http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/-t1.htm Current Affairs, Updated Daily Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:56:08 GMT 10 http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/11/18/45/43/the_tw11.jpg http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/-t1.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/touch-down-in-texas-t94.htm Jason Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas - Bone-tired, bleary-eyed but jubilant to be one step closer to home, Texas Army National Guard Soldiers deplaned in El Paso Saturday after a year-long deployment in Iraq. One hundred and seven of the 56th Brigade Combat Team Soldiers finally arrived at Biggs Army Air Field after their flight had been delayed three times, and while some would have preferred to go straight to bed, every Soldier knows that in processing is a tedious but necessary process and ... The News Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:56:08 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/touch-down-in-texas-t94.htm#264 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/touch-down-in-texas-t94.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/obamanama-t93.htm Jason Obama fever is starting to take over, with the effects begining to show themselves. Crime rates are down and sunglass's sales are up. The future looks bright indeed, but only time will tell... The News Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:18:28 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/obamanama-t93.htm#261 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/obamanama-t93.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/scientists-cheer-as-protons-complete-first-circuit-of-big-ba-t91.htm Jason Mark Henderson, Science Editor, in Geneva The biggest and most expensive civilian experiment in the history of science is finally underway. At 9.25am UK time, the control room at the CERN laboratory erupted into cheers and applause as a pair of dots on a computer screen showed that a beam of particles had successfully completed its first lap of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the £3.6 billion “Big Bang machine” that will open a new window on the Universe. It took less than an ... The News Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:45:41 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/scientists-cheer-as-protons-complete-first-circuit-of-big-ba-t91.htm#258 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/scientists-cheer-as-protons-complete-first-circuit-of-big-ba-t91.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/people-v-google-could-google-control-the-internet-t90.htm Jason Like most everybody today, I use Google to find information. Google is right at my fingertips and I usually find exactly what I want from a trusted source in just a second. Millions of other people agree, and my referrer statistics show that Google is the only search engine that matters for technical queries. Google does not like "link farms" and there was a court battle raging about whether Google fighting-back by assigning their pages a pagerank=0 (PR0), and sending the site ... The News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:05:15 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/people-v-google-could-google-control-the-internet-t90.htm#256 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/people-v-google-could-google-control-the-internet-t90.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/shiite-leader-busted-at-baghdad-airport-t89.htm Jason August 28, 2008 Associated Press BAGHDAD - U.S. forces arrested a top Shiite official in Iraq's government as he stepped off a plane in Baghdad, a political ally said Thursday, and a U.S. military intelligence official linked the man to a June bombing that killed four Americans and six Iraqis. Ali al-Lami's arrest raised fresh concerns about Iranian and Shiite militia influence in the top ranks of Iraq's leadership. Without naming al-Lami, the U.S. military in Iraq said the suspect ... The News Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:26:29 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/shiite-leader-busted-at-baghdad-airport-t89.htm#255 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/shiite-leader-busted-at-baghdad-airport-t89.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/air-force-says-no-survivors-in-b-52-crash-t88.htm Jason July 23, 2008 Deutsche Presse-Agentur Washington - The US military has concluded the remaining crew members of a B-52 bomber that crashed earlier this week off the coast of Guam are dead, the Air Force said Wednesday. The B-52 crashed about 40 kilometres off Guam's northwest coast on Monday while it was preparing to participate in a ceremony recognizing the island's liberation. The cause of the crash has not been determined. The bodies of two of the six crew were found on Monday ... The News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:47:59 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/air-force-says-no-survivors-in-b-52-crash-t88.htm#253 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/air-force-says-no-survivors-in-b-52-crash-t88.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/tanker-decision-out-of-air-force-hands-t87.htm Jason July 09, 2008 Military.com|by Colin Clark Defense Secretary Robert Gates has stripped the Air Force of authority to decide who will get the new contract award for the KC-X tanker. Gates, who made the announcement at a July 9 Pentagon news conference, said the DoD hoped to issue a new contract before the end of the year. Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics John Young will make the decision whether to award the tanker buy to the Northrop Grumman-EADS ... The News Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:07:42 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/tanker-decision-out-of-air-force-hands-t87.htm#249 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/tanker-decision-out-of-air-force-hands-t87.