Archive for the 'War' Category
Crowdfunded Stenographer Denied Press Pass To Cover Transcriptless Bradley Manning Trial
June 4th, 2013Via: Techdirt: A large group of established news organizations — including the LA Times, NPR, the New Yorker, Fox News, Newsweek, Bloomberg and NY Magazine — have all asked the military to open up two additional press passes for stenographers (two so that they can overlap while switching shifts). The judge in the case, on […]
China Is Reaping Biggest Benefits of Iraq Oil Boom
June 3rd, 2013For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. -Sun Tzu, The Art of War The Chinese had nothing to do with the war, eh? Attention Michael Makovsky: China bought hundreds of billions of dollars worth of […]
Russia to Resume Nuclear Submarine Patrols in Southern Seas
June 1st, 2013Via: Reuters: Russia plans to resume nuclear submarine patrols in the southern seas after a hiatus of more than 20 years following the break-up of the Soviet Union, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Saturday, in another example of efforts to revive Moscow’s military. The plan to send Borei-class submarines, designed to carry 16 long-range nuclear […]
U.S. Government Clears Path for Iran to Back Orifice Itself
May 31st, 2013Via: Ars Technica: On Thursday, the Obama Administration lifted digital sanctions that for more than two decades have prevented companies that do business in the US from also selling or distributing digital goods—including mobile phones, hosting services, VPNs, and software updates—to Iran. Research Credit: almaverdad2
Syria Receives Russian S-300 Air Defense System
May 30th, 2013Via: Deutsche Welle: Russian S-300 air defense missile systems have arrived in Syria, according to the Syrian president. Israel has long feared the delivery of the long-range missiles, calling them a “threat” to its own security. In an interview with Lebanese broadcaster, Al-Manar TV, the Syrian president confirmed that Damascus had received the surface-to-air missile […]
Let’s Be Clear: Establishing a ‘No-Fly Zone’ Is an Act of War
May 29th, 2013Via: The Atlantic: Kudos to Josh Rogin for breaking the news that “the White House has asked the Pentagon to draw up plans for a no-fly zone inside Syria.” But wouldn’t it be a more powerful story without the euphemism? Relying on the term “no-fly-zone” is typical in journalism. But that is a mistake. It […]
Pentagon’s Latest Weapon in Colombian Drug War? Soap Operas
May 29th, 2013Via: Wired: The U.S. Army is introducing a new weapon in its fight to get Colombia’s guerrillas to put down their guns: the soap opera. That’s the gist of a recent Army request for proposals, which describes the building blocks of an anti-guerrilla propaganda campaign in Colombia. According to the request, the Army wants a […]
U.S. Weapons System Designs Compromised by Chinese Cyberspies
May 28th, 2013Related, From Australia: ASIO Blueprints Stolen in Major Cyber Attack on Canberra HQ: Classified blueprints of the new ASIO headquarters in Canberra have been stolen in a cyber hit believed to have been mounted by hackers in China. The ABC’s Four Corners program has discovered the plans were taken in an operation targeting a contractor […]
Knife Attack on Soldier in Paris Treated as Terrorism
May 26th, 2013Via: BBC: French anti-terrorist investigators are handling the case of a soldier stabbed while on duty near Paris on Saturday evening, prosecutors have confirmed. The soldier was wounded while on patrol in La Defense, a business district west of the French capital. Private First Class Cedric Cordier was approached from behind and stabbed in the […]
U.S. Acknowledges Killing of Four U.S. Citizens in Counterterrorism Operations
May 23rd, 2013More transparent and accountable now, promise. *wink* Via: Washington Post: The Obama administration acknowledged Wednesday that it has killed four Americans in overseas counterterrorism operations since 2009, the first time it has publicly taken responsibility for the deaths. Although the acknowledgment, contained in a letter from Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to Congress, does […]
