Archive for the 'War' Category
The Ticking Time-Bomb at the Bottom of the Baltic Sea
April 21st, 2014Via: The Economist: THERE IS something dangerous lurking in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea. Nearly 70 years after the victorious Allies dumped thousands of tonnes of Nazi chemical weapons and chemical agents into the Baltic Sea, experts have warned of an environmental disaster as the weapons corrode and their deadly contents spill into […]
Clearer Images of Classified Aircraft Over Wichita
April 18th, 2014Via: KSN: Jeff Templin is a amateur photographer. He says he’s seen it all until now. While taking pictures of wildlife back in February, something caught his eye. He said it looked like an unusual contrail. “Right over the city, clear as a bell,” said Templin. “Anyone that was looking up would have seen it. […]
The Silent Hybrid Motorcycles the Pentagon Will Use for Stealth Raids
April 18th, 2014Via: Wired: Special Forces teams are all about silently penetrating remote areas and executing complex, lightning-fast raids. Now DARPA is developing a new vehicle to soundlessly race commandoes to their missions: stealthy, hybrid-powered motorcycles. The idea is to develop a hybrid power system that relies on both electric and gas power, allowing special ops to […]
Reid: Bundy Supporters Are “Domestic Terrorists”
April 18th, 2014Via: CBS: Supporters of Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy have been called domestic terrorists by Senator Harry Reid. He made the comments during an appearance at a Review-Journal event, and repeated them, saying “what happened there was domestic terrorism’ The government says Bundy owes more than a million dollars in grazing fees and fines stemming from […]
Heroin a Growing Threat Across USA, Police Say
April 17th, 2014In other news, Afghanistan Opium Harvest at Record High: Afghan opium cultivation has reached a record level, with more than 200,000 hectares planted with the poppy for the first time, the United Nations says. The UNODC report said the harvest was 36% up on last year, and if fully realised would outstrip global demand. Most […]
Blackwater Guards Finally to be Tried for Killing 14 Iraqi Civilians
April 16th, 2014Via: AllGov: One of the darkest episodes during the U.S. occupation of Iraq last decade is finally resulting in the prosecution of private American security guards who killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians in a single incident. The name Blackwater became famous after the 2007 event in which guards from the security firm’s Raven […]
Greystone Denies Its Mercenaries Are Deployed in Ukraine
April 13th, 2014The Russian and U.S. regimes both lie so much that it’s very difficult to know what’s happening here. Via: ABC News: The Russian government today claimed there are more than 100 American “mercenaries” from a defense contracting company disguised as Ukrainian troops in the embattled former Soviet nation, a claim the American firm and top […]
Ukraine Prepares Armed Response as City Seized by Pro-Russia Forces
April 12th, 2014Via: Reuters: Armed separatists took virtual control of a city in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and Kiev prepared troops to deal with what it called an “act of aggression by Russia”. Pro-Russian activists carrying automatic weapons seized government buildings in Slaviansk and set up barricades on the outskirts of the city. Official buildings in several […]
Unidentified Gunmen Seize Government Buildings in Ukraine
April 12th, 2014Via: BBC: Further seizures of official buildings have been reported in east Ukraine as tensions between the new government and pro-Russian protesters rise. Gunmen occupied a police station and a security services building in the town of Sloviansk. Official buildings in Druzhkovka were reportedly taken over. A Donetsk police chief quit after pro-Russian crowds marched […]
Advanced Tactics Black Knight Transformer Successfully Completes First Flights
April 12th, 2014Via: Advanced Tactics: Advanced Tactics Inc. announced that it has successfully completed the first flight test of the Black Knight Transformer, a modular and roadable vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. … The patented AT Transformer technology combines the capabilities of a helicopter, such as the ability to take off and land anywhere, with the […]