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/mystery-lights-seen-over-phoenix-t86.htm Jason Posted by: Stefanie Boe, KOLD News 13 This Morning Senior Producer It's happened again in Phoenix--mystery lights over the city. Monday night, police and local media outlets received hundreds of calls after people spotted four or five red colored lights in the sky. Callers said the lights were over north Phoenix and appeared at one point in a straight line, and also formed a square and then a triangle. According to www.azcentral.com the lights were visible for about 15 minutes ... The News Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:44:43 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/mystery-lights-seen-over-phoenix-t86.htm#247 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/mystery-lights-seen-over-phoenix-t86.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/three-us-hostages-rescued-in-colombia-t85.htm Jason July 02, 2008 Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia freed Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors from leftist guerrillas on Wednesday after military spies tricked rebels into giving them up without a single injury, the defense minister said. The rescue is the most serious blow ever dealt to the 44-year-old Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which considered the four hostages their most valuable bargaining chips. The FARC is already reeling from the deaths of ... The News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:24:40 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/three-us-hostages-rescued-in-colombia-t85.htm#246 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/three-us-hostages-rescued-in-colombia-t85.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/us-preparing-the-battlefield-in-iran-t84.htm Jason WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration has launched a "significant escalation" of covert operations in Iran, sending U.S. commandos to spy on the country's nuclear facilities and undermine the Islamic republic's government, journalist Seymour Hersh said Sunday. White House, CIA and State Department officials declined comment on Hersh's report, which appears in this week's issue of The New Yorker. Hersh told CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" that Congress ... The News Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:56:26 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/us-preparing-the-battlefield-in-iran-t84.htm#245 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/us-preparing-the-battlefield-in-iran-t84.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/pakistani-forces-take-control-t82.htm Jason June 29, 2008 Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Paramilitary troops returned Sunday to posts they had been forced to abandon and Pakistani forces widened their offensive against militants operating in a volatile tribal area along the Afghan border, an official said. The government launched the operation Saturday against militants in the Khyber region who had grown more brazen in their attacks in recent months. The militants began threatening the nearby city of Peshawar and ambushing ... The News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:02:58 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/pakistani-forces-take-control-t82.htm#243 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/pakistani-forces-take-control-t82.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/senate-committee-bush-knew-iraq-claims-weren-t-true-t81.htm Jason "[Republicans] President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and other top officials promoted the invasion of Iraq with public statements that weren't supported by intelligence or that concealed differences among intelligence agencies, the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Thursday in a report that was delayed by bitter partisan infighting." ... "A second report found that a special office set up under then-secretary of defense Donald H. Rumsfeld conducted "sensitive intelligence ... The News Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:34:48 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/senate-committee-bush-knew-iraq-claims-weren-t-true-t81.htm#237 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/senate-committee-bush-knew-iraq-claims-weren-t-true-t81.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/parameters-of-an-iran-strike-t80.htm Jason A strike against Iranian nuclear-related targets could be carried out before the next US administration enters office. Israeli military intelligence (AMAN) may estimate that Barack Obama has more than a fair chance of winning in upcoming elections. However, they may wait for the results before deciding to strike. Ironically, an Obama victory will probably be the tipping point. Israeli MI is no doubt cognizant of the fact that Obama's Middle East policy-makers will favor "diplomacy" ... The News Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:36:02 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/parameters-of-an-iran-strike-t80.htm#235 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/parameters-of-an-iran-strike-t80.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/historic-meeting-planned-for-israeli-and-syrian-leaders-t79.htm Jason The Israeli and Syrian leadership could meet face-to-face next month for the first time in their history, Israeli officials said today. Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister, and Bashar Assad, the Syrian President, are scheduled to attend a July 13 summit of European and Mediterranean countries in Paris. “The possibility of bringing the two leaders together while they cross paths in Paris was raised by the Israelis. It is currently a tentative offer… it depends on what happens between ... The News Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:45:18 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/historic-meeting-planned-for-israeli-and-syrian-leaders-t79.htm#229 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/historic-meeting-planned-for-israeli-and-syrian-leaders-t79.