U.S. military develops Robocop armour for soldiers We may have seen it all before in science-fiction films. But the bionic warrior is in fact a vision of real-life warfare in the 21st century. U.S. defence chiefs hope to have their troops kitted out in the outlandish combat gear as soon as 2020.
Included in the Pentagon's Future Warrior Concept are a powerful exoskeleton, a self-camouflaging outer layer that adapts to changing environments and a helmet which translates a soldier's voice into any foreign lang... (more)
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IRA 'not behind' ex-spy killingThe family of a former British spy has said they do not believe the IRA was responsible for his murder.
Ex-Sinn Fein official Denis Donaldson, 56, was found shot dead in a remote cottage in County Donegal on Tuesday.
He had been expelled from the party in 2005 after admitting he was a paid British agent.
Mr Donaldson's family said they did not know who killed him but blamed the "activities of British intelligence" for their "difficult situation".
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A Tale of Two Scientific ConsensusesEnvironmentalists constantly reference the scientific consensus that human activity is changing the global climate.
"You have the strongest consensus we have seen in the science community about global climate change since the conclusion that tobacco caused lung cancer," asserts Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) president Kevin Knobloch. Greenpeace also argues, "There is, in fact, a broad and overwhe... (more)
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Wolfowitz To Attend 2007 Istanbul Bilderberg Meeting In an interview with a Turkish journalist, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz brags of his upcoming attendance of the 2007 Bilderberg Group meeting in Istanbul Turkey, while the journalist who is also set to be an an attendee refers to the elitist confab as a "covert world government."
Bilderberg is an annual conference of the global elite, the location of which changes every year. Power brokers from industry, oil, politics, banking, business, aca... (more)
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Europe: Majority supports strike on Iran (not really, but hey, who cares about the truth?)Over half of Europeans would support a preemptive military strike to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, a poll released last week by a London think-tank reports.
A survey commissioned by the pro-business think tank, Open Europe, found that a majority of those surveyed in 18 EU member states including France and Britain, backed military action as an option in dealing with the threat of Iranian nuclear proliferation, while majorities in 9 nations including Germany and Spai... (more) Headline should read: Europe: Half agree "we must stop countries like Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, even if that means taking military action" |
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Ranchers Oppose Army Taking Over Southeast Colorado Land DENVER -- Opponents of the U.S. Army's plan to expand a training site in southeast Colorado are gearing up for another fight at the state Capitol.
On Monday, a Senate committee will take up a bill that would block the federal government from condemning and acquiring more land.
House bill 1069 passed the House by a large margin.
But proponents of the measure said they are staying on the offensive. They rallied Sunday aft... (more)
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ABC News: Army proposing extending duty for everyone in IraqThe following report from ABC News' Senior National Security Correspondent Jonathan Karl aired this evening on World News with Charles Gibson.
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Introduction: NEXT, WE TURN TO IRAQ AND THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHO ARE SERVING THERE.ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT THE ARMY HAS PUT ON THE DEFENSE SECRETARY'S DESK A PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE TOUR OF DUTY FOR EVERY ACTIVE DUTY SOLDIER IN IRAQ BY THREE MONTHS. ROBERT GATES COULD HAVE A DECISION ON THAT PROPOSAL LATER THIS WEE... (more)
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Iran film 'to tell sailors' tale'The Iranian military says it will soon release a film documenting the arrest, interrogation and statements by UK sailors held in Iran for two weeks.
It said it was a huge scandal for the UK military that some of the sailors had been allowed to sell their stories.
The military will release a CD and book about the arrest of the sailors - or, as it calls them, "British aggressors".
The statement came from the culture and propaganda office of the joint ch... (more)
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Parking bailiffs may win right to enter homes More than a million motorists a year face having bailiffs force their way into their homes to collect unpaid parking fines under legislation before MPs.
Action could be taken even when the motorist is unaware that a ticket has been issued or that the debt has been pursued through the civil courts.
In such cases car owners have faced spiralling costs - including bailiffs' fees - of hundreds of pounds.
The Department for Trans... (more)
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"My Name Used to Be #200343"An American former Navy soldier and private contractor imprisoned and tortured in Iraq by the U.S. military and falsely accused of "aiding terrorists" warns that our worst fears about Iraq have come true.
A year ago, Donald Vance learned what its like to be falsely accused by the U.S. military of aiding terrorists. He was held without charge for more than three months in a high-security prison in Iraq, and interrogated daily after sleepless nights without legal counsel or e... (more)
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Professor who criticized Bush added to terrorist 'no-fly' listA top Constitutional scholar from Princeton who gave a televised speech that slammed President George W. Bush's executive overreach recently learned that he had been added to the Transportation Security Administration's terrorist watch list. He shared his experience this weekend at the law blog Balkinization.
