Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases

"Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict. Hundreds of civilians...

Bin Laden's driver found guilty in a split verdict

"GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A jury of six U.S. military officers convicted Osama bin Laden's former driver of supporting terrorism but cleared him of conspiracy Wednesday in the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay. A...

Controversial US spy office closed

Counterintelligence Field Activity office (Cifa) has been closed. It was created the office in 2002 by Rumsfeld  in response to the September 11 attacks. "Cifa caused concern after a database...

Israel stops Fatah fighters from returning to Gaza

There is currently a debate being waged in Israel over what is the best thing to do with the Gaza Fatah fighters who left after rival political group Hamas took power in elections there. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas insists that they need to come back to Gaza so Fatah...

Sexual assault claims House panel blast DOD over reponse

" WASHINGTON - House members infuriated by slow progress on the military's response to sexual assault claims accused defense leaders of a cover-up and tossed a senior department official from a Thursday hearing...

Spain, Ecuador sign defense cooperation protocol

" Spain, Ecuador sign defense cooperation protocol www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-01 12:22:24       MADRID, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Spain and Ecuador signed a defense cooperation protocol here Thursday in a bid to boost bilateral ties. ...

A video game that kills real people

The use of unmanned aircrafts in modern combat has the future of warfare looking eerily close to a video game, as this recent column from Slate Magazine points out.There are already more than 1,000 unmanned...

New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran

"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...

Both Indonesia, Timor Leste have responsibility for rights violations

Don't make the new wound... "He said what had happened in Timor Leste in September 1999 must be accepted with responsibility where both governments must expressed regret to their peoples. Juwono added that besides the principles, the CTF finding must also be responded...

Expert: Iran `doctored' photo of missile launches

The Iranian government has fudged pictures to show more missiles at the time of launch. The Pictures were altered to add a fourth missile lifting off from a desert range "An Iranian photograph showing a cluster of missile launches was apparently altered to add a fourth...

McCain, Obama Respond to Iran Missile Test

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.comIran said today it had tested  long-range missiles with the ability to reach U.S. in the Persian Gulf.  Iran futher related that these missle have guidence...

Boeing, Canadian Firm to Build Heavy-Lift Aircraft

ST. LOUIS, July 08, 2008 — The Boeing Company and SkyHook International, Inc., today announced a teaming agreement to develop the JHL-40 (Jess Heavy Lifter), a new commercial heavy-lift rotorcraft designed to...

Biometric ID Data Bases Lead To Terror Connections :: Symblogogy

"FBI agent Paul Shannon led a team sent to Afghanistan in 2001 to fingerprint and interview foreign fighters for a database of known or suspected terrorists. Here, he takes Saddam Hussein's prints after his...

The brighter side of Brooke Bennett

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2,000 Marines face longer Afghan tour

In a further sign that the war in Iraq is draining resources from the conflict in Afghanistan, the pentagon has announced that troops serving there will need to remain longer than their 7-month tour of duty.At the...

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