India and Israel: Move closer with defense ties

Indian Army Chief, General Deepak Kapoor arrived in Israel on Saturday (November 7) on a three day working visit where he is scheduled to hold talks with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and top military...

One Year Later: 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama

Today, I offer a flashback to a post I published one year ago today which offered 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama president of the United States. Was I right? "1. Obama said he wants to establish a civilian...

NATO Ministers Endorse Wider Afghan Effort

"BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Defense ministers from NATO on Friday endorsed the ambitious counterinsurgency strategy for Afghanistan proposed by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, giving new impetus to his recommendation to...

UK School IT Budgets to be spent on CCTV's within Schools.

News 05 10 2009: UK Teacher guilty of assault. Michael Becker (62) a teacher described as an 'exemplary' for 31 years has been found guilty of assault after removing a pupil from his classroom after claiming...

India and Canada are Set to Begin a New Phase in Trade Ties.

India and Canada are planning to strengthen the trade and economic relationships and nuclear commerce in a phased move towards free trade agreements. The top government officials of both the countries were...

Prison Term for a Seller of Medical Marijuana

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the owner of a marijuana dispensary to a year in prison, a sign that providers of medical marijuana still face the possibility of jail time despite the Obama administration’s promise not to prosecute them if they comply...

Pakistan Army takes ‘complete control’ over Mingora

Pakistan Army has taken complete control of Mingora (Swat) which was previously under the control of Pakistani Taliban aka Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). "Operation Rahe Rast made a significant progress with the...

Obama reverses course on alleged prison abuse photos

" WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama has ordered government lawyers to object to the planned release of additional detainee photos, the White House said Wednesday. ...

U.S. soldier charged with murder in Iraq identified

" A 44-year-old communications specialist from Sherman, Texas, Russell is serving his third tour in Iraq and has previously deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo, according to his service record. His father, Wilburn...

US Commander in Afghan war to be Replaced

CNN reports that defensesecretary Robert Gates will replace commanding generalDavid McKiernan with general Stanley McCrystal, to be announced ata 2:00 pm EDT time news conference. "Top US commander Gen. David...

U.S. soldier kills 5 fellow troops at Baghdad base: Pentagon

I just saw this on CNN.  There are few details so far. "U.S. soldier kills 5 fellow troops at Baghdad base: Pentagon BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says five American soldiers have been killed in a shooting...

The "eye in the sky" keeps Soldiers out of harm's way

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide Soldiers with the capability to see activity surrounding an objective without detection. "A group of insurgents waits in the dark to ambush a convoy. They sit patiently,...

Obama's military budget

While media plays up program cuts, total defense budget surpasses Bush by $20 B

Tales from the COP side.

Traffic court is usually a snoozer. It always manages to land on my day off and after a midnight shift. I trudge in half asleep and ready to just commit suicide by contempt but there are those gems that make chronic sleep deprivation worth while…Defenses that didn’t seem...

Whistleblower speaks out on KBR-Halliburton electrocutions VIDEO

Defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root knowingly performed substandard electrical work in Iraq and threatened workers who “made a lot of noise” about shoddy construction and maintenance, according to...

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