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The Future Of Security Is Robots

2:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAXWdFdoPOvIqI1Hyw4q6Moz-ByKfqm2bW-Q4ZvJZIUkWf4FfuB_T1VZ5EU_JGYGDBIFfPqZFq3o8i1Ni9RrrboMtnjQHYVdHm6rEWHUgCmEEFIump-lAi6IXb24x5_lNd_cY8byLs_f1/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAXWdFdoPOvIqI1Hyw4q6Moz-ByKfqm2bW-Q4ZvJZIUkWf4FfuB_T1VZ5EU_JGYGDBIFfPqZFq3o8i1Ni9RrrboMtnjQHYVdHm6rEWHUgCmEEFIump-lAi6IXb24x5_lNd_cY8byLs_f1/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo from <a href="http://robohub.org/packbot-serving-the-military-and-world-cup-football/">Robohub</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Brazil Will Use Robots To Police The 2014 World Cup -- Daily Caller</b></span></div><br />Brazil is adopting the security of the future after securing a deal with a robot manufacturer to deploy robots programmed to police the 2014 FIFA World Cup games.<br /><br />The Brazilian government has agreed to pay $7.2 million to Massachusetts-based iRobot for 30 of its PackBot robots, according to a Robohub report. The robots will be programmed to analyze suspicious-looking objects in 12 cities hosting World Cup match-ups across Brazil beginning in June.<br /><br />PackBots can travel at speeds up to 9 mph and have an extremely versatile mobility system, able to traverse rough terrain and even stairs. iRobot’s models include a host of sensors including GPS, video, thermal detection, electronic compass and system diagnostics. The robots weigh about 40 pounds and can be folded to fit into a backpack, making them ideal for quick deployment.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/21/brazil-will-use-robots-to-police-the-2014-world-cup/">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>Update:</b> <a href="http://robohub.org/packbot-serving-the-military-and-world-cup-football/">Packbot: Serving the Military and World Cup Football</a> -- Robohub<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>: I can easily foresee the day when this will be the security standard for protecting critical infrastructure, events, government buildings, military installations, etc., and security guards will only serve as back-up.

The Future Of Security Is Robots

Photo from Robohub Brazil Will Use Robots To Police The 2014 World Cup -- Daily Caller Brazil is adopting the security of the future after s...

Réunion d'information sur le dispositif de couveuse le 26 février 2014

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</BR>La <b><a href="http://www.couveuseentreprises-pes45.fr/">Couveuse d’entreprises PES 45</a></b> organise une réunion d’information collective le 26 février 2014.  </BR></BR>Pour mémoire, la couveuse d’entreprises est un outil qui aide un porteur de projet à créer son entreprise en testant son projet en grandeur réelle. Le passage en couveuse est l’étape qui lui permet de sécuriser son parcours de création d’entreprise. Cette réunion a pour objet de fournir une information complète sur le dispositif de couveuse d’entreprises (fonctionnement, éligibilité des activités et conditions d’admission). </BR></BR><b>Date</b> : mardi 26 février 2014 de 9h30 à 12h00 </BR></BR><b>Lieu </b>: Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - 2 avenue Montesquieu - Orléans La Source </BR></BR><iframe frameborder="0" height="350" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&safe=off&ie=UTF8&q=maison+de+l%27emploi+orleans&fb=1&gl=fr&hq=maison+de+l%27emploi&hnear=Orl%C3%A9ans&cid=0,0,16374211102988293771&iwloc=A&ll=47.836154,1.932756&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&safe=off&ie=UTF8&q=maison+de+l%27emploi+orleans&fb=1&gl=fr&hq=maison+de+l%27emploi&hnear=Orl%C3%A9ans&cid=0,0,16374211102988293771&iwloc=A&ll=47.836154,1.932756&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color: blue; text-align: left;">Agrandir le plan</a></small></BR></BR><b>Pour en savoir plus</b>, consulter le site de la <a href="http://couveuseentreprises-pes45.fr/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=299&cntnt01detailtemplate=detail_actus&cntnt01returnid=51">Couveuse d'entreprises PES 45</a>. </BR></BR><b>Inscription et renseignements</b> auprès d’<a href="mailto:enoisier@couveuseentreprises-pes45.fr">Elodie NOISIER</a>. </BR></BR>

Réunion d'information sur le dispositif de couveuse le 26 février 2014

La Couveuse d’entreprises PES 45 organise une réunion d’information collective le 26 février 2014. Pour mémoire, la couveuse d’entreprises...

