Tag: Military
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police state usa: gearing up for civil unrest
sen. warner supports domestic use of militaryfrom global research: A citizen of Virginia named Moya Atkinson wrote to Senator John Warner to express concern over the recent violation of the Posse Comitatus Act created by the assigning of U.S. soldiers to duty within the United States, reported by the Army Times as intended for “crowd…
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video may show friendly fire cover-up in iraq
from raw replay: Salon’s Mark Benjamin has uncovered a shocking video taken from a soldier’s helmet in Iraq which seems to indicate that a friendly tank caused the death of 2 U.S. troops.
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‘dummy bomb’ falls from jet in nevada
from raw replay: KVBC News 3 reported: “At Nellis Air Force Base, military officials had some explaining to do Wednesday afternoon. News 3’s Anita Roman reports that a dummy bomb fell from one of their jets and hit a truck below.” flashback: ‘practice bomb’ hits oklahoma apartment
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new site details chemical warfare & lsd tests
from danger room: For decades, the U.S. military has been accused of exposing service members and the public to chemical and biological warfare agents and simulants. Fears have been stoked by the Cold War’s Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD) project, which, in the process of determining the characteristics of large-area CB agent delivery mechanisms, may…
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selection ’08: debates, deportation, hacks, raids & more
wwf stagematch, round2:obama & mccain wage counterinsurgencyfrom danger room: Last night’s debate was supposed to be all about the economy, or about who had the scummier friends. But more than a few rounds of the showdown in Nashville were devoted to military matters — specifically, on how best to wage a counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and…
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media & military: still in love after all these years
from fact to fiction: giving writers an inside look at the fbifrom fbi.gov: Imagine you’re a writer working on a film or television script about the FBI, but you really know very little about us beyond what you’ve seen in other movies or TV shows. What do you do? For decades, you’ve been picking up…
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another iranian ‘incident’: pilot says US officials on intruding nato jet
iran: intruding jet belonged to nato not USfrom belfast telegraph: A jet that violated Iranian airspace and was forced to land at an airport in Iran belonged to NATO, Iranian TV has reported. Iran’s media claims the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Falcon jet, carrying military personnel from various nations including Hungary, was heading to…
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uk police train for riot scenarios & germany deploys troops
from bbc: Police officers from forces across the South West are to receive training to prepare them for riots. Police horses, dogs and a helicopter will be used to add realism during the two-day courses at Moreton-in-Marsh Fire College, Gloucestershire. Some officers will take on the role of hostile crowds in real-life scenarios such as…
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northcom denies troops to be used for crowd control
from paul joseph watson: Following the alarming admission that active duty U.S. Army would be on call to deal with “civil unrest” inside the United States from October 1st, the US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) has publicly denied that troops will engage in law enforcement duties, but concedes that forces will be armed with both non-lethal…
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‘vibrant response’: US nuke scenario & northcom
from army news service: The exercise scenario was a sobering one: a 10-kiloton nuclear device detonated in America’s heartland, quickly overwhelming civilian responders. Military leaders who recently trained for this response say they are now thinking differently about how to move equipment, extract the injured and take care of people following this type of attack.…
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collateral news: america’s next beauty queen? & under the radar
from collateral news: Last Friday Kathie Couric asked Sarah Palin what she thinks about the 700 Billion $ bailout. Her answer … oh well ! This may not be a very original idea but we couldn’t resist. collateral news: under the radar #1from collateral news: Here are 3 stories that received little or no press…
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pakistan still in the crosshairs: questions, red alert & open fire
US jets violate pak airspace againfrom intl news: Two US jetfighters Saturday night again intruded into Pakistan airspace over South Waziristan area, causing panic among the tribesman. However, neither the security forces nor the tribesmen fired upon the fighter planes. Sources in the tribal agency confirmed to The News that two US jetfighters for about…
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with all eyes on the bailout, house passes trillion-dollar defense bill
from alternet: On Wednesday, the House passed a mammoth defense bill by a 392-39 vote. It’s expected to clear the Senate with little difficulty next week. It was part of a trillion-dollar stop-gap measure to keep programs running through next March, allowing lawmakers to skip town without passing a final budget. The Associated Press reports,…
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military corruption: generals nuked & photos altered
dod names generals punished for nuke errorsfrom danger room: Six generals have been smacked for their involvement in the mishandling of nuclear gear. One got a career-killing “letter of reprimand,” and has “requested retirement.” The other five will likely be barred from future promotion with “letters of admonishment.” … Lt. Gen. Kevin J. Sullivan received…
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epa won’t remove rocket fuel from water
agency says health risks are low, critics say epa is protecting the pentagon from liability from cbs/ap: The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there is no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the United States. EPA reached the conclusion in a draft regulatory…