Tankers
Feb 23 2008, Sameer Kumar

Here is a SUV that probably is made for the likes of Hitler and Saddam. Maybe it is post retirement gift for Fidel Castro who has finally, finally decided to call it a day. Whatever one might think about it, it sure as hell is one heck of an idea. It...

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In this July 19, 2004 file photo, a C-130 air tanker drops a flame-retardant slurry on a wildfire in the hills above Sylmar, Calif. Despite pressure from elected officials and the military, the Bush administration has yet to outfit similar California Air...