The Growing Iranian Hacker Threat

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUt7Hc3Qe61YbDwraqwfEa3C6xLpwsoj244B07ITmB6fyhm757CwbrlbQe36eQ3B_Msti6fiidUADePwBg5BaJMeB1x-ZhhQpi1PhvKsnMnvmsKdR2VWDeX7n9IpO8bSrbgzGjJOKgaMDq/s1600/200px-US-DefenseIntelligenceAgency-Seal.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUt7Hc3Qe61YbDwraqwfEa3C6xLpwsoj244B07ITmB6fyhm757CwbrlbQe36eQ3B_Msti6fiidUADePwBg5BaJMeB1x-ZhhQpi1PhvKsnMnvmsKdR2VWDeX7n9IpO8bSrbgzGjJOKgaMDq/s1600/200px-US-DefenseIntelligenceAgency-Seal.svg.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Forget China: Iran's Hackers Are America's Newest Cyber Threat -- Shane Harris, Foreign Policy/Stars and Stripes</b></span></div><br />WASHINGTON — In March 2012, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, publicly announced the creation a new Supreme Council of Cyberspace to oversee the defense of the Islamic republic's computer networks and develop new ways of infiltrating or attacking the computer networks of its enemies. Less than two years later, security experts and U.S. intelligence officials are alarmed by how quickly Iran has managed to develop its cyber warfare capabilities — and by how much it's willing to use them.<br /><br />For several years, Iran was believed to possess the ambition to launch disruptive attacks on Western, Israeli or Arab computer networks, but not necessarily the technological capability of actually doing so. Those doubts have largely evaporated.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/forget-china-iran-s-hackers-are-america-s-newest-cyber-threat-1.268630">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> The Iranians may not have the standard military weapons to counter what the U.S. and it's allies have in the region .... but cyber warfare gives them the ability to bring a certain level of warfare to America itself .... and to hurt us where it will hurt us the most .... our banks, news outlets, and communication networks.

The Growing Iranian Hacker Threat

Forget China: Iran's Hackers Are America's Newest Cyber Threat -- Shane Harris, Foreign Policy/Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — In Mar...

A Look Inside The U.S. Army's Incredible Treasure Room Of Ancient U.S. Weapons, Artifacts, And Paintings

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhyLLEt67IuZ6ad2cAknhai3AKARfRxYxn4LVOnSRMP5IHoyb-QAlrBLumGofHo4yuIq9fPTYfdN6j2AMUR5R_LFFz87r0TdXc_t-Ue4gH_XCZ0wKpwaP62Ql2f19naZAyVpLTFkTIT6n/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhyLLEt67IuZ6ad2cAknhai3AKARfRxYxn4LVOnSRMP5IHoyb-QAlrBLumGofHo4yuIq9fPTYfdN6j2AMUR5R_LFFz87r0TdXc_t-Ue4gH_XCZ0wKpwaP62Ql2f19naZAyVpLTFkTIT6n/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Inside The Army’s Spectacular, Hidden Treasure Room -- Buzz Feed </b></span></div><br />You will not believe this…<br /><br />Remember that ending scene out of Indiana Jones where the Ark of the Covenant is boxed up and wheeled through an endless government warehouse?<br /><br />Did you know that that place actually exists?<br /><br />It is located 30 minutes outside Washington, D.C., at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The building itself is very nondescript…<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/bennyjohnson/inside-the-armys-spectacular-hidden-treasure-room">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> I was completely floored after reading this story and realizing what is actually stored in this U.S. military museum/storage depot. Rows and rows of ancient guns in pristine and mint condition. Uniforms worn by famous U.S. soldiers. Paintings by Rockwell, Adolf Hitler!!!!, and numerous others. I love visiting museums .... but this is a museum that I can spend days just browsing .... and probably only seeing a small portion of it. This collection is clearly beyond priceless.

