Sri Lankan military maintains fishing restrictions in the north

The Colombo media reported that Sri Lankan government had removed the wartime fishing restrictions. This had come after a fishermen's meeting organized as part of the government's campaign to boost its image.  This meeting was attended by several government officials,...

Wartime troop brain injures could reach 360,000

"WASHINGTON – The number of U.S. troops who have suffered wartime brain injuries may be as high as 360,000 and could cast more attention on such injuries among civilians, Defense Department doctors said Wednesday. The estimate of the number injured — the...

Media Coverage of War Casualties Skews to Left

I find it odd how members of the mainstream news media choose to report on matters such as the combat death toll among members of the U.S. military. Instead of focusing on the fact that the number of deaths during the so-called Global War on Terror has been extremely low when...

Colossus cracks codes once more

"For the first time in more than 60 years a Colossus computer will be cracking codes at Bletchley Park. The machine is being put through its paces to mark the end of a project to rebuild the pioneering computer. It will be used to crack messages enciphered using the same...

Poland U-turn on massacre event

"Poland's president has postponed a ceremony marking a wartime massacre after being accused of manipulating the event for electoral gain. The commemoration of the Katyn massacre will now take place in November, after rather than before, this month's polls. The move reverses...