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Hagel: US Needs to Maintain Military Superiority Posted: Friday, September 5, 2014 Lord's Prayer to Hugo Chávez angers Catholic church in Venezuela Socialist party congress directs prayer to 'Our Chávez who art in heaven', drawing church retort that text is 'untouchable' Hagel: US Needs to Maintain Military Superiority The U.S. military's technological superiority is being challenged by other nations, including China and Russia, and in order to maintain its dominance America must be more innovative in how it develops and buys new technologies, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told industry leaders here Let's Have Candor from the NATO Summit Don't hold your breath, but it would be refreshing if NATO leaders meeting in Wales this week spoke candidly for once about Ukraine. Western Doublethink on Blind Path to War Up to 1,000 NATO Servicemen to Take Part in Military Drills in Ukraine This Month France Folds; Suspends Shipment Of Russian Warship - NATO Allies Pleased Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels support peace plan, Friday cease-fire Breakthrough comes a week after Kremlin-backed separatists scored major victories in contested eastern region. Ukraine signs cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels Rebel leader demands 'proper guarantees' in Ukraine ceasefire House Leader: Congress Could Force War on ISIS to Escalate Rep. McCarthy: If Obama Won't Escalate, We Will Obama and Cameron Call on NATO to Confront ISIS President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain have called on NATO to reject "isolationist" impulses and confront the rising terrorist threat posed by Sunni militants in the Middle East, saying the United States and Britain "will not be cowed by barbaric killers." 'No New Wars, No to NATO': Demonstrators Challenge Role of Western Military Alliance From Afghanistan to Syria to Ukraine, U.S. and European nations criticized for being destabilizing force Four arrests at anti-Nato protest in Cardiff Warning to the World: Washington and its NATO & EU Vassals are Insane Raqqa: ISIL's shining example of life under the Islamic 'caliphate' In the cities and towns across north-east Syria, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant has insinuated itself into nearly every aspect of daily life. The group known for its beheadings, crucifixions and mass executions provides electricity and water, pays salaries, controls traffic, and runs nearly everything from bakeries and banks to schools, courts and mosques. False images used to 'prove' slavery, genital mutilation under ISIS The savagery of ISIS jihadists rampaging through Syria and Iraq is well known. But dozens of photos circulating on social media networks and the media claiming to show the barbaric acts of the Islamist group are, in fact, fake. Jihadism and how to isolate, contain and defeat it I must start by saying that jihadismis my necessary headline shorthand for violent Islamic fundamentalism in all of its manifestations. In this article I'm going to ask and offer answers to two main questions. Jittery Israel Gears up for War Crimes Battle "Goodbye, Palestine" Israel's 'Land for Lives' is Theft. Pure and Simple World View: Israel takes land, Palestine loses land; that's the way it works Iran receives $1 billion under extended nuclear deal-IRNA Belgium ordered to pay accused bomb plotter extradited to U.S. US Plans Major Border Security Program in Nigeria Afghan candidates' unity pledge eases NATO's worries Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates pledged to NATO leaders on Thursday that they would form a government of national unity and sign legal agreements allowing foreign troops to stay on next year. $1 Trillion Trove of Rare Minerals Revealed Under Afghanistan Despite being one of the poorest nations in the world, Afghanistan may be sitting on one of the richest troves of minerals in the world, valued at nearly $1 trillion, according to U.S. scientists. After 41 Years in Solitary, 'Angola Three' Prisoner Renews Fight for Justice Albert Woodfox, last remaining prisoner of the Angola Three, seeks to sue prison authorities for constitutional rights violations |
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