Somali Pirates Hijack: Why Does This Keep on Happening?

" On Feb. 24, the Danish Naval Command received a distress signal from a vessel in the Indian Ocean. Not long thereafter, Danish officials confirmed that the yacht of a Danish family had been hijacked by Somali pirates. The crew of seven, including three teenagers, their...

US halts Guantanamo Detainees Transfers

New Delhi: Back from his before statement US president Barack Obama has suspended the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen in the wake of the country's links to the failed Christmas Day attempt to blow up a...

UN expert says Israeli seizure of aid ship a crime

The problem is Hamas. If they would give up terrorism then they would be able to get enough aid to rebuild." A U.N. human rights investigator on Thursday called Israel's seizure of a ship carrying relief aid for the Gaza Strip "unlawful" and said its blockade of the...

N Korea threatens to attack S. Korea warships: Clinton speaks out

North Korea has threatened to attack U.S and South Korea warships that are in the waters near Koreas' disupted maritime border, just two days after firing nuclear test missiles. Meanwhile U.S Secretary of State,...

Captain taken hostage by Somali pirates on the high-seas

The captain of a US cargo ship carrying food to African refugees has been taken hostage by Somali pirates and the crew are trying to plead with them for the return of their captain. Military help has arrived on...

U.S. Navy warns of future robot rebellion

As if I didn't have enough to worry about. " Autonomous military robots that will fight future wars must be programmed to live by a strict warrior code or the world risks untold atrocities at their steely hands. ...

Israeli forces seize aid ship heading for Gaza

The ship should have went  to Egypt as scheduled. They should have known that  Israel would not allow themto land in Gaza."Citing security concerns, Israeli naval forces early Thursday commandeered...

US navy seeks arms bound for Hamas

An American naval ship located in the Gulf of Aden has now been orded to look for suspicious Iranian arms ships that could be heading for the Red Sea, as apparently Tehran is looking to re-equip Hamas fighters. This taskforce is called 'Combined Task Force 151' and it has...

Depleted uranium found in Gaza victims

"Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gaza residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive on the strip. Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some...

Clocks to be set back on New Year's Eve -- by one second

If you're sitting at your desk this week wondering if the work day will ever end, it's not all in your head.""More on this story from December 30"" Our days are getting longer. That's because the earth is rotating...

China To Join Pirate Chase Off Coast of Africa

China is set to join the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden.  According to the BBC, three ships are preparing to steam to the waters off the coast of Africa to join the international effort against the...

F-18 fighter jet crashes in San Diego residential area

A U.S. Marine Corps fighter jet has crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego, California..The Aircraft is an F-18.  Pictures to follow.  We are locating the satellite feed at this...

Iran's Nuclear Reactor Targeted for Attach

DEBKAfile Iranian sources report Iran's leaders are utterly convienced that a US and/or Israeli attack will be launched against its nuclear installations and Revolutionary Gards bases before Barack Obama's January 20th inauguration as U.S. President.  Israli...

Venezuela, Russia end VenRus 2008 naval exercises

In the first ever military presence in the region after the end of the Cold War, Russia participated with Venezuela in a joint naval exercise called VenRus 2008. This military cooperation heralds the beginning of...

Somalia Piracy, What to do? Does Anyone Care?

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Some critics say, "Nuke their Country back to the Stone Age" to which I counter, "they are already in the Stone Age". Though I bet their country would look pretty from space as a big chunk of...

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