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Hundreds of UK Drones 'Missing' in Iraq and Afghanistan

Last Updated on Friday, 15 February 2013 12:59 Wednesday, 13 February 2013 15:33
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rtnews.com | Britain has lost 447 of its military drones in Iraq and Afghanistan. The aircraft have crashed, broken down or gone missing during operations, adding to international outrage over civilian deaths and debate over the safety of their use in Britain.

­The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has reported that the loss of 447 unmanned drones was due to technical faults, controller error or not wanting to remove them from volatile enemy areas, according to the Guardian newspaper.

Small handheld devices, large UAVs, and a missile-carrying drone were all lost in the last five years.

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US Sponsored Sectarian Iraq Regime: Prime Minister Maliki issues Order to Shoot to Kill

Last Updated on Saturday, 05 January 2013 19:11 Saturday, 05 January 2013 13:34
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Global Research | A Confidant of Al Dawa Sectarian Party of Maliki said, that orders were issued from the so cold office of the commander in chief of the armed forces, to the commanders in Mosul, Samara and Almuthanna, to execute anyone who raises his voice in the demonstrations, and their corpses will not be delivered to their families.

 Many tribes from the South are pouring into Anbar to join the growing protest against Maliki. All the participating groups are calling for the expulsion of Maliki and all who are part of the political process .

Japan Poised To Shoot Down North Korean Missile

Last Updated on Sunday, 03 February 2013 11:32 Monday, 10 December 2012 16:14
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The Telegraph |  The Japanese government has ordered its military to shoot down the missile that is expected to be launched by North Korea as early as Monday. 

The order to destroy the missile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory was issued after a meeting of the Security Council of Japan met and was informed that North Korea has begun filling a fuel tank alongside the launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in preparation for the launch.

 Japan has already deployed Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile batteries in Tokyo, as well as in Okinawa and at locations along the northern and western coasts facing the Korean Peninsula.


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Congratulations to the Palestinian Territories

Last Updated on Sunday, 03 February 2013 11:32 Monday, 10 December 2012 16:06
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Steve Pieceznik |   CONGRATULATIONS! to the Palestinian Territories from an old counter-terrorist enemy: U.N. APPROVES your bid for OBSERVER STATE STATUS!

CONDOLENCES to Israel for their Pyrrhic Victory with Gaza from an ex-ally.  WELCOME to the  NEW WORLD of becoming an “ORPHAN/ WARD” of the US GOVERNMENT.

Events in the Middle East move faster than tweets in hyper-space.

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U.S. Building Drone Submarines

Monday, 26 November 2012 13:49
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www.presstv.ir | American military has begun work on developing unmanned submarine drones capable of navigating oceans to track underwater vessels of rival nations.

The United States Department of Defense is in the initial stages of developing “unmanned drone submarines” that will navigate oceans across the globe, “tracking and following enemy subs for months at a time,” RIA Novosti reported Wednesday. 

Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), tasked with developing new military technologies, began the project since “the growing number of adversaries able to build and operate quiet diesel electric submarines is a national security threat that affects US and friendly naval operations around the world,” the report adds, citing a statement posted on DARPA’s website.

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