Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun was posthumously awarded Thursday the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony. Chaplain Kapaun, a Catholic Priest, was awarded for his heroism at the Battle of Unsan, November 1-2, 1950, during the Korean War, where he served with the 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd Battalion, 8th [...]
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By Claudette Roulo It isn’t necessary to have a decision on an exact number of troops in post-2014 Afghanistan before securing a bilateral security agreement, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the House Armed Services Committee today. During a hearing on the president’s proposed fiscal year 2014 defense budget, Army Gen. Martin [...]
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Hackers trained by North Korea’s military have expanded their repertoire from cyberwarfare to financial fraud as part of a bid to skirt international sanctions following weapons tests by Pyongyang, according to a well-informed source. “Pyongyang has expanded the dossier of the Reconnaissance Directorate General of the North Korean Armed Forces Department from hacking enemy computer [...]
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When it comes to political and military strategy, Manabrata Guha believes China is a careful and context-dependent planner. Instead of copying Western versions of the Revolution in Military Affairs, Beijing is developing strategic-military asymmetries that suit its particular needs. By Manabrata Guha Western governments and the media and frequently accuse China of conducting cyber-attacks and [...]
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Saudi Arabian authorities have started building a partition wall along the border with Yemen, whose final length is expected to reach about 2,000 kilometers. The wall shall extend from the Red Sea to the south-eastern border of Saudi Arabia, up to the border with Oman. The decision – claims the ‘Aden Tribune’ – was taken [...]
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The Vatican has admitted that the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict has deteriorated, after an experienced Holy See watcher claimed that “we won’t have him with us for very much longer”, The Daily Telegraph reported. Benedict, 85, who made history by becoming the first Pope since the Middle Ages to voluntarily step down, has looked [...]
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Olly Lambert writes: There’s a private bar in London whose members are nearly all war correspondents. The men and women standing at the bar could easily convince you that war reporting is one of the most exhilarating experiences that life has to offer, a gateway to the outer limits of human experience. This, of course, [...]
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Yesterday, I posted the flyer for Friday’s Yom Ha-Zikaron ceremony sponsored by Combatants for Peace. It is the eighth year in which they’ve offered an event that incorporated the political and national narrative of the suffering and sacrifice of two peoples in this land called Israel. Each year, the NGO must submit a list of [...]
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Venezuelans are set to choose their next leader this Sunday, as opposition candidate Henrique Capriles faces incumbent Nicolas Maduro – who says his government has captured a group of Colombian insurrectionists seeking to destabilize the country. Thousands of Venezuelans turned out for the final rallies held by both Maduro and Caprilles, with the latter appearing [...]
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US President Barack Obama called Thursday on North Korea to stop its belligerent saber-rattling and “lower temperatures,” saying no one had an interest in conflict on the Korean peninsula. “Now is the time for North Korea to end the belligerent approach they‘ve been taking, and lower temperatures,” Obama told reporters after meeting at the White [...]
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As Kim Jong-Un of North Korea, who completes one year as First Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea on April 11, 2013, uses North Korea’s power of escalatory rhetoric to threaten the region with the danger of a nuclear war if its demands are not met, there is increasing nervousness not only among North [...]
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By Alex Kane A Palestinian was arrested last week for allegedly throwing stones and is being held in an Israeli jail, a mundane and daily occurrence in the occupied West Bank. But this case has made headlines–and it’s because the Palestinian is a 14-year-old who also has American citizenship. New Orleans-born Mohammed Khalek was taken [...]
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By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed It has become increasingly difficult to believe the news. Documents can easily be forged and approval stamps no longer mean anything thanks to photoshop. Piles of documents have spread over the conflict in Syria but we are never told of their sources. The most recent of these documents was published twice [...]
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The Census data released recently in India quashes the myth of ‘slum poverty’ exacerbated by the sorts of Slumdog Millionaire, Shantaram and a skewed foreigner perception. For one, the Census data revealed one in every six urban Indian residents lived in a slum, but that, in itself, doesn’t say much. However, publications across India even [...]
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By Rahul Bhonsle With confirmation of the Secretary of State and Defence a few weeks back, US President Barack Obama’s second term is actively underway. Indo US defence relations was one of the main areas of focus during the first term. Much was being made by former Secretary of Defence Robert Gates as well as [...]
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By Vladimir Platov The increased foreign intervention in Syria’s internal conflict suggests that the anti-Assad coalition is preparing for the end of the “battle for Syria.” In northern Jordan, a training camp with mockups of typical Syrian towns and an airport has been established alongside the military training range for soldiers of the royal guard [...]
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The Indonesian Minister of Energy, Jero Wacik, and Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni, met Friday in Jakarta to discuss Eni’s activities in the country. During the meeting, Paolo Scaroni updated the Minister of Energy on the progress of ongoing projects, which are considered strategic for both Eni and the Indonesian Republic. In particular, Paolo Scaroni has [...]
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Interference from Japan, China and even the US could hamper the peace process in Kachin State By Zin Linn The Government of Burma (officially known as Myanmar) and the European Union agree that there is now an historic opportunity to secure lasting peace in Burma and for bringing prosperity to ethnic areas after decades of [...]
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Interview with Mohammad Farhad Koleini, Senior Expert on strategic Issues While Almaty 2 negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers ended without reaching a conclusive result, most experts, even the Western ones, still insist that the negotiations have not been a failure. At the same time, both Iran’s chief negotiator, Saeed Jalili, [...]
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Israel on Friday offered long-term hunger striker Samer Issawi a deal to exile him to a UN member country, Israeli spokesman said. Ofir Gendelman, a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, said that an offer was presented to exile Issawi for health reasons. He added that “the EU and UN who demanded his release [...]
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