A quick march to homelessness or shoddy housing for Russian ... Irish Times, Ireland Retired generals and nationalist politicians have accused Medvedev and prime minister Vladimir Putin of scaling back Russia's military ambitions by essentially giving up on trying to maintain an army capable of confronting Nato. ...

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NK Moves ICBM to Missile Base on West Coast 동아일보, South Korea The intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of more than 5000 kilometers was moved from a military research center in Sanumdong near Pyongyang and is known to be headed for a base in Musudan-ri, North Hamkyong Province. ...

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Brisbane Times

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Xinhua

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The guys in the groups may be battle-tested troops. But most military bands hit about as hard as a night of Gilbert & Sullivan. Check out Playboy’s “Battle of the Battle Bands” feature, and you’ll see what I mean: Cheesed-out soft-rock covers, high-school dance filler, Marley tributes that would make the man roll over in his ganja-lined grave.

Then, inexplicably, there’s Beyond the Ruins. These five trashing, growling, screeching, shredding Marines from Okinawa are hardly the best musicians of the lot. But they’re the only ones liable to get a mosh pit going. They turn the magazine’s battle of the bands into an ol’school sonic beatdown. Scream along to their latest little ditty, “Just Die.” (It takes about 50 seconds to get going.)

Now that is what a military band should sound like.

(Hardcore: Boing Boing)

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NATO, partners wrap up Georgia military training The Associated Press VAZIANI, Georgia (AP) — Georgian and Ukrainian troops neutralized simulated suicide bombers and a mock mob on a wind-swept hilltop military base near the Georgian capital Sunday as part of monthlong military exercises that have angered Russia. ... Video: Pro-government party wins South Ossetia's parliamentary vote RT Breakaway republic South Ossetia holds first election Los Angeles Times NATO, partners wrap up Georgia military training that has angered ... The Canadian Press BBC News  - Wall Street Journal all 340 news articles

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Washington Post

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Brisbane Times

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A Pakistan News

Former Israeli president Katzir dies Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ephraim Katzir, Israel's fourth president and a biophysicist who co-founded its military's science corps, has died at the age of 93. "He was a historic figure who contributed to the development, security and establishment of the ... Israel's 4th president, Ephraim Katzir, dies The Associated Press Former Israeli president dies United Press International all 133 news articles

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Russia to buy new military transport aircraft defpro, Germany 09:47 GMT, May 31, 2009 MOSCOW | The acquisition of new aircraft for Russia's military transport aviation will begin in 2012, while modernized Il-76, An-22 and An-124 aircraft will remain in service for another 20-30 years, a senior Air Force official ...

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Aljazeera.net

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Times Online

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