A Look Inside The U.S. Army's Incredible Treasure Room Of Ancient U.S. Weapons, Artifacts, And Paintings

Inside The Army’s Spectacular, Hidden Treasure Room -- Buzz Feed You will not believe this… Remember that ending scene out of Indiana Jones ...

U.S. Senator: Cellphone ‘Kill Switch’ Fears Are Baseless

11:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6K1oSHEJJeA" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mikulski Says Cellphone ‘Kill Switch’ Fears Baseless, ‘Conspiratorial’ -- US News and World Report</b></span></div><br />‘Reasons are being invented’ to stop new technology mandate, senator says.<br /><br />Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., tells U.S. News there’s no reason to fear legislation that would force cellphone makers to incorporate a “kill switch” in devices, allowing stolen or lost phones to be remotely disabled and wiped of personal information.<br /><br />Mikulski and three Senate colleagues, all Democrats, introduced The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act on Feb. 12, proposing that the technology be mandatory for new smartphones. The senators, led by Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, cited the Federal Communications Commission’s estimate that phone theft costs consumers $30 billion annually.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/02/21/mikulski-says-cellphone-kill-switch-fears-baseless-conspiratorial">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment: </b>I cannot help it .... but when it comes to government promises .... especially from this White House and Congress .... I am always skeptical.

U.S. Senator: Cellphone ‘Kill Switch’ Fears Are Baseless

Mikulski Says Cellphone ‘Kill Switch’ Fears Baseless, ‘Conspiratorial’ -- US News and World Report ‘Reasons are being invented’ to stop new ...

Why milk prices will rise 50¢ per gallon soon

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>50¢ MILK INFLATION</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprWsGy7gctLtQJq9Iz24xorgAbrv9xYGR_YIe5cAfSP605cBk-_StnM4phcohzjeT7PLQ9AtXVkjT4hcEHOqEAc92ULJnf3qoiJmphlVddF25TDC9zCeIbTCn-QAahnaT2mE6TOkuXQM/s1600/MilkgallonsPIC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprWsGy7gctLtQJq9Iz24xorgAbrv9xYGR_YIe5cAfSP605cBk-_StnM4phcohzjeT7PLQ9AtXVkjT4hcEHOqEAc92ULJnf3qoiJmphlVddF25TDC9zCeIbTCn-QAahnaT2mE6TOkuXQM/s1600/MilkgallonsPIC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>REASON:  Consumers have too much money</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/milk-prices-dairy-agriculture-103749.html" style="color: red;">http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/milk-prices-dairy-agriculture-103749.html</a></b><br /><br /><span id="goog_1532637485"></span><span id="goog_1532637486"></span><b><a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2014/02/20/budget-spoiler-milk-prices-could-jump/" style="color: red;">http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2014/02/20/budget-spoiler-milk-prices-could-jump/</a></b><br /><br /><b>...developing... </b></div>

Why milk prices will rise 50¢ per gallon soon

50¢ MILK INFLATION REASON: Consumers have too much money http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/milk-prices-dairy-agriculture-103749.html ht...

Japan Joins The Global Arms Trade

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyoRutRrzV8B1m-HQ1zdSf98deEogJRRXcrRtNo6ERpCpqdYF8zfFsNlltuysrZWheOwBW7r-c_rDPY43V_kt-B8AiPZAa7QXPwRiQQFEZL4z2OYfGDAzfbIYObboImOVAAgn5nvK12QG/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyoRutRrzV8B1m-HQ1zdSf98deEogJRRXcrRtNo6ERpCpqdYF8zfFsNlltuysrZWheOwBW7r-c_rDPY43V_kt-B8AiPZAa7QXPwRiQQFEZL4z2OYfGDAzfbIYObboImOVAAgn5nvK12QG/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25475418">BBC</a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>After 70 Years, Japan FINALLY Joins the Global Arms Trade -- Kyle Mizokami, War is Boring</b></span></div><br />Meet the world’s next big weapons exporter.<br /><br />The fifth most expensive army in the world is one many people don’t even realize exists. Japan has a reputation for being a pacifist and even unarmed country because its post-World War II constitution technically forbids it from having a military.<br /><br />The reputation is wrong. In addition to possessing its own powerful armed forces, Tokyo is finally becoming an arms exporter … seven decades after the constitution discouraged but did not outright ban weapons sales.<br /><br />Instead of an official military, Japan has what it calls “self defense forces”—an army, navy and air force trained and equipped for defense.<br /><br />But “defense” is a fig leaf. In reality, Japan has one of the largest and most powerful—albeit mostly unproven—militaries in the world, with more ships than the French navy, an army larger than Germany’s and more jet fighters than the British Royal Air Force.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://medium.com/war-is-boring/f1902345c833">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> The Japanese are like everyone else .... they want the money. My prediction .... the Japanese are going to be major players in the arms trade.

