Archive for the 'War' Category
U.S. Begins Transporting French Troops, Equipment to Mali
January 22nd, 2013Via: Reuters: The United States has started transporting French soldiers and equipment to Mali as part of its logistical aid to French forces fighting Islamist militants in the north of the country, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. Paris has launched a military campaign against Islamist fighters in Mali at the request of the Malian […]
Rapper Lupe Fiasco Booted Off Inaugural Party Stage After Criticizing Obama
January 22nd, 2013Via: NPR: The rapper Lupe Fiasco was escorted off the stage at an unofficial inaugural ball in Washington, last night. As Politico reports, the Grammy-nominated rapper stayed on the anti-war song “Words I Never Said” for 30 minutes. Video posted by Now This News shows Fiasco dropping lines critical of President Obama, before the lights […]
‘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 […]
