Tag: military
U.S. Plans New Prison in Afghanistan
The U.S. is set to spend $60 million to build a new prison in Afghanistan, after claiming that its current facility in Bagram is no longer sufficient to house prisoners, and that an Afghan-run prison wouldn't be able...
Cdn defence plan to cost $50-billion over 20 years
There's been some confusion this week over the estimated cost of Canada's defence plan, but apparently the correct estimate is $50 billion over 20 years. It's a lot of money for things that go bang."OTTAWA -- Canada's new defence strategy will cost up to $50-billion over two...
China quake: Britons found in panda sancutary
All of the British tourists who were in the area of the earthquake in China have now been accounted for."The family of two of the 19 British tourists trapped in a panda sanctuary for three days by the earthquake...
Up to 2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone: U.N.
At what point will these rapidly incresing numbers make a difference to the actual distribution of aid at the ground level in Myanmar?"The United Nations said on Wednesday up to 2.5 million people might have been...
Burma is in trouble
UPDATE: 5:53PM ESTSome disturbing allegations are coming to light this evening about the military stealing food from aid organizations that are meant to help the victims of the storms."The directors of several relief...
New storm head toward cyclone-devastated Myanmar
"Another powerful storm headed toward Myanmar's cyclone-devastated delta, where so little aid has reached that the U.N. warned on Wednesday of a "second wave of deaths" among an estimated 2 million survivors."The...
Five at Guantanamo to face capital charges
After many years, it would appear charges are being brought against alleged planners of the 9/11 attacks. "A Pentagon official has formally approved death penalty charges against reputed 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other men for allegedly conspiring in the...
Myanmar’s Military Despotism
In all my years as
a teenager and then as an adult, the name of Aung San Suu Kyi has cropped up
from time to time in the news, a brave woman non violently battling the might
of the Burmese military junta ceaselessly now for decades. It was when she won
the Nobel Peace...
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq War at 4,077
Both Iraqi militants and civilians, and American and international soldiers, continue to die in Iraq. More than 4,000 U.S. troops have now died since the start of the Iraq war. The numbers continue to climb "As of...
Japan's military blasting off to space
Japanese MPs have backed plans to scrap rules restricting the use of military technology in space.While I think Japan's desire to go Star Wars is largely defensive (China's been pretty active on this front as well),...
Rain lashes Myanmar cyclone survivors
As if things couldn`t get any worse for the survivors of the cyclone in Myanmar, now heavy rains are pelting the homelss people waiting for aid to arrive that is already delayed due to political matters. It is...
U.S. Plane Arrives to Aid Cyclone Victims
It's incredibly sad to watch the cyclone disaster unfold in Myanmar, as the world's fears about slow and ineffectual relief efforts, interference by the military government, and the spread of infectious disease fast...
U.S. Drops Charges Against '20th Hijacker' Facing...
If one of the six men set to face murder trial charges for involvement in the 9/11 attacks can have the charges against him dropped, is it possible that the remaining five men might as well?" SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Pentagon is dropping charges against a Saudi at...
Lebanese Army Will Use Force to Quell Fighting
The Lebanese Army is set to use forces to curb the recent violent clashes that have burdened the region this past week. "The Lebanese Army announced on Monday evening that it would start using force to stop fighting...
First US Aid Plane Touches Down in Burma, Governm...
Amid increasing criticism, the ruling military junta in Burma continues to ignore aid agencies and refuses to fast track visas to allow aid to reach areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis. The first US aid flight landed...
