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First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 23 mins ago - 16 reports

Former Argentine dictator dies in prison

Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla has died in prison, where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity.Videla, who ruled Argentina during the Dirty War, died of natural causes in the Marcos Paz prison, which is located southwest ... [Published Press tv - 8 hours ago]

Entities: prison, Dictator, Dirty War

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 33 mins ago - 35 reports

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

Thirty killed as Nigerian forces bombard Islamist militant camps

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 17, (Agencies): Nigerian forces used jets and attack helicopters to bombard militant camps in the northeast on Friday, their biggest offensive since Boko Haram began an insurgency almost four years ago to try create a breakaway ... [Published Arab Times - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Boko Haram, Maiduguri, Crimes Against Humanity, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Ethnicity

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 41 mins ago - 13 reports

Chuck Hagel

US warns of sexual assault ‘crisis’

The top general in the US Armed Forces says Washington is facing a crisis due to the rising number of sexual assaults in the country’s military.“We're losing the confidence of the women [soldiers] who serve that we can solve this problem,” Chairman of ... [Published Press tv - 3 mins ago]

Entities: Sexual Assault, Military/Armed Forces, Crisis, Chuck Hagel

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 18 reports

Apple Inc

Pentagon clears Apple Inc. devices for use on its networks

It’s official: the Defense Department announced today that it has approved Apple products running iOS 6 to be used on its networks. This means Apple now gets to compete against BlackBerry and Samsung for military sales.The market has long-since been dominated ... [Published AppPicker - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Apple Inc, BlackBerry, Samsung Group

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

Militants killed by Nigerian military air raids

From Paul OhiaAbuja, May 18 (PTI) Nigerian military pounded the camps of Islamic militant group Boko Haram's strongholds across the northeast, killing dozens of militants, the military said."The extremists were hit inside their camps since Wednesday in ... [Published Press Trust of India - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Abuja (Nigeria), Boko Haram

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 15 reports

Apple Mobile Devices Cleared for U.S. Military

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Pentagon cleared Apple devices for use on its networks, setting the stage for the maker of iPhones and iPads to compete with Samsung Electronics Co. And BlackBerry for military sales. Bloomberg Contributing Editor Paul Kedrosky ... [Published BusinessWeek - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Apple Inc, Military/Armed Forces, Paul Kedrosky, Emily Chang, United States

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 60 reports

Martin Dempsey

Defense chief orders review of sex-abuse prevention

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgment that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon’s contr ... [Published Akron Beacon Journal - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Sexual Assault, Military/Armed Forces, Martin Dempsey, Chuck Hagel

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 10 reports

Armed Forces Day celebration observed at Capitol

Z Albany Democrat Herald2 hours agoSALEM - Gov. John Kitzhaber recognizes Oregon National Guard airmen and soldiers who recently returned from overseas deployments during the Armed Forces Day celebration Thursday at the Capitol Mall in Salem. From are ... [Published Albany Democrat Herald - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Oregon National Guard, Oregon, Alan Baker

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 19 reports

Opposition in Congress To Reauthorizing the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force

Over the past few months a debate has emerged over whether or not the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF), passed by Congress in the aftermath on Sept. 18, 2001 in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, is adequate for how the so-called war on ... [Published Lyndon LaRouche Public Action Committee - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Bob Taylor, Angus King, Al-Qaeda

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 12 reports

Nigerian forces 'shell fighters' camps'

A security official in northeast Nigeria says soldiers have shelled suspected camps of armed groups in the region, killing at least 21 people.The official said on Friday that the fighting happened on Thursday in the Sambisa Forest Reserve, just south ... [Published Al Jazeera - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Boko Haram, Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 69 reports

Gillibrand Builds Bipartisan Support For Change of Military Justice Code

Pressure is mounting on Capitol Hill for a meaningful answer to the crisis of sexual assault in the U.S. military. In response, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) hosted a press conference Thursday to promote legislation that would remove from the chain of ... [Published RHRealityCheck - May 17 2013]

Entities: Kirsten Gillibrand, Military/Armed Forces, Sexual Assault

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 41 reports

Obama calls meeting on military sex assault

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey speaks during his lecture at Joint Staff College in Tokyo.WASHINGTON — The nation's top defense leaders were summoned to the White House Thursday to talk about the military's escalating sexual ... [Published Anderson Independent-Mail - May 16 2013]

Entities: Sexual Assault, Military/Armed Forces, Chuck Hagel

Quotes

...is like Talladega in an upscale way," says Amy Cochran, who has adopted Steeplechase as a spring ritual since moving to Nashville six years ago. "You're expected to wear your Sunday best, but you also know you're going to get messy."

The Thrill of the 'Chase [Published Southern Living - 4 mins ago]

"Pakistan's armed forces cannot rely on US GPS because of its questionable availability during a conflict that has overtones of nuclear escalation" former Pakistan Air Force pilot Kaiser Tufail told the site

Pakistan adopts Chinese rival GPS satellite system [Published The News International - 5 mins ago]

"It was a very well received event," added Reeves. "I think the Soldiers enjoyed it and benefited greatly from it and I certainly hope they will continue it."

21st TSC hosts logistics event [Published United States Army - 6 mins ago]

...satisfying to see this airframe being used as an integral part of the HC-144A program," says Sean O'Keefe, EADS North America chairman and CEO. "We look forward to its performing many years of service in training the technicians who will keep the fleet safe in the air."

EADS North America transforms prototype CN235 into HC-144A maintenance trainer aircraft for U.S. ... [Published Military Aerospace Electronics - 6 mins ago]

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Target: Carrasco...he came out of it unharmed [Published Borderland Beat - 16 mins ago]
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Blogs

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Target: Carrasco...he came out of it unharmed [Published Borderland Beat - 16 mins ago] RioDoce (May 13, 2013)Translated by un vato for Borderland Beat First, they accused him of controlling and exploiting the drug vendors in Ahome, then they threatened to kill him and, finally, they carried out the attack. But Commander Carrasco came out ...
French army expects first A400M airlifter by Ju... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - 31 mins ago] The French army hopes to receive its first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft in time for the country's annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, a Defence Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.The aircraft, which is about five years behind ...
Why There Is So Much Pro-War Reporting [Published The Big Picture Blog - 3 hours ago] 5 Reasons that Both Mainstream Media – and Gatekeeper “Alternative” Websites – Are Pro-War Why There Is So Much Pro-War Reporting There are five reasons that the mainstream media and the largest alternative media websites are both pro-war. 1. Self-Censorship ...
Advocates Tout Small Nuclear Reactors for Milit... [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - 5 hours ago] Advocates Tout Small Nuclear Reactors for Military Installations National Defense Magazine The Department of Energy is now pushing the once dormant small modular nuclear reactor concept for civilian applications. The Tennessee Valley Authority ...
Spotlight Your Military Hero on Social Media [Published Raytheon Company: Features Archive - 6 hours ago] Beginning on Armed Forces Day, May 18th, and running through the end of National Military Appreciation Month, the #HT4H Faces of Service gallery spotlights those who have served in the Armed Forces, National Guard and Reserves throughout our history, ...

Audio/Video

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Surprise! Booted Tea Party Darling Now at Fox News [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - 6 hours ago]
Sexual Assault Crisis in the Military? [Published FOX Business - Video - 8 hours ago]
Confronting military sexual assault [Published CNN.com - Video - 9 hours ago]
Closing Excess Military Bases to Save Money [Published Rep. Mike Coffman - YouTube Channel - 12 hours ago]
No "silver bullet" to stop military sexual assa... [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - 13 hours ago]

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