Tag: russia
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mgm to remake ‘red dawn’ for a post-9/11 world
from hollywood reporter: “Red Dawn” will be redone. Screenwriter Carl Ellsworth has been hired to recraft the ultimate homeland invasion story about a new generation of besieged high schoolers… “The tone is going to be very intense, very much keeping in mind the post-9/11 world that we’re in,” says Ellsworth, who was 11 when the…
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putin hands presidency & nuke suitcase to medvedev
medvedev inaugurated as russian presidentfrom washington times: Dmitry Medvedev yesterday was inaugurated as Russia’s president, pledging to bolster the country’s economic development and civil rights in what might signal a departure from his predecessor’s heavy-handed tactics. Mr. Medvedev took the oath of office in the Kremlin’s golden-hued Andreyevsky Hall, bringing to an end Vladimir Putin’s…
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global tensions: bombers, beijing, suez & subs
russian bombers fly close to US borderfrom afp: Russian bombers accompanied by Nato fighter jets have completed a patrol off the north west coast of the United States, the Russian air force said on Wednesday, Interfax reported. “NATO fighter jets accompanied the planes of long range aviation in the area of Alaska during the air…
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wargames, drills, exercises, simulations & desensitization
israel to hold its largest-ever wargamesfrom jerusalem post: In the face of a possible escalation with Syria and Iran’s efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon, parts of the country will shut down next month in what security officials say will be the largest emergency exercise in Israel’s history. The drill, which is being organized by…
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nat’l dragnet, borderwars, russian bombers & aipac
national dragnet is a click awayfrom washington post: Several thousand law enforcement agencies are creating the foundation of a domestic intelligence system through computer networks that analyze vast amounts of police information to fight crime and root out terror plots… Those network efforts will begin expanding further this month, as some local and state agencies…
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israeli strikes, russian elections & german rfid
death toll rises as israel strikes gaza targetsfrom reuters: Israeli aircraft struck new targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing two militants, after the government vowed to press home an offensive despite appeals from Washington and elsewhere for an end to violence… A total of 107 people have been killed since Wednesday. Among these…
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bird flu, nazi loot, wilkes fraud, rule by law & nyfd spies
indonesia’s health minister: bird flu a US bioweaponfrom paul joseph watson: Indonesia’s Health Minister has implicated the U.S. government in an international conspiracy to develop the bird flu virus into a deadly bio-weapon in a new book which is also endorsed by Indonesia’s President. Indonesia has been worst hit by the bird flu virus, with…
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pentagon says satellite shootdown a success
update: spy satellite blast caught on tape navy missile hits satellite, pentagon saysfrom washington post: A missile fired from a Navy cruiser in the Pacific Ocean hit an out-of-control spy satellite falling toward Earth last night, Pentagon officials said. They said that a single SM-3 missile fired from the USS Lake Erie hit the satellite…
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wikileaks plugged, cia fronts, UN plunge & US runs drugs
wikileaks.org taken offline in USfrom bbc: A controversial website that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously post government and corporate documents has been taken offline in the US. Wikileaks.org, as it is known, was cut off from the internet following a California court ruling, the site says. The case was brought by a Swiss bank after “several…
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russia ‘ditching cold war pacts’
from telegraph: Russia is steadily “unraveling” the historic arms control treaties that ended the Cold War and became cornerstones of European security, the most comprehensive survey of global military trends said yesterday. The Military Balance 2008 (375kb PDF) portrays Russia as breaking out of the constraints imposed by treaties once considered inviolable. John Chipman, the…
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spacewar, fcs, fake experts, fingerprints & kevlar
US & russian citizens want weapons-free outer spacefrom afp: Most Americans and Russians want their governments to ensure a weapons-free outer space and would back a treaty underpinning the move, a poll showed Thursday. Seventy-eight percent of Americans and 67 percent of Russians said their leaderships should refrain from deploying any weapons in space as…
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ron paul primaries: videos, vegas, nevada & russia
ron paul places 2nd in nevadafrom cbs: Ron Paul’s fervent supporters have something to crow about: With nearly all precincts reporting, the Texas representative is sitting in second place in the Nevada caucuses… “Ron Paul has once again topped multiple media-anointed ‘frontrunners’ with his poll-defying second place showing in Nevada,” Paul campaign chairman Kent Snyder…
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russian journal: haarp would capsize planet
from danger room: Just when you think you’ve heard all the possible far-out theories behind theHigh Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Alaska, leave it to the Russians to come up with one better. Forget mind control, the Russians think HAARP is a “geophysical weapon” that’s gonna capsize the planet. HAARP, just by way…
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recruiting, russia, nuke site, ptsd, budget & ‘condor’
US military recruiting illegal aliensfrom press tv: Mexican citizen groups claim the US army is recruiting illegal immigrants from Mexico to send them to the war in Iraq. According to Prensa Latina on Friday in Culiacan, the capital of the northern state Sinaloa, civil activist Ildefonso Ortiz Cabrera told reporters that US military officers use…
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poland has 2nd thoughts about US missile defence
from canadian press: Poland is reconsidering it’s participation in Washington’s European-based missile defence system. Defence Minister Bogdan Klich says he wants to ensure the missile system serves Poland’s interests. Klich’s comments underlined the shift in thinking under the new pro-business government that took office Friday. There is anxiety in Poland that Warsaw could further strain…