http://defense.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for defense en Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:06:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2044467 unknown@Netscape.com My mom insists I carry around a small tube of pepper spray even though it's illegal; which is why I was so taken by the pink stinger when I first saw it. Cute and compact, this tampon shaped stun gun is just what every girl needs for protection. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:06:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2044467attackerpeppersprayPinkstingerselfdefensezapplicatorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031830 unknown@Netscape.com President Putin need not worry about the US missile defense system as it does not work, according to a group of US scientists. The Union of Concerned Scientists made this statement even President Bush prepares to meet with his Russian counterpart tomorrow in Germany. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:49:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031830PutinusmissiledefensesystemrussiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018302 unknown@Netscape.com Russia's top diplomat accused the United States of launching a new arms race as the two nations traded barbs Wednesday over U.S. plans to erect a missile defense system in countries formally under Moscow's influence. Wed, 30 May 2007 19:49:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018302russiaResistsMissledefenseplanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2004549 unknown@Netscape.com I am all for the war. I agree that we should be spending whatever is necessary to continue the war and the fight. Having said that, I thought this article was interesting when they compared what else the $426 billion could be used for. Interesting stuff. Tue, 22 May 2007 21:54:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2004549iraqwardefensenationalSecuritydebtNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2003794 unknown@Netscape.com Japan and the U.S. plan to expand a joint study on missile defense by adding Australia amid concerns about North Korea 's weapons program, a news report said Tuesday. Tue, 22 May 2007 09:19:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2003794AustraliaJoinsmissiledefenseU.S.News http://web2announcer.com/go/1958129 unknown@Netscape.com Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons (R) has had a few brushes with the law recently over vacationing with defense contractors and grabbing a woman in a parking garage. Now that federal investigators are bearing down on him over an alleged cash-for-contracts scheme, Gibbons is likely to remain in the limelight. Sat, 19 May 2007 04:25:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1958129JimGibbonsnevadadefenseContractorscorruptioninvestigationGOPrepublicangovernorNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1940334 unknown@Netscape.com The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a measure that would require the secretary of defense to draw up a plan to transfer all detainees out of Guantanamo. Fri, 18 May 2007 03:26:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1940334guantanamodetaineesSecretaryofdefensePoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1928013 unknown@Netscape.com Troops don't need bigger pay raises, White House budget officials said Wednesday in a policy statement laying out objections to the House version of the 2008 defense authorization bill. They said the administration strongly opposes both the 3.5% raise for 2008 and the follow-on increases, calling extra pay increases "unnecessary". Thu, 17 May 2007 05:04:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1928013whitehousebushmilitarypayRaisescongressdefensebudgetNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1916815 unknown@Netscape.com Japan and the U.S. need to boost technological research on intercepting high-flying missiles, such as a new ballistic missile reportedly developed by North Korea , Japan's defense minister said Tuesday. Wed, 16 May 2007 05:02:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1916815japanurgesmissiledefensestudyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1893570 unknown@Netscape.com To cut back on US taxpayer generated payroll being sunk into Defense Department employee time-wasting surfing sites like MySpace and YouTube, the Pentagon has banned 13 sites from being reached from its network, all but citing such 'recreational traffic' as a National security threat. Mon, 14 May 2007 23:07:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1893570defenseDepartmentofInternetwebsebsurfingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1824729 unknown@Netscape.com House Armed Services Committee Ike Skelton (D-MO) "dealt a blow to the human-rights community by failing to include provisions to overhaul GOP legislation governing military tribunals in the 2008 defense authorization bill. Thu, 10 May 2007 03:50:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1824729defensebillHabeasCorpuscongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1645503 unknown@Netscape.com On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani accused his Democratic opponents of being weak on terrorism. "The Democrats do not understand the full nature and scope of the terrorist war against us," Giuliani said. On Thursday, at their debate in Orangeburg, South Carolina, two of the three leading Democratic candidates did Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:13:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1645503democratsdefensewaronterrorNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1488229 unknown@Netscape.com Switzerland has year after year turned in one of the world's lowest murder rates even while sending machine guns to every home of every member of their citizen army. And they do not keep their machine guns in safes or encumbered with trigger locks. They keep them at the ready. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:11:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1488229guncontrol2ndAmendmentswitzerlandconstitutionselfdefenseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1121797 unknown@Netscape.com Russia has nothing to fear from a missile defense shield the United States wants to deploy in Eastern Europe because the rockets would be too light, too slow and too close to pose a threat, a U.S. envoy said Friday. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:31:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1121797usdefenseshieldnothreatTorussiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/990385 unknown@Netscape.com band called Army Defense has just released an album called "77 World Tour" in which they recorded a song for every country in the world. The album consists of 191 songs(!), all of which are fully produced and realized. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:58:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/990385worldMusicarmydefenseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/933825 unknown@Netscape.com The US military has been quietly working on an array of defenses against attacks on its satellites, including tiny new satellites that could one day be armed for wars in space, analysts say. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:34:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/933825usmilitarysatellitedefenseChineseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/822605 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush's planned escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq will require as many as 28,500 troops, Pentagon officials told a Senate committee Thursday. In January, Bush said he would send 21,500 more combat troops to Iraq. England said 6,000 to 7,000 support troops will be needed to back up the larger combat force. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:10:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/822605DepartmentofdefensetroopsurgebushadministrationiraqwarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/805109 unknown@Netscape.com The sad truth is no one will be held accountable, and there will be no trials or prosecutions for the countless innocents that have been killed in America's foreign wars. The result is that the politicians are further emboldened to wage even more wars in the future. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/805109wariraqpopulistnationaldefenseforeignpolicyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/789667 unknown@Netscape.com A former Canadian defense minister is demanding governments worldwide disclose and use secret alien technologies obtained in alleged UFO crashes to stem climate change. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:35:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/789667ufoClimatecanadiandefenseMinistercanadaalienTechnologyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/722729 unknown@Netscape.com Embattled Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz faced fresh criticism Friday after newspapers published photos of him trying to watch military maneuvers with the lens cap still on his binoculars. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:18:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/722729defenseMinisterIsraelNews http://web2announcer.com/go/664533 unknown@Netscape.com Poland and the Czech Republic have been warned that they risk becoming Russian military targets if they go ahead with plans to host bases for a US missile defence shield. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:06:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/664533russiaPolandczechRepublicforeignentanglementsMissledefenseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/601563 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:03:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/601563missilemdadefenseballistic http://web2announcer.com/go/306401 unknown@Netscape.com The US Defense Department has unveiled what it called a revolutionary heat-beaming weapon that could be used to control mobs or repel foes in conflicts such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:49:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/306401defenseDepartmentheatbeamingweaponNews http://web2announcer.com/go/197185 unknown@Netscape.com A Defense Department database devoted to gathering information on potential threats to military facilities and personnel, known as Talon, had 13,000 entries as of a year ago -- including 2,821 reports involving American citizens, according to an internal Pentagon memo to be released today by the American Civil Liberties Union. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:16:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/197185DepartmentofdefenseProtestorsdatabasespyingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/183127 unknown@Netscape.com Donald Rumsfeld resume which omits his position as Defense Secretary in the current Bush administration was leaked to the press Monday, approximately one month after his departure from the post. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:32:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/183127RumsfelddefenseSecretaryresumeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/123112 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:30:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/123112gamegamesflashfundefense http://web2announcer.com/go/1359 unknown@Netscape.com The Defense Department quietly asked Congress on Monday to raise the maximum age for military recruits to 42 for all branches of the service. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:51:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1359Newsmilitaryrecruitagecongressdefense