Japan Joins The Global Arms Trade

BBC After 70 Years, Japan FINALLY Joins the Global Arms Trade -- Kyle Mizokami, War is Boring Meet the world’s next big weapons exporter. Th...

Picture Of The Day

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Picture Of The Day

MH-60S Seahawk helicopters move cargo from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during a replenishment in the Gulf of Oman, Feb. 12, 201...

According To the Viking Calendar, The World Will End Today

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC9WP-ptTkBHZBTRt-rYF99Sjma6W1RfukLTd8r3jheFDtuPxJH9dLEoeF_BcOHvTfATydq_v49wHB90SuqiTlzk6FOJaZhJEKH4YTAIW3Fk0ippJ7bQ_HHyvo8LWZZrgmpwqaiC9gRVi/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC9WP-ptTkBHZBTRt-rYF99Sjma6W1RfukLTd8r3jheFDtuPxJH9dLEoeF_BcOHvTfATydq_v49wHB90SuqiTlzk6FOJaZhJEKH4YTAIW3Fk0ippJ7bQ_HHyvo8LWZZrgmpwqaiC9gRVi/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photo</b>: Ancient Viking Runic Lunar Calendar 1000 AD (<a href="http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ANCIENT-VIKING-RUNIC-LUNAR-CALENDAR-1000-AD-Norway-ancient-replica-/221305766439">Ebay</a>)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Viking Calendar Predicts The World Will End Saturday -- USA Today</b></span></div><br />The ragnar will be röking on Saturday when, according to some, the Viking calendar predicts the end of the world.<br /><br />Nordic folklore has it that after three freezing winters, when there have been no summers in between, the world will come to an end.<br /><br />The past two summers have been cold and wet, so declaring that Ragnarök (otherwise known as the Twilight of the Gods) is upon us is a subjective call.<br /><br />But it's one some folks in York, England, are willing to make. There, the Jorvik Viking Center is holding its annual Viking Festival. And wouldn't you know it, the world's going to end the last day of the festival.<br /><br />There's even a countdown on its website, so you'll know how much more time there is to pillage and destroy civilization before we all die.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/20/viking-apocalypse-end-of-the-world-saturday/5643717/">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> It is Saturday 12:20 AM where I am right now .... and I am still here. I guess the Viking Gods are not going to make their presence felt today. But if they do .... according to <a href="http://www.jorvik-viking-festival.co.uk/2013/11/the-world-will-end-in-100-days-ragnarok-the-viking-apocalypse-predicted-for-22-february-2014/">their clock</a> .... the world will end at 8:45 AM.

According To the Viking Calendar, The World Will End Today

Photo : Ancient Viking Runic Lunar Calendar 1000 AD ( Ebay ) Viking Calendar Predicts The World Will End Saturday -- USA Today The ragnar wi...

