Iran plans major air defense exercise
• The RawStory.comIran plans to start a major military exercise later this month to test its air defence systems, a top Revolutionary Guards commander said in comments published on Sunday.
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Now the Real Killing of bin Laden Is Revealed?
• http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff ReportOsama bin Laden was shot in the head as he peeked out of his bedroom, according to the No Easy Day book by a Navy SEAL, contradicting previous official accounts of the raid on the former al-Qaeda leader.
Nigeria in talks with Islamic militants to end violence
• The RawStory.comNigeria’s government has reached out to members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram through back-channel talks in a bid to end an insurgency that has killed hundreds, the president’s spokesman said Sunday.
US adopts Al-Qaeda's tactic of secondary attacks for drone strikes
• http://rt.comThe US has been carrying out follow-up attacks after its drone strikes in Pakistan, specifically targeting people coming to the aid of the wounded.
US 'should hand over footage of drone strikes or face UN inquiry'
• http://www.independent.co, Terri JuddThe UN special rapporteur on human rights to urge establishing a mechanism to investigate such killings
U.S., Afghan officials concerned over ‘insider attacks’
• The RawStory.comPentagon chief Leon Panetta urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to crack down on a rise in attacks by Afghan security personnel on their Western colleagues, officials said.
30 dead in separate suicide attack, drone strike in Yemen
• Jonathan Terbush via The RawStory.comA suicide attack at a town in south Yemen recently recaptured by the army from Al-Qaeda forces killed 20 people Saturday and wounded another 20, the governor of the province said.
US navy in troubled waters
• http://blogs.aljazeera.com, Jane FergusonThe perceived threat of a tiny fishing boat has now turned into a huge embarrassment for the US navy here in the Gulf.
Army Dumps All-Seeing Chopper Drone
• Robert Beckhusen via WIRED.comThis month, the Army planned to deploy to Afghanistan an unusual new drone: an unmanned eye-in-the-sky helicopter programmed to use high-tech cameras to monitor vast amounts of territory.
Twice as deadly: Saudi Arabia aims at 10 bln euro tank deal with Germany
• http://www.rt.comSaudi Arabia wants to buy between 600 and 800 Leopard II main battle tanks from Germany, at least twice more than what was previously reported, a German newspaper says. The future deal is estimated to worth around 10 billion euros.
The U.S. Military May Blanket Afghanistan in Tiny Spy Sensors That Last for Two Decades
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comDuring the Cold War, both sides liberally used the “bug”--the remote listening device--to surreptitiously get wind of what the other side was up to by listening in on a room, a building, or, in the case of East Berlin, an entire city.
At Least 20 US Special Forces Troops Are On The Ground In Yemen
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Michael KelleyA group of around 20 U.S. special operations forces are on the ground in Yemen, reports the Los Angeles Times.
AMERICA SHIFTS GEAR FOR WAR ON IRAN
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, Finian CunninghamThe covert war on Syria is an integral part of the US-led covert war on Iran.
Israeli Company Has FAA Permission to Fly Drones in U.S. Airspace!
• www.veteranstoday.comThe Israeli company Stark Aerospace of Mississippi is not so much from Mississippi as it is from Israel. Stark Aerospace of Mississippi is a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries! And the Federal Aviation Administration has given them permission
US military officers taught to target civilians and wage ‘total war’ on Islam
• .Over the past decade, fringe ideas about Muslims and Islam have seeped into law enforcement agencies across the country. Now we know the details about what some members of the US military have been learning about Muslims. It’s not pretty. Wired’s
US military under fire for 'anti-Islam class'
• http://www.aljazeera.com,Pentagon orders review of all training classes after exposure of course presenting negative views of Muslims.
U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics for ‘Total War’ on Islam
• wired.com, By Noah Shachtman and Spencer AckermanThe U.S. military taught its future leaders that a “total war” against the world’s 1.4 billion Muslims would be necessary to protect America from Islamic terrorists, according to documents obtained by Danger Room.
SYRIA: US and allies ramp up plans for military intervention in Syria
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, World Socialist WebAccusations that the Syrian government is either wholly or mainly responsible for breaches of the United Nations’ ceasefire are meant to provide a pretext for military intervention by the imperialist powers and their proxies.
MILITARIZATION OF THE BALKANS: Directed against Russia?
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Rick RozoffOn April 18 U.S. Air Forces in Europe began the largest air exercise in the history of Bulgaria, no doubt in that of the Balkans as a whole, when 24-32 American F-16 fighter jets and 500 airmen joined Bulgarian counterparts for the opening of the alm
Russia Is Sending Troops To The US To Learn American Military Tactics
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Eloise LeeRussian paratroopers will meet up with American forces next month for an unprecedented military exercise in Colorado, according to RT News.
Memory Failure at the Pentagon
• antiwar.comby Nick Turse and Tom EngelhardtCall it a mantra, a litany, or a to-don’t list, but the drip, drip, drip of Afghan disaster and the gross-out acts accompanying it have already resulted in one of those classic fill-you-in paragraphs that reporters hang onto for whenever the next lit
U.S. Military Wages Battle Against Misconduct
• http://www.npr.org, by Tom BowmanThe latest scandal to hit U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan surfaced last week when The Los Angeles Times published photographs showing smiling American soldiers holding up body parts of a Taliban suicide bomber.
Tempering Iron Dome: US may spend $680 million on Israeli missile shield
• http://rt.comThe US could fork out $680 million on strengthening the Israeli Iron Dome rocket shield.
Blowback Fears Grow over US Drone Program in Yemen
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff'Every US attack conducted in Yemen only grows al Qaeda's power'
US Refuses Plea to End Drone Attacks in Pakistan
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffAfter Pakistan Bid to Curb Civilian Deaths, Washington Denies Deal
This New $7 Billion Warship Is Part Of The US Response To China's Military Buildup
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Robert JohnsonLooking a bit like an old Civil War Ironclad, the $7 billion DDG 1000 USS Zumwalt will focus on land attacks, relying heavily on its advanced stealth technology to slip in close to shore before unleashing its massive onboard arsenal.
S. Sudan Troops Move into Oil-Rich Town
• http://www.time.com, By AP / MICHAEL ONYIEGOTroops from South Sudan moved into an oil-rich border town claimed by Sudan...
US trained Iranian ‘terrorist’ group – report
• http://rt.comThe United States' Joint Special Operations Command (JSOT) conducted training for the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), an Iranian opposition group listed by the US as a terrorist organization, journalist Seymour Hersh claims.
America’s dangerous game in Yemen
• http://rt.comWashington has ramped up its efforts against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, launching dozens of air attacks targeting the terror group.
Militants Attack Checkpoint in Yemen, Up to 41 Dead
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserThe US-supported Yemeni military called in airstrikes to bomb the area
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