Archive for the 'War' Category
KBR Bills $5 Million For Mechanics Who Work 43 Minutes a Month
March 29th, 2010Via: Mother Jones: It was just a single contract for a single job on a single base in Iraq. The Department of Defense agreed to pay the megacontractor KBR $5 million a year to repair tactical vehicles, from Humvees to big rigs, at Joint Base Balad, a large airfield and supply center north of Baghdad. […]
Dozens Dead in Moscow Metro Bombings
March 29th, 2010Russia Protests: Thousands Rally in ‘Day of Wrath’ Against Putin: This weekend’s Russia protests, in which thousands gathered in 20 Russian cities for ‘Day of Wrath’ demonstrations against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other government officials, brought together diverse political forces. And then… Via: BBC: At least 35 people have been killed after two female […]
Neuroscientists Don’t Believe in Souls—But That Doesn’t Mean They Can’t Sell Theirs (to the Pentagon)
March 28th, 2010Via: Scientific American: It is because I have such high hopes for neuroscience that I’m so upset by two trends in financing of the field. One involves neuroscience’s growing dependence on the Pentagon, which is seeking new ways to help our soldiers and harm our enemies. For a still-timely overview of neuroweapons research, check out […]
Federal Law Enforcement Operations Underway in Michigan Against Militia Members
March 28th, 2010Update: Group Was Infiltrated, As Per Routine Via: Wall Street Journal: An undercover agent played a role in the investigation that led to Monday’s indictments. Grand jury testimony by a law enforcement officer referred to an “undercover FBI agent” who worked on the case. The FBI declined to comment, but infiltration is a common tactic […]
Loose Units in Hemet Torching City Vehicles, Setting Potentially Deadly Traps for Police
March 25th, 2010Via: AP: Four municipal trucks were set ablaze in a rural Riverside County town plagued by bizarre booby trap attempts to kill police officers, and authorities said Wednesday the fire may be linked to the earlier attacks. “Everyone is worried, everyone is being careful,” Hemet police Lt. Duane Wisehart said. “You get scared a little […]
WikiLeaks Indicating Their Personnel Are Under Physical Surveillance
March 25th, 2010There is a WikiLeaks tweet related to a, “Pentagon murder-coverup” that isn’t appearing in their feed, however, it does show up as an individual tweet via the permalink. It states: # WikiLeaks to reveal Pentagon murder-coverup at US National Press Club, Apr 5, 9am; contact press-club@sunshinepress.org It was posted at 6:43 AM Mar 22nd. The […]
Saudis Claim to Have Stopped Attacks on Energy Infrastructure
March 24th, 2010Via: Reuters: Saudi Arabia said it had arrested 113 al Qaeda militants including suicide bombers who had been planning attacks on energy facilities in the world’s top oil exporter.
British Government Ran Intelligence Unit Outside of Military Command Structure
March 23rd, 2010In the Independent article below, we learn that victims were hooded and deprived of sleep. In other words, this is a limited hangout that’s covering for something else. Like what? I have no idea, but what ever happened to the SAS operators who dressed like Arabs and shot at Iraqi police? Look at what the […]
U.S. Information Warfare Operation Takes Down Website Used to Plan Attacks on Americans Inside Iraq; The Website Was Set Up and Run by CIA and Saudi Intelligence
March 21st, 2010Via: Washington Post: By early 2008, top U.S. military officials had become convinced that extremists planning attacks on American forces in Iraq were making use of a Web site set up by the Saudi government and the CIA to uncover terrorist plots in the kingdom. “We knew we were going to be forced to shut […]
Waihopai Three Acquitted
March 19th, 2010On a gut level, I’m glad that the Waihopai three were acquitted. I find New Zealand’s subservient participation in the AUSUSUKs military adventures and surveillance fetishes repellent. On a logical level, though, this appears to indicate that if an accused party can convince a jury that they were acting in the interests of the “greater […]
