‘Punisher’ Gives Enemy No Place to Hide

A new Army weapon designed to target the enemy hiding behind barriers is being affectionately called "The Punisher" by Soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. And by all accounts, the futuristic XM-25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System has been quite a rude surprise for the bad guys. "I don't know what we're eventually going to call this product, but it seems to be game changing," said the commander of the Army's Program Executive Office Soldier,...

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North Caucasus jihadist leader claims Moscow bombing

Dokka Umarov, emir of the Caucasus Emirate, has claimed responsibility for ordering the 24 January suicide bombing of Moscow's Domodedovo airport. (PA) The blast, equivalent to seven kg of TNT, ripped through the international arrivals hall killing 36 people and injuring more than 150. Umarov's video message was posted late on 7 February on the Kavkaz Centre website, which often publishes statements from North Caucasian militants. In his message,...

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Israel sound alarm to allies about Iranian warships near Suez

The Suez Canal links the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, a crucial bridge between Europe and Asia Jerusalem (CNN) -- Two Iranian warships are expected to pass through the Suez Canal Wednesday night on their way to Syria, a move that Israel considers a "provocation" and that sent oil prices soaring. The passage, which Iran said was part of a training mission, is "something which has not happened in many years," Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman...

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US Secures Gitmo War Crimes Plea Deal

The war crimes tribunal building at U.S. Navy base Guantanamo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Sudanese prisoner at Guantanamo Bay pleaded guilty Tuesday to two war-crimes charges, becoming the fourth detainee to take a plea deal at the special tribunals created to try terrorism suspects. Noor Uthman, who was accused of helping to run an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan and providing weapons training there, entered guilty pleas...

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Iraq police arrest brother of US soldiers' killer

KIRKUK, Iraq — Iraqi police on Wednesday arrested the brother of an Iraqi soldier who was shot dead after gunning down two American troops following a row, security officials said. Tuesday's shooting led to the first US military fatalities in Iraq since Washington declared an official end to combat operations here last week, and came two days after American troops helped repel a coordinated suicide attack on an Iraqi army complex in Baghdad. The...

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Afghan, Coalition Forces Target Haqqani Network Facilitator in Khost

KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan and coalition forces targeted a Haqqani Network facilitator who operates in Khost district, Khost province, detaining several suspected insurgents during a security operation in the province yesterday. The Haqqani Network facilitator moves weapons and supplies for attacks in Kabul City and in Khost province. He has direct ties to other Haqqani Network leaders in the area. Recent reporting indicates he received a shipment...

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Political Party of Ex-Leader Is Suspended in Tunisia

TUNIS (AP) — Tunisia’s interior minister suspended all activities of the country’s former governing party on Sunday amid the most serious protests since the country’s autocratic ruler fled into exile. The interior minister, Farhat Rajhi, suspended all meetings of the party, the Democratic Constitutional Rally, and ordered that its offices and meeting places be closed in preparation for its dissolution, a ministry statement said. The official TAP...

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RQ-1 Predator Medium Altitude UAV Medium altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle.

DescriptionThe RQ-1 Predator Medium Altitude Endurance (MAE) UAV was introduced in May 1995 as a proof of concept demonstrator. The RQ-1A/B Predator is a system, not just an aircraft. The fully operational system consists of four air vehicles (with sensors), a ground control station (GCS), a Predator primary satellite link communication suite and 55 people.  The Predator air vehicle and sensors are commanded and controlled by its GCS via a...

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Docs Show 'Wounded Warrior' Care Shortfalls

WASHINGTON -- The Army's special medical units should be healing more than 9,300 Soldiers entrusted to their care. But a nine-month probe by the Tribune-Review found America's sick and injured Soldiers must struggle to mend inside 38 Warrior Transition units the Army has turned into dumping grounds for criminals, malingerers and dope addicts. Originally designed to treat the wounded from twin wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, after nearly a decade...

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Stinger Weapons System

Provides close-in, surface-to-air weapons for the defense of forward combat areas and vital areas. HistoryDuring the 1960s the Marine Corps introduced its first lightweight shoulder fired surface-to-air missile, the Redeye. During June 1966 the Redeye school was activated at Marine Corps Base, 29 Palms California. By Sept. 1966, a Redeye platoon was placed in each stateside Marine division. This gave Marine commanders a viable air-defense capability...

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Reserve Officer Gets 80 Yrs for Child Porn

NORFOLK -- A former Pentagon intelligence official was sentenced Tuesday to 80 years in federal prison in what a judge called probably the worst child exploitation case he has seen in 26 years on the bench. Scottie Lee Martinez, 38, of Dumfries, received the maximum penalty by U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Friedman. Martinez previously pleaded guilty to producing child pornography and abusive sexual conduct with a minor. Martinez admitted that...

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Only Military Can Tell Mubarak to Go

Egypt's most powerful and most secretive institution has so far given no hint of whether it will abandon the 82-year-old former air force commander and accede to protesters' demand for his ouster after nearly three decades of autocratic rule. But it will likely do whatever it takes to preserve its status as the final source of power in the country and the economic perks it gets from the regime and from the considerable sector of civilian business...

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New Army Helmet Stops Some 7.62mm Rounds

This year, the Army expects to start fielding a combat helmet that can stop some 7.62mm rounds, said Col. Bill Cole of Program Executive Office Soldier, the Army’s center for advanced equipment. “Right now, the Army is committed to buying 200,000 [helmets],” Cole said. “I’d be surprised if we stopped at that number.” The Enhanced Combat Helmets are made of plastic and resin that are tougher than Kevlar, Cole said. Depending on the size, they are...

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