Huge Meteorite Stuns Witnesses as Fireball Plunges to Earth in Western Canada
Somali Pirates Release Greek Chemical Tanker Hijacked in September
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,456427,00.html
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Pirates will infest Gulf if US quits Iraq too soon:minister
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081122192955.bsa0yrjj&show_article=1
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Islamists on trail of Somali pirates
Pirates Get Ships Routes From Yemen
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- Adam disclosed that the pirates benefit from information they receive from their partners who support and provide them with information from other countries and said: "We have countries that give us information about the ships in the sea, if there are commercial ships or sailing in our way." He added that these neighboring countries are Yemen, Eritrea, Kenya, and South Africa. Asked how they follow the ships, he said: "We have radars and know every ship's location. We have collaborators in Kenya, Sri Lanka, Yemen, and Dubai." He pointed out that these collaborators have nothing to do with the money "and they only provide us with the information." Jami Adam stressed that the pirates' partners who are present in more than one Arab, African, and Asian country raise the costs of their operating expenditures in the single hijack, adding that the cost of a hijacking might reach $500,000.
HT: Crossroads Arabia
Full article worth a read.
Saudi Arabia to Join NATO Naval Mission;Pirates Boost Defenses
Dad links son's suicide to 'The God Delusion':Says atheism-promoting book hidden under mattress, last page bookmarked
Read about the militant evangelists of God-denial, as David Kupelian exposes atheism in America.
Bug-sized spies:US develops tiny flying robots
In essence, the research seeks to miniaturize the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle drones used in Iraq and Afghanistan for surveillance and reconnaissance.The next generation of drones, called Micro Aerial Vehicles, or MAVs, could be as tiny as bumblebees and capable of flying undetected into buildings, where they could photograph, record, and even attack insurgents and terrorists.By identifying and assaulting adversaries more precisely, the robots would also help reduce or avoid civilian casualties, the military says.Parker and his colleagues plan to start by developing a bird-sized robot as soon as 2015, followed by the insect-sized models by 2030.The vehicles could be useful on battlefields where the biggest challenge is collecting reliable intelligence about enemies. "If we could get inside the buildings and inside the rooms where their activities are unfolding, we would be able to get the kind of intelligence we need to shut them down," said Loren Thompson, a defense analyst with the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Va.Philip Coyle, senior adviser with the Center for Defense Information in Washington D.C., said a major hurdle would be enabling the vehicles to carry the weight of cameras and microphones."If you make the robot so small that it's like a bumblebee and then you ask the bumblebee to carry a video camera and everything else, it may not be able to get off the ground," Coyle said.Parker envisions the bird-sized vehicles as being able to spy on adversaries by flying into cities and perching on building ledges or power lines.The vehicles would have flappable wings as a disguise but use a separate propulsion system to fly. "We think the flapping is more so people don't notice it," he said. "They think it's a bird."Unlike the bird-sized vehicles, the insect-sized ones would actually use flappable wings to fly,Parker said.He said engineers want to build a vehicle with a 1-inch wingspan, possibly made of an elastic material. The vehicle would have sensors to help avoid slamming into buildings or other objects.Existing airborne robots are flown by a ground-based pilot, but the smaller versions would fly independently, relying on preprogrammed instructions.Parker said the tiny vehicles should also be able to withstand bumps."If you look at insects, they can bounce off of walls and keep flying," he said. "You can't do that with a big airplane, but I don't see any reason we can't do that with a small one."An Air Force video describing the vehicles said they could possibly carry chemicals or explosives for use in attacks.Once prototypes are developed, they will be flight-tested in a new building at Wright-Patterson dubbed the "micro aviary" for Micro Air Vehicle Integration Application Research Institute. "This type of technology is really the wave of the future," Thompson said. "More and more military research is going into things that are small, that are precise and that are extremely focused on particular types of missions or activities."
On the Net:
Air Force Research Lab: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL/
Cyber Attack on Pentagon May Have Come From China, Admiral Says
FOX News' Justin Fishel and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.
