Soldier 'Mutiny' Against Obama?

03-16-2009 • globemagazine.com/

AN active duty Army officer in Iraq is refusing to recognize President Barack Obama as Commander-in-Chief - and hundreds more soldiers are lining up to follow suit...

Pentagon to build $400 million spy blimp

03-14-2009 • Telegraph.co.uk/news/

The 400-foot-long dirigible – a cross between a satellite and a spy plane – will travel to any global destination within 15 days; survey targets up to 375 miles away, and remain airborne for ten years.

New Army Weapon Aims to Fry Gadgets, People

03-14-2009 • Wired

A couple of weeks ago Col. Laurie Buckhout of the Army's new Electronic Warfare Division, mentioned at a blogger's round table that technology for grenade-sized e-bombs existed.

U.S. Army: Soldiers on the Street in Alabama to Respond to Shooting

03-11-2009 • InfoWars.com

The U.S. Army dispatched soldiers to patrol the streets of Samson, Alabama, a small southern town where a rampaging gunman killed 10 people on Tuesday. This obvious violation of the Posse Comitatus Act prohibiting the federal uniformed services from

Different Presidents, A Different Corps

03-07-2009 • YouTube via GVminutemen Yahoo Groups Newsletter

Still worried American Troops would fire on Americans if ordered to? I'm not...

Unredacted Pentagon site oneteam.centcom.mil, full archive,

03-04-2009 • Wikileaks

Wikileaks has cracked the encryption to a key document relating to the war in Afghanistan. The document, titled “NATO in Afghanistan: Master Narrative”, details the “story” NATO representatives are to give to, and to avoid giving to, journalists.

Defense Secretary Gates: US Military Can Help Mexico in Drug War

03-02-2009 • Antiwar.com

Earlier this year it was reported that the US was considering playing an increasing role in the drug war, and the possibility of joint operations with the Mexican military was raised.

Media Ban Lifted For Bodies' Return

02-26-2009 • Washington Post

Defense Sec. Robert Gates announced lifting a 1991 government ban on news coverage of the return of the remains of fallen service members to Dover Air Base in Delaware and will let families decide whether to allow photographs and videos.

Soldier questions eligibility, doubts president’s authority

02-26-2009 • World Net Daily

A U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq has called President Obama an “impostor” in a statement in which he affirmed plans to join as plaintiff in a challenge to Obama’s eligibility to be commander in chief.

Hurlable 360° cam-grenades used by IDF in Gaza

02-25-2009 • The Register

Israeli war-tech boffins appear to have the long-sought 360° wireless camera grenade, which can be hurled or shot through a door, window etc and so give combat troops a picture of what lies beyond.

Scientist Looks to Weaponize Ball Lightning

02-22-2009 • Wired

Ball lightning has been the subject of much scientific scrutiny over the years. And, as with many powerful natural phenomena, the question arises: "Can we turn it into a weapon?"

After Guilty Plea Offer, G.I. Cleared of Iraq Deaths

02-20-2009 • NY Times

On Dec. 4, Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez was found not guilty of killing two New York Army National Guard officers in Iraq — a rare case of soldier-on-soldier violence in the war and a crime for which prosecutors had sought the death penalty.

National Guard unit to train for urban military - gun confiscation

02-20-2009 • carrollspaper.com/

Troops will spend Thursday, April 2, staging at a forward operations base at Carroll. The next day company leaders will conduct reconnaissance and begin patrolling the streets of Arcadia to identify possible locations of the weapons dealer.

Ready to kill some Americans?

02-17-2009 • Mark Yannone

DOD/UN survey: How would you feel about popping a cap into dear old Mrs. Jones, soldier?

U.S. to open military to temporary immigrants

02-15-2009 • NY Times

The US military will begin recruiting immigrants with special skills who are in the US on temporary visas, offering a chance to become citizens in as little as 6 months. It would be the first time since the Vietnam War that the armed forces would be

U.S. military will offer accelerated path to citizenship

02/14/2009 • International Herald Tribune

Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who are living in this country with temporary visas, offering them the chance to become United States citizens in as little as six months.

"Kill yourself. Save us the paperwork"

2-13-2009 • Salon.com

Pfc. Ryan Alderman, now deceased, sought medical help from the Army. He got a fistful of powerful drugs instead.

Army Corps seeks buyouts on Gulf Coast

02-11-2009 • MSNBC

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to spend about $1.2 billion on Mississippi's Gulf Coast to buy some 2,000 seaside properties, relocate a small town's public buildings and restore hurricane-damaged wetlands and beaches.

Secret shots given to US Soldiers

02-10-2009 •

Dr. Alfred Adams found this clip on secret shots being give to US Soldiers.

Is the United States Army missing some nerve gas?

02-09-2009 • Lee Davidson - www.deseretnews.com

Pentagon auditors concede that is a remote possibility because of discrepancies in records between how much chemical weapons agent was initially stored and how much of it was later destroyed at Utah’s Deseret Chemical Depot and other bases nationwide

Homeless vets flood Phoenix event; clothes needed

2-07-09 • AZcentral.com

Items most needed are new underwear, socks, T-shirts, and shoes. The public can bring donations to the coliseum from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The coliseum is at 1826 W. McDowell Road, in Phoenix.

Army Reports Rise in Suicides Will Likely Outnumber Combat Deaths

02-06-2009 • Fox News

The Army is investigating a stunning number of suicides in January — a count that could surpass all combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan last month. According to figures obtained by The Associated Press, there were 24 suspected suicides in Janua

Army reports alarming spike in suicides last month

2-5-2009 • AP

The Army is investigating an unexplained and stunning spike in suicides in January. The count is likely to surpass the number of combat deaths reported last month by all branches of the armed forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the fight aga

Obama admin. seeks treaty to cut US, Russia nukes

2-5-2009 • AP

The Obama administration, reversing the Bush administration's limited interest in nuclear disarmament, is gearing up for early negotiations with Russia on a new treaty that would sharply reduce stockpiles of nuclear warheads.

How Safe Is the U.S. Army's Body Armor?

1-30-209 • Time.com via Yahoo! News

The U.S. Army has ordered a recall of more than 16,000 sets of body armor after an audit by the inspector general of the Defense Department concluded that they failed tests to meet Army specifications.

USAF seeks diamond gunports for electropulse ray-cannon

1-29-2009 • The Register

The Air Force has made an appeal for a range of new technologies for its planned new arsenal of aerial rayguns. It wants large artificial optically-correct diamonds for use as portholes to shoot electropulse microwave blaster cannons through.

Army suicides at 3-decade high

1-29-2009 • AP

Defense officials say suicide among U.S. soldiers increased again last year and is at a nearly three-decade high. The Army plans to announce figures today, but senior officials told The AP that at least 128 soldiers killed themselves last year.