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A protester reacts as the US Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group on September 11, 2012. Esam Al-Fetori/REUTERSA Twist In The Benghazi Saga -- Eli Lake, Daily Beast Did some Libyan government officials assist the Benghazi attackers? That is a...

Zero Dark Thirty: Senate Committee Reviews CIA Contact -- BBCThe US Senate Intelligence Committee has demanded more information about contacts between the CIA and the makers of Oscar favourite Zero Dark Thirty.Kathryn Bigelow's film is a dramatised account of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden and the 2011 mission which killed him.In a letter to Acting CIA...

SUNSET STATOMETERU.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Albert Zaloga uses a statometer aboard the guided-missile cruiser the USS Mobile Bay before a replenishment at sea in the U.S. 5the Fleet area of responsibility, Dec. 28, 2012. The Mobile Bay is deployed with the John C. Stennis...

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My Comment: A well done video. The message in this video is clear .... the Americans are not the only ones with excellent sniper rifles.Update: As a bonus, here is a Russian blonde firing a large caliber Russian ASVK sniper rifle. (The soldiers were laughing at her in the background .... but she did do the sho...

Communists, Al-Qaeda… China: US To Boost Asia arms Sales In 2013 To Fight New 'Boogeyman' -- RTUS sales of bombers, missiles and rockets to China's and North Korea’s neighbors are forecast to increase sharply in 2013 challenging Beijing’s goal to be the main power in the region.­The rising arms trade has been predicted by The Aerospace Industries Association...

Tallying The Suicide Toll -- Battleland/TimeThe Department of Defense has just issued a new report on the sad subject of military suicides.The statistics are not news. We all know of the steadily rising suicide rate, especially in the Army. The rates of suicide are very high in the...

Iran Spy Network 30,000 Strong -- Washington Free BeaconPentagon report: Iranian intelligence linked to spying, terror attacks.Iran’s intelligence service includes 30,000 people who are engaged in covert and clandestine activities that range from spying to stealing technology to...

How To Halt The Terrorist Money Train -- Robert Mazur, New York TimesLAST month, HSBC admitted in court pleadings that it had allowed big Mexican and Colombian drug cartels to launder at least $881 million. The bank also admitted to using various schemes to move hundreds of millions...

M23 Rebels Threaten To Quit DR Congo Talks Over Ceasefire -- BBCThe M23 rebel group has threatened to pull out of peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo government unless President Joseph Kabila signs a ceasefire agreement.Talks are due to start in the Ugandan capital,...

How Obama Decides Your Fate If He Thinks You're a Terrorist -- Daniel Byman and Benjamin Wittes, The AtlanticA look inside the "disposition matrix" that determines when -- or if -- the administration will pursue a suspected militant.Over the past two years, the Obama administration...

Obama Signs $633 Billion Defense Authorization Act -- US Department of DefenseWASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2013 – President Barack Obama signed the $633 billion fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act into law yesterday.The legislation, which cleared Congress last month, authorizes the department to act in any number of instances. “There are certain...

Proposed 2014 U.S. Defense Budget Could Face Delay -- Defense NewsThe fiscal uncertainty that continues to engulf Washington could delay the submission of the U.S. Defense Department’s 2014 budget proposal, according to a senior Pentagon official.With funding levels for 2013 still...

Iran Faces a Rough 2013 -- Alireza Nader, Real Clear WorldFor Iran, 2013 could be one of the most challenging years-both at home and in relations with the outside world-since the 1979 revolution. The Islamic Republic faces the potential of stronger economic sanctions and even an Israeli and/or U.S. military strike because of its intransigence in complying...

(Click on Image to Enlarge) Hang time with the A-list: (Left to right) Don Cheadle, Obama, Tobey Maguire and George Clooney take a break from the basketball court as Clooney's girlfriend Stacy Keibler and two of Clooney's long-time friends look onThe President's Year In Pictures...

Saudi Jets Bolster US Drone Attacks On Yemen: Report -- France 24AFP - Saudi Arabia has provided fighter jets to assist the United States with its drone strikes against Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen, the London Times reported on Friday.US drones are backing Yemeni forces combating militants...

