March 1, 2012, Afghan media reports say the attack on a U.S./NATO/ISAF base in Kandahar was a full blown firefight!
Quoting local officials, Afghan media says the battle started at 03:00 (that’s 3am for those who don’t understand 24 hour time clocks), in Zherai district.
According to Zherai district official, Niyaz Mohammad Sarhadi, not only were […] Continue Reading…
February 29, 2012, in northern Faryab Province, at least two Afghan police and three civilians were killed in an explosion.
Local officials blame “Taliban”, but so far no comment from Taliban sources (which is not normal, they usually claim responsibility right away, if they did it).
In January 2011, Afghan government forces claimed they gained control […] Continue Reading…
March 1, 2012, yet another Afghan government soldier took part in attacking U.S./NATO/ISAF forces. An Afghan in civilians clothes also took part in the attack. The attack took place inside a U.S./NATO/ISAF base in Kandahar Province.
Two NATO troops are confirmed dead. British media say the two who were killed are U.S. soldiers. Afghan’s said […] Continue Reading…
In eastern Nangarhar Province, at least six people, described as “Taliban” were killed when a U.S./NATO/ISAF base was attacked.
The governor of the province said the base was attacked by armed militants. Taliban sources say ten troops of the U.S. led forces were killed.
In the southern province of Helmand, reports of a suicide car bomb […] Continue Reading…
“Falklands should be Argentinian.”-Roger Waters, Pink Floyd alumni
Argentina’s Industry Minister, Debora Giorgi, has asked Argentine businesses to voluntarily sanction U.K. businesses. At least 20 major companies in Argentina, have been asked to stop buying products from the United Kingdom.
Giorgi reportedly said Argentina no longer wants to do business with “colonial” powers.
The move is significant, […] Continue Reading…
While European and IMF officials continue to string Greece along, regarding bailout loans, Europe’s too big to fail banks get billions in easy money!
The European Central Bank (ECB) has just issued the equivalent of U.S. $712.4 billion in cheap loans! ECB officials said it is to help improve liquidity in the markets. But the […] Continue Reading…
On 29 February 2012, Japan’s Nuclear Industrial and Safety Agency said Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCo) failed to comply with new nuclear plant stress test rules.
Japan’s government officials have even more reason to get tough on nuclear safety, as an investigation into the Fukushima disaster revealed gross government incompetence.
The new stress tests are designed to […] Continue Reading…
The controversial U.S. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is once again causing problems. This time Japan’s Defense Minister, Naoki Tanaka, said no deal if there were anymore cost overruns, or delays in the F-35 project.
Japan had tentatively agreed to purchase four of the multi-million dollar aircraft. Currently each F-35 cost $123 million!
But, recently the Obama […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Air Force has canceled a contract with the winner of a competition for the USAF’s new trainer aircraft.
Brazil’s Embraer Defense and Security, along with U.S. company Sierra Nevada, won the contract for the counter insurgency (COIN) aircraft deal in December 2011, for the A-29 Super Tucano.
There are rumors that a company that did not […] Continue Reading…
February 29, 2012, several thousand Yemenis have taken to the streets in the southern city of Taizz, demanding the U.S. ambassador leave.
Since 2011 Yemenis have been protesting against their authoritarian government. Have you heard anything from the U.S. government about forcing regime change, as they did in Libya, and as they are in Syria? […] Continue Reading…