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A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment provides support by fire during Operation Cobra's Anger in Now Zad, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2009.
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   War		  The Observer 
Obama's troubles are at their most desperate in Afghanistan
Sun 27 Dec 2009
On a mild mid-December morning, the chairman of US joint chiefs of staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, strolled through a humble market in Nawa. Mullen was in the heart of Helmand province, a Taliban... (photo: USMC / Cpl. Albert F. Hunt)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Joint Task Force 535 (JTF-535), load gear and sea bags aboard a USMC KC-130 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, prior to flying
Defence   Japan   Photos   Politics   US		  Daily Yomiuri 
PM: Futenma to Guam move 'difficult'
Sat 26 Dec 2009
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Saturday the idea of moving a U.S. airfield in Okinawa Prefecture to Guam was difficult, making it more likely that the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station will... (photo: US DoD)
Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers a question during a press conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates about the fiscal year 2010 budget at the Pentagon  Kenya Broadcasting Corp  Sat 26 Dec 2009
US probes flight 'terror attack'
Written By:BBC   , Posted: Sat, Dec 26, 2009 A Nigerian reported to have links to al-Qaeda is being questioned after an attempted act of terrorism on a plane arriving in the US,... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
Nigeria   Photos   Qaida   Terrorism   US
An armed police officer stands on guard outside Scotland Yard, in central London, Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Britain has moved to the highest level of terror alert, ´critical´, after two car bombs were defused in the capital, and a suspected terr  The Times  Fri 25 Dec 2009
Police lose battle over evidence of 'British 9/11' plot

Scotland Yard has been ordered to reveal whether it has any evidence to support America's claim that Britain was saved from a 9/11-style disaster by the CIA's secret foreign interrogation centres. The... (photo: AP Photo/Simon Dawson)
Britain   Human Rights   Photos   Terrorism   US
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Yemeni refugee children gather under a photo of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh at the Mazraq Refugee Camp in northern Yemen Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. WorldNews.com Fri 25 Dec 2009
Still Trying to Monopolize the Arabian Peninsula

Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "If we take this trade of Malacca away from them, Cairo and Mecca will be entirely ruined..." --Afonso de... (photo: AP / Mohammed al-Qadhi)
Arab World   Defence   Photos   US   Yemen
Palestinian children play in front of their ruined houses, hit during Israel's 22-day offensive over Gaza, on July 05 2009 WorldNews.com Fri 25 Dec 2009
The Old Testament and the War Crime in Gaza by Gilad Atzmon

To mark one year to the Israeli Christmas Massacre I re-post a text I wrote in early January 2009. Published originally on Jan 8 2009 as: 'The Old Testament and the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Gaza   Israel   Photos   Religion   War Crime
The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony with the awards winners after the Combined Graduation Parade held at Air Force Academy, in Hyderabad on December 24, 2009. Newstrack India Fri 25 Dec 2009
Security forcing India to acquire sophisticated equipment:Antony
Secunderabad, Dec 25 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K Antony has said the security environment in the region has necessitated the induction of sophisticated and costly armed... (photo: PIB of India)
Defence   India   Military   Photos   Security
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani chairs his delegation during the opening session of the 15th Non-Aligned Movement summit in Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Indian Express Fri 25 Dec 2009
Gilani says no differences between govt and army
Ruling out any differences between the government and the Army, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the force was working within the ambit of the... (photo: AP / CRIS BOURONCLE, POOL)
Defence   Media   Pakistan   Photos   Politics
Soldiers of Pakistan Army surround the site of a suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Al Jazeera Fri 25 Dec 2009
Suicide blasts hit Pakistani cities

At least seven people have been killed in suicide attacks in Pakistan. Five people were killed in a blast in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, and another... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
Defence   Pakistan   Photos   S Asia   Terrorism
Supporters of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) march to support the decision taken by Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to fire army chief Rookmangud Katawal, in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 3, 2009 The Himalayan Fri 25 Dec 2009
Gen elevated to second in command

KATHMANDU: The government today promoted Nepali Army Major General Toran Jung Bahadur Singh to Lieutenant General and formed a five-member cabinet minister-level panel to... (photo: AP / Binod Joshi)
Communism   Defence   Kathmandu   Nepal   Photos


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The Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor addressing at the inauguration of the new office complex of the Directorate General of Information System (DGIS), in New Delhi on November 03, 2009. Antony calls Army chief over Darjeeling land scam case Indian Express
Chief of the indian Army General Deepak Kapoor intrect with officers after a press conference in SRINAGAR, the summer capital of indian kashmir. on 31,Jan 2009 Bhutan King meets Army Chief, NSA Newstrack India
Aamir Khan ,Bollywood ,actor , No entry, Army tells Aamir The Times of India
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The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil . Navy playing pro-active role to avoid 26/11 rerun: Patil The Statesman
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing at the inauguration of the Baljek Airport in Garo Hills, Eastern Meghalaya on October 22, 2008. President praises Navy for thwarting 26/11 recurrence Indian Express
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil . Navy playing pro-active role to avoid 26/11 type attacks: Patil Zeenews
Air Force
Christmas Decoration at Pavilion K L Malaysia, December 2009. Air Force One better than cattle class: Sasha Obama The Himalayan
1990's Gulf War in Iraq -- F-16A, F-15C and F-15E flying during Desert Storm. Iraq to relaunch air force nearly 20 years after Kuwait war Indian Express
Playstation games, Ozine fest 2009, The first ever National Cosplay Summit, April 3-5 2009, Megatrade hall 2 SM Mega mall mandaluyong, manila, philippines, Sunday, April, 5, 2009 Why Does the Air Force Want Thousands of PlayStations? ABC News
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Islamic Party fighters participate in an exercise in Afgoye, south of Mogadishu, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Al-Qaida has changed its face and operates from a different base The Observer
Armed Port Authority Police Department officers keep watch inside the British Airways terminal of JFK Airport in this, Aug. 10, 2006, file photo in New York. Federal authorities announced Saturday, June 2, 2007, they had broken up a suspected Muslim terr Airports step up security after failed airliner attack Inquirer
Northwest Airlines planes are seen at the Detroit Metropolitan airport in Romulus, Mich., Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. U.S. holds Nigerian man in Detroit plane attack plan The Star
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