Russia Is Building Up It's Naval Forces In The Mediterranean

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fzMnpaamGDYDpa3foDXbHUvi3vhdtzqWe63fd_xJ6AYtPrpHVxx5FDE0YTHYsuDYeyuGA7cm8eDMkyp-V_j_R3OIpqoVvsdkJOWN13i7F5wZimMn5Ptsu0OnwZmiaHV17KkDT4G_rG7q/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fzMnpaamGDYDpa3foDXbHUvi3vhdtzqWe63fd_xJ6AYtPrpHVxx5FDE0YTHYsuDYeyuGA7cm8eDMkyp-V_j_R3OIpqoVvsdkJOWN13i7F5wZimMn5Ptsu0OnwZmiaHV17KkDT4G_rG7q/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varshavyanka. © RIA Novosti. Vitaly Ankov</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Russia To Strengthen Mediterranean Force With ‘Stealth’ Subs -- RIA Novosti</span></b></div><br />MOSCOW, February 20 (RIA Novosti) – The combat capability of Russia’s naval task force in the Mediterranean will increase significantly following the first deliveries of Varshavyanka-class submarines to the Black Sea Fleet in 2015, Navy Commander Adm. Viktor Chirkov said Thursday.<br /><br />Russia formed a permanent naval task force in the Mediterranean last year to defend its interests in the region. The move was widely seen, however, as a response to calls for international intervention in the worsening civil war in Syria, Russia’s longtime ally.<br /><br />The task force currently consists of 12 warships and auxiliary vessels, including the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky and aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140220/187722092/Russia-to-Strengthen-Mediterranean-Force-With-Stealth-Subs.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>Update:</b> <a href="http://english.pravda.ru/russia/kremlin/20-02-2014/126886-russian_navy_submarine-0/">Russian Navy to enhance potential with new stealth and noiseless submarines</a> -- Pravda<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> This buildup makes one wonder if Moscow is now determined to make the Mediterranean a Russians lake.

Russia Is Building Up It's Naval Forces In The Mediterranean

Varshavyanka. © RIA Novosti. Vitaly Ankov Russia To Strengthen Mediterranean Force With ‘Stealth’ Subs -- RIA Novosti MOSCOW, February 20 (R...

Venezuela Is Stepping Up It's Efforts To Shut Down The Internet

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Venezuela Is Stepping Up It's Efforts To Shut Down The Internet

Twitter, Other Apps Disrupted in Venezuela Amid Protests -- Wall Street Journal The Venezuelan government, besieged by nationwide protests, ...

The War Profiteering Continues In Afghanistan

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ow754mDrX9qmGYukzKgYJ2DS5juqq_GSzdg-093pZ5GKXtkDCB5g76K0H2iqqWdDF-P2HN0WDiJRHgAEQVuC7e0iOCcjSwDmD-9mTj9W4XPXreb1e2H4zYJiFA6wBmReFEw_7hubygVW/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ow754mDrX9qmGYukzKgYJ2DS5juqq_GSzdg-093pZ5GKXtkDCB5g76K0H2iqqWdDF-P2HN0WDiJRHgAEQVuC7e0iOCcjSwDmD-9mTj9W4XPXreb1e2H4zYJiFA6wBmReFEw_7hubygVW/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>'Windfalls Of War': Companies With Spotty Records Making Billions Off Afghanistan -- FOX News</b></span></div><br />The United States government has paid a company based in Switzerland more than $5 billion to feed the troops in Afghanistan, and thanks to a succession of no-bid contract extensions, the company, Supreme Foodservice, overcharged American taxpayers as much as $757 million, officials say.<br /><br />The U.S. has appropriated more than $100 billion for Afghan reconstruction, which includes not only building and development, but training and arming the Afghan security forces -- and the dispute over the massive payments to this single company is just one example of how, more than 12 years into the war, America is struggling to account for how its money has been spent. <br /><br />So who's getting rich off the war? <br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/20/windfalls-war-contractors-with-spotty-records-made-billions-off-afghanistan/?intcmp=latestnews">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> Stories like this one always makes my blood boil. One more reason to get out of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan The War Profiteering Continues In Afghanistan

'Windfalls Of War': Companies With Spotty Records Making Billions Off Afghanistan -- FOX News The United States government has paid ...

