Hegemony in the new millenium can’t be maintained with the kind of lumbering, out-of-date combat styles that we rocked in the 20th century – leave that nostalgia trip to the codgers watching the Hitler channel! This is the new military, and we’ve got a new paradigm: Ground Zero in Afbaghistan as the ultimate wi-fi hotspot, live and streaming! We’ve also ditched those tired nation-state crutches of sovereignty and diplomacy – so mid nineties, so brick and mortar! — and the result is a vast new market thirsting for consumer satisfaction!  By Rick Veitch with inks by Gary Erskine