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  • September 2007

    • Russia and China Spying at Cold War Levels, Top Spy Warns

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 18, 07 9:04 PM CDT

      Russia and China Spying at Cold War Levels, Top Spy Warns

      China and Russia are spying on the US at nearly cold war levels, the nation's top spy told lawmakers today. Vice Admiral McConnell defended the Patriot Act as necessary for US defense and asked Congress to give intelligence agencies even greater eavesdropping powers. His  testimony comes weeks after an alleged strike by Chinese hackers on the Pentagon. More »

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      China  • Congress  • Russia  • Pentagon  • hackers  • Cold War  • spying  • Patriot Act  • eavesdropping

    • Big Brother Making Strides in Technology

      newser  |  BBC  |  Sep 16, 07 5:27 PM CDT

      Big Brother Making Strides in Technology

      Top researchers are developing new surveillance technology, the BBC reports - including "gait DNA" to identify a person by their walk and advanced spy drones that can fly overhead for years. The Pentagon plans to continue its tech supremacy, which includes inventing the Internet in the 1970s and satellite navigation in the 1990s. What's next in spy tech? "I'd prefer not to say," says a Pentagon researcher. More »

    • Dems Shift Strategy to Speed Troop Pullout

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Sep 15, 07 8:40 AM CDT

      Dems Shift Strategy to Speed Troop Pullout

      Democrats in Congress are pinning their hopes on what they believe is the most politically palatable way to speed the withdrawal of troops from Iraq in the wake of Gen. Petraeus’ report last week. A bill mandating that troops be allowed to spend the same amount of time at home as on their most recent tour before redeploying looks close to winning enough GOP support to pass, backers tell the New York Times. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Congress  • Pentagon  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Robert Gates  • Jim Webb

    • Castro: We Saved Reagan's Life

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Sep 13, 07 9:06 AM CDT

      Castro: We Saved Reagan's Life

      Fidel Castro says Cuba helped the US avert an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1984. An essay attributed to the ailing dictator says a Cuban posted to the UN tipped off an American official to the plot, which involved a presidential visit to North Carolina, the  Telegraph reports. How Cuba got the information, which Castro called "complete," is unclear. More »

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      Pentagon  • Cuba  • September 11  • assassination  • Fidel Castro  • Ronald Reagan  • rocket

    • Six Years Later

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Sep 11, 07 5:29 PM CDT

      Six Years Later

      Relatives gathered at a park near Ground Zero to remember the victims of the World Trade Center attacks today—the first anniversary without a clear blue sky, notes the New York Daily News. It was also the first time the memorial was moved away from the footprints of the towers. "Just so long as we continue to do something special every year," said one victim's aunt. More »

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      New York City  • Pentagon  • September 11  • Pennsylvania  • World Trade Center  • Ground Zero  • Peter Pace  • Shanksville

    • Petraeus: Give Me Six More Months

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Sep 10, 07 4:36 AM CDT

      Petraeus: Give Me Six More Months

      The commander of US forces in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, wants to postpone a decision to significantly reduce troop levels there for another six months, reports the New York Times . The general, who is scheduled to begin testimony before Congress today, has told the president he is willing to withdraw one brigade—4,000 soldiers—as early as December, the Times reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Congress  • Pentagon  • David Petraeus  • insurgents  • troop withdrawal  • Iraq government  • Ramadan

    • Chinese Military Hackers Hit London, Too

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 5, 07 5:36 PM CDT

      Chinese Military Hackers Hit London, Too

      A day after Beijing denied that Chinese hackers had infiltrated the Pentagon's computer network, the Guardian leads with a story that "cyberwarriors" have targeted British defense and diplomatic ministries. The hackers, believed to be working for the People's Liberation Army, have also directed attacks at American and German government and military offices. More »

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      China  • Great Britain  • Pentagon  • Angela Merkel  • hackers  • cyberwarfare  • People's Liberation Army

    • China Denies Hacking Pentagon

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Sep 4, 07 8:59 AM CDT

      China Denies Hacking Pentagon

      The Chinese military hacked the Pentagon's computer system in June, bringing part of it down for over a week, the Financial Times reports, but Beijing calls the accusation "groundless." The apparently successful hack raises serious worries about the safety of the network because it shows China has "the ability to conduct attacks that disable our system," said an ex-US official. More »

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      China  • Pentagon  • computer  • Defense Department  • Internet security  • hackers

  • August 2007

    • Iraqi Police Force Should Be 'Scrapped'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Aug 31, 07 11:45 AM CDT

      Iraqi Police Force Should Be 'Scrapped'

      Corruption and sectarian biases are so deeply entrenched in the Iraqi police ranks that the force's structure must be “scrapped,” an independent panel will report to Congress next week. The recommendation stems from an examination of the 26,000-member police force that concludes “we should start over,” a military official tells the Times. More »

    • Iraqis 'Fail to Meet Benchmarks'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 30, 07 4:37 AM CDT

      Iraqis 'Fail to Meet Benchmarks'

