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Australian Navy locates bombs dumped by US onto Great Barrier Reef
The Australian navy has tracked down four unexploded bombs that were dumped onto the country’s World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef by two US fighter jets during a botched military exercise last month.
According to the Australian Department of Defense, its mine-hunting vessel HMAS Gascoyne has discovered the bombs and is currently working to retrieve the ordnance in a joint recovery operation...
President Obama calls off US-Egypt military exercises
Obama makes a statement to the media regarding events in Egypt on Aug. 15 in Chilmark Mass.
President Barack Obama has announced the cancellation of US-Egypt military exercises following the latest killings in the country, without talking about suspending Washington’s annual military aid to Cairo.
“While we want to sustain our relationship with Egypt, our traditional cooperation cannot continue...
Brazil may cancel $4 billion military deal with US over NSA spying efforts
NSA’s building in Fort Meade military base in the state of Maryland, near Washington DC
Brazil may cancel a planned 4-billion-dollar purchase of US warplanes over recent revelations that American spy agency NSA also conducted electronic surveillance on Brazilian Internet communications.
When visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with top Brazilian officials in the capital of Brasilia...
India launches first home-built aircraft carrier
India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is docked at the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kerala, August 11, 2013.
India has launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Monday, joining the world’s military elite. It comes two days after the activation of India’s first nuclear submarine, a move hailed as a “giant stride in technological capabilities.”
The INS Vikrant will...
Obama says US pausing to reassess relations with Russia
US President Barack Obama (R) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin
US President Barack Obama says the United States is pausing to reassess relations with Russia, amid what he called ‘backward’ thinking by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s adoption of a more anti-US attitude.
Obama said there are a number of other issues of concern such as emerging differences around Syria and around...
Spain will defend its interests in Gibraltar: Spanish PM
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says the government will take “all necessary measures” to defend its interests in British-held territory of Gibraltar amid a diplomatic row with London.
Rajoy’s remarks on Friday came after reports revealed that the British Royal Navy is set to send aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and two frigates to Gibraltar...
Britain sends warships to Gibraltar as dispute with Spain continues
Britain sends warships to Gibraltar as dispute with Spain continues.
Britain is sending navy warships to Gibraltar amid growing tension between London and Madrid over the territory’s sovereignty.
According to reports, Royal Navy rapid-reaction force including aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and two frigates will sail for the Mediterranean on Monday, August 12 for a four-month deployment after...
Obama to Putin: Do as I say, not as I do
A row between the US and Moscow over Snowden’s extradition has reached a new level of tension after Barack Obama canceled a long-planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, again showing the adherence of US to double-standard politics.
This goes back to Putin finally deciding to give temporary asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, specifically ignoring Obama’s personal directive...
British, Spanish PMs discuss recent tensions over Gibraltar on phone
British PM David Cameron (R), his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy
David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the UK, has held phone talks with his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy to voice “serious concerns” about recent events surrounding Gibraltar and its border crossing into Spain, local media reported.
This comes after Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo announced earlier that...
Obama cancels Moscow meeting with Putin over Snowden
US President Barack Obama has canceled a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow which was scheduled for September. The move comes after Russia’s recent decision to grant temporary asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
The US decision is seemingly a diplomatic snub to Russia amid heightened tensions between the two countries over recent issues listed by the White House as “missile defense...
US raises alert for warships in Middle East
USS Abraham Lincoln
The United States has reportedly ordered its warships in the Middle East to be ready in case of a possible terror attack by al-Qaeda.
DEBKAfile said on Monday that US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel “is reported by CNN to be considering a special deployment of US forces in the Middle East ready for action if a terrorist attack makes it necessary.”
“US warships have been ordered...
Chinese military hardware hits Russia for joint anti-terror drills
Russian-Chinese anti-terror drills are in full swing with the latter’s tanks and gunships training at a military range in the Urals. It comes less than a month after joint naval drills, the largest of their kind China has participated in to date.
The joint counter-terror exercises, codenamed Peace Mission 2013, went live on Saturday and will last until August 15.
“The key goal of the upcoming...
Survival Food Company Urgently Contacted By FEMA - Is a War Or Disaster Looming?
Recently my friend who owns a preparedness and survival food company was contacted by FEMA and the questions might scare you.
Recently my friend Matt, the owner of MyPatriotSupply.com was contacted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by way of email, leading on that something is ready to pop off.
Matt being the patriot he is immediately contacted me with this disturbing news. He even...
Switzerland Warning Against Obama Regime Stuns Russia
The Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) is reporting today that Switzerland’s Federal Intelligence Service (NDB) is proposing that the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA) issue an immediate “Situation: Grave, Do Not Travel” warning for the United States upgrading that North American nation from its current status as “Stable” and on par with a similar warning issued for the...
Rand Paul: Obama’s Goal In Syria Is To “Fight To A Stalemate”
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul slammed the Obama administration’s “world policeman” outlook on foreign policy and accused the president of intentionally planning to “fight to a stalemate” in Syria in a speech Monday.
Appearing at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Kentucky, Paul condemned the administration’s policy of endless war, and appealed for a more humble approach...