blank">link Arrr! ‘Pirate Cultural Adviser’ Wanted for Euro Navies: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/08/pirate-cultural-adviser-wanted-for-euro-navies/" target="_blank">link Dozens of ships fleeing Benin waters due to piracy-navy: http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17984:dozens-of-ships-fleeing-benin-waters-due-to-piracy-navy&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106" target="_blank">link US urges China, Russia, India action on Syria: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_urges_China_Russia_India_action_on_Syria_999.html" target="_blank">link Syrians call for Assad's death; 14 killed: http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-call-assads-death-14-killed-190802880.html;_ylt=AgHBY3HPJ5x8Mm.3UovEZh9vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM2ZDAwN2xoBHBrZwNkOWFlMmZlMS0xNTBhLTNhNzEtOTk1OS03OTMxNGE5MjIxYWIEcG9zAzE1BHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2EyMjM2YmMwLWM1MmYtMTFlMC1iZmZkLWU4M2VhZmM3MDQ4Mg--;_ylg=X3oDMTFwZTltMWVnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3" target="_blank">link Troops Fire on Syrian Protesters Exiting Mosques: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904823804576504442578249716.html?mod=WSJ_World_LeadStory" target="_blank">link Where Are The Special Forces Helicopters?: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a16472572-174b-4663-be88-c448bab31cac&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest" target="_blank">link Egypt targets al-Qaida-linked militants in Sinai: http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-targets-al-qaida-linked-militants-sinai-153900575.html" target="_blank">link Activists launch leaflets across N. Korea border: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Activists_launch_leaflets_across_N_Korea_border_999.html" target="_blank">link Iran Talks Cyber Tough: http://defensetech.org/2011/08/12/iran-talks-cyber-tough/" target="_blank">link Taiwan looks to develop advanced unmanned systems: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/08/12/360628/taiwan-looks-to-develop-advanced-unmanned-systems.html" target="_blank">link Taiwan police probe China hacking claims: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Taiwan_police_probe_Ch

*Sigh* more problems with the links.

9 troops die in two days in Afghanistan:

http://news.yahoo.com/9-troops-die-two-days-afghanistan-210200946.html;_ylt=AqnYr7q7iyXFhQxCdDVjPc5vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM1ZTJpaG4zBHBrZwM1ZjVhODViOS0xMjM3LTM2ZmQtYWJmMS02YTBlMDNhNjViN2YEcG9zAzkEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDMWEwNWI0MjAtYzUyOC0xMWUwLWJiZWYtY2Y4MWU5OWFlODNi;_ylg=X3oDMTFwZTltMWVnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3link />


US troops return to Afghan 'Valley of Death':

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44116492/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/#.TkWplYIdx7wlink />


Secret peace talks between US and Taliban collapse over leaks:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8693247/Secret-peace-talks-between-US-and-Taliban-collapse-over-leaks.htmllink />



IMINT: More on the Spec Ops Motorcycle:

http://kitup.military.com/2011/08/imint-more-on-the-spec-ops-motorcycle.htmllink />



Libya rebels take casualties in fight for Brega:

http://news.yahoo.com/gaddafi-forces-still-hold-brega-oil-terminal-refinery-102003674.html;_ylt=AvkOdci5Gzyr5VvGhROi5t1vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM1cXJzcmtpBHBrZwMxNWEwZTI4YS01ZjUxLTMxNTEtYTQ1OC1jYjc3NmY4NGExOWUEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNjdkNzlhODAtYzUzMC0xMWUwLWJmZmYtYzQ0MzkyYzc4NmZj;_ylg=X3oDMTFwZTltMWVnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3link />


Libyan rebels receive Il-76 seized by UAE:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18004:libyan-rebels-receive-il-76-seized-by-uae&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107link />


Kadhafi unable to launch offensive: NATO commander:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Kadhafi_unable_to_launch_offensive_NATO_commander_999.htmllink />


Norway Withdraws F-16s from Libya Ops:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7368237&c=EUR&s=AIRlink />


Latest developments in Arab world's unrest:

http://news.yahoo.com/latest-developments-arab-worlds-unrest-183302862.html;_ylt=Anvz71YBXNEsPCkVVA3eIgkLewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTM1c3J0c2FwBHBrZwM2YjcyZmY1ZC0yNzQ1LTM1Y2QtYjc1OS02NjU2OTYzN2ZjOGQEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNjUwMjk0NzAtYzUyMy0xMWUwLWI3MTMtMGU4ZDZlOGQ1NmU4;_ylg=X3oDMTI1aGZjdmcxBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxtaWRkbGUgZWFzdARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3link />



Arrr! ‘Pirate Cultural Adviser’ Wanted for Euro Navies:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/08/pirate-cultural-adviser-wanted-for-euro-navies/link />


Dozens of ships fleeing Benin waters due to piracy-navy:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17984:dozens-of-ships-fleeing-benin-waters-due-to-piracy-navy&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106link />


US urges China, Russia, India action on Syria:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_urges_China_Russia_India_action_on_Syria_999.htmllink />


Syrians call for Assad's death; 14 killed:

http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-call-assads-death-14-killed-190802880.html;_ylt=AgHBY3HPJ5x8Mm.3UovEZh9vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTM2ZDAwN2xoBHBrZwNkOWFlMmZlMS0xNTBhLTNhNzEtOTk1OS03OTMxNGE5MjIxYWIEcG9zAzE1BHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2EyMjM2YmMwLWM1MmYtMTFlMC1iZmZkLWU4M2VhZmM3MDQ4Mg--;_ylg=X3oDMTFwZTltMWVnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3link />


Troops Fire on Syrian Protesters Exiting Mosques:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904823804576504442578249716.html?mod=WSJ_World_LeadStorylink />


Where Are The Special Forces Helicopters?:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a16472572-174b-4663-be88-c448bab31cac&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDestlink />


Egypt targets al-Qaida-linked militants in Sinai:

http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-targets-al-qaida-linked-militants-sinai-153900575.htmllink />


Activists lau

Still no joy on the links. I'll try one more time.