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North Korean Video Simulates Attack On US City
North Korea, poised to conduct a nuclear test any day now, has posted a video on YouTube depicting a US city resembling New York engulfed in flames after an apparent missile attack.The footage was...
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At Least 54 Countries Helped The CIA Secretly Kidnap And Detain Terrorism...
The full extent of the CIA's extraordinary rendition programme has been laid bare with the publication of a report showing there is evidence that more than a quarter of the world's governments covertly...
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Kim Jong-Un Has A Mystery Smartphone
A picture of North Korea's Kim Jong-Un with a smartphone has triggered fevered speculation about which brand is favoured by the leader of one of the world's most repressive nations.The photo released...
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Chinese Actor Playing Japanese Soldier Dies 200 Times A Year
For one Chinese TV extra, playing with the enemy has proved the secret of his success -- one that requires him to die as often as eight times a day.Shi Zhongpeng, 26, works at the Hengdian film studio...
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Somali Terrorist Group Gets Their Twitter Privileges Back
Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab militants, who have used Twitter to announce assassinations and bombings, are back on the microblog service two weeks after their account was suspended."Our new account...
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Iran Is Desperately Defending Its Non-Flying 'Stealth Jet'
On Feb. 4, a couple of days after the entire world highlighted the oddities of the first prototype of its Qaher 313 stealth fighter jet and the reasons why the F-313 will never get off the ground, the...
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Ron Paul Sends Out Controversial Tweet About Death Of Legendary Sniper
Former Texas congressman Ron Paul is working on major damage control after posting a controversial tweet Monday about the death of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. The tweet, posted at 12:05pm read: "Chris...
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This Modified Transport Plane May Be The Deadliest Weapons Platform On The...
The AC-130 gunship is just a modified C-130 cargo plane, but there is no more devastating array of firepower supporting troops on the ground, anywhere in the world.The 130 started as a spectacular...
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SEAL Impostor Found Dead With Gunshot Wound To The Head
A defamed Navy SEAL impostor was found dead on a beach in Northern California with a gunshot wound to the head.Lorraine Devon Wilke of the site Addicting Info reports the story about Ike Densmore's...
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Government Justifies Targeted Killing Of Americans And Indefinite Detention...
Last night Michael Isikoff of NBC News published a 16-page white paper that outlines the government's secret justification for the extrajudicial killing of an American believed to be affiliated with a...
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Pentagon Decision On Benefits Sets Up Huge Fight Over Defense Of Marriage Act
Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell subsequently led to a fight over spousal benefits. That fight, it turns out, might just lead to a fight over federal recognition of marriage, and possibly a more...
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Getting Drafted In The Austrian Army May Involve Working At A Ski Resort
Two weeks after voting to keep the military draft, neutral Austria has discovered why it needs an army: not for defence but to prepare the ski races so beloved in this alpine country.Some 70 recruits...
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Chinese Media Urge 'Heavy Price' For North Korea Nuclear Test
China should exact a "heavy price" from North Korea if it carries out a planned nuclear test, state media has declared, in an unusually strongly-worded call for action.Beijing, which has stressed calm...
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Court Hears Arguments On US Government's Ability To Indefinitely Detain Citizens
Wednesday was another key day for a challenge to the government's ability to indefinitely detain anyone under the laws of war.A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...
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Republicans Weigh Possible Filibuster After Chuck Hagel Snubs Senate Request
A pair of Republican Senators have stepped up their opposition appointment of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense after his rough confirmation hearing last week. Foreign Policy Magazine's Josh Rogin is...
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Sex, Drunkenness, And Violence Among Aussie Concerns About Incoming US Marines
The United States is "pivoting" to the Pacific, and as it does, it seeks a larger partner in its Aussie allies.For Australia that partnership involves leadership appointments but also accepting a...
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CIA Finally Allows Online Filing Of Freedom Of Information Requests
In a strange twist of transparency, the CIA is allowing info-seekers to file online Freedom Of Information (FOIA) requests.Previously, requests would have to be mailed or faxed. Now one only has to...
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The US Is Launching Drone Strikes From A Secret Base In Saudi Arabia
The CIA drone strike that killed U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki originated from a secret base in Saudi Arabia, Greg Miller and Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post report.The Post, at the request of the...
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The One Piece Of Military Hardware That Should Hit The Ground Before US...
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have taken more American lives in Iraq and Afghanistan than anything else. To face this threat, a new breed of military vehicle was built that can withstand the...
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Latest Round Of Sanctions Against Iran To Fight Censorship
The U.S. stepped up the pressure against the Iranian government Wednesday, introducing new sanctions in response to its nuclear program and targeting institutions it says are censoring political...
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