Boeing testing truck-mounted high energy laser
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Darren QuickWith the solid-state high-energy lasers already being tested on the sea and in the air, Boeing is continuing development of a truck-mounted system.
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Soldier Was Shocked When His Taliban Gunfight Video Went Viral
• Geoffrey Ingersoll and Robert JohnsonWe received a phone call Thursday afternoon from a "15-year veteran" of the Army infantry and "close friend" to Ted Daniels, the actual soldier in the helmet-cam video that's gone viral achieving more than 21 million YouTube hits.
See What Happened When 'Red Air' Stranded A Bunch Of Marines In Taliban Territory
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Geoffrey IngersollI was with the Marines in April when we assaulted a Taliban jump-off point just east of the Musaqela District in Helmand, Afghanistan.
Support Our Troops — Bring Them All Home Now
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Lee WrightsSamuel Johnson said, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”
Pakistan’s Military Moves Against Anti-Drone Rally
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzTroops Block Convoy From Reaching South Waziristan
Living with death by drone
• http://www.latimes.com, By Jennifer GibsonU.S. drones hover over villages in Pakistan, with the residents never knowing when they will strike.
‘We win, you lose’: Taliban jeers at US, NATO as Afghan war enters 12th year
• http://rt.comNATO forces “are fleeing Afghanistan” in “humiliation and disgrace”, proclaims the Taliban as the US-led war in the country enters its twelfth year.
The Pentagon Has Sent A Ton Of Ships And Personnel To The China Sea
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Robert JohnsonThe USS George Washington and the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), a flotilla of five ships and more than 10,000 Navy personnel are now operating in the conflict ridden South China Sea area.
General: ‘My Career Was Done’ When I Criticized Flawed Warplane
• http://www.wired.com, By David AxeDon Harvel thought he was cruising to a well-deserved retirement after 35 years flying cargo planes for the U.S. Air Force.
How a children's cartoon led to a new military weapon
• Terrence AymStrange things have inspired designers of military weapons in the past. Some weapons engineers created new systems based on dreams, others by taking off-the-shelf technology and weaponizing it. Some even set off on a bizarre odyssey to weaponize the
This First Person IED Blast Video Shows Everyday Life For US Troops In Afghanistan
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Robert JohnsonAside from being killed by the Afghan troops they're tasked with training, the number one cause of death for U.S. troops in Afghanistan is IEDs.
The true reason US fears Iranian nukes: they can deter US attacks
• http://www.dailypaul.com, Calgary4PaulEvery now and then, they reveal the real reason: Iranian nuclear weapons prevent the US from attacking Iran at will, and that is what is intolerable.
Op-ed: The deeply disturbing Israel court ruling on Rachel Corrie
• http://seattletimes.com, By Cindy CorrieThe wrongful death lawsuit for Rachel Corrie was not a solution, but rather a symptom of a broken system of accountability within Israel and the U.S. government, writes guest columnist Cindy Corrie.
Without Taliban Talks, the U.S. Will Lose in Afghanistan
• http://www.wired.com, By Spencer AckermanThe U.S. appears to have given up on a political settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Not From the Onion: Army Says ‘Social Network’ Use Is a Sign of Radicalism
• http://www.wired.com, By Spencer AckermanThese are some warning signs that that you have turned into a terrorist who will soon kill your co-workers, according to the U.S. military.
Living (and Dying) Under Drones
• http://www.counterpunch.org, by ANDREW COCKBURNLast week, the Obama Administration argued in front of the First Circuit Court of Appeals that there is no official evidence we are waging drone warfare in northern Pakistan.
White House Hack Attack
• http://freebeacon.com, BY: Bill GertzChinese hackers break in to White House military office network in charge of the president’s nuclear football
The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: “Owning the Weather” for Military Use
• globalresearch.ca, By Prof Michel ChossudovskyEnvironmental modification techniques (ENMOD) for military use constitute, in the present context of global warfare, the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.
American Drones for Covert Underwater Warfare against Iran
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, By Julie LévesqueObscuring the devastating effects of U.S. drones killing innocent civilians around the world, it is with a touch of rather inappropriate humor and enthusiasm that the military consulting company Strike Fighter Consulting speaks highly of the U.S. Nav
Pentagon hopes nicotine plant can 'cure' chemical weapons effects
• http://rt.comThe phrase ‘chemical weapons’ has sparked fear in the US for years, so the Pentagon recently dished out $2.7 million for research on using a plant closely related to tobacco to protect soldiers from chemical warfare.
Not Even the White House Knows the Drones’ Body Count
• http://www.wired.com, By Noah ShachtmanGovernment officials claim they’re ultra-precise killing machines that never, ever miss their targets. Outside groups say they’re covered in children’s blood.
Military Report Shows Afghan Surge Complete Failure
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserThe Taliban insurgency is as strong as ever, Kabul is weak, and overall violence has not subsided.
U.S. Troops Deployed in Iraq Again
• http://www.thenewamerican.com, by Jack KennyA unit of U.S. Army Special Operations soldiers was recently deployed to Iraq and more U.S. soldiers may soon be on their way, according to a New York Times report on the impact the civil war in neighboring Syria is having on Iraq's "fragile society
A decade ago a boy, Omar Khadr, was sent to Guantánamo. Send him home
• http://www.guardian.co.uk, Jo GriffinCanada's foot-dragging over repatriating Khadr is the latest episode in the abandonment of a child caught up in combat
Declassified Documents Reveal US Military Designated Assange ‘Enemy of State’
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserThis is the same designation held by al-Qaeda, and it means that Assange could be killed or detained without trial
LRAD Sonic Weapons To Be Deployed “Throughout” America For Crises
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph WatsonDevices commonly used by police to quell civil unrest, disperse protests
Insight: In U.S. soldier's death, a window into Afghan insider killings
• reuters.com, By Phil Stewart and Hamid Shalizi"He talked to me in the day, which would be in the middle of his night," his father, Dan Anders, said. "He didn't sleep. He was just worried." There were good reasons for concern. During his six-month tour, the Taliban staged a major attack at his
The Militarization of Mayberry
• http://www.theagitator.comFlemington, New Jersey has all of 4,500 people. It hasn’t seen a murder in well over a decade.
A Duty to Disobey All Unlawful Orders.
• http://able2know.orgLooking at the ugly pictures coming out of Tibet, I ask myself a question. "How would I feel as a policeman or a soldier facing a protesting crowd of civilians? If I know in my heart that these crowds are innocent or even right, do I have to go and b
LRAD Sonic Weapons To Be Deployed “Throughout” America For Crises
• www.prisonplanet.comThe U.S. Air National Guard has purchased half a million dollars worth of portable LRAD acoustic systems, which are commonly used by police to quell protests and civil unrest, ensuring that the sonic weapons will be deployed “throughout” America duri
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