      The Iraqi government has failed to meet most of the key political and military goals—the so called benchmarks—designed to measure the success of the US troop surge, congressional auditors say. An investigation by the Government Accountability Office has concluded that 13 of the 18 benchmarks remain unmet as a Sept. 15 deadline looms, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • White House  • Pentagon  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • troop surge  • Ryan Crocker  • benchmarks  • GAO

    • Couric Will Report From Iraq, Syria

      newser  |  Hollywood Reporter  |  Aug 29, 07 8:24 AM CDT

      Couric Will Report From Iraq, Syria

      Katie Couric leaves today for a 10-day trip to Iraq and Syria, where she will cover the war and the turbulent Middle East as the Pentagon's September 15 deadline for a report on Iraq looms. Couric will spend six days in Iraq, twice anchoring "CBS Evening News" live from Baghdad, before heading to Damascus. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Congress  • Baghdad  • Pentagon  • Syria  • CBS  • news  • reporter  • news anchor  • Katie Couric  • Damascus

    • Puerto Rican Pacifists Say No To Pentagon

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Aug 18, 07 1:43 PM CDT

      Puerto Rican Pacifists Say No To Pentagon

      Anti-war sentiment is pulsing through Puerto Rico, the Washington Post reports, even rattling dormant talk of independence. Pacifists have been giving high schoolers leaflets with instructions for avoiding Pentagon recruiters who have been ravenous in the poor island territory; an independence activist said the forms helped prevent young Puerto Ricans from becoming “colonial cannon meat.” More »

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      Pentagon  • military  • Puerto Rico  • independence  • anti war movement  • pacifists

    • Pentagon Spent $1M on 2 Washers

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Aug 16, 07 2:34 PM CDT

      Pentagon Spent $1M on 2 Washers

      Twin sisters at a parts supplier scammed the Pentagon out of $20.5 million in fraudulent  shipping costs, including $998,798 they charged to ship two 19-cent washers and half a mil to ship three machine screws to Iraq. The Pentagon took six years to catch on to the sisters' tricks: Apparently bills marked "priority" were paid automatically. More »

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      Pentagon  • money laundering  • wire fraud

    • Robots Get Their Own Surge

      newser  |  Wired  |  Aug 13, 07 4:59 PM CDT

      Robots Get Their Own Surge

      The military wants more robots, and it wants them fast. The Pentagon is looking to enlist more small, maneuverable 'bots that can look out for insurgents and bombs—1,000 by the end of this year and 2,000 more over the next five years, Wired reports. The military is kicking off a competition for the 'bot-building contract, which will be awarded in September. More »

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      US military  • Pentagon  • technology  • robots  • iRobot

    • US Loses 30% of Iraq Weapons

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Aug 6, 07 11:47 AM CDT

      US Loses 30% of Iraq Weapons

      Nearly a third of US weapons doled out to Iraqi security forces over the past three years are unaccounted for, a GAO report says, and insiders are worried they've fallen into the hands of insurgents. The weapons that the Pentagon can no longer track include 110,000 AK-47 assault rifles and 80,000 pistols. "They really have no idea where they are," a defense analyst says. More »

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      Iraq  • Pentagon  • insurgents  • State Department  • weapon  • AK 47

    • New Party in Japan Prompts US Anxiety

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Aug 1, 07 1:41 PM CDT

      New Party in Japan Prompts US Anxiety

      The ruling party’s losses in Japanese elections last week are causing worry in the White House and the Pentagon, says the Financial Times . An anti-terror measure that that has allowed Japanese ships to refuel American vessels is set to expire in November, and the Democratic Party of Japan is threatening to use its newfound control of the upper house to veto its renewal. More »

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      Japan  • White House  • election  • Pentagon  • Shinzo Abe  • Democratic Party of Japan

    • Rumsfeld Denies Role in Tillman Cover-Up

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 1, 07 12:51 PM CDT

      Rumsfeld Denies Role in Tillman Cover-Up

      Donald Rumsfeld took no responsibility today for the bungled handling of the reporting and investigation of Pat Tillman’s death, saying he always stressed honesty at the Pentagon. Before a House committee, the ex-defense secretary denied allegations he was involved in the military plot to claim the ex-NFL star was killed by enemy fighters rather than friendly fire. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Pentagon  • Defense Department  • Donald Rumsfeld  • Henry Waxman  • oversight  • Pat Tillman  • Army Rangers

    • General Censured in Tillman Death

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 1, 07 6:26 AM CDT

      General Censured in Tillman Death

      A retired three-star general has been censured for a "perfect storm of mistakes, misjudgments and a failure of leadership" following the friendly-fire death of ex-NFL star Pat Tillman, the AP reports. Lt. Gen. Philip Kensinger misled investigators probing Tillman's death, which was initially said to be the result of heroic action in Afghanistan, and may have his rank reduced. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Pentagon  • Arizona Cardinals  • Pat Tillman  • Pete Geren  • Army Rangers

  • July 2007

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