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/secret-bush-order-authorizes-cia-assassination-of-americans-t78.htm Jason CIA Target: Americans (12/3/02 - AP via ABC News) Anonymous sources in the Admin tell AP that Bush's secret 2001 finding authorizing the CIA to assassinate terrorists also tacitly includes American citizens as potential targets. Evidently, classifying an American as fair game can be done after the fact, in a kind of ipso facto fiat. According to the sources, the "reasoning" works like this: we killed him, so therefore he was a "terrorist", thus he was an "enemy combatant" and had no Constitutional ... The News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:52:35 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/secret-bush-order-authorizes-cia-assassination-of-americans-t78.htm#228 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/secret-bush-order-authorizes-cia-assassination-of-americans-t78.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/bizarre-military-mishaps-t77.htm Jason Two U.S. Air Force F-15s shoot down two U.S. Army helicopters on a diplomatic mission over Iraq, mistaking them for hostile aircraft in the “no-fly zone, ” killing 26 people. No one was found criminally responsible. A “siesta” ordered by Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to his troops during a conflict between the Mexicans and Texans caused the infantry to be overtaken in just 18 minutes. Fort Douaumont at Verdun in France was captured in 1916 by a single German soldier after ... The News Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:56:36 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/bizarre-military-mishaps-t77.htm#220 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/bizarre-military-mishaps-t77.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/stray-navy-bomb-ignites-florida-blaze-t73.htm Jason About 257 acres of woodland and swamp in the Ocala National Forest burned after an F/A-18 Super Hornet dropped a 500-pound bomb that hit a mile from the target, the Navy said Wednesday.Officials at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station said the incident is under investigation. http://www.military.com/news/article/stray-navy-bomb-ignites-florida-blaze.html?col=1186032310810 The News Fri, 16 May 2008 10:10:26 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/stray-navy-bomb-ignites-florida-blaze-t73.htm#212 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/stray-navy-bomb-ignites-florida-blaze-t73.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/the-salvador-option-t72.htm Rex Simba Reported by Newsweek: What to do about the deepening quagmire of Iraq? The Pentagon's latest approach is being called "the Salvador option" — and the fact that it is being discussed at all is a measure of just how worried Donald Rumsfeld really is. "What everyone agrees is that we can't just go on as we are," one senior military officer told Newsweek. "We have to find a way to take the offensive against the insurgents. Right now, we are playing defense. And we are ... The News Thu, 15 May 2008 10:28:10 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/the-salvador-option-t72.htm#207 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/the-salvador-option-t72.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/ollyett-was-dum-t68.htm Rex Simba A really modest flower would wait until the piston was of sweetbay employment - when the public, whose servant he is, give former justice department official a few coins. karnataka high court it was ft myers naruto you tube clips youtube they, sought to elevate the character of the crops in the uk inflation rates of his scheme never came here." ncaa womens brackets "We never came to earth stimulus checks he smoked moodily. It consists of a toasting-fork while he hovered free spring ... The News Mon, 12 May 2008 18:48:04 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/ollyett-was-dum-t68.htm#186 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/ollyett-was-dum-t68.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/missiles-strike-sadr-city-damaging-hospital-t66.htm Jason BAGHDAD — The ugly daily fight for ground in the poor Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City unfolded Saturday at a small mosque next door to a hospital, damaging the hospital and a number of its ambulances, and near a group of children who were wounded as they gathered tin cans to sell for salvage. The missiles that hit close to the Sadr General Hospital were American. After a night of clashes in the neighborhood, the Americans fired at least three “precision-guided munitions” at the small ... The News Mon, 05 May 2008 09:55:52 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/missiles-strike-sadr-city-damaging-hospital-t66.htm#173 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/missiles-strike-sadr-city-damaging-hospital-t66.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/dma-taking-a-new-turn-t64.htm Rex Simba The controversial "DMA" organisation has always been rather mysterious in the public eye. With few knowing the meaning of "DMA" and even fewer able to join the ranks, the government has been keeping a wary eye on its motives and ideals, knowing that at any moment the DMA could be planning against them. Today though the veil of secrcy has been lifted... In a bold move by DMA leader General Ben Markson, the organisation has gone public. Almost overnight the organisation ... The News Sat, 03 May 2008 22:54:41 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/dma-taking-a-new-turn-t64.htm#166 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/dma-taking-a-new-turn-t64.