Air Force ready to bolster security in RI-Malaysia border region

"Pontianak (ANTARA News) - The Supadio Air Force base in Pontianak is ready to secure restricted flight zone over Malaysia-Indonesia (RI) border in West Kalimantan province."In order to bolster security, we have been operating technical surveillance supplemented by routine...

Hugo Chavez funded FARC said Colombia

"Police Commander Gen. Oscar Naranjo of Colombia said that documents found in a camp in Ecuador where Colombian troops killed FARC rebel commander Raul Reyes showed ties between the FARC rebels and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa"

Hezbollah Declares 'Open War' on Israel

An update to our earlier story on Hezbollah blaming Israel for the killing of Imad Mughnieh. The conflict continues."Lebanon's Hezbollah opposition chief declared "open war" on Israel on Thursday while hundreds of...

'Anti-Insurgency' Operation Begins in East Timor

The crisis in East Timor continues, as UN E join Australian military troops in the hunt for those suspected of attempting to assassinate President Jose Ramos-Horta."Australian troops backed by helicopters hunted...

AP confirms secret camp inside Gitmo

"GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Somewhere amid the cactus-studded hills on this sprawling Navy base, separate from the cells where hundreds of men suspected of links to al-Qaida and the Taliban have been locked up for years, is a place even more closely guarded — a...

Mily commander apologizes for attack on police HQ

""I apologize to the people of Masohi for the attack by certain military individuals," the military commander said by phone when confirmed here on Saturday.He was contacted after holding a meeting with Maluku Police Chief Brig. Gen. Muhammad Guntur Ariyadi and the Maluku...

Is the Surge Working?

"Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch has spent years thinking about the war in Iraq, both as a senior strategist in 2005 and now as a division commander. He has seen strategies, missions and buzzwords come and go, but he now believes U.S. commanders finally have a feel for the...

New York Times backs Clinton and McCain

The New York Times' editorial board has endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain as presidential candidates for their respective parties. In their choice for the Democrats, it seems that the...

Guantanamo as a Symbol

" Guantanamo as a Symbol Thursday 17th of January 2008 06:09:32 PM By RAMZY BAROUD 11 January marked the sixth year anniversary of the establishment of the Guantanamo detention camp. Mere months after the start of the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan, a large cargo...

POLITICS-US: Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel

"POLITICS-US: Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel Analysis by Gareth Porter* Credit:Press-TV Image from Iranian video depicting the Jan. 7 encounter with U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz. WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (IPS) - Despite the official and media...

Clinton Takes Page from Giuliani Playbook

"Clinton Takes Page from Giuliani Playbook Hillary: Al-Qaeda watching US election DOVER, New Hampshire (AFP) — Hillary Clinton on Monday warned that Al-Qaeda watched US elections, urging Americans not to risk electing an inexperienced president, in her latest implicit swipe...

Corps needs 10 Square miles, 20 ft deep, of clay for Levees

"Tuesday, December 11, 2007 By Sheila Grissett St. Bernard residents who fear that their property will be cannibalized to help feed a voracious demand for levee-building clay were assured by Army Corps of...

House agrees to appoint gen Djoko Santoso as TNI chief

akarta (ANTARA News) - The House of Representatives (DPR) at a plenary session here Friday endorsed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s proposal to appoint Army Chief of Staff Gen Djoko Santoso as National Defense Forces (TNI) commander to succeed Air Marshal Djoko...

Army chief promises to improve TNI`s profesionalism

"He said the TNI in the future should be solid, strong, modern, and adhere to the concept that it should love and be loved by the people. "This is to make TNI able to ensure the upholding of the sovereignty and...

MPs urge postponement of fit and proper test for TNI chief candidate

""The army chief still has to explain many things with regard to the procurement of 35 pick-up cars. If need be, the fit and proper test for him should be postponed," House Commission I member Mahmub Junaedi of the National Mandate Party (PAN) said on Monday. He made the call...

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