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The Southern Ledger
Meet a main man in Iran’s fight with the United StatesDaily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 2 hours ago… of a covert Iranian army deployed across the Middle East: You doubt that the Bush administration would run the risk of a military strike against Iran, …Incident Calls Iraqi Army Standards into Question NPRArming our […]
The Middle East and the US electionDaily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 22 hours agoA few people fight back militarily when they encounter direct American or Israeli military occupation. Most react peacefully and politically. …Israels nuclear weapons and bombs are the problem in the Middle East Pakistan DailyEmpire’s last hurrah Al-Ahram WeeklyMr. Obama’s Middle East […]
China takes on the US — in spaceDaily Times, Pakistan - 3 hours agoLAHORE: Chinese military experts believe a confrontation in space, probably with the United States, is inevitable. What they haven’t said is whether they …
Israel threatens war on Gaza and IranTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours agoBy Tim Butcher in Jerusalem Israel braced itself for conflict on two fronts against militants in Gaza and an Iranian government persisting with its nuclear …A more tranquil season International Herald TribunePipes: Iran war definite if Obama wins PRESS TVWE WILL ATTACK […]
PRESS TV
Author Thomas Friedman: No short-term leverage on Iran other than …Ha’aretz, Israel - 4 hours ago… the only option for the short-term is a military solution. Israel and some Western powers fear Iran is covertly attempting to develop nuclear weapons. …An Israel-Syria deal is strategically vital for both Daily Star - LebanonLebanon: Pulling the trigger […]
Ex-military men think it’s best to hold hands with ChinaTalk Radio News Service, DC - 4 hours agoThe People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is deeply respected in China, but the PLA is not as mobile and efficient as the US military, Gen. Fogelman said. …
The Associated Press
Former Air Force exec to be named as service chiefThe Associated Press - 5 hours agoKevin Chilton, head of US Strategic Command, which writes and maintains the nation’s strategic nuclear war plan. Gates announced on Thursday that he was …
One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the …Times Online, UK - 5 hours agoThe North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s war games of 1955, in which 335 nuclear bombs were (theoretically) released over Germany, brought the extent of …
McCain, Obama positions on Mideast issuesThe Associated Press - 5 hours agoISRAEL and PALESTINIANS McCain: Describes himself as strongly pro-Israel and says he would work to maintain Israel’s “qualitative military edge” over Arab …
National Ledger
Adwatch: McCain national security ad in key statesThe Associated Press - 5 hours agoA disclaimer states: “Military images do not imply endorsement by DOD or service branch.” ANALYSIS: The McCain campaign ramps up its general election …The View From Here . . . Garden City NewsFACTBOX: McCain, Obama positions on hot spots for US […]
WBT
Heritage Foundation: Road to Clean Air Runs Through Yucca MountainFOXNews - Jun 6, 2008Nuclear energy, for one, affordably can meet growing energy demand without emitting pollution or carbon dioxide. But politicians, led by those from Nevada, …McCain still backs Yucca Mountain, but other ideas too San Diego Union TribuneERIN NEFF: More candidate lies about Yucca […]
PRESS TV
Venezuela shows off military might in missile testReuters India, India - 6 hours agoFive Russian Sukhoi fighter jets swooped over the military base on the island of La Orchila, dropping a half-tonne bomb and firing a KH-59 missile at a …Venezuela Test Fires Russian Missiles From Sukhoi, Battleship BloombergVenezuela fires missiles in exercises The […]
Javno.hr
The Propaganda Campaign DissectedWashington Post, United States - 7 hours agoAnd, on the eve of war, after the IAEA had reported that its inspectors had found ‘no evidence or plausible indication of the revival of a nuclear weapons …The Truth About the war New York TimesBush glossed over intel differences on Iraq WMD: probe AFPBush […]
The Air Force PurgeThe Weekly Standard - 8 hours ago… nuclear bomber pilots to fighter pilots, the odd square peg that is the kinetic-effects-based Air Force in the round hole of the low-intensity war on …Video: Gates Accepts Air Force Resignations AssociatedPressTen More Reasons for the Air Force Purge Wired NewsNuclear Fallout at the […]
eFluxMedia
Georgia: ICG Program Director Warns Abkhaz Issue Entering …RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic - 9 hours agoSabine Freizer: We are very concerned about the dispute between Georgia and Russia, and feel that it is entering a new, dangerously confrontational phase, …Video: Georgia bombards Russia — with protest notes RussiaTodayUS envoy criticises Russian deployment in Abkhazia: Interfax AFPGEORGIA: […]
