Navy anti submarine plane adds to surveillance Too Many Planes In The Chinese “Air Defence Zone” Tokyo (Reuters)- The U.S. Navy’s first advanced P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft has arrived in Japan, the start of a deployment that will upgrade America’s ability to hunt submarines and oth[...]
Posts Tagged ‘war’
US carriers urged to comply with China air zone rules
China announced on Thursday it was deploying warplanes in the area for surveillance and defense of a zone it claims contains parts of its territory. (excerpted and expanded from BBC News) The US announced that it expects its civilian aircraft to observe China’s newly imposed air defense zon[...]
August 11th, 2013 - 11:03 pm § in Politics
The Peace Process in Judea/Samaria/Palestine/Gaza
Gaza feels the effects of changes in Egypt The coup in Egypt is having a serious effect on the country’s relationship with neighbouring Gaza. The enclave, controlled by Ham[...]
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:41 am § in Misc.
Holy Batman! What is that?
Code Red | 19 December 2012 Stealth drone hits new frontiers The US Navy’s cutting-edge robot fighter plane aims to be the first unmanned aerial vehicle to take-off and land at sea. Read[...]
November 20th, 2011 - 10:54 pm § in America
Man Who Lied About WMD “Believe me, there was no other way to bring about freedom to Iraq. “
The defector who convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons programme has admitted for the first time that he lied about his story, then watched in shock as it was used to justify the war. Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, codenamed Curveball by German and American intelligence o[...]
September 14th, 2011 - 6:12 am § in America, The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Trouble, serious trouble, at Fort Lewis
At an Army base near Seattle, soldiers are committing suicide, murdering their families—and in one case, waterboarding their own kids. Winston Ross reports from a base on the brink. excerpts from The Daily Beast. Jonathan Gilbert had no idea what he was getting into—that he’d wind up in Iraq, [...]