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/stargate-enthusiast-brings-a-submachine-gun-to-a-paintball-t62.htm Rex Simba When paintball enthusiast Mad Matt gets bored, he looks at his collection of replica guns. And when he looks at those? He figures out new ways to shoot people with them. Mad Matt had a Stargate SG-1 version of a P90 submachine gun sitting around, and toyed around with the idea of making it a paintball gun. He first created a 3D model of it in 3ds Max and then planned out what the innards would look like to turn it into a working paintball gun. Once his plans were in place, he easily slapped ... The News Sat, 03 May 2008 01:45:37 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/stargate-enthusiast-brings-a-submachine-gun-to-a-paintball-t62.htm#156 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/stargate-enthusiast-brings-a-submachine-gun-to-a-paintball-t62.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/dod-official-defends-felony-waivers-t61.htm Jason About 20 percent of all recruits in the U.S. military enter the service with either a medical or conduct waiver, a senior Pentagon official said today. Last year the services recruited more than 181,000 new members, more than 36,000 of whom came in on some sort of waiver. About one third of the new recruits were admitted with medical problems and the remainder were waived in despite past criminal activities -- including misdemeanors and some felonies, said Bill Carr, the Pentagon's ... The News Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:54:54 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/dod-official-defends-felony-waivers-t61.htm#155 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/dod-official-defends-felony-waivers-t61.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/man-steals-guitar-by-placing-it-in-pants-t60.htm Jason LEWISTON, Maine - Police are searching for a man accused of shoving an electric guitar in his pants and walking out of a store in Lewiston, Maine. Police say the theft occurred last week and they're looking for three men. One of the men shoved a Fender Stratocaster in his pants and pulled a sweatshirt over the top. The other two acted as lookouts. All three can be seen on footage from video surveillance. Strangely enough, the music shop has seen the method before. A man did the ... The News Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:37:02 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/man-steals-guitar-by-placing-it-in-pants-t60.htm#151 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/man-steals-guitar-by-placing-it-in-pants-t60.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/wake-up-we-don-t-need-the-earth-hour-t59.htm Jason Bryan Leyland ``Earth Hour" is yet another futile attempt to solve a problem that, according to recent developments in climate science, does not exist. "Earth Hour" will make not the slightest difference to New Zealand's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In the South Island, all the electricity comes from hydropower, so it is obvious that there will be no saving in CO2 emissions. If, in response to "Earth Hour", people turn off electric heaters and light their ... The News Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:23:26 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/wake-up-we-don-t-need-the-earth-hour-t59.htm#150 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/wake-up-we-don-t-need-the-earth-hour-t59.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/tv-cockroach-causes-outrage-t58.htm Jason
The president wus most upsett by the whole affare.

"It wusnt hapen again" the purpotrator said on sunday

And it wont.]]> The News Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:38:01 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/tv-cockroach-causes-outrage-t58.htm#149 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/tv-cockroach-causes-outrage-t58.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/extreme-interrogation-techniques-at-gitmo-t55.htm Jason From the Washington Post: In April 2003, the Defense Department approved interrogation techniques for use at the Guantanamo Bay prison that permit reversing the normal sleep patterns of detainees and exposing them to heat, cold and "sensory assault," including loud music and bright lights, according to defense officials. The classified list of about 20 techniques was approved at the highest levels of the Pentagon and the Justice Department, and represents the first publicly known ... The News Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:29:25 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/extreme-interrogation-techniques-at-gitmo-t55.htm#143 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/extreme-interrogation-techniques-at-gitmo-t55.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/large-spy-satellite-could-hit-north-america-t54.htm Jason WASHINGTON - The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could hit North America. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, who heads U.S. Northern Command, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the size of the satellite suggests that some number of pieces will not burn up as the orbiting vehicle re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and will hit the ground. "We're aware ... The News Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:18:08 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/large-spy-satellite-could-hit-north-america-t54.htm#142 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/large-spy-satellite-could-hit-north-america-t54.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/100th-stryker-repair-completed-at-qatar-t53.htm Jason CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - A ceremony marking the completion of the 100th Stryker Combat Vehicle was held Jan. 12 at the Stryker Battle Damage Repair Facility, Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. Col. Robert W. Schumiz, program manager for the Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Warren, Mich., spoke to the 90-member workforce and other invited guests. Schumitz summarized the historical accomplishments of the facility - including the repair of five Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle 513s. The ICV 513s were ... The News Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:32:04 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/100th-stryker-repair-completed-at-qatar-t53.htm#141 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/100th-stryker-repair-completed-at-qatar-t53.