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...

No WMD in Iraq? No problem, the US will use its own...

Babies born in Fallujah (Iraq) are showing illnesses and deformities on a scale never seen before, doctors and residents say. The new cases, and the number of deaths among children, have risen after "special...

Indonesia losing US$16 bln per year by natural resources theft

"Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Indonesia`s natural resources which were stolen each year reached a total value of US$16 billion."We have been losing 16 billion dollars every year since 2004," the minister said after planting a `sawo` tree within the Military Academy...

Missile Parts Sent to Taiwan in Error

Ooops, can we have those intercontinental ballistic missles back...thanks. I'm sure the Air Force will conduct a full investigation and nothing will happen. "The Pentagon announced Tuesday that the United States mistakenly shipped to Taiwan four electrical fuses designed for...

News Focus: Indonesia grounds aging mily armaments

"As almost 70 percent of its armaments are now aging, the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) will soon put to rest a number of its obsolete main armaments, including planes, ships and helicopters aged more than 30 years."We will ground our aging armament made in the 1960s. But...

President: Aging weaponry should be scrapped

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the Indonesia`s aging weaponry should be scrapped for security and safety reasons."The direction of the government is clear enough. Some time ago the government and the military issued a decision that outdated...

Govt to raise budgets for military, police: president

""The increase in the defense and police budget allocations is meant to ensure that defense and security tasks can be carried out properly," he said in his address marking the opening of a national conference of the Retired and Elderly Military and Police Personnel...

Wall Street Czars depopulating the World

"Wall Street Czars depopulating the World By 911review | bio Wall Street Czars depopulating the World Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:48:55 By Afsaneh Ostovar, Press TV, Tehran Leuren Moret Leuren Moret is an American independent scientist and international expert on radiation and public...

U.S. Says Iran Sending Missiles to Iraq

The U.S. military accused Iran on Sunday of smuggling surface-to-air missiles and other advanced weapons into Iraq for use against American troops.The new allegations came as Iraqi leaders condemned the latest U.S. detention of an Iranian in northern Iraq, saying the man was...

Australia says Indonesia no threat

""There is no political or strategic reason why Indonesia should in any way be a threat to Australia and inevitably a country with 230 million people is going to have a defence force, probably over time a defence...

Indonesia, Russia sign arms pact as Putin visits

"Under the agreement, Russia is providing a line of credit for Jakarta to use to buy its helicopters, tanks and submarines. The deal was among a slew of agreements, including on energy, mining and...

Shortage of gas masks in Israel

With ever increasing instability in the Middle East the Israeli government is redistributing funds amongst its massive defense establishment. With the latest shuffle in funds one of the items which is to be...

Architectural Weaponry: An Interview with Mark Wigley

Mark Wigley is Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University. He is also the author of, among others, Constant's New Babylon and The Architecture of Deconstruction: Derrida's Haunt; and he is co-editor of The Activist...

Weapons depot explosion kills 76 and injures hundreds more

More coming soon."MAPUTO , 23 March 2007 (IRIN) - A series of explosions at a military weapons depot in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, late on Thursday afternoon showered rockets and other ballistic debris into densely populated poor neighbourhoods, killing at least 76...

Iran: The war has already begun

"Iran: The war has already begun By: John Pilger As opposition grows in America to the failed Iraq adventure, the Bush administration is preparing public opinion for an attack on Iran, its latest target, by the...

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