January 2012
We Can Expect To See More SEAL Team Ninja Type... →
Now that a Navy SEAL Team 6 has rescued two hostages being held by Somali pirates and killed Osama bin Laden, you can expect more of these special forces teams in the future, reports the Washington Post. Instead of large-scale military deployments, the Obama administration’s preference is now for narrow, tactical uses of force, quick and targeted.
Critics say that special forces tactics are...
Iran Ready to Discuss It's Nuclear Program →
A breakthrough in Iran? President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that his country is ready for nuclear talks. The announcement comes amid increasing sanctions against Tehran, but Ahmadinejad says Iran won’t be forced to give in to Western demands despite the sanctions. Iran had previously indicated a willingness to engage in new talks with the permanent UN Security Council members and...
Awful Condition Still Prevalent in Apple Supplier... →
The news that the Chinese workers who pump out Apple’s iPads and iPhones suffer fairly awful working conditionsgets a new and very long look in today’s New York Times, in an article sourced from Apple’s own audits of its suppliers, along with interviews with some 40 current and ex-employees. TheTimes begins by recounting the real human cost: Poisonous chemicals and explosions...
SEAL Team Ninja Rescues Aid Workers Kidnapped in... →
Navy SEALs, reportedly the same team that took out Osama bin Laden, launched a daring helicopter raid early today in Somalia, freeing an American and a Danish aid worker held by kidnappers since October, reports MSNBC. Helicopters landed just outside the pirates’ camp in the pre-dawn hours, entering the camp on foot and engaging in a firefight, before freeing both hostages unharmed....
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He who chases two rabbits catches neither.
senorhouses:
I should have made some better choices today. It’s hard to stay focused on what I want though.
#truth
NFC CHAMPIONS!!!
On to the Super Bowl!! #GIANTS
Raining harder now than it has all game.
This is it. #testofchampions #GIANTS #NFCchampionship
Over Time = Manning Time.
#GIANTS
It's Manning Time!!!
#GIANTS
Special Team!!
Ooh Yeah!! #GIANTS
Six Nato soldiers killed in Afghan helicopter... →
newsflick:
Six Nato soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the worst crash since 30 soldiers died last August.
A Nato statement said the helicopter came down in the south of the country.
Nato said no insurgent activity had been reported in the area at the time. The cause of Thursday’s crash is now being investigated.
No further details of the crash would be released...
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FBI shuts down MegaUpload file sharing service
allshare:
Wow, on the heels of the SOPA protest which is heavily related to online piracy, today come to find out the FBI has just shut down the major file sharing service MegaUpload. Seven people from the online service have been charged by the FBI, and as of this writing, the entire website is offline.Apparently, the FBI has been investigating them for two ..read more..
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