Archive for the 'War' Category
‘Is Mali the Next Afghanistan?’
January 21st, 2013In other news: Al Qaeda Terrorists Were Working for BP; Witness Describes One Terrorist Speaking with a ‘Perfect English Accent Via: McClatchy: The war rages about cities with names such as Goa and Timbuktu, in a sparsely populated, mostly flat, dusty and landlocked country in northwest Africa. The combatants include a nomadic Berber people known […]
Inspection Team Headed to Pa. Nuclear Plant
January 16th, 2013UPDATE: MALICIOUS VIRUS SHUTTERED U.S. POWER PLANT Via: Reuters: A computer virus attacked a turbine control system at a U.S. power company last fall when a technician unknowingly inserted an infected USB computer drive into the network, keeping a plant off line for three weeks, according to a report posted on a U.S. government website. […]
3D Printing High Capacity Magazines
January 16th, 2013The guys over at Defense Distributed are having some success with 3D printing 30 round magazines for AR-15 type weapons. While I wouldn’t suggest cancelling any backorders for “real” magazines, this is still pretty interesting. Via: Defense Distributed:
Some Sheriffs Warning That They Will Protect Citizens from Feds Enforcing New Gun Laws
January 16th, 2013Update: Situation in New York Via: Daily Star: Schoharie County Sheriff Tony Desmond and Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin Jr. both questioned the merits of a new package of gun control measures signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo argued the legislation will enhance public safety in New York. But Desmond said that […]
DARPA: Upward Falling Payloads
January 15th, 2013Via: Nextgov: In a proposal almost as fanciful as the fictional 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency kicked off a research project last Friday to develop sensor systems that could be placed miles below the surface of the ocean and activated when needed by a remote command. […]
After You’ve Been All You Could Be Serving The Empire, Walmart Is Hiring
January 15th, 2013.mil should really talk this one up during the recruitment process. Via: Reuters: Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT), the world’s largest retailer, said it plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans in the United States over the next five years, a move supported by First Lady Michelle Obama. Most of the veterans will be placed in […]
PSYOP as Entertainment
January 14th, 2013I’ve been trying to understand what France’s war in Mali is really about, but I’m coming up short. During my reading, though, I came across something interesting that’s related to a previous post on Cryptogon. Do you remember the one about, Population Reduction Through ‘Long-Running Serialized Dramas’? Well, you brought up Population Media Center. One […]
Hackers Say Coming Air Traffic Control System Lets Them Hijack Planes
January 14th, 2013What could possibly go wrong? *chortle* Via: Network World: An ongoing multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system is designed to make commercial aviation more efficient, more environmentally friendly and safer by 2025. But some white-hat hackers are questioning the safety part. The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will rely on […]
Citadel: Masterplanned Doomstead City
January 13th, 2013I wonder what their plan is for defense against the regime dropping MOABs on them? Or even a swarm of armed drones, always overhead? Apaches? Tomahawk missiles??? Maybe this calls for underground bunkers! You know, built to be able to withstand attacks from bunker busters… Here’s how the Citadel’s walled neighborhoods will look to the […]
Japan May Allow Jets to Fire Warning Shots at Chinese Aircraft During Incursions
January 11th, 2013Via: South China Morning Post: Japan’s defence ministry is considering authorising the country’s Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF) jets to fire warning shots when Chinese planes enter air space claimed by Japan, Japanese media reported yesterday. Citing sources close to the Japanese government, the Sankei newspaper reported that Tokyo had instructed the defence ministry and ASDF […]