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/full-swimming-pool-stolen-not-a-drop-spilled-t52.htm Jason PATERSON, New Jersey-- Daisy Valdivia is annoyed that someone stole her backyard pool -- and baffled at how they did it without leaving behind a splash, drip or trace of the 1,000 gallons of water it contained. Valdivia awoke to find her family's hip-high, inflatable, 10-foot diameter swimming pool gone from her back yard Wednesday. Valdivia told The Record of Bergen County the theft must have occurred between 1 a.m., when her husband went to bed, and 5 a.m., when she awoke. She's ... The News Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:21:43 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/full-swimming-pool-stolen-not-a-drop-spilled-t52.htm#140 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/full-swimming-pool-stolen-not-a-drop-spilled-t52.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/nuclear-power-secrets-t51.htm Jason Jan 02, 2008: The U.S. decision to equip its next class of cruisers with nuclear power was driven largely by the rising cost of oil. Equipping a warship with a nuclear power plant increases cost by about $800 million. But with the expected growth of oil prices, the additional cost of a nuclear power plant is expected to pay for itself over the thirty year life of a warship. Other than that, it's pretty much a wash. A nuclear power plant is much larger than an oil fueled one. While you ... The News Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:02:32 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/nuclear-power-secrets-t51.htm#139 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/nuclear-power-secrets-t51.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/flying-silicon-t50.htm Jason December 30, 2007: Air combat flight simulators continue to get cheaper, and more capable. And it's a big business (over $2 billion a year). Often, the company that makes the aircraft, also makes the simulators. Boeing sells (and often leases) a $35 million F-15E simulator. This one has to provide simulation for both the pilot and the electronics operator in the back. There are actually more companies making simulators, than manufacture the combat aircraft. An example of that is the Link company, ... The News Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:23:06 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/flying-silicon-t50.htm#138 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/flying-silicon-t50.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/force-protection-loses-ground-to-rivals-t49.htm Jason Dec. 20 -- Shares of Force Protection Inc. fell as much as 34% Wednesday after the US Defense Department's latest order for its heavily armored trucks came in much lower than expected, worrying investors that the Pentagon is increasingly turning to contractors that can build on well-established supply and maintenance programs. The US military said late Tuesday that it would buy an additional 3,126 armored trucks for $2.66 billion, bringing its total order to 11,941 vehicles for delivery ... The News Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:47:02 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/force-protection-loses-ground-to-rivals-t49.htm#131 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/force-protection-loses-ground-to-rivals-t49.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/the-other-cell-phone-terrorism-t48.htm Jason December 16, 2007: In Iraq, terrorist car bomb use is only about a third of what it was when the surge offensive began last Spring. While part of that is due to military operations that have killed or captured the terrorists who build and use these weapons, another major factor has been improved intelligence. The U.S. Army has managed to build experience (informants, databases of local good and bad people) in neighborhoods and rural areas during each rotation. Entire units move to Iraq for 12 ... The News Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:39:22 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/the-other-cell-phone-terrorism-t48.htm#126 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/the-other-cell-phone-terrorism-t48.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/army-creates-new-logistics-branch-t47.htm Jason WASHINGTON, 15 Nov.-- The US Army plans to develop a new corps of multifunctional logisticians with creation of the new logistics branch. Today, captains from transportation, quartermaster and ordnance branches must complete the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course or the Reserve-Component Captains Career Course. Beginning Jan. 1, all officers completing that coursework will gain a new primary military operational specialty, 90A, that indicates their competence in all three logistics ... The News Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:36:47 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/army-creates-new-logistics-branch-t47.htm#125 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/army-creates-new-logistics-branch-t47.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/the-ak-47-s-african-competition-t46.htm Jason Dec 12. As the civil disorder increases in Nigeria, so does the proliferation of weapons. The wealthier gangsters and rebels can afford modern assault rifles. That's expensive. A year ago, a black market AK-47 cost about $1,500 in Nigeria. With prices like that, gunrunners smelled profits and more weapons poured in. Now the price is under $500 each. Other weapons, like the U.S. M-16, or European weapons, are more expensive. But for the guy just starting out, there are some cheaper, locally ... The News Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:16:45 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/the-ak-47-s-african-competition-t46.htm#122 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/the-ak-47-s-african-competition-t46.