Archive for the 'War' Category
Russia to Disconnect from Internet to Test Cyber Defenses
February 11th, 2019Via: BBC: Russia is considering whether to disconnect from the global internet briefly, as part of a test of its cyber-defences. The test will mean data passing between Russian citizens and organisations stays inside the nation rather than being routed internationally. A draft law mandating technical changes needed to operate independently was introduced to its […]
U.S. Special Operations Manual: IMF, World Bank Part of “Unconventional” Weapons Arsenal
February 7th, 2019Via: Mint Press: WASHINGTON – In a leaked military manual on “unconventional warfare” recently highlighted by WikiLeaks, the U.S. Army states that major global financial institutions — such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) — are used as unconventional, financial “weapons in times of […]
U.S. Special Forces Exercise in Downtown Los Angeles
February 6th, 2019Alex Strezev captured video of several helicopters landing: Via: ABC: Military helicopters were seen flying in formation around downtown Los Angeles and explosions were reported in the area that were all part of an exercise. The choppers and explosions caused many people to head to social media, scared about what they were seeing outside. Many […]
Journalist Interrogated, Fired for Story Linking CIA and Syria Weapons Flights
February 6th, 2019Via: ZeroHedge: A months-long investigation which tracked and exposed a massive covert weapons shipment network to terror groups in Syria via diplomatic flights originating in the Caucuses and Eastern Europe under the watch of the CIA and other intelligence agencies has resulted in the interrogation and firing of the Bulgarian journalist who first broke the […]
Your Complete Guide to the N.Y. Times’ Support of U.S.-Backed Coups in Latin America
February 2nd, 2019Via: TruthDig: On Friday, The New York Times continued its long, predictable tradition of backing U.S. coups in Latin America by publishing an editorial praising Donald Trump’s attempt to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This will be the 10th such coup the paper has backed since the creation of the CIA over 70 years ago.
Germany Drops F-35 from Fighter Tender
February 2nd, 2019Via: Reuters: Germany will pick either the Eurofighter or Boeing’s F/A-18 fighter jet to replace its Tornado warplanes, knocking Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighter out of a tender worth billions of euros, Defence Ministry sources said on Thursday.
U.S. Army Recruiting Rap
February 1st, 2019Economic collapse got you down? Don’t want rent or electricity bills? Come kill for Uncle $cam! But before that, check out Anybody’s Son Will Do. This is the Marines, but it’s pretty much the same, regardless of military branch or country. Anybody’s Son Will Do (1983) Via: United States Army:
Trump Administration to Suspend Nuclear Treaty with Russia
February 1st, 2019Via: The Hill: The Trump administration announced Friday that it would suspend its obligations under a decades old Cold War arms control pact with Russia on Saturday, citing Moscow’s violations of the treaty. The White House announced the decision to stop complying with the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in a statement from President […]
China’s Military-Run Space Station in Argentina Is a ‘Black Box’
January 31st, 2019China – Argentina – Patagonia ground station: Outrage, spying, unspecified doom in the media. United States – Australia – Pine Gap: *crickets* Via: Reuters: The United States has long been worried about what it sees as China’s strategy to “militarize” space, according to one U.S. official, who added there was reason to be skeptical of […]
Meth and Murder: Tijuana Is One of the Deadliest Cities on Earth
January 30th, 2019Via: Los Angeles Times: Tijuana, a city of 1.8 million that not long ago was celebrating a major reduction in violence, is in the grip of an unprecedented homicide crisis. A record 2,518 people were killed here in 2018 — nearly seven times the total in 2012. With 140 killings per 100,000 people, Tijuana is […]
