Archive for the 'War' Category
U.S. Navy Makes $3 Billion “Hostage Payment” to HP for Crappy Computer Network
September 6th, 2010Via: Wired: Normally, it’s hard to get anyone but the geeks fired up about information infrastructure. But the Navy Marine Corps Intranet isn’t your normal network. With 700,000+ seats, it’s the world’s second-biggest network, after the internet itself. NMCI’s technical complexities and hiccups are the stuff of dark legend around the Navy. The fights it’s […]
Combat Over in Iraq? U.S. Troops Battle Heavily Armed Insurgents at Iraqi Military Headquarters
September 6th, 2010Via: AP: Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq’s ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. The fighting killed 12 people and wounded dozens. It was the first exchange of fire involving U.S. troops […]
Iraq: Fake Bombs Planted in Celebrities’ Cars for Reality Show
September 6th, 2010There will be no peace. At any given moment for the rest of our lifetimes, there will be multiple conflicts in mutating forms around the globe. Violent conflict will dominate the headlines, but cultural and economic struggles will be steadier and ultimately more decisive. The de facto role of the US armed forces will be […]
Full Time Coverage of UVB-76 Antics
September 2nd, 2010uvb-76.blogspot.com Latest: 1to101636utcSept22010 by swler007
Karzai’s Brother Calls for U.S. to Shore Kabul Bank as Withdrawals Accelerate
September 2nd, 2010Dear Uncle $ugar, We have replenished our supply of suitcases and we’re ready to fill them up and head to the airport. Send money soon. Love and kisses, The Karzai Clan In other news: Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on CIA Payroll Afghan Drug Trade: “Most of the government officials are involved.” […]
Building the Perfect Kill House with Video Games
September 2nd, 2010Via: Kotaku: The Laser Shot Virtual Shoot House gives these specialized warriors a chance to blow in doors, fire live ammo and take out life-sized enemies, all in a real environment helped along by quite a bit of video game technology. The soldiers are deadly serious about their training. The weapons and ammo they use […]
“Mission Accomplished” “Turn the Page”
September 1st, 2010
Satire: Obama Declares Victory, Sort Of, Depending On How You Look At It, In Iraq Via: New York Times: President Obama declared an end on Tuesday to the seven-year American combat mission in Iraq, saying that the United States has met its responsibility to that country and that it is now time to turn to […]
Do the Evolution
August 31st, 2010Via: Pearl Jam – Do the Evolution / YouTube: Research Credit: MC
Is China Looking at a $430 Billion Loss on U.S. Treasury Bonds?
August 31st, 2010WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I don’t see how they could be looking at a loss of that magnitude right now. The only way that’s possible is if there’s some unthinkably large position that they have not acknowledged. Initially, this feels like Information Operations to me. […]
Mexico Gunmen Assassinate Second Mayor in Two Weeks
August 30th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Mexican gunmen assassinated the second mayor in less than two weeks in the violent northeast region of the country as a fight against drug traffickers intensifies. Marco Antonio Leal Garcia, the mayor of Hidalgo in Tamaulipas state, was killed when his truck was ambushed by the gunmen. His daughter was also injured in […]
