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US commander calls for "sensitive" approach to Shiite militias
Washington (AFP) April 10, 2008The top US commander in Iraq called Thursday for a "very, very sensitive" approach in dealing with militias allied with radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, suggesting the government ease up on a crackdown. "Clearly we are concerned that the ceasefire could fray. That's in no one's interests, and there is a lot of intensive discussion ongoing right now," General David Petreaus said at a news ... more Submarines Versus Aircraft Carriers Part Two 
Washington, April 10, 2008 More than 40 years ago, there was a British heavyweight boxing champion called Henry Cooper who could do everything -- except take a punch. Cooper was big, powerful, fast and had a dream punch himself that could and did devastate world champs. But he also had a glass jaw. And whenever he was up against any real world-class powerhouse, they blew him away. That is the problem ... more Safer, Easier System For Remote Explosive Detection 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Apr 11, 2008Detecting roadside bombs may become easier, thanks to chemical sensors being developed at the University of Michigan. A team led by chemistry professor Theodore Goodson III has created materials that sniff out TNT and give off signals that can be detected remotely---from a moving Humvee, for example. Their work was recently described in the journal Nanotechnology and also is the subject of ... more Raytheon Wins Contract For Radar-Jamming Variant Of It's Miniature Air Launched Decoy 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 11, 2008Raytheon was awarded an $80 million U.S. Air Force contract March 31 for Phase II risk reduction of a radar-jamming variant of its Miniature Air Launched Decoy. MALD is a state-of-the-art, low-cost flight vehicle that is modular, air-launched and programmable. It weighs fewer than 300 pounds and has a range of approximately 500 nautical miles (about 575 statute miles). The new variant ... more Thompson Files: Seeing JSTARS 
Arlington, Va., April 8, 2008 What's wrong with this picture? The U.S. Air Force plans to spend more than $100 billion to buy 2,000 new fighters, but it can't find the money to upgrade a handful of radar planes with better technology for tracking insurgents -- even though it has already spent $1 billion to develop the new technology it now says it can't afford to install. And even though warfighters in Iraq have identified ... more |
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Tewksbury MA (SPX) Apr 11, 2008U. S. Marines in Iraq will have enhanced ability to detect hostile troop movements thanks to Raytheon's Ground Based Operational Surveillance System (GBOSS). Raytheon has been awarded a $60 million contract option to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with GBOSS elevated sensor systems with networked remote operational capability. "These systems save lives," said Pete Franklin, vice president ... more China cracks two terrorist groups: state media 
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2008China has cracked two terrorist groups in its heavily Muslim west that were planning attacks aimed at the Beijing Olympics, the nation's security ministry said Thursday. "The terrorists, who numbered 45 in all, had attempted to carry out sabotage to undermine the Beijing Olympic Games," the official Xinhua news agency quoted Public Security Ministry spokesman Wu Heping as saying. In one ... more Gates says Iraq drawdown should continue if conditions improve 
Washington (AFP) April 10, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he expects US troop level in Iraq to continue to come down if conditions there improve, as the top US military officer warned of a growing challenge in Afghanistan. Gates, however, said he did not think it was possible to reduce US force levels to 100,000 by the end of the year as he had once hoped. His comments appeared to put him at odds ... more Analysis: SIMI crackdown helps moderators 
New Delhi, April 10, 2008 The recent crackdown by the Indian police and security agencies against top members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India will help Muslim moderates who have been fighting to marginalize extremists in the community, experts say. "The morale of Muslim religious and political leaders, who are considered to be moderates opposes to SIMI, will go up with the recent arrest of the ... more General Dynamics AIS Completes Testing For GeoEye's Next-Gen Earth Imaging Satellite 
Gilbert AZ (SPX) Apr 10, 2008General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has announced the completion of satellite integration and environmental testing for GeoEye's next-generation earth imaging satellite, GeoEye-1. General Dynamics is the prime contractor and integrator of the spacecraft and telescope for GeoEye. GeoEye-1 will remain at the General Dynamics space systems facility until it is shipped to Vandenberg Air ... more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2008Soaring fuel costs and a decision to buy aircraft instead of renting them led to the demise of budget Hong Kong airline Oasis, the company's founders said in an open letter published Thursday. Raymond and Priscilla Lee apologised to the thousands of stranded passengers, company employees and to investors after the airline went into liquidation 18 months after it tried to shake-up the airline ... more Qatar signs deals to provide LNG to China 
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2008China and Qatar on Thursday signed deals for the purchase of five million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) a year from the oil-rich Gulf state, the two sides said. PetroChina, the listed arm of China's largest oil and gas producer, signed a deal in Beijing with Qatargas and Shell under which the Chinese firm would buy three million tonnes of Qatari LNG per year for 25 years, according ... more China, Australia to restart free trade talks: Rudd 
Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2008China and Australia agreed Thursday to restart stalled negotiations on a free trade pact, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Rudd, on a four-day trip to China, met with Premier Wen Jiabao to discuss a wide range of issues including trade, environment, human rights and other issues, he told journalists following the talks. "We agreed to unfreeze what has been the frozen bilateral n ... more Britain wants G8 to discuss biofuel link to food prices: report 
London (AFP) April 10, 2008British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has written to his Japanese counterpart asking for the impact of biofuel-production on food prices to be discussed at the Group of Eight rich nations summit in July, The Guardian reported Thursday. "There is a growing consensus that we need urgently to examine the impact on food prices of different kinds and production methods of biofuels, and ensure that ... more The Palazzo Las Vegas Named Largest Green Building In The World 
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Apr 10, 2008The Palazzo Las Vegas announced that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) made its "green" status official with the presentation of a Silver LEED Certificate (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) at an award ceremony held today. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons and David E. Rodgers, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency at the U.S. Department of Energy were also on-hand to ... more
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