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Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:17:49 EDT CBC News British police have arrested 21 people in connection with a bombing plot they say would have caused "mass murder on an unimaginable scale" on commercial aircraft flying from Britain to the United States. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner...

Soldier at rape-murder hearing describes conditions in Iraq Tuesday, August 8, 2006; Posted: 2:27 p.m. EDT (18:27 GMT) BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Stressed-out soldiers drank whiskey and downed painkillers to try to cope with "mentally draining" duty in Iraq, a private testified Tuesday. Troops...

Associated Press Published: July 31, 2006 - New York Times KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO took command of southern Afghanistan from the United States on Monday, and the new commander of the push to pacify the insurgency-wracked region vowed that he would not fail millions of Afghans seeking...

Wall Street Journal February 15, 2006 Pg. 1 To Keep Recruits, Boot Camp Gets A Gentle Revamp Army Offers More Support, Sleep, Second Helpings By Greg Jaffe FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- New recruits used to be welcomed to boot camp here with the "shark attack." For decades, drill sergeants in...

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/helicopterkills.html Attack helicopter vs. infantry. Bad day for these guys on the ground.

Check out this video at an air show where the two pilots eject, then the plane crashes. Fortunately no-one was hurt. I think that's an SU-27, but I'm not sure. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/jetcrash.html

Any moral dilemnas here? Thoughts?   Please post - thanks. Revealed: UK Wartime Torture Camp Ian Cobain Saturday November 12, 2005 The Guardian (Original source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/secondworldwar/story/0,14058,1640957,00.html) "The British government operated a secret torture...

On the cap badge of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada - is that Jesus?

I'm just finishing up my Social Work degree this semester, and hoping at some point to OT as a CF Social Worker. For future client referrals, I was wondering how common AA groups are in the CF. Do most bases/locations have them? Thanks.

Anybody here taking Krav Maga? (the Israeli Defence Force's hand-to-hand combat system) It's now being taught here in Canada, and I found it to be indispensible for preparing me for summer courses with more than a bit of PT. If anyone's interested in learning more about what it is and/or where...

The term "numbers station" recently came to my attention, and I was wondering if anyone might have any further information, ideas and/or opinions on this rather mysterious subject of coded radio transmissions. For those who haven't heard of numbers stations, they are: "shortwave radio stations...

I was talking to a buddy of mine today who said he saw a US Army officer being interviewed on CNN. He appeared to be wearing digtized camouflage combats, very similiar (if not identical) to our CADPAT's. My buddy said this guy's uniform looked almost exactly the same and the only way he knew he...