Walter F. Murphy, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Emeritus, at Princeton University, attempted to check his luggage at the curbside in Albuquerque befor... (more)
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Police order boy, 5, to stop chalking hopscotch 'graffiti' on the street A boy of five playing hopscotch with friends looked up to find himself confronted by two police officers.
They ordered Ryan Badland and his five playmates to stop because chalking the grids on the road in their quiet cul-de-sac was "graffiti".
"I couldn't believe it," said Ryan's mother Lisa, 30, at their home in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.
"They are sensible kids and weren't doing anything wrong. I thought the police w... (more)
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13-Year-Old Arrested In School For Writing On Desk(CBS) NEW YORK In this day and age where young students are frequently charged for serious school offenses such as possessing weapons, dealing drugs, or assaulting other students on school property, one Brooklyn teen's arrest may come as a surprise. A 13-year-old girl was handcuffed and placed under arrest in front of her classmates in Dyker Heights after she wrote "Okay" on her desk.
The "suspect," Chelsea Fraser, says she's sorry for scribbling the word on her desk, but both she... (more)
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U.S. offered to scare Iran during sailors’ dispute The United States offered to carry out aggressive air patrols over Iran’s Revolutionary Guards bases after Tehran detained the British navy crew last month.
Citing unidentified diplomatic sources, The Guardian newspaper reported that Pentagon officials offered a series of military options to scare Iran during the sailors’ dispute, but Britain told them to stay out of the affair and tone down armed forces activity in the Persian Gulf.
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Report: BBC reporter may have staged kidnappingPalestinian security forces are looking into the possibility that BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston staged his own kidnapping, according to a report by the London-based Arabic language newspaper Al-Hayat on Monday.
Palestinian sources reported that Johnston received notice of his dismissal from the BBC, and subsequently fabricated the kidnapping in order not to lose his job. The BBC refused to comment on the report.
The report also said that Johnston was seen wa... (more)
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Insurance Company Offers Discounts to Tracked Teens Big brother can help you save money on your car insurance. Parents who are willing to install a GPS device to track their teenage drivers will get discounted insurance rates.
The AIG Teen GPS Program is a trial program in Arizona, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington, that tracks the speed limit and location of teenagers. If teens go too fast or too far, mommy and daddy will receive a text message or email letting them know.
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Schoolchildren to be fingerprinted in Big Brother-style shake-up Up to 5.9million children face having their fingerprints taken by schools in another move towards a 'Big Brother' society.
Pupils will have to hand over their biometric details simply to borrow library books or gain access to school dinners.
A million children's fingerprints are believed to have been taken already, some without parental approval and even by 'con tricks' such as pretend spy games.
Freedom of Informati... (more)
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Australia: Cars Seized Based on HearsayResidents of the state of Victoria, Australia can now settle scores by calling the police and ordering the seizure of someone's car. Hearsay evidence that a car may have had a "sustained loss of traction" is enough for police to seize a vehicle. So far in the city of Wodonga, three cars have been taken based solely on citizen complaints.
"Under the anti-hoon laws if a person signs a statement we can impound the car," Wodonga Police Sergeant Cameron Roberts told the Border Mail new... (more)
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Shopping list could make you 'a terror suspect' The European Union's privacy watchdog has given warning that new access for Europol to personal data could lead to individuals being labelled as terror suspects based on hearsay or records of their shopping habits.
The warning, from the head of the European Data Protection supervisor, comes amid moves to allow the EU police agency to process so-called "soft data" in search of relevant information for its criminal investigations.
Peter Hust... (more)
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Secret paper reveals Labour's lies over ID cardsThe Government faces damaging claims of misleading voters over ID cards after documents revealed it always planned to make the controversial scheme compulsory.
Whitehall papers, which the Government has fought for two years to suppress, disclose that Labour intended to force the public to sign up to the programme.
They appear to contradict commitments given by Labour in its 2005 Election manifesto, which pledged that the cards, and the national identity register con... (more)
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Iran Releases New Video Of British Captives
Iran has tried to counter claims that it mistreated the 15 British service personnel during their captivity. It has released more video of the group smiling and chatting while playing chess and table tennis.
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UK bans military from selling storiesLONDON, England (CNN) -- The British government has banned all military service members from talking to the media in return for payment following a storm of protests over interviews with the 15 marines and sailors who were held captive in Iran.
A defense ministry spokesman told CNN on Monday that a review was announced the day before into military personnel speaking to the media in return for payment.
While this review is ongoing, a ban is in force on all personnel ... (more)
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Government Report: Bio-Weapons Could Be Used To Combat OverpopulationA British government Ministry of Defence report outlines a nightmare future society in which the population are forced to accept brain chips, immigration and urbanization ravages communities, class warfare ensues, and biological and neutron weapons are used to combat overpopulation.
The MoD's Development, Concepts & Doctrine Center drew up the document to crystallize the "future strategic context" likely to face Britain's armed forces, according to a report in the Londo... (more)
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