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Putin's State Of Mind
Washington DC (UPI) June 06, 2007The reasons behind Vladimir Putin's increasingly hostile attitude toward the Bush administration are becoming clearer. To understand them in their proper context, imagine the United States and its allies had lost the Cold War. NATO has collapsed. Next thing we know capitalism collapses, along with America's two political parties. In their place springs a one-party system, known as USA ... more US Mulls Lifting Macau Bank Sanctions 
Seoul (AFP) June 06, 2007The United States is proposing a conditional lifting of its sanctions on a Macau bank in the latest attempt to settle a financial dispute blocking North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a report said Wednesday. The North refuses to honour a six-nation February disarmament pact until it receives 25 million dollars which had been frozen in Banco Delta Asia (BDA) since 2005 following the US blacklist. ... more US Navy Priorities In 2007 
Arlington VA (UPI) June 06, 2007The Iraq war so dominates the current defense debate that other military topics get short shrift from politicians and journalists. Their reasoning seems to be that until we figure out how to defeat a ragtag band of religious fanatics, less pressing challenges will have to wait. But a generation from now, the war in Iraq is likely to look more like a detour from real security concerns than ... more Former Generals Slam Iraq-Korea Comparison 
Washington (UPI) June 05, 2007Two former U.S. Army generals and a former high-ranking Pentagon official have criticized the Bush administration for comparing the war in Iraq to the Korean War. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow made the comparison in comments last week. But his remarks infuriated some retired senior U.S. Army officers. "It's a gross over-simplification to reassure people that we have a longer-term plan," ... more F-22 Facts And Figures 
Washington (UPI) June 06, 2007A recent commentary by William Hartung appearing in UPI's Outside View column, "Saving Lockheed Martin," is based on flawed assumptions about the nature of U.S. foreign military sales as well as inaccuracies concerning Lockheed Martin programs. Contrary to what is implied by the commentary, the F-22 is a transformational combat aircraft designed and built for one customer only -- the U.S. Air Force ... more |
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Manaus, Brazil (AFP) June 05, 2007Brazil's sprawling Amazon state on Tuesday enacted the country's first law to fight global warming by selling carbon credits from communities that limit deforestation and environmental degradation. The law creates a "jungle fund" or "forest scholarship" that "rewards jungle communities for protecting their habitat and reducing deforestation," said Amazon Governor Edouardo Braga. ... more Envirepel Energy Submits 240 MW Of Renewable Energy Projects To SDGE 
Vista CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2007As the deadline to submit offers to SDG and E closed on May 30, Envirepel Energy announced it had submitted for consideration, an additional 240 Mega Watts of renewable ultra low emissions biomass energy projects to the electric company. The request for offers to companies like Envirepel Energy answers California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Renewable Energy mandate that utilities purc ... more Malaysia On Palmoil Charm Offensive In Europe 
Brussels (AFP) June 06, 2007Malaysia, a leading palm oil producer, sought Wednesday to dispel concerns in Europe that palm oil plantations endanger tropical forests. Malaysia and Indonesia are leading a campaign to fight environmentalist claims that the plantations destroy vast swathes of tropical forest, pushing endangered animals like the orangutan towards extinction. After describing such claims as "disinformation ... more Airlines Pledge Emissions Cuts But Warn EU Curbs Could Jeopardise Sector 
Vancouver (AFP) June 05, 2007Leaders of the world's airline industry said at their annual meeting that airlines will strive to be more "green" and aim for zero carbon-dioxide emissions by 2050, but skeptics question whether the goal is realistic. "I don't have all the answers, but I'm sure research can find the way to achieve zero percent in 50 years. This is realistic," Giovanni Bisignani, director general of the Internati ... more Entergy Carbon Credit Purchase Makes 270,000 Megawatt Hours Carbon Neutral 
New Orleans LA (SPX) Jun 07, 2007Entergy will meet its second voluntary greenhouse gas stabilization commitment by strengthening the company's clean energy portfolio, driving greater energy efficiency, purchasing energy from clean, efficient sources and actively participating in greenhouse gas offset markets using a $3.25 million Environmental Initiatives Fund. To this end, Entergy purchased 150,000 metric tons of CO2 emi ... more |
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Sderot, Israel (UPI) June 05, 2007Palestinian militants have launched 294 rockets and mortar bombs into Israel since May 15, presenting the government with a problem: How to stop them? Two-thirds of those projectiles were Qassam rockets, pipes packed with propellants produced by dissolving sugar with fertilizers and explosives whose range of destruction is fairly small. The launchers are disposable. The physical damage the ... more Boeing Completes Critical Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Tests 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 06, 2007Boeing has successfully completed end-to-end testing of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) payload command and control system, paving the way for the launch of the first WGS satellite this summer. During the tests, the newly-installed WGS ground station equipment at the Camp Roberts Wideband Satellite Communications Operations Center in Paso Robles, Calif., communicated with a WGS satellite ... more Raytheon-Led Warrior Training Alliance Wins US Army Warfighter FOCUS Program 
Reston VA (SPX) Jun 06, 2007The Warrior Training Alliance (WTA), led by prime contractor Raytheon Technical Services Company in collaboration with Computer Sciences Corporation, has been selected to oversee the landmark consolidation of the U.S. Army's live, virtual and constructive training operations and support systems worldwide. The Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (FOCUS) contract to improve the read ... more Raytheon And UAE Sign Rolling Airframe Missile Contract 
Louisville KY (SPX) Jun 06, 2007Raytheon and Abu Dhabi Ship Building of the United Arab Emirates have signed a contract for the sale of seven Rolling Airframe Missile Guided Missile Weapon Systems. The direct commercial sale, valued at $76.5 million, calls for the systems to be delivered starting in December 2007 and installed on six Baynunah corvettes. The agreement provides for an on-shore Rolling Airframe Missile test and ... more General Dynamics Gets Tactical Satellite Communications Terminals Contact Extension 
Newton NC (SPX) Jun 05, 2007General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies has been awarded a $30.5 million follow-on order for satellite communications terminals that will be used in the U.S. Marine Corps Support Wide Area Network (SWAN) program. The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Lifecycle Management Command, Ft. Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting authority. The order is the first of four options on an indefinite delivery/in ... more
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