The Start Of The U.S. - China Cold War

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvHVQZDOCqNpVSy9gdL8JaE-5dRnJGJPowxtN-KD1E1LWmeKaO8QJF67oXcuhGIlgt9Xm82zIXT3KEf47x5_wRLAkSeI7BrxtGDVw4fzuMLMHFXM0n-lOfLHPCK0nLEJn6vr6IGBy-Tab/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvHVQZDOCqNpVSy9gdL8JaE-5dRnJGJPowxtN-KD1E1LWmeKaO8QJF67oXcuhGIlgt9Xm82zIXT3KEf47x5_wRLAkSeI7BrxtGDVw4fzuMLMHFXM0n-lOfLHPCK0nLEJn6vr6IGBy-Tab/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The People's Republic of China flag and the U.S. Stars and Stripes fly along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol in Washington during Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit, January 18, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Hyungwon Kang</span></div><br /><b>WNU Editor: </b>The Financial Times has a must read article on the growing tensions between China and the U.S.. As China's relations with most of it's neighbors become strained over border disputes .... they are beginning to learn that many of these countries are actually U.S. allies bounded by political and national security treaties and agreements. By pushing these countries it is only natural that the U.S. will get involved .... not only to save face, but also because of if they do not ..... U.S. credibility and reliability will be completely discredited. The link to this Financial Times article <b><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/78920b2e-99ba-11e3-91cd-00144feab7de.html#axzz2u1UBSTWn">is here.</a></b>

The Start Of The U.S. - China Cold War

The People's Republic of China flag and the U.S. Stars and Stripes fly along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol in Washington dur...

Pentagon Downplays Their Own Intelligence Assessment On China

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHrKV7lZJa0vF7GYeIW0LfqzsVWIEOKrUgEDXv6Bb-T_9QSSiHWKj9O1VHHgS13kyYRjpfPRwxMrS01Un_e5jZDFQxL20de2azaM_LG7gsHNdahjH-TNnLsxIf3CByNm_xO8l3WzAwXdG/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHrKV7lZJa0vF7GYeIW0LfqzsVWIEOKrUgEDXv6Bb-T_9QSSiHWKj9O1VHHgS13kyYRjpfPRwxMrS01Un_e5jZDFQxL20de2azaM_LG7gsHNdahjH-TNnLsxIf3CByNm_xO8l3WzAwXdG/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Vessels from the China Maritime Surveillance and the Japan Coast Guard are seen near disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo on Sept. 10, 2013. <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/china-preparing-short-sharp-war-japan-over-disputed-east-china-sea-islands-us-officer-1556687">Reuters </a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pentagon Plays Down Intelligence Officer's Provocative China Assessment -- Reuters</b></span></div><br />(Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday played down remarks by a senior Navy intelligence officer who told a public forum that he believed China was training its forces to be capable of carrying out a "short, sharp" war with Japan in the East China Sea.<br /><br />The comments by Captain James Fanell, director of intelligence and information operations at the U.S. Pacific Fleet, were little noticed when he made them last week at a conference on maritime strategy called "West 2014" in San Diego. They can be seen here: link.reuters.com/qyq96v<br /><br />Fanell also predicted China, which declared an air defense zone last year in the East China Sea where it is locked in a territorial dispute with Japan over a string of small islands, would declare another air defense zone by the end of 2015, this time in the South China Sea.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/21/us-usa-china-pentagon-idUSBREA1K04B20140221">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>Previous Post:</b> <a href="http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.ca/2014/02/china-prepares-for-war-against-japan.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+WarNewsUpdates+%28War+News+Updates%29">China Prepares For War Against Japan (Updated)</a> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>More News On The Pentagon Downplaying It's Own Intelligence Assessment On China</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/pentagon-distances-itself-from-china-warning/1856054.html">Pentagon Distances Itself from China Warning</a> -- Voice of America<br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/02/21/280698489/u-s-official-beijing-preparing-for-short-sharp-war-with-japan">U.S. Official: Beijing Preparing For 'Short, Sharp' War With Japan</a> -- NPR<br /><a href="http://japandailypress.com/pentagon-shrugs-off-navy-intel-officers-controversial-china-assessment-2144698/">Pentagon shrugs off navy intel officer’s controversial China assessment </a>-- Japan Daily Press<br /><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/21/351623/us-downplays-provocative-words-on-china/">US downplays officer's provocative China remarks</a> -- Press TV<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> There is nothing provocative on Captain James Fanell's assessment of Chinese intentions .... he is reporting what he is seeing. But the Pentagon has moved fast on this one .... and I suspect that it's opposition to this assessment is driven more by political considerations rather than on intelligence assessments.

