Iran Military Downs US Spy Drone 05 Dec 2011

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Iran military downs US spy drone 04 Dec 2011 A senior Iranian military official says Iran's Army has downed a remote-controlled reconnaissance drone operated by the US military in the eastern part of the country. The informed source said on Sunday that the Iranian Army's electronic warfare unit successfully targeted the US-built RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft after it crossed into Iranian airspace over the border with neighboring Afghanistan.

Iran military shoots down U.S. drone: state TV 04 Dec 2011 Iran's military has shot down a U.S. reconnaissance drone aircraft in eastern Iran and has threatened to respond to the violation of Iranian airspace, a military source told state television Sunday. "Iran's military has downed an intruding RQ-170 American drone in eastern Iran," Iran's Arabic-language Al Alam state television network quoted the unnamed source as saying. "The spy drone, which has been downed with little damage, was seized by the Iranian armed forces."

Pakistan to review all accords with US, NATO: Gilani 05 Dec 2011 Pakistan will review all its agreements with the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in the aftermath of the November 26 airstrike that left two dozen Pakistan Army soldiers dead, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. Mr Gilani said in Lahore on Sunday that the government had decided to review the agreements made by the then President Pervez Musharraf's government with the US, NATO, United Nations (UN) and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), reported Dawn.

US forced to leave Pakistan base as relations reach new low after NATO attack that killed 24 04 Dec 2011 US military personnel have begun leaving Shamsi air base in Pakistan, after a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border plunged U.S.-Pakistani relations to an all time low. More than 70 US marines and CIA operatives are set to leave the base today. An official told NBC: 'Two U.S. cargo planes reached Shamsi Airport and the loading of the equipment and other cargo items has also started.'

U.S. Tightens Its Security in Baghdad 05 Dec 2011 The American Embassy in Baghdad has placed sharp new restrictions on how government workers can travel inside the walled-off International Zone, citing serious threats of kidnapping and terrorist attacks across Iraq and near the embassy's own doorstep. In a statement posted to its Web site on Saturday, the embassy said it had "severely restricted" movement through the International Zone, also known as the Green Zone, and had increased security. To go to a nearby shop, restaurant or government office in the area, embassy employees must now be accompanied by security guards [overpriced mercenaries].

Internment-Resettlement Specialist (31E) - US Army job posting 05 Dec 2011 Internment/Resettlement (I/R) Specialists in the Army are primarily responsible for day-to-day operations in a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility. I/R Specialists provide rehabilitative, health, welfare, and security to U.S. military prisoners within a confinement or correctional facility; conduct inspections; prepare written reports; and coordinate activities of prisoners/internees and staff personnel... Advanced Responsibilities: Provide command and control, staff planning, administration/logistical services, and custody/control for the operation of an Enemy Prisoner of War/Civilian Internee (EPW/CI) camp --Provide command and control, staff planning, administration/logistical services, and custody/control for the operation of detention facility or the operation of a displaced civilian (DC) resettlement facility.

Assange in court for final battle against extradition 05 Dec 2011 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will today make what could be a last throw of the legal dice to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations. He will ask to have his case taken to Britain's Supreme Court. If they say no, he could be headed to Stockholm within days. The 40-year-old Australian behind the secret-spilling website has spent almost a year on bail fighting extradition for questioning over claims of rape and molestation made by two Swedish women.

Passionate plea to MPs from mother of Asperger's victim Gary McKinnon as they vote on unfair extradition laws 05 Dec 2011 The mother of Gary McKinnon today begs MPs to stand up for Britain by voting to change the unfair extradition laws. In an impassioned open letter in the Mail, Janis Sharp tells politicians taking part in tonight's crunch debate that the lopsided rules are causing 'terror without end'... Supporters of Mr McKinnon, who has Asperger's Syndrome, include London Mayor Boris Johnson, celebrities and civil liberties groups. Rumours continue to swirl that Downing Street – under huge pressure from the U.S. Embassy – might attempt a secret operation to prevent the motion being passed.

LAPD went undercover at Occupy LA 03 Dec 2011 Los Angeles police used nearly a dozen undercover detectives to infiltrate the Occupy LA encampment before this week's raid to gather information on the anti-Wall Street protesters' intentions, according to media reports Friday. None of the officers slept at the camp, but they tried to blend in during the weeks leading up to the raid to learn about plans to resist or use weapons against police, a police source told the Los Angeles Times.

31 Are Arrested at Occupy D.C. Building Site 05 Dec 2011 Police arrested 31 people on Sunday night and tore down a barnlike building Occupy D.C. protesters began to erect that morning in a park two blocks from the White House where they have been camping out. The episode, in which police officers plucked some protesters from the building's rafters with a cherry picker or coaxed them to jump off it onto an inflated cushion, lasted into the evening.

Police, SWAT team move into Occupy D.C. camp 04 Dec 2011 U.S. Park Police moved into McPherson Square on Sunday to force Occupy D.C. protesters to remove a wooden-frame structure that was to become a meeting house, and members of a SWAT team have entered the encampment. Some of the Park Police officers are on horseback and are being joined by uniformed officers and a special weapons and tactics team from the Metropolitan Police Department. Park Police entered the square, just blocks from the White House, before 11 a.m.

