Archive for the 'War' Category
Obama Budget Seeks More Money for Nuclear Weapons
February 2nd, 2010Even I never thought Change we can believe in would include the biggest increase in nuclear weapons related activities since the, “Early years of Ronald Reagan.”
Via: Canadian Press:
President Barack Obama is seeking increased funding for nuclear weapons research and security next year, even as his administration has pledged to reduce the world’s stockpile of nuclear [...]
Airstrip Built at Zimbabwe Diamond Field
February 1st, 2010Via: Telegraph:
A secret airstrip is being built in a diamond field illegally seized by the Zimbabwean army 14 months ago which would enable clandestine weapons shipments.
Diplomats and analysts believe that the mile-long runway is intended for arms shipments, probably from China, for which troops loyal to President Robert Mugabe would pay on the spot with [...]
Quadrennial Defense Review: Melee Mode, Cyberwar, More Killer Robots, Environmental Catastrophes
February 1st, 2010Via: CNN:
The Pentagon will no longer shape the U.S. military to fight two major conventional wars at once, but rather prepare for numerous conflicts and not all in the same style, according to a draft of a new strategic outlook the Pentagon is announcing on Monday.
The new mantra for military planners will replace the almost [...]
U.S. Surrounds Iran with “Missile Shield”
February 1st, 2010Via: Guardian:
Tension between the US and Iran heightened dramatically today with the disclosure that Barack Obama is deploying a missile shield to protect American allies in the Gulf from attack by Tehran.
The US is dispatching Patriot defensive missiles to four countries – Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait – and keeping two ships in [...]
Mexico: 13 Teens, Adults Killed at Party in Juarez
January 31st, 2010Via: Houston Chronicle:
Armed men stormed a party in this violent Mexican border city, killing 13 high school and college students in what witnesses said was an attack prompted by false information.
About two dozen teens and young adults were hospitalized after the late Saturday assault in Ciudad Juarez, a drug cartel-plagued city which is one of [...]
China Threatens Sanctions Over U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan
January 31st, 2010Via: Los Angeles Times:
Angered by a $6 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, Beijing puts security exchanges with U.S. on hold and threatens sanctions against U.S. firms selling to Taipei.
The Chinese government Saturday announced a series of harsh retaliatory measures in protest of the Pentagon’s $6-billion arms sale to Taiwan, including a suspension of security [...]
U.S. Citizens Targeted for Assassination by the Joint Special Operations Command
January 29th, 2010Via: Washington Post:
U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops who in the past six weeks have killed scores of people, among them six of 15 top leaders of a regional al-Qaeda affiliate, according to senior administration officials.
The operations, approved by President Obama and begun six weeks [...]
Howard Zinn Dies at 87
January 29th, 2010Via: Reuters:
Historian and activist Howard Zinn, whose 1980 book “A People’s History of the United States” was a rallying cry for the American left in a conservative era, has died aged 87.
Family members said Zinn, who for decades was a fixture in the U.S. civil rights and anti-war movements and lived in Auburndale, Massachusetts, died [...]
Pentagon Report Calls for Office of ‘Strategic Deception’
January 28th, 2010Via: Wired:
The Defense Department needs to get better at lying and fooling people about its intentions. That’s the conclusion from an influential Pentagon panel, the Defense Science Board (DSB), which recommends that the military and intelligence communities join in a new agency devoted to “strategic surprise/deception.”
Tricking battlefield opponents has been a part of war since [...]
Why Does the Spending Freeze Exempt the Military?
January 26th, 2010Mmm hmm.
Via: The Atlantic:
President Obama’s announced freeze on non-military discretionary spending will be chewed over by analysts and spit on by both liberals and skeptical conservatives. But one aspect of the policy that won’t receive much chewing over is its qualifier: “non-military.” Even during periods of great deficit hawkery, it’s become rote in Washington to [...]