Pentagon Downplays Their Own Intelligence Assessment On China

Vessels from the China Maritime Surveillance and the Japan Coast Guard are seen near disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in...

Top US Army General Meets China Officials

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtdUkS6Mc1UxTHaQd_iVCtJgRon_fZS1ZQd1UgOiRaXZ5jdkA-0bhyphenhyphenMalOffl1DwNRvBwCPTHxqOuAVmGbCkvfduzEiaNimVGWGutzUz9ER_LrkuiISnXsplxRPaBXxKED7aAlbopsnf0/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtdUkS6Mc1UxTHaQd_iVCtJgRon_fZS1ZQd1UgOiRaXZ5jdkA-0bhyphenhyphenMalOffl1DwNRvBwCPTHxqOuAVmGbCkvfduzEiaNimVGWGutzUz9ER_LrkuiISnXsplxRPaBXxKED7aAlbopsnf0/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fang Fenghui (R), Chief of General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and also a member of China's Central Military Commission, shakes hands with U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno during their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 21, 2014. (<a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-02/22/c_133134343.htm">Xinhua/Li Tao</a>)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Top US Army Officer: We Have 'Common Objectives' With China -- Voice of America</b></span></div><br />The U.S. Army's top officer pledged more dialogue on "common objectives" as he met Chinese generals in Beijing.<br /><br />Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno was greeted Friday with full military honors at China's Defense Ministry.<br /><br />His visit comes amid U.S. criticism of China's policies toward its neighbors over territorial claims in the East and South China Seas.<br /><br />However, before holding closed-door meetings, Odierno said he would focus on concerns that both sides share.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/top-us-army-officer-we-have-common-objectives-with-china/1856136.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>More News On America's Top Army General Meeting Chinese Officials</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2014/02/20/army-chief-staff-meets-top-chinese-generals/hcQxwFwW7GtGNxprZ9VttL/story.html">US Army chief of staff meets top Chinese generals </a>-- AP<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-21/u-dot-s-dot-army-chief-in-china-for-talks-with-top-military-officials">U.S. Army General Meets China Officials Amid Regional Tensions</a> -- Bloomberg Businessweek<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/us-army-chief-of-staff-meets-top-chinese-generals/2014/02/20/9cb7d270-9aa2-11e3-9900-dd917233cf9c_story.html">China and US establish dialogue between armies</a> -- Washington Post/AP<br /><a href="http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140221/NEWS08/302210001/Odierno-meets-top-Chinese-generals">Odierno meets top Chinese generals</a> -- Army Times<br /><a href="http://english.cri.cn/7146/2014/02/21/2702s814126.htm">Chinese Generals Meet with US Army Chief to Deepen Trust</a> -- CRI English<br /><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-02/22/c_133134343.htm">Senior military officials meet U.S. army chief</a> -- Xinhuanet

Top US Army General Meets China Officials

Fang Fenghui (R), Chief of General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and also a member of China's Central Military...

