Archive for the 'War' Category
Feds Move to Seize Four Mosques, Tower Allegedly Linked to Iran
November 13th, 2009Via: AP: Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal […]
Blackwater Said to Pursue Bribes to Iraqi Officials After Murder of 17 Civilians
November 11th, 2009Via: New York Times: Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company officials. Blackwater approved the […]
Vanished Persian Army Said Found in Desert
November 11th, 2009Via: MSNBC: The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western Egyptian desert 2,500 years ago might have been finally located, solving one of archaeology’s biggest outstanding mysteries, according to Italian researchers. Bronze weapons, a silver bracelet, an earring and hundreds of human bones found in the […]
TV Footage Shows Afghan Insurgents with U.S. Ammo
November 10th, 2009Via: AP: Television footage broadcast Tuesday showed insurgents handling what appears to be U.S. ammunition in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that American forces left last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops. The U.S. military said the forces that left the area said they removed and accounted for their equipment. Al-Jazeera […]
Korean Naval Ships Clash at Sea
November 10th, 2009Via: BBC: A South Korean warship has exchanged fire with a North Korean naval vessel, reports from both countries say. Officials in Seoul say the South Korean vessel opened fire when the Northern ship crossed a disputed sea border. The North Korean vessel then fired back. North Korea insists its ship did not cross the […]
Hasan Known to U.S. Intelligence Agencies; Congressional Requests for Information Refused
November 10th, 2009Via: ABC News: U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News. According to the officials, the Army was informed of Hasan’s contact, but it is unclear […]
60 Minutes: Sabotaging The System
November 9th, 2009Watch CBS News Videos Online
And Now… Texas Army Killer Linked to September 11 Terrorists
November 8th, 2009Via: Telegraph: Major Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped at a mosque led by a radical imam said to be a “spiritual adviser” to three of the hijackers who attacked America on Sept 11, 2001. Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas, attended the controversial Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great […]
U.S. Army Psychiatrist Allegedly Carried Out Massacre at Fort Hood
November 6th, 2009Update: And Now… “Men in Suits” Take Another Suspect Away Via: CNN: Surviving Fort Hood shooting suspect arrested at golf course, officer says November 5, 2009 — Updated 2334 GMT (0734 HKT) (CNN) — A senior officer who was playing golf Thursday near Fort Hood, Texas, told CNN he witnessed the arrest of one of […]
Air Force: ‘Overwhelm Enemy Cognitive Abilities’ with Bioscience
November 5th, 2009A steady diet of toxic food and World of Warcraft would work. Via: Wired: The Air Force is looking to harness advances in bio-science so they can “degrade enemy performance and artificially overwhelm enemy cognitive abilities.” It’s all part of a $49 million dollar bio-research effort unveiled last month by the Air Force Research Lab’s […]
