Pandora's Box? "This is the quintessential Pandora's box moment - like the splitting of the atom or the cloning of Dolly the sheep. We will all have to deal with the fall-out from this alarming experiment," comments Jim Thomas of the ETC Group. "Synthetic
Conn Hallinan: "Drones are a high-tech solution to a deeply complex political problem. The longer they stalk the skies over Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, the more difficult those political problems become. It is time to stop bombing and start talking."
by Kyoungeun Cha, who works for the Peace Network in South Korea."The U.S. and South Korean government are expanding their military alliance, and if the naval base on Jeju Island is set up, the U.S. navy will use the base to monitor China’s naval power. B
David Cronin (IPS 19.6.2010) "Some 1.6 billion euros (2 billion dollars) has been allocated to the EU's "Clean Sky" project, which aims to develop aircraft engines that emit half as much carbon dioxide as those now in use. With the funding being divided b
Verizon Business Network Services Inc., Ashburn, Va., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract consisting of one five-year base period, two 24-month option periods and one 12-month option period and a maximum ceilin
Den amerikanska militärledningen ackrediterad av Vita huset är de faktiska parter som i verkligheten iscensätter dödandet av både amerikanska unga män i tjugoårsåldern iklädda uniform samt fattiga civila i Mellanöstern. Wikileaks påvisar detta uppenbara
Annika Spaldes blogg om fredsarbete och en andlighet som utmanar denna världens makter. "Förstörelsens fästen är kraftigt bemannade, det är dags för de snälla att bli fly förbannade. Tage Danielsson"
by Justin Vela, SOFIA, Bulgaria (Aug. 6) -- What if you had a missile system and nowhere to put part of it? That seems to be Washington's dilemma as it shops around for a site for a system meant to protect its forces and allies in Europe and the Mideast f
"Did 9/11 make us all go mad? " "who's made the profit? Well, the arms dealers, naturally, and Boeing and Lockheed Martin and all the missile lads and the drone manufacturers and F-16 spare parts outfits and the ruthless mercenaries who stalk the Muslim
Jan Mosander : "Journalisten Nils Resare har skrivit om bistånd i många år. Jag gissar att det är hans biståndsintresse som utgör grunden för hans bok ”Mutor, makt och bistånd – Jas och Sydafrikaaffären (Natur & Kultur). Det förvånar inte. Det är lätt at
The term thermobaric is derived from the Greek words for "heat" and "pressure": thermobarikos (θερμοβαρικός), from thermos (θερμός), hot + baros (βάρος), weight, pressure + suffix -ikos (-ικός), suffix -ic. Other terms used for this family of weapons are
Turkey's State Minister & chief negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis criticized Germany, along with France, for seeking to sell military equipment to Greece while pressing the government in Athens to make drastic public spending cuts as a result of its di
The U.S. administration's decision last month to sell billions of dollars worth of weapons to potentially unstable Arab nations in the Gulf - including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain - have triggered fears of
"So the movements against new industrialisation engulfing Eastern India is intimately connected to the war on terror, both because the metals’ apex use is in manufacturing arms, and because the attempt to set up new mining-metals projects is escalating co
Wikileaks avslöjanden drabbar nu även i viss mån den ryska eliten. Av den senaste skörden offentliggjorda telegram framgår att Ryssland varit berett att avstå från att leverera mot S-300 missiler till Iran i utbyte mot USA:s godkännande av ett ryskt köp
09TELAVIV2757 2009-12-22 09:09 SECRET Embassy Tel Aviv: MOD Political-Military Chief Amos Gilad described recent Russian cooperation on Iran as encouraging, but expressed reservations that Russia would join in any sanctions against Iran. He explained
The Pentagon has rolled out prototypes of its first-ever programmable "smart" grenade launcher, a shoulder-fired weapon that uses microchipped ammunition to target and kill the enemy, even when the enemy is hidden behind walls or other cover.
Noah Shachtman December 6, 201: "What the 29-foot-long craft did during all those months in orbit is still a matter of intense speculation. a prototype for an orbiting bomber? platform to take out the satellite assets of an enemy"?Russian military estab
Obama försöker nu få det nya START-avtalet ratificerat av senaten innan årsskiftet. Avtalet som slöts med Ryssland tidigare i år förutsätter en ytterligare begränsning av de kärnvapen som de båda länderna innehar
Empire - Hollywood: Chronicler of WarAl Jazeera: Is it a case of art imitating life, or a sinister force using art to influence life and death? December 24, 2010Empire - Hollywood: The Pentagon calls the shotsAl Jazeera: Hollywood and the war machine: A
The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing to use plutonium-based (or MOX--mixed oxide) fuel in commercial nuclear reactors. In addition, the DOE is producing tritium for nuclear weapons in civilian reactors operated by Tennessee Valley Authority. These f
"Russia is the world’s second biggest exporter, selling Sukhoi jets, tanks, infantry vehicles and guns. But plans to remain a military superpower are likely to be sunk by the huge gap between the government’s aspirations and capability of modernising the
"As weaponry gets more and more sophisticated . . . I think well find ourselves more vulnerable for parts that are being manufactured by an adversary. It's really something the Pentagon needs to look at seriously," said commission member William A. Reinsc
Notably, Addington rejects the notion that the Obama administration has the constitutional authority to bypass congressional oversight of the U.S. debt limit, the so-called “14th Amendment option.” The irony was not lost on the National Journal, which opi
Chaim "Poju" Zabludowicz, kallad Finlands rikaste man, har via sitt bolag Tamares Mining Group köpt aktier i Mustavaaragruvan.Företaget Akkerman Exploration, som äger största delen av Mustavaara kaivos oy i Taivalkoski, vill inte säga hur stor Zabludowicz
"... 15 August 1971. It was from this date that the US gave unlimited rights to the currency speculators after it reneged on the Articles of Agreement of the IMF that had placed the convertibility of the dollar on par with US$35 for one ounce of gold. Thi
"The struggle between the military/security complex and the financial sector comes down to a struggle over patronage." "Will Americans be so afraid of terrorists that they will give up their entitlements? Will false flag terrorist events be perpetrated i
WSJ 2010: "At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, professor and former Navy fighter pilot Missy Cummings is working with her students to build a "Personal Sentry" drone. Under a military contract with Boeing Corp., her goal is to develop a drone th
WSJ 20.9. "The Central Intelligence Agency operates the U.S.'s best known drone campaign against militants in Pakistan. Drone strikes in Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere in Africa are currently conducted by the U.S. military. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, the prime m