Facing Rebels, Central African Republic's President Consolidates Power -- Christian Science MonitorUnder a rebel insurgency, President Francois Bozize of Central African Republic took full control of the military, dismissing his son as acting defense minister. Other African nations have sent hundreds of soldiers to Central African Republic to help...

Not true. You already own a copy of Windows, and 8 can be installed on Parallels as a bare drive. Bob On Thursday, January 3, 2013, wrote: > ** > > > Actually... > > The link takes you to a Windows 8 site, but the $40 is for an upgrade. > > If your MAC does not have Windows on it, the usual cost is in the low > $100. > >...

  Actually... The link takes you to a Windows 8 site, but the $40 is for an upgrade. If your MAC does not have Windows on it, the usual cost is in the low $100. Cheers Jonathon M. Johnson ----- Original Message -----...

Analysis: Soaring Syria Death Toll Brings Intervention No Closer -- Yara Bayoumy and Alistair Lyon, Reuters(Reuters) - The death toll in Syria now exceeds 60,000, the United Nations says. Another 100,000 may die this year, warns U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. About 220 were killed on Wednesday alone."When numbers get serious, they leave a...

Syrians Killed in Gas Line; U.N. Raises War’s Casualty Figures -- New York TimesBEIRUT, Lebanon — An explosion at a gas station outside Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Wednesday turned a long line of cars waiting for rarely available fuel into a deadly inferno that killed at least 30 people sitting in their cars or on motorcycles, according to videos...

Venezuelan Leaders Gather At Bedside Of Hugo Chávez -- The GuardianRecently re-elected president has undergone his fourth cancer-related surgery and his health is said to be 'delicate'.Senior Venezuelan leaders have gathered in Cuba where Hugo Chávez is recovering from his fourth cancer-related surgery, amid growing speculation that the recently re-elected...

Iraq Is Still Bloody -- The EconomistThough violence has dipped since June, Iraqis are still a sad and fearful bunch.ON THE last day of 2012, a year after the last American troops left Iraq, ending nearly nine years of military occupation, at least 36 Iraqis perished in a wave of...

The Israeli military is preparing hospitals to deal with ‘security threats.' (File photo)IDF Preparing Hospitals For Chemical Attacks -- Jerusalem PostMilitary official says Home Front Command preparing hospitals for range of security threats including large-scale missile attacks.The...

Air Force technicians perform maintenance on a Predator drone in Iraq, November 2007. Photo: U.S. Air ForceObama’s New Year’s Resolution: More Drone Strikes -- Danger RoomIt’s barely three days into 2013, and the Obama administration’s lethal campaign of drone strikes has resumed...

  Macbook 10.6.8 I had a few hundred items in the Sent folder of my macmail yesterday, today there are 5....poof! Any ideas on what caused this? Settings for the Sent mail says never delete. Thanks. ...

'Good Taliban' Leader Mullah Nazir Killed In US Drone Strike -- Long War JournalThe US killed a senior Taliban leader in one of three drone strikes that took place in the Pakistani tribal areas over the past 24 hours; he had identified himself as an al Qaeda leader and also was favored by the Pakistani state. A separate strike killed a commander in...

Going home: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Wednesday after being treated for a blood clotHillary Clinton 'Will Testify About Benghazi Consulate Security Shambles' Despite Concussion And Blood Clot -- Daily MailHillary Clinton will testify...

  You should have no issue then, Mike. I am not a Windows 8 fan but I did install Office 2010 on a Win 8 PC recently and all was well. someone else said Win 8 avail from MS for 40 so that sounds like a good deal as long as Parallels...

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, center, and U.S. Army Spc. Vancil Casebolt, left, talk with Mawlawi Guhlam M. Ruhaani, director of hajj and endowment, during a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Martin is civil affairs team lead and Casebolt is a civil...

  Mike, > > You can find Parallels on sale easily. Also, you can purchase Win8 Pro directly from MS for $40 (via download) but only until the end of January, then the price will be $200. I have this on my MBP. Added advantage...