Topic: W A R - on March 20, 2005 at 2:35:00 PM CET
Media Self-Censored Some Iraq Coverage
Many media outlets self-censored their reporting on the Iraq invasion because of concerns about public reaction to graphic images and content, according to a survey of more than 200 journalists by American University's School of Communications.
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Topic: W A R - on March 4, 2005 at 11:42:00 AM CET
Scientists slam US plasma weapon
The US military is funding development of a weapon that delivers a bout of excruciating pain from up to 2 kilometres away. Intended for use against rioters, it is meant to leave victims unharmed. But pain researchers are furious that work aimed at controlling pain has been used to develop a weapon. And they fear that the technology will be used for torture.
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Topic: W A R - on February 20, 2005 at 9:54:00 AM CET
A Man-Wearable PC with an Artificial-Reality Helmet
In this short article, InformationWeek writes that "two sexy technologies that flamed out five years ago -- wearable computers and artificial reality -- are combined in a new training-development system" for the military. This system, developed by Quantum3D, includes a binocular head-mounted OLED display and head-leg-weapon motion-tracking systems, integrated with a vest-worn tactical visual computer. It runs under Windows XP and is compatible with the 802.11 a/b/g wireless networking standards. It will be used by the infantry to train soldiers, but it looks so complex that I would need intensive training just for using it.
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Topic: W A R - on November 5, 2004 at 9:17:00 AM CET
F-16 Fires on School
The US military is investigating an incident where a National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a night training mission fired 25 rounds into the roof of an elementary school 6km away from his target.
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Topic: W A R - on October 30, 2004 at 9:01:00 AM CEST
Bin Laden Warns The American People Of Another 9/11
Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, in a new video broadcast by al-Jazeera, has warned Americans to change their foreign policy or face 'another Manhattan', referring to the September 11th attacks. The terrorist leader also refers to the US elections.
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Topic: W A R - on October 30, 2004 at 9:00:00 AM CEST
US Military took 250 Tons of Munitions from Iraq
US Major Austin Pearson has come forward to say that his 3rd Infantry Division took some 250 tons of munitions and other materials from the Al-Qaqaa storage dump in Iraq shortly after dictator Saddam Hussein was toppled.
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Topic: W A R - on October 4, 2004 at 11:14:00 AM CEST
Stealing a Nation
The strange case of Diego Garcia one of the world's largest military bases and the Chagos Islanders.
Diego Garcia use to have a native population of over 2000 people some who traced their ancestors on the island back 5 generations, then an American general stepped ashore.
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Topic: W A R - on September 25, 2004 at 4:04:00 PM CEST
Lens to pierce fog of war
A Melbourne company rated a world leader in advanced phase imaging technology has been given $2.7 million by the Defence Department to fund development of a military spy camera capable of seeing through fog, smoke and dust storms.
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Topic: W A R - on September 23, 2004 at 2:39:00 PM CEST
From dart guns to germ aerosols, U.S. Army researched biowarfare
For years, in total secrecy, they studied the black art of bioterrorism.
They designed deadly, silent biological dart guns and hid them in fountain pens and walking sticks. They compressed lethal bacteria into suit buttons that could be worn unnoticed across borders. They rigged light fixtures and car tailpipes to loose an invisible spray of anthrax.
They practiced germ attacks in airports and on the New York subway, tracking air currents and calculating the potential death toll.
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Topic: W A R - on September 22, 2004 at 8:33:00 PM CEST
U.S. Troops Who Visit Prostitutes May Face Harsh Penalties
U.S. troops stationed overseas could face courts-martial for patronizing prostitutes under a new regulation drafted by the Pentagon. The move is part of a Defense Department effort to lessen the possibility that troops will contribute to human trafficking in areas near their overseas bases by seeking the services of women forced into prostitution.
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Topic: W A R - on September 17, 2004 at 1:40:00 PM CEST
Woman wearing 'President Bush You Killed My Son' T-Shirt disrupts first lady's rally
A woman wearing a T-shirt with the words "President Bush You Killed My Son" and a picture of a soldier killed in Iraq was detained Thursday after she interrupted a campaign speech by First lady Laura Bush.
Police escorted Sue Niederer of Hopewell, N.J., from a rally at a firehouse after she demanded to know why her son, Army 1st Lt. Seth Dvorin, 24, was killed in Iraq. Dvorin died in February while trying to disarm a bomb.
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Topic: W A R - on September 17, 2004 at 1:39:00 PM CEST
Soldiers say they were told to re-enlist or face deployment to Iraq
Soldiers from a Fort Carson combat unit say they have been issued an ultimatum - re-enlist for three more years or be transferred to other units expected to deploy to Iraq.
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