Archive for the 'War' Category
Cables Show China Used Debt Holdings to Press U.S.
February 22nd, 2011Duh. Via: AFP: Leaked diplomatic cables vividly show China’s willingness to translate its massive holdings of US debt into political influence on issues ranging from Taiwan’s sovereignty to Washington’s financial policy. China’s clout — gleaned from its nearly $900 billion stack of US debt — has been widely commented on in the United States, but […]
Iranian Warships Enter Suez Canal
February 22nd, 2011Monitoring… Via: Bloomberg: Iranian warships have begun crossing the Suez Canal for the first time since 1979 as Israel stressed its objection to their planned voyage to Syria. The two ships entered the canal early today after the approval of Egypt’s Defense Ministry, the state-run Middle East News Agency cited Ahmed El Manakhly, head of […]
Libya: Crimes Against Humanity
February 22nd, 2011Via: Al Jazeera: Protesters say security forces using warplanes and live fire ‘massacred’ them, as UN warns of possible ‘war crimes’. Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are waging a bloody operation to keep him in power, with residents reporting gunfire in parts of the capital Tripoli and other cities, while other citizens, including the […]
Two Libyan Air Force Colonels Refuse to Launch Air Strikes on Civilians, Land Jets in Malta
February 22nd, 2011Via: Reuters: Two Libyan Air Force fighter pilots defected on Monday and flew their jets to Malta where they told authorities they had been ordered to bomb protesters, Maltese government officials said. They said the two pilots, both colonels, took off from a base near Tripoli. One of them has requested political asylum. The pilots […]
Oil Surges 4%
February 21st, 2011Via: CNN: Oil prices surged more than 4% early Monday as antigovernment protests in the Middle East and Africa intensified, raising worries about possible supply disruptions. Crude oil for April delivery gained $3.80, or 3.8%, to $93.51 a barrel after earlier jumping as high as $93.75. U.S. oil prices have been trading in a range […]
Oil Companies Plan Evacuations From Libya
February 21st, 2011Update: Reuters: Gaddafi Fled Libya, on Way to Venezuela [???] Venezuela denies: A senior source in the Venezuelan government denied on Monday reports that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was traveling to the South American oil-producing nation led by his ally President Hugo Chavez. The Caracas government “denies such information,” the source told Reuters. Via: Reuters: […]
Does the Air Force Already Have a Secret Stealth Bomber?
February 21st, 2011Via: Wired: The Air Force “consistently refers to its new bomber as based on ‘proven technology,’ but there is no known basis of proof for its most important single feature: a degree of stealth high enough to assure survival in a heavily defended area, combined with affordability in manufacture and support.” But that doesn’t mean […]
Libya Revolt Spreads to Tripoli
February 21st, 2011Via: Al Jazeera: Gunshots heard in capital amid reports of army units defecting in Benghazi and tribal leaders criticising government. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will fight a popular revolt to “the last man standing,” one of his sons said on Monday as people in the capital joined protests for the first time after days of […]
Afghan Officials Allege that 65 Civilians Were Killed in U.S. Military Operation
February 21st, 2011Via: Washington Post: Afghan government officials alleged Sunday that a U.S. military operation in the remote mountains of northeastern Afghanistan killed 65 innocent people, including 22 women and more than 30 children, the most serious allegation of civilian casualties in months. The governor of Konar province, Fazlullah Wahidi, said that NATO forces launched the operation […]
Air Force Wants Troll Persona Management Software
February 18th, 2011Via: Federal Business Opportunities: Online Persona Management Service. 50 User Licenses, 10 Personas per user. Software will allow 10 personas per user, replete with background , history, supporting details, and cyber presences that are technically, culturally and geographacilly consistent. Individual applications will enable an operator to exercise a number of different online persons from the […]