Police arrest protesters in Washington, Portland 04 Dec 2011 Police cracked down on anti-Wall Street protesters on the East and West Coasts over the weekend, arresting demonstrators in Portland, Oregon and in Washington, D.C., authorities said on Sunday. Portland police arrested 19 people who were trying to occupy a downtown park, including one man charged with criminal mischief and trespassing for climbing onto the roof of City Hall, police said. Some 300 people had attempted to gather in Shemanski Park, beginning late on Saturday night, and then marched through the city's streets, police said.

Man dead at Occupy camp on North Texas campus 04 Dec 2011 An official at the University of North Texas says a man has been found dead at a campsite on the school's campus where Occupy Denton protesters have been gathering. The Dallas Morning News reports that university spokesman Buddy Price says officers from the school's police department found the man's body Saturday after someone called authorities. He told the newspaper the man is believed to have been a member of the Occupy Denton encampment.

More Radioactive Water Leaks at Fukushima Plant, Tepco Says --Water may have contained one million times as much radioactive strontium as government limit 05 Dec 2011 As much as 45,000 liters (11,870 gallons) of highly radioactive water leaked from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear station at the weekend and some may have reached the sea, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. Tepco said the leaked water contained 16,000 becquerels and 29,000 becquerels per liter of radioactive cesium 134 and 137 respectively. Those levels exceed government safety limits by 267 and 322 times, according to Bloomberg calculations. The water may have contained one million times as much radioactive strontium as the government limit, the Asahi newspaper reported today.

Questions swirl around $6 billion nuclear lab --Could it become New Mexico's equivalent of Japan's Fukushima? 04 Dec 2011 At Los Alamos National Laboratory, scientists and engineers refer to their planned new $6 billion nuclear lab by its clunky acronym, CMRR, short for Chemistry Metallurgy Research Replacement Facility. But as a work in progress for three decades and with hundreds of millions of dollars already spent, nomenclature is among the minor issues. Questions continue to swirl about exactly what kind of nuclear and plutonium research will be done there, whether the lab is really necessary, and — perhaps most important - will it be safe, or could it become New Mexico's equivalent of Japan's Fukushima?

Ohio nuclear plant with cracked building can open 03 Dec 2011 Federal regulators will allow an Ohio nuclear reactor to reopen after being satisfied that cracks discovered in concrete at the plant don't pose a safety concern. [!?!] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that the operator [FirstEnergy Corp.] of the nuclear plant along Lake Erie has given them reasonable assurance that cracks found on the outside of the reactor containment building don't pose a safety threat.

Bid to censor bird-flu details 04 Dec 2011 A Canberra scientist [Ian Ramshaw] will travel to Washington this week to argue that details should be kept secret of a bird flu capable of killing millions of people worldwide. European scientists have created a strain of avian flu that can be passed from human to human. The researchers are seeking a publisher for their findings about the new type of H5N1 virus, but a number of experts fear the detailed information could be used [by USociopaths] to make biological weapons.

Kansas City-bound airplane searched for explosives --Airport spokesperson: Explosive-sniffing dogs used to search plane; 45 passengers questioned and their baggage searched 03 Dec 2011 (MO) U.S. authorities say they searched a commercial airplane for explosives after it landed in Kansas City because the airline received a "somewhat suspicious" electronic communication. Joe Sealer, spokesman for the FBI office in Kansas City, says Delta Air Lines Inc. received the communication Friday night while the plane was bound for Kansas City from the New York area.

Source: Herman Cain to Endorse Newt Gingrich Monday 04 Dec 2011 Herman Cain might be out of the running as a Republican presidential candidate, but his voice still carries weight with his many loyal supporters. Since he bowed out of the race Saturday, there has been much speculation on who he would endorse. Sources tell FOX 5 News that Herman Cain plans to endorse fellow Georgian Newt Gingrich on Monday.

Herman Cain cites Pokemon in concession 03 Dec 2011 Herman Cain quoted from a source he identified as "the Pokemon movie" in a speech suspending his presidential campaign Saturday. "I believe these words came from the Pokemon movie," Cain said. "Life can be a challenge. Life can seem impossible. It's never easy when there's so much on the line. But you and I can make a difference. There's a mission just for you and me..." In previous speeches, Cain has attributed the quotation to "a poet."

Gingrich Surging in Iowa Poll as Cain Exits 03 Dec 2011 Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia has opened up a lead in the latest poll in Iowa, the state where the first votes in the Republican Party's presidential nomination race will be cast a month from now. Gingrich has the support of 25 percent of likely caucus participants in the latest Iowa Poll from the Des Moines Register newspaper.

Herman Cain drops White House bid 03 Dec 2011 Embattled White House hopeful Herman Cain effectively ended his presidential bid Saturday after support dried up in the wake of accusations from a string of women that he had engaged in sexual impropriety. Cain said he was technically "suspending" the campaign and vowed to press on with his unique blend of conservatism through a new website. The announcement comes less than a week after a woman he characterized as a friend said she and the Georgia businessman had been carrying on a sexual affair for more than a decade. [Another GOPredator bites the dust!]

Gibbs: Romney is like the weather - he'll change 04 Dec 2011 Robert Gibbs, former White House Press Secretary and a top campaign adviser to President Obama, argued Sunday that Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney hasn't "caught fire" with GOP voters because "he will say virtually anything to get elected." "He's a political gymnast of the highest order," Gibbs said during an appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation." "He will say virtually anything to get elected to any office." "If you don't like where Mitt Romney is today, just wait until tomorrow," Gibbs added. "It's a little bit like the weather." [Right - Obusha doesn't change. He's the same Wall Street troll he's always been.]

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