Pandora's Box? "This is the quintessential Pandora's box moment - like the splitting of the atom or the cloning of Dolly the sheep. We will all have to deal with the fall-out from this alarming experiment," comments Jim Thomas of the ETC Group. "Synthetic
Conn Hallinan: "Drones are a high-tech solution to a deeply complex political problem. The longer they stalk the skies over Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, the more difficult those political problems become. It is time to stop bombing and start talking."
by Kyoungeun Cha, who works for the Peace Network in South Korea."The U.S. and South Korean government are expanding their military alliance, and if the naval base on Jeju Island is set up, the U.S. navy will use the base to monitor China’s naval power. B
David Cronin (IPS 19.6.2010) "Some 1.6 billion euros (2 billion dollars) has been allocated to the EU's "Clean Sky" project, which aims to develop aircraft engines that emit half as much carbon dioxide as those now in use. With the funding being divided b
Verizon Business Network Services Inc., Ashburn, Va., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract consisting of one five-year base period, two 24-month option periods and one 12-month option period and a maximum ceilin
Den amerikanska militärledningen ackrediterad av Vita huset är de faktiska parter som i verkligheten iscensätter dödandet av både amerikanska unga män i tjugoårsåldern iklädda uniform samt fattiga civila i Mellanöstern. Wikileaks påvisar detta uppenbara
Annika Spaldes blogg om fredsarbete och en andlighet som utmanar denna världens makter. "Förstörelsens fästen är kraftigt bemannade, det är dags för de snälla att bli fly förbannade. Tage Danielsson"
by Justin Vela, SOFIA, Bulgaria (Aug. 6) -- What if you had a missile system and nowhere to put part of it? That seems to be Washington's dilemma as it shops around for a site for a system meant to protect its forces and allies in Europe and the Mideast f
"Did 9/11 make us all go mad? " "who's made the profit? Well, the arms dealers, naturally, and Boeing and Lockheed Martin and all the missile lads and the drone manufacturers and F-16 spare parts outfits and the ruthless mercenaries who stalk the Muslim
Jan Mosander : "Journalisten Nils Resare har skrivit om bistånd i många år. Jag gissar att det är hans biståndsintresse som utgör grunden för hans bok ”Mutor, makt och bistånd – Jas och Sydafrikaaffären (Natur & Kultur). Det förvånar inte. Det är lätt at
The term thermobaric is derived from the Greek words for "heat" and "pressure": thermobarikos (θερμοβαρικός), from thermos (θερμός), hot + baros (βάρος), weight, pressure + suffix -ikos (-ικός), suffix -ic. Other terms used for this family of weapons are
Turkey's State Minister & chief negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis criticized Germany, along with France, for seeking to sell military equipment to Greece while pressing the government in Athens to make drastic public spending cuts as a result of its di
The U.S. administration's decision last month to sell billions of dollars worth of weapons to potentially unstable Arab nations in the Gulf - including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain - have triggered fears of
"So the movements against new industrialisation engulfing Eastern India is intimately connected to the war on terror, both because the metals’ apex use is in manufacturing arms, and because the attempt to set up new mining-metals projects is escalating co
Wikileaks avslöjanden drabbar nu även i viss mån den ryska eliten. Av den senaste skörden offentliggjorda telegram framgår att Ryssland varit berett att avstå från att leverera mot S-300 missiler till Iran i utbyte mot USA:s godkännande av ett ryskt köp