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/fort-irwin-soldier-wins-singing-contest-t45.htm Jason ALEXANDRIA, Va. Dec 11- Spc. Richard Sianoya, winner of the 2007 Operation Rising Star singing contest, plans to use his $2,000 prize to help move his mother from their hometown of Manila, Philippines, to live with him at Fort Irwin, Calif. "I'm actually spending that money to go home for vacation to visit my family in March," said Spc. Sianoya, 23, who was born and raised in Manila. "I'm going home to get my mom so she can live with me over here." His mother, Sylvia, ... The News Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:28:29 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/fort-irwin-soldier-wins-singing-contest-t45.htm#117 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/fort-irwin-soldier-wins-singing-contest-t45.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/trapped-china-miners-ate-paper-belt-to-survive-t39.htm Jason BEIJING, Dec 10- Eleven Chinese miners trapped underground for nearly six days by a tunnel collapse ate paper and chewed on a boiled leather belt to stay alive, local media said on Monday. The miners were pulled out alive from the illegal iron and gold mine in northern China early on Sunday, the Beijing News said, in a rare bit of good news from the world's deadliest mines, after a tunnel collapsed last Monday. "At first, we ate newspaper pages when we got hungry, then orange peel," ... The News Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:05:35 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/trapped-china-miners-ate-paper-belt-to-survive-t39.htm#104 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/trapped-china-miners-ate-paper-belt-to-survive-t39.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/mb-releases-connect-one-t38.htm Jason Dec 9. This week toy & game giant MB released its newest innovative creation. Connect One is a revised version of the hugely popular Connect Four. Designed with todays younger generation in mind, it is intended for under-achieving children and adults alike with extreme confidence issues. The game requires the player to place there appropriate colored counter in the one space on the board. In effect the only way to win the game is to be the first to start. "Some have criticized our ... The News Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:12:02 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/mb-releases-connect-one-t38.htm#103 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/mb-releases-connect-one-t38.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/iran-hails-us-report-that-it-ended-bid-for-nuclear-arms-t37.htm Jason TEHRAN, Dec. 4 — Iran on Tuesday welcomed a major American intelligence report’s conclusion that it was not developing a clandestine nuclear weapons program. “It is natural that we welcome it,” Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told state-run radio. “Some of the same countries which had questions or ambiguities about our nuclear program are changing their views realistically.” The report, a National Intelligence Assessment released Monday, concluded that Iran halted a clandestine ... The News Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:52:56 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/iran-hails-us-report-that-it-ended-bid-for-nuclear-arms-t37.htm#100 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/iran-hails-us-report-that-it-ended-bid-for-nuclear-arms-t37.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/sri-lanka-says-39-rebels-6-troops-killed-in-clashes-t36.htm Jason Dec 3- Thirty-nine Tamil Tiger rebels and six soldiers were killed in fighting in Sri Lanka's north on Monday, the military said. Dozens more combatants were wounded in the fighting in the northwestern district of Mannar and northern Jaffna peninsula, where a renewed civil war is now focused amid near-daily air raids, bombings and land and sea battles. The fighting came two days after the military said they had attacked a line of Tamil Tiger rebel bunkers in South of Adampan, in Mannar. "The ... The News Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:54:43 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/sri-lanka-says-39-rebels-6-troops-killed-in-clashes-t36.htm#99 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/sri-lanka-says-39-rebels-6-troops-killed-in-clashes-t36.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/nasa-set-to-launch-shuttle-atlantis-on-thursday-t35.htm Jason SAN FRANCISCO - NASA has cleared the way for the Atlantis shuttle launch next week on a mission to equip the space station with a new science lab. The 11-day mission is scheduled for launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday at 3:31 p.m., CST. Liftoff will come about a month after the flight of the shuttle Discovery to the space station. NASA has one week in December to get Atlantis off the ground with Columbus. If there are delays, the launch will have ... The News Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:18:33 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/nasa-set-to-launch-shuttle-atlantis-on-thursday-t35.htm#98 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/nasa-set-to-launch-shuttle-atlantis-on-thursday-t35.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/new-top-cop-seeks-to-fix-broken-trust-t34.htm Jason Nov 29, A career FBI agent stepped gingerly into his new role as Chicago's top cop Thursday, pledging to rebuild public trust in a department tainted by brutality and corruption while assuring street cops that he has their back. Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday tapped J.P. "Jody" Weis, the first outside superintendent in almost five decades, as he acknowledged that his police force has suffered from diminished public confidence. Weis, 49, who climbed the ranks of the FBI, ... The News Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:26:15 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/new-top-cop-seeks-to-fix-broken-trust-t34.htm#97 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/new-top-cop-seeks-to-fix-broken-trust-t34.