Archive for the 'War' Category
Georgia Says Foils Rebellion; Points Finger at Russia
May 5th, 2009Via: Reuters: Georgia said it put down a mutiny at a military base on Tuesday and accused Moscow of financing a coup on the eve of NATO war games in the former Soviet republic. Russia, which fought a war with Georgia last year, denied any involvement and said President Mikheil Saakashvili was trying to shift […]
The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice and Sustainability by Lierre Keith
May 5th, 2009I’ve listened to a few of Lierre Keith’s radio appearances and talks. This information will be nothing new to those of you who are involved with producing your own food in ways that build top soil. To the rest of you, this will be deep, chilling doom… for your belly. Lierre Keith is absolutely NOT […]
U.S. Will Target Opium Production in Afghanistan
May 1st, 2009What I think is happening here is that the USUK smack industrial complex has decided to drive up the street price of heroin. My theory will be confirmed if we hear that Obama’s escalation of the war in Afghanistan includes counter-narcotics operations… If heroin money is going to be used to buy U.S. Treasuries, it […]
Mexico Senate OKs Bill to Legalize Drug Possesion
April 30th, 2009This isn’t a done deal yet, but it’s good news. Via: Reuters: Mexico’s Senate approved a bill on Tuesday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of narcotics for personal use, in order to free resources to fight violent drug cartels. The bill, proposed by conservative President Felipe Calderon, would make it legal to carry up to […]
Obama’s 100 days – The Mad Men Did Well
April 30th, 2009Via: John Pilger: The BBC’s American television soap Mad Men offers a rare glimpse of the power of corporate advertising. The promotion of smoking half a century ago by the “smart” people of Madison Avenue, who knew the truth, led to countless deaths. Advertising and its twin, public relations, became a way of deceiving dreamt […]
Army Tests Flying Robo-Sniper
April 27th, 2009Via: Popular Mechanics: In modern warfare, the advantage often goes to guerrillas who can attack, then quickly hide among the population or disappear into the hills. To counter those tactics, the Pentagon since 2001 has been arming unmanned aerial vehicles to identify and destroy targets with missiles. The Defense Department is seeking weapons for UAVs […]
Killer Robots and a Revolution in Warfare
April 22nd, 2009Via: Reuters: They have no fear, they never tire, they are not upset when the soldier next to them gets blown to pieces. Their morale doesn’t suffer by having to do, again and again, the jobs known in the military as the Three Ds – dull, dirty and dangerous. They are military robots and their […]
Phoenix: Radar Camera Employee Murdered
April 21st, 2009Via: Arizona Republic: It has come under attack from protesters, politicians and even a pickax-wielding resident, but sentiment against Arizona’s photo-enforcement program had not turned to bloodshed until Sunday night. Doug Georgianni, 51, of Cave Creek, was shot and killed while sitting in a van alongside the highway and monitoring cameras that snap photos of […]
U.S. Military Now Issues the iPod Touch
April 20th, 2009Designed in California. Made in China. Killing in Iraq. Via: Newsweek: Tying the hands of a person who is speaking, the Arab proverb goes, is akin to “tying his tongue.” Western soldiers in Iraq know how important gestures can be when communicating with locals. To close, open and close a fist means “light,” but just […]
Russia Ends Operations in Chechnya *
April 17th, 2009* It was genocide. I guess the New York Times doesn’t know that word. Via: New York Times: In 2007 Mr. Putin gave Mr. Kadyrov the task of cleaning up after the Russian campaign and ending the insurgency. Mr. Kadyrov moved with speed and brutality, killing rebel leaders while also granting amnesty to separatist fighters […]
