Archive for the 'War' Category
WikiLeaks: Iraq War Diaries
October 23rd, 2010Via: WikiLeaks: At 5pm EST Friday 22nd October 2010 WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history. The 391,832 reports (‘The Iraq War Logs’), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in […]
$19 Billion Later, Pentagon’s Best Bomb-Detector Is a Dog
October 22nd, 2010Alternate title: The U.S. Military Is Putting the Dog Back in Boondoggle. Via: Wired: Drones, metal detectors, chemical sniffers, and super spycams — forget ‘em. The leader of the Pentagon’s multibillion military task force to stop improvised bombs says there’s nothing in the U.S. arsenal for bomb detection more powerful than a dog’s nose. Despite […]
WikiLeaks Claims to Be Under Attack, Calls Press Conference
October 21st, 2010Here are a few recent tweets, for whatever they’re worth: # Major WikiLeaks press conference in europe coming up; to book [press/NGO only], mail sunshine.booking@mail.be # WikiLeaks communications infrastructure is currently under attack. Project BO move to coms channel S. Activate Reston5. # Now is a good time to mirror this WikiLeaks ‘insurance’ backup http://bit.ly/bRaiYF
Efforts to Prosecute Blackwater Are Collapsing
October 21st, 2010Via: New York Times: Nearly four years after the federal government began a string of investigations and criminal prosecutions against Blackwater Worldwide personnel accused of murder and other violent crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, the cases are beginning to fall apart, burdened by a legal obstacle of the government’s own making. Just a Couple of […]
Pentagon Plans $60 Billion Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia; Largest Ever
October 21st, 2010Via: Washington Post: The Defense Department has notified Congress that it wants to sell $60 billion worth of advanced aircraft and weapons to Saudi Arabia. The proposed sale, which includes helicopters, fighter jets, radar equipment and satellite-guided bombs, would be the largest arms deal to another country in U.S. history if the sale goes through […]
Planetary Defense Coordination Office Proposed to Fight Asteroids
October 21st, 2010Maybe they’ll milk the space rocks before the little green men scenario??? Via: Space: A new report calls on NASA to establish a Planetary Defense Coordination Office to lead national and international efforts in protecting Earth against impacts by asteroids and comets. The final report of the Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense of the […]
DHS Will Work with NSA and Military in Carrying Out Domestic Cyberwar Operations
October 21st, 2010Via: New York Times: The Obama administration has adopted new procedures for using the Defense Department’s vast array of cyberwarfare capabilities in case of an attack on vital computer networks inside the United States, delicately navigating historic rules that restrict military action on American soil. The system would mirror that used when the military is […]
WikiLeaks Insurance File
October 20th, 2010WikiLeaks sent this over Twitter: Now is a good time to mirror this WikiLeaks ‘insurance’ backup http://bit.ly/bRaiYF
China Halts Shipments of Rare Earth Minerals to the United States and Europe
October 20th, 2010Via: New York Times: China, which has been blocking shipments of crucial minerals to Japan for the last month, has now quietly halted shipments of those materials to the United States and Europe, three industry officials said on Tuesday. The Chinese action, involving rare earth minerals that are crucial to manufacturing many advanced products, seems […]
Satellites Spot 3 Miles of NATO Supply Trucks Bottlenecked in Pakistan
October 18th, 2010Via: Wired: Pakistan’s 10-day blockade against NATO convoys has ended, but a new video released by a commercial satellite company shows just how massive the consequences were: a sprawling, three-mile bottleneck of oil tankers and supply trucks, some parked in a dry riverbed, waiting to cross the Torkham border pass into Afghanistan.
