Archive for the 'War' Category
Pentagon Report Calls for Office of ‘Strategic Deception’
January 28th, 2010Via: Wired: The Defense Department needs to get better at lying and fooling people about its intentions. That’s the conclusion from an influential Pentagon panel, the Defense Science Board (DSB), which recommends that the military and intelligence communities join in a new agency devoted to “strategic surprise/deception.” Tricking battlefield opponents has been a part of […]
Why Does the Spending Freeze Exempt the Military?
January 26th, 2010Mmm hmm. Via: The Atlantic: President Obama’s announced freeze on non-military discretionary spending will be chewed over by analysts and spit on by both liberals and skeptical conservatives. But one aspect of the policy that won’t receive much chewing over is its qualifier: “non-military.” Even during periods of great deficit hawkery, it’s become rote in […]
PayPal Freezes Wikileaks Account
January 24th, 2010Via: Wikileaks: Paypal has as of 23rd of January 2010 frozen WikiLeaks assets. This is the second time that this happens. The last time we struggled for more than half a year to resolve this issue. By working with the respected and recognized German foundation Wau Holland Stiftung we tried to avoid this from happening […]
David Kelly Post Mortem to be Kept Secret for 70 Years
January 24th, 2010Apologies for the Daily Mail link, but it seems to be an exclusive at the moment. Via: Daily Mail: Vital evidence which could solve the mystery of the death of Government weapons inspector Dr David Kelly will be kept under wraps for up to 70 years. In a draconian – and highly unusual – order, […]
Iraq Spent $85 Million Useless Bomb Detectors
January 22nd, 2010Via: BBC: A BBC Newsnight investigation has found that a so-called “bomb detector”, thousands of which have been sold to Iraq, cannot possibly work. Leading explosives expert Sidney Alford told Newsnight the sale of the ADE-651 was “absolutely immoral”. “This type of equipment does not work,” he said. “I wouldn’t mind betting that lives have […]
Chavez: U.S. Weapon Test Caused Haiti Earthquake
January 22nd, 2010If you know of better sources for this information, please send them over. UPDATE: Hugo Chavez Did Not Accuse the U.S. of Causing the Haitian Earthquake It turned out that the dodgy sources for the Chavez thing lived up to their reputations. Via: The Anti Press: On January 19, Spanish newspaper ABC, a newspaper of […]
Military Outsources Rescue Operations
January 21st, 2010How much of the military can the CIA spin off into its cutouts? Via: Wired: In the American military, few missions are considered more important than rescuing missing or kidnapped troops. So it’s more than a little odd that U.S. forces in Iraq have decided to outsource that operation to a private company. The military’s […]
FBI Sting Nets 22 Executives Charged with Paying Bribes Abroad
January 20th, 2010When arms companies do this inside the U.S., it’s called lobbying. In other news: Bribes Represent Almost One Quarter of Afghanistan’s GDP. Will the FBI arrest the people responsible for installing the crooked Afghan regime? Via: Christian Science Monitor: Twenty-two executives at military and law-enforcement supply companies have been arrested in a sting operation by […]
Google Postpones Release of Android Phones in China
January 20th, 2010Via: BBC: Google says it has postponed the launch of two Android based mobile phones in China following a dispute with the government over censorship. The formal launch was due to take place on Wednesday, a spokesperson said. The announcement came as the Chinese government said Google and other foreign firms must obey the country’s […]
U.S. Military Weapon Sights Inscribed With Bible References
January 18th, 2010Via: ABC News: Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided to the United States military by a Michigan company, an ABC News investigation has found. The sights are used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the training of Iraqi and Afghan soldiers. […]