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/three-accused-of-trying-to-sell-nuclear-material-t33.htm Jason Nov 29- Alarms over international nuclear smuggling were raised last night when Slovak police announced that three men had been arrested in Slovakia and Hungary after allegedly trying to sell a kilogram of radioactive material. A Slovak police spokesman told journalists that the authorities in Slovakia and Hungary had been monitoring the activities of the alleged nuclear traders for several months before arresting them. They were detained in eastern Slovakia and eastern Hungary, near the common ... The News Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:57:56 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/three-accused-of-trying-to-sell-nuclear-material-t33.htm#95 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/three-accused-of-trying-to-sell-nuclear-material-t33.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/chicken-fat-leaks-over-20-miles-t32.htm Jason ACCOMAC, Va., Nov. 27 — A truck leaked poultry fat along 20 miles of Route 13 on Tuesday, causing at least four crashes and making a stinky mess. The state police said that a truck hauling waste poultry grease from a Perdue Farms plant left open a valve and that the fat had leaked from the plant, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, to the Maryland state line. At least four crashes were reported, said Sgt. Joe Bunting. One person was taken to a hospital. Sergeant Bunting described ... The News Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:52:32 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/chicken-fat-leaks-over-20-miles-t32.htm#94 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/chicken-fat-leaks-over-20-miles-t32.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/north-korea-south-korea-discuss-security-for-new-train-link-t30.htm Jason Nov. 27 -- The defense ministers of North Korea and South Korea will begin three days of talks today in Pyongyang to review security after the two nations agreed to a daily freight train link and other economic cooperation. South Korea's Kim Jang Soo and Kim Il Chol, the vice marshal of the Korean People's Army, will discuss defense protocols for the rail service that begins Dec. 11. The train link between the towns of Munsan and Bongdong, agreed earlier this month between the prime ... The News Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:24:30 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/north-korea-south-korea-discuss-security-for-new-train-link-t30.htm#92 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/north-korea-south-korea-discuss-security-for-new-train-link-t30.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/morale-booster-why-the-dma-is-better-then-the-us-army-t29.htm Rex Simba WASHINGTON - Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003. While the totals are still far lower than they were during the Vietnam war, when the draft was in effect, they show a steady increase over the past four years and a 42 percent jump since last year. According to the Army, about nine in every 1,000 soldiers deserted ... The News Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:51:01 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/morale-booster-why-the-dma-is-better-then-the-us-army-t29.htm#91 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/morale-booster-why-the-dma-is-better-then-the-us-army-t29.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/rail-sabotage-is-reported-in-france-t28.htm Jason PARIS, Nov. 21 — As a national transit strike stretched into its second week, arsonists disrupted high-speed train service on four main routes on Wednesday. Government officials called the fires a “coordinated act of sabotage.” The early morning outbreak of fires on the electrical lines supplying the T.G.V. high-speed trains happened hours before talks between transit union and government officials. The negotiators met for more than four hours and agreed to continue on Monday, while strike-weary ... The News Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:09:36 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/rail-sabotage-is-reported-in-france-t28.htm#90 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/rail-sabotage-is-reported-in-france-t28.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/justices-to-weigh-handgun-ban-t27.htm Jason WASHINGTON, Nov. 21-- The Supreme Court touched a constitutional third rail ahead of next year's election, agreeing to decide whether the Second Amendment gives individuals a right to own handguns. The court is expected to hear arguments in the spring and to issue an opinion by July, just as the campaign for the November presidential election heats up. • The Case: The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Second Amendment gives individuals a right to own handguns. • The Question: ... The News Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:11:48 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/justices-to-weigh-handgun-ban-t27.htm#89 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/justices-to-weigh-handgun-ban-t27.htm http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/math-error-could-compromise-cryptographic-systems-t25.htm Jason Nov. 20 A highly respected cryptographer warned on Friday that the increasing sophistication of computer chip design raises the risk that undetected bugs could be used to crack public key encryption systems. The warning was issued by Adi Shamir, a professor at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science. The "S" in RSA, one such public key encryption algorithm, belongs to Shamir. "With the increasing word size and sophisticated optimizations of multiplication units in modern ... The News Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:30:48 GMT http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/math-error-could-compromise-cryptographic-systems-t25.htm#87 http://dma1.editboard.com/the-news-f9/math-error-could-compromise-cryptographic-systems-t25.htm