November 2011 Blog Posts (39)

Digging into China’s nuclear tunnels

By William Wan | The Washington Post

The Chinese have called it their “Underground Great Wall” — a vast network of …

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CIA Spies Caught in Iran

In a significant failure for the United States in the Mideast, more than a dozen spies working for the CIA in Iran and Lebanon have been caught and the U.S. government fears they will be or…

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Added by Operator - MHW on November 22, 2011 at 5:05am — No Comments

NASA Announces Space Shuttle Closeout Contract Modification

Michael Curie 

Headquarters, Washington                                    



Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston                               



HOUSTON -- NASA announced the Space Shuttle Program and subcontractor closeout modification to the Space Program Operations Contract (SPOC) with United Space Alliance (USA) of Houston, valued at $232.9 million. 



The contract covers SPOC closeout actions from Oct. 1, 2011 through Sept. 30,…
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Former Libyan Spy Chief Captured

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdullah al-SenussiLibya's feared former intelligence chief, was cornered and captured at a remote desert homestead on…

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Filipino police fingerprint arrested ex-leader

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Police fingerprinted and photographed former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on her hospital bed Saturday over electoral fraud charges her lawyer says were brought with "indecent haste."

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U.S. concerned about uranium "discrepancy" in Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States accused Iran on Friday of a "provocative expansion" of sensitive nuclear activity and voiced concern that some nuclear material may have been diverted to suspected weapons-related development research.

U.S. …

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North Korean spy held in South Korea

AFP – Sat, Nov 19, 2011

A North Korean spy has been arrested after arriving in South Koreaposing as a refugee, according to a report.

Authorities found during a routine background check that the man,…

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Hijackers take two boats, hostages, off Nigeria

ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen boarded two fishing vessels just off the coast of Nigeria and took two people hostage, security sources said on Saturday, the latest in a series of hijackings in the waters aroundAfrica's largest oil business.…

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U.S., Russia, China united on Iran

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The White House said on Saturday that Iran is facing an …

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NYC mayor: al-Qaida sympathizer arrested

NEW YORK (AP) — An "al-Qaida sympathizer" who plotted to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges, city officials said Sunday.

Mayor…

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UN Says More coordination key to response to chemical or biological terror threat

The world needs to enhance its capacity to prevent and respond to the threat of terrorism using chemical or biological weapons, with currently no single agency with overall responsibility for that task, according to a United Nations report unveiled.



UN and other international entities that provide technical assistance to States in the prevention of and preparedness for chemical and biological terrorism should more effectively share information to ensure that the support given is…

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Added by Operator - MHW on November 13, 2011 at 10:50pm — No Comments

News Corp paper spied on Prince William

Written by Reuters Wednesday, 09 November 2011

The News of the World, the now-defunct tabloid at the centre of the News Corp phone-hacking scandal, paid a private eye to spy on Prince William and a host of other high-profile people, said the BBC.



The report, based on an interview with the detective, is yet another damaging revelation for News Corp's British operation and comes in the week Rupert Murdoch's son…

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Pirates drop ransoms as Kenyan forces close in

By DefenceWeb.com 11/11/11

Somali pirates may be dropping their ransom demands by up to 50% following the Kenyan invasion, as Kenyan troops disrupt pirate bases and supply lines and patrol the Somali coast.



According to the Kenyan Business Daily, pirates’ ransom demands could…

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Where the nukes are: Map shows nuclear material spread across United States

By Zachary Roth | The…

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Added by Operator - MHW on November 12, 2011 at 10:10am — No Comments

US Soldier Found Guilty of Killing Unarmed Afghans

Calvin Gibbs, Leader of 'Thrill Kill' Soldiers, Guilty of Murder

Nov. 10, 2011

Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs was found guilty in a military court Thursday of being…

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Added by Marteena D. on November 11, 2011 at 7:20pm — 1 Comment

Steam game service hacked, credit card theft investigated

Valve Corporation has become the latest game company to fall victim to a major hacking intrusion that has left gamers' personal information and potentially even credit card numbers exposed.

In a letter sent to users Thursday, Valve founder Gabe Newell said that, on Sunday, the company discovered that the community forums for its online…

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Ahmadinejad says Iran will not retreat 'one iota' from its nuclear programs

Associated Press| Wednesday Nov. 9th 2011

Iran will not retreat "one iota" from its nuclear programme but the world is being misled by claims that it seeks atomic weapons, …

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Leon Panetta warns against Iran strike

Reuters in Washington|guardian.co.uk, Friday 11 November 2011

Military action against Iran could have "unintended…

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IAEA report to detail efforts by Iran to develop nuclear weapon

IAEA report to detail efforts by Iran to develop nuclear weapon

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said his country's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

By CNN Senior State Department Producer Elise Labott

Source: CNN Security Clearance

The upcoming report by the International Atomic Energy Agency will make the…

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Added by Operator - MHW on November 6, 2011 at 10:42pm — No Comments

Man charged with threatening 'jihad' at Detroit federal building

Detroit— A man was charged with threatening a federal agent Friday after he vowed to wage "jihad" during an incident inside the McNamara Federal Building.

Detroiter Otis Lenez Moore, 45, was arrested after he entered the federal building and security guards found he was carrying a large pair of scissors, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit.

Security guards gave him a chance to discard the scissors and re-enter the building. He refused,…

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Added by Operator - MHW on November 6, 2011 at 10:29pm — No Comments

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