President Obama To Award The Medal of Honor To 24 Veterans That Includes 19 Who Were Previously Overlooked Because Of Their Racial Or Ethnic Backgrounds.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8wzLlqzAq-Y4Hdsf0CdRId81Vt2EGFq6ghvtd8M4ViiQ2F8RqPrd_vjVLH0dsErXDwcoN-1VaxCbXKVdKP3uly-M9e4P_Tzj-1WEnztEw77vfs5ddgXVpLIs-ooGDv-_4kDo9zOzbZ4y/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8wzLlqzAq-Y4Hdsf0CdRId81Vt2EGFq6ghvtd8M4ViiQ2F8RqPrd_vjVLH0dsErXDwcoN-1VaxCbXKVdKP3uly-M9e4P_Tzj-1WEnztEw77vfs5ddgXVpLIs-ooGDv-_4kDo9zOzbZ4y/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Medals of Honor awarded by each of the three branches of the U.S. military, and are, from left to right, the Army, Coast Guard/Navy/Marine Corps and Air Force. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Medalsofhonor2.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Obama To Award Medal Of Honor To 19 Overlooked Minority Service Members -- Washington Post</b></span></div><br />President Obama will correct a historical act of discrimination next month when he awards the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest commendation for combat valor, to 19 Hispanic, Jewish and African-American veterans overlooked previously because of their racial or ethnic backgrounds.<br /><br />The unusual presentation will culminate a 12-year Pentagon review ordered by Congress into past discrimination in the ranks, and will hold a particular poignancy hosted by the nation’s first African-American president.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-ward-medal-of-honor-to-19-soldiers-who-were-overlooked-because-of-their-ethnicity/2014/02/21/209594e8-9b10-11e3-975d-107dfef7b668_story.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>More News On President Obama Will Be Awarding The Medal of Honor To 24 Veterans</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/02/21/full-list-of-overlooked-minority-medal-of-honor-winners/">Full list of overlooked minority Medal of Honor recipients</a> -- Washington Post<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/overlooked-medal-of-honor-recipients/2014/02/21/2d778dfe-9b2b-11e3-ad71-e03637a299c0_gallery.html#photo=1">Overlooked Medal of Honor recipients</a> -- Washington Post<br /><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/obama-to-award-24-medals-of-honor-1.269228">Obama to award 24 Medals of Honor</a> -- Stars and Stripes<br /><a href="http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140221/NEWS/302210025/White-House-24-soldiers-receive-Medal-Honor">White House: 24 soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor</a> -- Army Times<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-to-award-medal-of-honor-to-24-army-veterans/2014/02/21/38101e3a-9b39-11e3-8112-52fdf646027b_story.html">Obama to award Medal of Honor to 24 Army veterans</a> -- Washington post/AP<br /><br /><b>My Comment: </b>That is going to be one awesome ceremony.

President Obama To Award The Medal of Honor To 24 Veterans That Includes 19 Who Were Previously Overlooked Because Of Their Racial Or Ethnic Backgrounds.

The Medals of Honor awarded by each of the three branches of the U.S. military, and are, from left to right, the Army, Coast Guard/Navy/Mari...

Ukraine Burning: A Video Recap Of The Ukraine Uprising

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Ukraine Burning: A Video Recap Of The Ukraine Uprising

My Comment : This is an "on the ground report" of the Ukraine uprising .... from start to finish.

Is Turkey Now Financing The World's Top Terror Groups?

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh-yYET8mD2XL3zZjo2gcyqrmV3FxHQSMsFB4NMkoUL6giElMuTXOOTtHqS-ZDqbc1_dTawp3-f6tuFnlb5_VibAiX6CFfEKQKSBVEa2KYP0fyVEzUW6bsjc-2jLMVHRRoWQZNyQi2_10/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh-yYET8mD2XL3zZjo2gcyqrmV3FxHQSMsFB4NMkoUL6giElMuTXOOTtHqS-ZDqbc1_dTawp3-f6tuFnlb5_VibAiX6CFfEKQKSBVEa2KYP0fyVEzUW6bsjc-2jLMVHRRoWQZNyQi2_10/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) meets with Khalid Mashaal, the Hamas chief in exile (C), and Gaza’s prime minister Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Report: Turkey Financing Top Global Terror Groups --Washington Free Beacon</b></span></div><i><br /></i> <i>Turkey becoming world’s leading terrorism finance hub</i><br /><br />Turkey has become a principal financial hub for terrorists under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government has helped Iran skirt sanctions, supported jihadi groups in Syria, and provided financial backing to Hamas, according to a new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).<br /><br />Turkey, a key U.S. ally, “has turned a blind eye” to terror financing and is potentially on the verge of crossing the line to becoming an official state sponsor of terrorism, according to the Friday report, which cites the Erdogan government’s close ties to some of the world’s top terror organizations and operatives.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://freebeacon.com/report-turkey-financing-top-global-terror-groups/">Read more </a></b>....<br /><br /><b>My Comment: </b>You are the company that you keep .... and Turkey has made the decision to be with some unsavory characters.