20 May 2012, Iraq revealed they will be using larger UAVs to patrol their Persian Gulf oil rigs. The program is known as Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS).
Iraq already operates the smaller Scan Eagle drones.
20 May 2012, at least two people killed in U.S. drone attack. Local officials say the Yemen army is on […] Continue Reading…
“We recognize the hardship that the Afghan people have been through. Both of us recognize that we still have a lot of work to do. The loss of life continues in Afghanistan. There will be hard days ahead, but we’re confident that we’re on the right track.”-Barack Obama, President of the United States, May […] Continue Reading…
May 20, 2012, Afghan Mujahideen claim they’ve killed or wounded 17 U.S. personnel in Khost Province. Mujahideen claim they attacked a U.S. outpost on the Afghan/Pakistan border.
Afghan and ISAF officials reported they killed four Mujahideen in Kunar Province. In Paktika Province four Mujahideen were killed as they attacked a military base. Also local police […] Continue Reading…
May 19, 2012, Mexico’s Ministry of Defense reporting that in the past week three Mexican military Generals were arrested for working with drug lords. Two of those generals are retired, one other is active duty!
Prosecutors say the generals were paid bribes by the Beltran-Leyva Cartel.
But this is the tip of the ice berg. In […] Continue Reading…
May 19, 2012, in Afghanistan’s Khost province at least 13 people were killed by a suicide bomber. The target of the bomber was a police check point.
In Kandahar Province two would be suicide bombers were captured. Officials say they confessed and said they were trained in Pakistan.
Seek & destroy/capture operations were conducted in Kabul, […] Continue Reading…
Troubled Hoku Materials polysilicon factory in Pocatello, Idaho, could be finally done in by the latest U.S. tariffs against Chinese solar panel companies.
Hoku Materials is a division of Hoku Corporation, which in turn is a subsidiary of Tianwei New Energy Holdings, which is an affiliate of China South Industries Group Corporation (CSGC). Hoku Corp […] Continue Reading…
May 18, 2012, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said two U.S./NATO personnel were killed during a Mujahideen attack, in eastern Afghanistan. ISAF SOP means they don’t give anymore info.
At least 158 occupying personnel, including 110 U.S. troops, 20 British soldiers and 28 soldiers from other occupying member countries, have been killed since January 2012.
In […] Continue Reading…
May 16, 2012, Queen Sophia of Spain has refused an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II of England.
Initially Sophia accepted an invitation to Elizabeth’s celebration of 60 years on the British throne, but the Spanish government protested forcing Sophia to cancel.
The protest is over who controls the island of Gibraltar. Spain lost the islands to […] Continue Reading…
April 13, 2012, North Korea launched a satellite (not a ballistic missile as western media continued to report!), which ended in failure, yet didn’t fail to bring world wide condemnation, which included Japan’s mobilization of Patriot missile forces.
May 17, 2012, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced they will be launching an H-2A rocket, […] Continue Reading…
May 17, 2012, the governor’s office in Afghanistan’s Farah Province has been attacked by suicide bombers. As many as 11 people killed.
Reports say that after the explosions there was a two hour firefight between Mujahideen and Afghan forces. At least nine people were wounded. The dead include Mujahideen, police and civilians. The governor somehow […] Continue Reading…