PERSECUTION WATCH:North Korea enraged by launch of Gospel gas balloons
To read more go to:
http://persecuted-church.blogspot.com/
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UN imposes fresh sanctions on Somalia after piracy talks:15-nation Security Council agrees to freeze pirates' assets
By Xan Rice in Nairobi, Matthew Weaver and agencies
To read more go to:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/20/piracy-somalia1
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Islamists say they'll fight Somali pirates
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D94JE8I80&show_article=1&catnum=0
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To Be a Pirate in Somalia
Yemen powerless to combat Somali piracy
To read more go to:
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnLK724435.html
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Somali pirates seize ninth vessel in 12 days
By Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent
To read more go to:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5192674.ece
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Pope Had `Prophecy' of Market Collapse in 1985, Tremonti Says
By Flavia Krause-Jackson and Lorenzo Totaro
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aGSJzqaJm_b0&refer=europe
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Report:U.S. Dominance and Influence Predicted to Fade
The Times of London and Associated Press contributed to this report.
Chinese Military Hacks Pentagon's computer system
PS:This report by FOX sounds almost identical to the one I posted earlier today,where Jennifer Griffin says almost the same thing--like a mantra...Is this for real...?And IF this is so WHY are they not saying it openly,cause it is HUGE...!Actually since last nite that the news broke NOTHING else can be found about the subject NOWHERE....IF China is hacking us we are headed to Big Trouble...I know with Obama as president we are gonna get hit for sure and with something that we dont even imagine and for which we are unprepared....Let's just be watchful and prayerful about it.....
As in the days of Noah...
HACKING THE PENTAGON: IS CHINA BEHIND THIS CYBERATTACK?
PS:This is a Sep 04, 2007 by CNN Wolf Blitzer...It seems this has been happening for a while now....
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China has accelerated computer espionage
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_go_ot/us_china
China 'using cyberwarfare to challenge US power'
By Richard Spencer in Beijing
Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack
FOX News' Justin Fishel and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.
Russia Refuses To Sell Syria Cutting-Edge Iskander Missile System
http://www.infolive.tv
http://www.liveleak.com
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Israel ready to train Arab doctors in peace bid
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=17585
Pig's head hung at Jewish cemetery in Germany
Hizbullah urges Iraqi lawmakers to reject US pact
Secret 'peace talks' exposed:Israel, Palestinians still attempting major pact before January
Olmert is Israel's most unpopular prime minister. Tainted by corruption charges and a heavily mismanaged war in Lebanon in 2006, Olmert would also like to depart office with a deal in hand. Also there is some concern in Jerusalem that President-elect Barack Obama may push Israel into further concessions during future negotiations, so some argue a deal on key issues while Bush is in office may be in Israel's interests.Abbas' term in office expires Jan. 10. His future leadership is sure to be contested by Hamas and by some in Fatah's young guard who want him to be replaced by Barghouti. Abbas' ability to tout an agreement in which Israel is compelled to retreat from the West Bank and release Palestinian prisoners could help his fading street popularity. Also, Abbas is said to be greatly concerned by the prospects of February's Israeli elections resulting in opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu coming to power. Netanyahu has announced repeatedly, including as recently as yesterday, he would suspend negotiations with the PA.
Qassam lands in western Negev, no injuries
UN should suspend Israeli membership:Maguire
Iranian TV Campaign against Modern Fashion
http://wwwmemritv.org --http://www.liveleak.com
PS:I truly feel for the people of Iran...In the video it is mentioned about Iranian Muslims dictating what EVERYBODY SHOULD LOOK LIKE...Now...what about Zoroastrians,baha'i,christians,catholics,jews or plain agnostics....?Why should they dress like in the 5th century,just because a group thinks so....?I have news for the mullahs....the people in Iran are SICK and TIRED of you guys RULING about every BREATH they take...Iranians SHOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM to CHOOSE whatever they want to do with their lives--after all that FREE WILL is GOD GIVEN....and BTW NOT given by the god mullahs worship.....Iranians are smart people that are made to live UNDER SUBMISSION....you do the math,under WHAT KIND of SUBMISSION.....Living in FEAR of the AUTHORITIES in the streets,just because you are wearing jeans or you have a different haircut...is it really a LIFE....???
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Iran converts some foreign reserves to gold amid falling oil prices
US: Iran standoff with IAEA 'unfortunate and disappointing'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081119/pl_afp/iaeanuclearpoliticsiranuswhouse_081119205039;_ylt=AtU1Firb2AGb2C.HG7LnQW2bOrgF