The Pentagon's Ray Gun

03-03-2008 • CBS - 60 Minutes

Area Denial Weapon - coming to your local Police State soon.

Soldier Wins $1 million in Lotto, Then Prepares for 3rd Tour in Iraq

02-28-2008 • Mondoreb

Sgt. Wayne Leyde did 2 tours of duty in Iraq, then won $1 million in the Washington Lotto. He says he won't spend any of it until after he returns from a third tour.

U.S. Sends Warships to Eastern Mediterranean as Regional Tensions Mount

2-28-08 • Rawstory.com

And when asked whether Syria is the reason for the deployment, he said, "It's not specifically sent to any one country, as much as it is to the region itself."

Two firms sue Army for $11M in damages

2-27-2008 • USA Today

Two companies who say their Army contracts were canceled as part of the biggest bribery scandal of the Iraq war are seeking $11 million in damages. [If you had just paid the bribe you would still have a contract.]

W.W. Keeble: First Full-blooded Sioux to be Awarded Medal of Honor

02-27-2008 • Mondoreb

The story of an incredibly brave man, it's been announced that W.W. Keeble will be awarded the Medal of Honor 26 years after he passed away.

America's ghost story<br>by James Carroll

2-26-2008 • IHT

The unfolding political contest in the United States is a window into America's soul. The nation is arguing with itself. The candidates embody separate impulses. As voters choose sides, a red state-blue state polarity again takes shape. Within th

Bill Blackwood Memorial: Aviator, Inventor, Pearl Harbor Survivor

02-26-2008 • RidesAPaleHorse

Last month, we published the story of Bill Blackwood, a truly extraordinary man who had served his country. Now, pictures from the military ceremony that laid him to rest.

U.S. Military's Africa Command to Stay in Stuttgart, Germany

2-21-08 • Spiegel.de/international

With the establishment of a military command responsible for Africa, the US was hoping to promote peace and stability on the continent. The problem is, the Africans want no part of the American military.

U.S. missile hits spy satellite

2-20-08 • BBC.co.uk

The US denies the operation was a response to the anti-satellite test carried out by China last year, which prompted fears of a space arms race.

Matamoros: New Comic About US Military's Fight against Radical Islamists

02-19-2008 • Mondoreb

A new comic came out last month, Matamoros. It details the US military's fight against radical Islamists and is the first of its kind.

Threats of Our Own Making<br>by Ivan Eland

2-18-2008 • AntiWar

The Pentagon has long had a conflict of interest. The Department of Defense builds the weapons of war. Yet the department also supervises and funds 85% of the intelligence effort to identify threats that those weapons are designed to counter.

Join the Army, buy a house?

2-14-08 • News.Yahoo.com & AP

Faced with the challenge of expanding the U.S. Army in wartime, the military is testing an incentive program that pays enlistees up to $40,000 toward a home

Pentagon official, three others charged with spying for China

2-11-2008 • AFP

A US defense official, an ex-Boeing engineer and 2 others were charged with spying for China involving sensitive military and aerospace secrets, including on the space shuttle. The 4 were linked to 2 espionage conspiracies, which posed a "grave

Dept. of Defense Microwave Skinheater Weapon

02-11-2008 • DOD - YouTube

This will probably end up in the hands of law enforcement soon to be used on Americans.

Fake Islamofascists Speak to the Air Force Academy

2-11-08 • TruthDig.com

“These three jokers are as much former Islamic terrorists as ‘Star Trek’s’ Capt. James T. Kirk was a real Starship captain,” said Mikey Weinstein, the head of the watchdog group MRFF.

Putin vows "arms race" response

2-8-08 • BBC.co.uk

"In effect, we are forced to retaliate, to take corresponding decisions. Russia has, and always will have, responses to these new challenges," he said.

Pentagon asks for biggest budget hike since World War II

2-5-2008 • Christian Science Monitor

The Pentagon is asking for more than $515 billion for fiscal 2009, the largest request ever, and a nearly 8 percent increase over the amount of money Congress awarded the Defense Department last year. Also asking for an additional $70 billion to cove

Adolph Hitler's "Lost Fleet" found in Black Sea

2-4-08 • Telegraph.co.uk

The vessels, including one once commanded by Germany's most successful U-boat ace, formed part of the 30th Flotilla of six submarines, taken by road and river across Nazi-occupied Europe....

United States' Plan to 'Dominate Space' Could Backfire

1-31-2008 • Wired

Mike Moore, author of "Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance", wrote the different approaches to China and the weaponization of space. The policy of space dominance being pushed among space warriors could actually destabilize spac

Report: Military Not Ready For Attack on U.S.

1-31-08 • Rawstory.com

The commission's 400-page report concludes that the nation "does not have sufficient trained, ready forces available" to respond to a chemical, biological or nuclear weapons incident, "an appalling gap that....

AF General: Spy Satellite Could Hit US

1-30-2008 • AP

[FEAR] The military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite's fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, who heads of U.S. Northern Command,

Bush Signs Defense Authorization Bill and Claims Right to Violate It

1-29-2008 • John M. Donnelly, CQ Today

President Bush signed the fiscal 2008 Defense authorization bill into law Monday, but not before stating that he reserves the right to disregard several sections on contract fraud probes, whistle blower protection, and congressional oversight.

Retired Green Beret Gets Court Martial After Shooting Intruder

1-19-2008 • Blue Star Chronicles

When the intruder threatened him with a knife, Taylor, 80, warned him, then brought his .22 caliber pistol to bear and shot him right between the eyes.

Hopes for Vehicle Questioned After Iraq Blast (MRAP blown to pieces)

01-22-2008 • New York Times

MRAP, the new Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected armored vehicle that the American military is counting on to reduce casualties from roadside bombs in Iraq.

1 in 5 U.S. Iraq Vets Have Brain Injuries

1-21-08 • AfterDowningStreet.org

The Pentagon is due to release a report stating that 250,000 U.S. Iraq war vets have suffered varying levels of brain trauma.

Pentagon Explores 'Human Fear' Chemicals

1-21-2008 • Wired

American military researchers are working to uncover and harness the most terrifying chemical imaginable: that most primal odor, the scent of fear. Many animals have an alarm pheromone which is used to signal danger; aphids, for example, use it to ca

U.S. Army using video game as recruiting tool

12-28-07 • The Arizona Republic.com

In Chandler, Arizona a local Army recruiting office is sponsoring a video-game tournament that is expected to draw more than 100 people. Recruiters will promote the video game "America's Army"...

Halo / Storm Trooper inspired combat suit

12-23-2007 • YouTube

The guy who invented the bear proof suit has developed a military version.

U.S. Veteran Reveals Atomic Bombs Dropped on Afghanistan and Iraq - Part I

12-17-07 • WillThomasonline.net

According to a U.S. Army veteran with extensive boots-on-the-ground connections, the United States Government has dropped five nuclear weapons on Afghanistan and Iraq.