Archive for the 'War' Category
UK Training Saudi Forces Used to Crush Arab Spring
May 29th, 2011Via: Guardian: Britain is training Saudi Arabia’s national guard – the elite security force deployed during the recent protests in Bahrain – in public order enforcement measures and the use of sniper rifles. The revelation has outraged human rights groups, which point out that the Foreign Office recognises that the kingdom’s human rights record is […]
Lockheed Network Hit by Major Disruption
May 29th, 2011Via: Reuters: Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon’s No. 1 supplier, is experiencing a major disruption to its computer systems that could be related to a problem with network security, a defense official and two sources familiar with the issue said on Thursday. Lockheed, the biggest provider of information technology to the U.S. government, is grappling with […]
Three Chinese Government Buildings Bombed
May 26th, 2011Via: Telegraph: Three Chinese government buildings have been bombed in the southern city of Fuzhou, in Jiangxi province, killing two and injuring six. The first blast went off in the car park of the Fuzhou public prosecutor’s office just after nine o’clock this morning, as workers were arriving for the day. Two other bombs went […]
Serbia Arrests Ratko Mladic
May 26th, 2011Via: CBS News: The Serbian government confirmed Thursday that Ratko Mladic, Europe’s most wanted war crimes fugitive, had been arrested. A man who identified himself as Milorad Komadic when he was arrested Thursday is the wartime Bosnian Serb army commander. The director of communications for the government of President Boris Tadic confirmed to CBS News’ […]
A Fifth of Russia’s State Defence Spending Is Stolen Every Year
May 25th, 2011Putin the Apostle? Via: Calgary Sun: A fifth of Russia’s state defence spending is stolen every year by corrupt officials, dishonest generals and crooked contractors, Russia’s chief military prosecutor said in an interview published on Tuesday. President Dmitry Medvedev says endemic corruption is holding back Russia’s development, but anti-bribery groups say the problem has become […]
Pentagon Wants 80 to 100 Long Range, Nuclear-Capable Bombers That Can Operate With or Without a Pilot in the Cockpit
May 24th, 2011Via: Los Angeles Times: Deep in the Mojave Desert, surrounded by tiers of barbed-wire fence, the nation’s largest defense contractors work in secrecy designing and building the latest military aircraft at Air Force Plant 42. The military’s top weapons buyer quietly visited the Palmdale facility this month to talk with leading aerospace executives about plans […]
Libya: British and French Attack Helicopters to be Deployed
May 24th, 2011Via: Telegraph: British attack helicopters will be deployed in Libya within days in a significant expansion of the military mission against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. The Daily Telegraph has learned that Apache helicopters will fly into Libya from a Royal Navy warship, in a joint operation with the French. As many as 18 British and French […]
Pakistan Says China to Operate Key Port, Build Navy Base
May 23rd, 2011Via: Wall Street Journal: Pakistan’s defense minister said China has agreed to take over operation of the strategically positioned but underused port of Gwadar, and that Islamabad would like the Chinese to build a base there for the Pakistani navy. Ahmad Mukhtar gave no clear timetable on the possible change at Gwadar, on Pakistan’s western […]
Air Force Wants to Track You Forever With a Single Camera Click
May 19th, 2011Via: Wired: Don’t bother with the iris scanner or the fingerprinting machine. Leave the satellite-enabled locators and tell-tale scents back on the base, military manhunters. If an Air Force plan works out as planned, all you’ll need to track your prey is a single camera, snapping a few seconds of footage from far, far away. […]
And Now… J.P. Morgan’s Hunt for Afghan Gold
May 18th, 2011Ultimately, victory will mean that Afghanistan becomes pacified in a manner that facilities effortless corporate rape. The purpose of the U.S. military is to tie the victim down. Then, the people in the suits step into the room… —The Runaway General J.P. Morgan bankers, who just happen to be former British SAS members, are working […]