18 Navy ships will get anti-missile technologyHonolulu Advertiser, HI - Jun 6, 2008Yesterday’s test was only the second time a Navy ship has fired a modified Standard Missile-2 Block IV to destroy a ballistic missile in its terminal phase, …
Sydney Morning Herald
Russian parliament ratifies write-off of most of Syria’s …International Herald Tribune, France - 12 hours agoRussia has written off large portions of Soviet-era debts owed by several Middle Eastern nations — much of it for military equipment — as it has moved to …Video: Medvedev blocks attempt to control media RussiaTodayRussia’s new czar? […]
Military Tests Missile Defense System Off HawaiiNPR - 13 hours agoby Mike Shuster Morning Edition, June 6, 2008 · A test of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system was conducted Thursday off the coast of Hawaii. …
The laser is housed in a rotating glass turret, seen here on the …Gather.com, MA - 13 hours agoThe US Missile Defense Agency and Boeing are creeping ever closer to test firing a laser at ballistic missile. Boeing this week said it had completed its …Space-based lasers Gather.com all 3 news articles
ABC News
Texas Sect Leader: Doomsday Begins Next Thursday, June 12ABC News - 13 hours agoBy BRIAN ROSS and VIC WALTER Nuclear war will begin next Thursday, June 12, or sooner, according to the latest prediction of self-proclaimed prophet Yisrayl …Prophet: Doomsday war to start next week United Press InternationalApocalypse now? House of Yahweh says so […]
The Canadian Press
Hamas fighter killed as Israel retaliates for mortar shellingThe Canadian Press, JERUSALEM - 7 minutes agoSpeaking about the possibility of a ceasefire or a military operation, Olmert said the diplomatic option was not bearing fruit. …
Iran finds two methods of entrance into KurdistanKurdish Globe, Iraq - 11 minutes agoAn Iranian military force entered one kilometer into Kurdistan Region territory on Saturday morning, and settled near Qaladizya northwest of Suleimaniya, …
AFP
Israeli PM raises spectre of military operation in GazaAFP - 32 minutes agoThe Israeli military said on Friday that Palestinians fired more than 2300 rockets and mortar bombs at Israel in the past six months. …
Sabah
Chinese leaders shift focusAsia Times Online, Hong Kong - 44 minutes agoAs Sichuan is one of China’s most important bases for military - especially nuclear-related - research, the quake has laid bare the highly problematic …Aid not getting to cyclone victims Niagara Falls ReviewChina police break up earthquake school protesters The Associated PressTroops draining lake […]
Olmert warns of Gaza offensiveAljazeera.net, Qatar - 1 hour agoIn Friday’s raids, a member of the armed wing of Hamas died in an exchange of fire between Palestinian fighters and the Israeli military, emergency medical …
The Southern Ledger
China denies hacking US government laptop computerThe Associated Press - 17 hours agoChina has consistently denied targeting foreign government and military computer networks. “These allegations are highly irresponsible,” Qin said. …Video: China Denies Trying to Hack US Computers AssociatedPressChina Denies Copying US Government Laptop Contents TransWorldNews (press release)China denies hacking US Commerce […]
China Daily
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 6Reuters - 3 hours agoHe is also suspected of smuggling Iranian rockets into Baghdad. “Special Groups” is a US military term for Shi’ite militants backed by Iran. …US says Iran-trained militia leader held in Iraq AFPUS Military Captures 2 Al-Qaida in Iraq Bombing Suspects Voice of AmericaUS troops […]
Iraq and the ElectionWall Street Journal - 3 hours agoThe army is pursuing the Sadrists in their last redoubt, Amarah, while other radicals have followed Moqtada to Iran. Mr. Maliki then repeated the exercise …Commander Confident on Post-’Surge’ Troop Levels Washington Post“That is an astounding turn around for Andrew.” Atlantic OnlineWaPo: Why is no […]
The Southern Ledger
South Korea praises North Korea over nuclear issueThe Associated Press - 3 hours agoThe two Koreas fought a three-year war from 1950 that ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, which means they are still technically at war. …TIME Interview with South Korea’s President TIMES Koran President: DPRK’s dialogue with int’l community […]
The Associated Press
Military shoots down missile in test off HawaiiThe Associated Press - Jun 5, 2008HONOLULU (AP) — The US military intercepted a ballistic missile Thursday in the first such sea-based test since a Navy cruiser shot down an errant satellite …
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