NewsCloud.com Military News http://www.newscloud.com/section/military Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:34:48 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us Pentagon hires British scientist to help build robot soldiers that 'won't commit war crimes' http://www.newscloud.com/read/Pentagon_hires_British_scientist_to_help_build_robot_soldiers_that_won_t_commit_war_crimes_ The American mil8tary is planning to build robot soldiers that will not be able to commit war crimes ike their human comrades in arms.

]]> Military contractor in Iraq holds foreign workers in warehouses http://www.newscloud.com/read/Military_contractor_in_Iraq_holds_foreign_workers_in_warehouses The time-honored American traditions of human trafficking and slavery are alive and well. They just aren't so blatantly obvious nowadays.

]]> Court Rebukes CIA on Freedom of Information, Recognizes Journalists, Not CIA, Determine What Is News http://www.newscloud.com/read/Court_Rebukes_CIA_on_Freedom_of_Information_Recognizes_Journalists_Not_CIA_Determine_What_Is_News The CIA has long maintained that it is the judge of what is newsworthy, even under FOIA.

The court disagrees.

]]> Afghan Officials Aided an Attack on U.S. Soldiers - NYTimes.com http://www.newscloud.com/read/Afghan_Officials_Aided_an_Attack_on_US_Soldiers_NYTimescom An Afghan police chief and another official colluded with Taliban in a recent attack on american troops, according to a military investigation.

]]> Op-Ed Columnist - Rejoin the World - NYTimes.com http://www.newscloud.com/read/OpEd_Columnist_Rejoin_the_World_NYTimescom As president, George W. Bush's cowboy diplomacy wrenched the United States out of the international community. We must rejoin the world.

]]> Violations of Law May Be Classified, Court Rules | Secrecy News http://www.newscloud.com/read/Violations_of_Law_May_Be_Classified_Court_Rules_Secrecy_News Information that would reveal a violation of the law may be properly classified as long as it is not deliberately classified for the purpose of concealing the violation, a federal judge indicated this week.

That view, in a ruling (pdf) against the ACLU by DC District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, all but nullifies one of the principal limitations on national security secrecy contained in the executive order on classification policy.

]]> Newswise Medical Substantial Proportion of Female Veterans Report Military Sexual Trauma http://www.newscloud.com/read/Newswise_Medical_Substantial_Proportion_of_Female_Veterans_Report_Military_Sexual_Trauma According to preliminary research results from the Department of Veterans Affairs, approximately 15 percent of recently returned female veterans utilizing the VA health care system report experiencing sexual trauma during military service.

The cross-sectional study, presented at the American Public Health Association's 136th Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, examined health care screening data of over 100,000 veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) who utilized medical care at any Veterans Health Administration facility during a six-year period.

]]> Eight die in US attack inside Syria: official media http://www.newscloud.com/read/Eight_die_in_US_attack_inside_Syria_official_media American helicopter-borne troops launched an assault on Sunday on a building in a Syrian border village with Iraq, killing eight civilians, official Syrian media reported.

The government has summoned the official US and Iraqi representatives to protest, state television and the official SANA news agency said.

]]> Terrorist 'tweets'? US Army warns of Twitter dangers http://www.newscloud.com/read/Terrorist_tweets_US_Army_warns_of_Twitter_dangers A draft US Army intelligence report has identified the popular micro-blogging service Twitter, Global Positioning System maps and voice-changing software as potential terrorist tools.

]]> Yahoo! Buzz: The Elephant's No Longer in the Room http://www.newscloud.com/read/Yahoo_Buzz_The_Elephant_s_No_Longer_in_the_Room Jeez, who's next, Cindy McCain? What with ex-Bush press secretary Scott McClellan's endorsment of Obama, the initial trickle of high-profile Republicans coming out for the Democratic candidate has become something of a steady stream. Rats deserting a sinking ship or principled patriots putting country before party? Here's a guide to other recent defections.

]]> Former Bush press secretary backs Obama http://www.newscloud.com/read/Former_Bush_press_secretary_backs_Obama Colin Powell was the first former official of the Bush Administration to endorse Barack Obama in the upcoming election.

Now Scott McClellan stands with him.

What are they trying to tell us?

]]> 9/11 suspects get laptop, no Net http://www.newscloud.com/read/911_suspects_get_laptop_no_Net A military judge has ruled that Khalid Sheik Mohammed can have a laptop, but he won't be able to do much more than watch dvds, listen to music or play games. . .that's because he won't be given access to the internet. . .

]]> Pakistani tribal chiefs threaten to join Taliban http://www.newscloud.com/read/Pakistani_tribal_chiefs_threaten_to_join_Taliban If the united States continues it's present policy of 'cross-border attacks' (ie, incursions) into western Pakistan from Afghanistan, they will be facing troubles in addition to retaliation from the Pakistani army. Tribal leaders of the western area swear that they will join the Taliban if the incursions and attacks continue. These leaders claim to represent half a million Pakistanis, all of whom would go to the Taliban if the US continues this policy.

]]> tehran times : Pakistan army ordered to hit back at U.S. forces http://www.newscloud.com/read/tehran_times__Pakistan_army_ordered_to_hit_back_at_US_forces TEHRAN (Press TV) -- The Pakistani Army has been given orders to retaliate against any unilateral strike by the Afghanistan-based U.S. troops inside the country.

Army Spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas confirmed the orders in a brief interview with Geo News on late Thursday night.

]]> Army suicide rate could top nation's this year - CNN.com http://www.newscloud.com/read/Army_suicide_rate_could_top_nation_s_this_year_CNNcom The rate of suicides among-active duty soldiers is on pace to surpass both last year's numbers and the rate of suicide in the general U.S. population for the first time since the Vietnam war, according to U.S. Army officials. Officials attribute the rise in suicides to anxiety and stress from increased operations and more deployments. Officials attribute the rise in suicides to anxiety and stress from increased operations and more deployments. As of August, 62 Army soldiers have committed suicide, and 31 cases of possible suicide remain under investigation, according to Army statistics. Last year, the Army recorded 115 suicides among its ranks, which was also higher than the previous year.

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