• Single mother arrested for refusing deployment to Afghanistan (WSWS) -- A single mother serving in the US Army will likely face criminal charges for refusing to be deployed to Afghanistan when it became clear there was no one to care for her 10-month-old son....
• Cuba set to carry out large-scale military drills (RIA Novosti) - The Cuban Defense Ministry has announced that large-scale military exercises will take place in the country on November 26-28.
The three-day Bastion-2009 drills will be held on the...
• Army Eyes Missiles Filled With Flying Spy Bots The Army wants to instantly get eyes in the sky to watch over a potential enemy. But spy drones or satellites or even fighter jets can be too slow to handle the job. The answer: missiles that carry...
• Arabs go for air power to counter Iran Arab states, particularly in the Gulf, are seeking to build up their air power and missile defenses to counter any challenger from Iran. Mostly they're looking to their traditional arms suppliers in...
• Click Click: U.S. tops overseas visits to website of China's Ministry of Defense The website of China's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has attracted around 1.25 billion visits in the three months since its opening, with the United States topping the source countries for foreign...
• U.S. Army suicides set to hit new high in 2009 Suicides in the U.S. Army will hit a new high this year, a top general said on Tuesday in a disclosure likely to increase concerns about stress on U.S. forces ahead of an expected buildup in...
• Joining the board of DIRECTORS: Retired military officers cash in as well-paid consultants Six months after Marine Lt. Gen. Gary McKissock retired in 2002, he did what many other ex-military leaders do: He joined the board of directors of a defense contractor, a company doing business with...
• Ready to strike: Minot Air Force Base to become part of Global Strike Command MINOT AIR FORCE BASE Members of the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base will make history Dec. 1 when they become part of a new command Air Force Global Strike Command. The new command will...
• We can do without Russia’s missiles – Iran (RT) -- Iran says it could soon have the technology to produce its own missile defense system. A senior Iranian lawmaker explained that Tehran may go it alone if Russia fails to provide it with air...
• The Eye Keeps on Growing: EU to share consumers' financial data with US US and European negotiators have completed a draft agreement that would give American law enforcement access to Europeans' financial data to combat terrorism. The deal has consumer and privacy...
• You Poor Soldiers: British Civil SERVANTS Working in Afghanistan Are Paid 5 Times More Than Soldiers Ministry of Defence officials get £8,000 a month in AfghanistanCivil servants at the Ministry of Defence are being paid more than £8,000 a month for working in Afghanistan, nearly five...
• Full Steam Ahead To Freedom: UK, March to ID cards costing the public quarter of a million pounds a day The expansion of the ID cards and biometric passports programme is costing the taxpayer almost a quarter of a million pounds every day to develop. Read more
• Safety first *Chuckle*: Athens Hospital Keeps Infants Safe with TotGuard Active RFID System Care comes first for Georgia Hospital in selecting Convergint/GuardRFID active RFID tags to protect newborns and infants. The TotGuard™ system was chosen for its baby-friendly active tag...
• "We just found it, man, I swear": TV footage shows Taliban with US ammunition in Afghanistan A US soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, while television footage showed Taliban insurgents sorting and transporting what appeared to be US military ammunition...
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