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US Scores An Anti Satellie Triumph
Moscow (UPI) Feb 28, 2008On Feb. 21 the modified Standard Missile SM-3 shot down US-193, a dying, bus-sized U.S. spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel on a collision course with Earth. There are more pro than con arguments concerning this decision, because few people would have liked to die because of the collision. The spy satellite, known as US-193, was launched in December 2006. It lost power and its ... more Turkey tells US its troops will stay in Iraq 'as long as necessary' 
Ankara (AFP) Feb 28, 2008Turkey said Thursday its offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq will continue "as long as necessary," rejecting US pressure for a speedy end to the week-old military incursion. Turkish warplanes meanwhile bombed separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party positions in northern Iraq and intensive fighting was reported on the ground near a major rebel base, Iraqi security sources said ... more Iran 'number one world power': Ahmadinejad 
Tehran (AFP) Feb 28, 2008President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared on Thursday that Iran was the world's "number one" power, as he launched a bitter new assault on domestic critics he accused of siding with the enemy. "Everybody has understood that Iran is the number one power in the world," Ahmadinejad said in a speech to families who lost loved ones in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. "Today the name of Iran means a ... more Pakistan army says explosion led to militant deaths 
Islamabad (AFP) Feb 28, 2008Pakistan's military said up to 12 suspected militants were killed Thursday in an explosion at a hideout in the restive northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The military's statement came after local people and security officials in the South Waziristan district reported that a suspected US missile strike on a Taliban and Al-Qaeda hideout had killed 13 people, including several ... more Pentagon hoping no sore losers in lucrative aircraft bid 
Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2008A US air force general said Thursday he hoped an upcoming Pentagon announcement on the winner of a huge aircraft contract will not spark a legal challenge by the loser of the lucrative bid. "I really hope there is not a protest," said Air Force chief of staff General Michael Moseley, of bidding which has pit US aerospace giant Boeing against Europe's EADS and its US partner Northrop Grumman. ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2008The effectiveness of IEDs against tanks in Iraq has been claimed as proof that they have become obsolescent. But it's not true. For more than 70 years, there have been specific battles or types of conflict that tanks were not suited for -- but none of that ever detracted from their continuing importance in their primary task. Tanks were claimed to be useless from the first time ... more Analysis: New cyber chief faces Hill anger 
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2008The new job of Scott Charbo, the man President Bush has picked to head up the protection of U.S. computer networks, involves countering threats from Russian hackers, Chinese cyber spies and Internet Jihadis. But perhaps his most immediately dangerous adversary is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The two men will be face to face Thursday, when Charbo, the deputy ... more Analysis: Germany stops Big Brother law 
Berlin (UPI) Feb 27, 2008The decision by Germany's highest court Wednesday to annul a controversial state law allowing secret computer searches for security and anti-terror investigations rightfully puts civil rights above security interests, experts say. If you are living in Germany, police will have a tougher time secretly invading your computer. Judges of the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, German ... more Indonesian govt under fire for mud volcano compensation 
Jakarta (AFP) Feb 28, 2008A decision by the Indonesian government to allot millions of dollars in state funds to compensate victims of a mud volcano disaster came under fire Thursday from activists and a legislator. Public works minister Djoko Kirmanto announced that 700 billion rupiah (77 million dollars) had been earmarked for victims as well as efforts to divert the mudflow in East Java into a nearby river, local ... more Bush rules out US recession fears 
Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2008US President George W. Bush on Thursday rejected fears the country was slipping into recession, ruling out a second stimulus package as he also urged Congress to pass controversial wiretap laws. "We've acted robustly and now it's time to determine whether or not this program will actually work," Bush said, referring to a 168-billion-dollar stimulus plan he signed into law in early February. ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Feb 28, 2008For those who feel a bit lonely just talking on the phone, a Japanese company is offering a cellphone that turns into a robot buddy ready to chat. Softbank Mobile Corp.'s new mobile line looks like a small humanoid with attachable arms and legs, with the screen showing various faces. The PhoneBraver will be released in April after a character in an upcoming television drama series ... more Renewable Energy On A Fast Track 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 29, 2008The world must find clean sources of power that can be developed on a fast track. Bourne Energy's RiverStar (Patent Pending) Kinetic Energy System, self-contained energy modules placed in river currents, produce electricity from the harnessing of moving water in the river rather than the potential energy of water stored behind large dams. Bourne's RiverStar System is designed to harness ... more Analysis: Russia's northern oil exports 
Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2008The good news for Russia is that energy prices are at a world record, and that Russia is now tied neck and neck with Saudi Arabia as the world's leading oil producer, producing around 9 million barrels per day to a world consuming about 84 million bpd. Russia is the largest non-OPEC oil producer and now generates 12 percent of global production. The bad news is that Russia's major ... more BP Ramps Up to Full Construction of Phase One of 750 MW Wind Farm In Texas 
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 29, 2008BP Alternative Energy announced that it has moved into full construction on phase one of the Sherbino Wind Farm located approximately 30 miles east of Fort Stockton in Pecos County, west Texas. Phase one of the project will have a capacity of 150 megawatts and is being built through a 50-50 joint venture agreement with Padoma Wind Power LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. The ... more Analysis: Nigeria, China boost energy ties 
Beijing (UPI) Feb 29, 2008Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is visiting China this week to talk about ways to broaden their already-extensive oil and gas ties. Yar'Adua, who arrived in Beijing Wednesday, is set to meet with President Hu Jintao and other senior Chinese officials during his four-day visit. The focal interest of the talks would be to "sign agreements on energy-related matters," according to ... more
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