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Pentagon confirms attack breached classified network

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 30, 2010
Source: The Register The Pentagon has opened the kimono on what it described as the “most significant breach of US military computers ever,” in which a flash drive in 2008 was used to infect large numbers of computers, including those used by the Central Command overseeing combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. When the device [...]
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Righteous Right leads us straight to WWIII Paul B. Farrell

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 27, 2010
Source: MarketWatch World War III: The Pentagon warns of "the mother of all national security issues … By 2020 there is little doubt something drastic is happening," military officials told Fortune. "As the planet’s carrying capacity shrinks, an ancient pattern of desperate, all-out wars over food, water, and energy supplies would emerge … warfare is [...]
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WikiLeaks war logs posting ‘will lead to free speech ruling’

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 27, 2010
Source: The Guardian   US supreme court justice Sonia Sotomayor has said the court is likely to have to rule on the issue of balancing national security and freedom of speech due to WikiLeaks posting a cache of US military records about the Afghan war. Sotomayor said the incident, which has been condemned by the [...]
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WikiLeaks Airs Classified CIA Memo, But Real Message Is No Secret

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 26, 2010
Source:   Wired.com WikiLeaks dug into its trove of unpublished leaks Wednesday to release a six-month-old classified CIA memo about foreign perception of the United States, underscoring that the secret-spilling website won’t be cowed by Pentagon threats, nor derailed by the Swedish legal problem now circling its leader. The memo, classified Secret, asks, “What if Foreigners [...]
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Cyberwar Against Wikileaks? Good Luck With That

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 16, 2010
Source: Wired.com Pundits, though, are clamoring for preemptive action. “The United States has the cyber capabilities to prevent WikiLeaks from disseminating those materials,” wrote Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen on Friday. “Will President Obama order the military to deploy those capabilities? … If Assange remains free and the documents he possesses are released, Obama will [...]
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Gitmo trial a key test for Obama administration

By Military | Published: August 7, 2010
The Obama administration faces the first big road test of its new military commission system when the Pentagon early next week convenes the long-delayed trial of Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen accused of lobbing a hand grenade that killed a U.S. soldie...
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US, India sign counter-terror pact (AFP)

By Military | Published: July 23, 2010
AFP - India and the United States signed an anti-terrorism pact on Friday, a day after Pentagon's top military officer warned extremists could try to stage fresh attacks on the South Asian country.
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Pentagon warns Congress: accounts running dry

By Gideon Swift | Published: July 16, 2010
Source: Reuters The Pentagon said on Wednesday it may be forced to take extreme measures — like not paying salaries — if the Democratic-led Congress fails to pass a $37 billion defense spending bill before lawmakers begin an August recess. … Tensions are growing in the Pentagon about the fate of the bill, which has [...]
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Vegie oil, fat, algae to power US aircraft

By Military | Published: July 15, 2010
MILITARY planes go green with Pentagon slashing massive $US20 billion fuel budget as pilots praise mustard oil trial.
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BP remains key Pentagon supplier (AFP)

By Military | Published: July 4, 2010
AFP - Despite its role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, energy giant BP remains a key supplier of fuel to the Pentagon, The Washington Post reported.
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