Archive for the 'War' Category
U.S. Gives Israel Advanced Weapons to Delay War with Iran
March 8th, 2012Via: AFP: THE US offered Israel advanced weaponry in return for it committing not to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this year, according to an Israeli report last night. Citing unnamed Western diplomats and intelligence sources, the report in the Maariv daily said that during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week, the US […]
Obama Administration Moves to Aid Syrian Opposition
March 7th, 2012In the piece below, we read that this, “Stops short of providing any direct military assistance to the armed opposition.” If you want to read detailed, voluminous accounts of how the U.S. covertly and illegally provides weapons to any state or group it pleases, see, Spider’s Web: The Secret History of How the White House […]
Eastern Libya Declares Semiautonomous Region
March 6th, 2012Via: AP: Tribal leaders and militia commanders declared a semiautonomous region in oil-rich eastern Libya on Tuesday, a move opponents fear will be the first step toward outright dividing the country six months after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi. Libya’s National Transitional Council, the interim central government based in the capital Tripoli, has repeatedly voiced […]
Thirteen French Officers Captured by Syrian Army [???]
March 6th, 2012Via: Telegraph: Thirteen French officers have been captured by Syrian forces according to the Lebanon-based Daily Star newspaper, the first mainstream media outlet to report on rumours of Western troops on the ground. The French foreign ministry dismissed the report, however, telling the Daily Telegraph that not a single French soldier is on Syrian soil. […]
Holder: When It Comes to Assassinating Americans, Due Process Includes Arbitrary Whims of the Regime
March 6th, 2012Via: MSNBC: The Fifth Amendment provides that no one can be “deprived of life” without due process of law. But that due process, Holder said, doesn’t necessarily come from a court. “Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security. The Constitution guarantees due process, not […]
Cheetah: Boston Dynamics Running Robot
March 6th, 2012Just FYI: You guys never need to submit stories that are mentioned on Slashdot. Via: Forbes: A warning for anyone who imagines a Skynet-ruled world of robot domination: Don’t watch the video below. Or if you do, prepare for nightmares of being chased at 18-miles an hour by a gas-powered steely automaton. Boston Dynamics, a […]
Afghanistan: Special Forces Under CIA Control Would be Considered Spies, Allowing White House to Claim U.S. Troops Have Been Withdrawn
March 5th, 2012Via: AntiWar: Top Pentagon officials are floating an idea to put elite special operations forces under CIA control in Afghanistan after 2014, sources told The Associated Press. The plan is one of several possible scenarios being considered and has not yet been presented to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the White House, or the relevant […]
Obama, Iran and Preventive War
March 5th, 2012Via: Salon: President Obama yesterday joined virtually every U.S. political leader in both parties in making the obligatory, annual pilgrimage and oath-taking to AIPAC: a bizarre ritual if you think about it. During his speech, he repeatedly emphasized that he “has Israel’s back,” rightfully noting that his actions in office prove this (“At every crucial […]
U.S. Special Forces Command Wants Medium Range Missile System for SUVs
March 5th, 2012Via: FBODaily: The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations Research, Development and Acquisition Center (SORDAC), on behalf of the warfighter, seeks information from industry for a Medium Range Precision Strike System (MRPSS).The weapons system should provide the capability for precision engagements by U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) users against enemy forces. The entire […]
U.S. and Israel Plan Attacks on Iran
March 2nd, 2012Via: Bloomberg: Obama administration officials are escalating warnings that the U.S. could join Israel in attacking Iran if the Islamic republic doesn’t dispel concerns that its nuclear-research program is aimed at producing weapons. Four days before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to arrive in Washington, Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz […]
