Doku Umarov: The Man Behind Russia’s Deadly Train Blast – TIME

Posted by Matt in December 3rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Terrorism, Attack On The Train, Caucasus Mountains, Central Russia, Chechen Resistance, Comrade In Arms, Deadly Train Blast, Doku Umarov, Express Train, Faces, Holy War, Intention, Islamist Group, moscow, Nationwide, Neva, Pledge, Radical Wing, Russians, St Petersburg, Targets

When Illyas Musayev heard that the Neva Express train had been bombed on Nov. 27, killing 26 well-to-do Russians and injuring about 100 others, the Chechen separatist was incredulous. He didn’t want to believe that his former comrade in arms Doku Umarov had kept the pledge he made in August to bring his holy war [...]

Movie Review – ‘The Road’ – From Cormac McCarthy, Father and Son Bond After Disaster – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in November 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Off-Topic, Adult Guardian, Cataclysm, Charlize Theron, civilization, Cormac Mccarthy, Despair, Drift, Father And Son, Flashbacks, Movie Review, Multiplex, Nationwide, Nuclear Disaster, Nuclear War, Nytimes, Sunlight, terror, Viggo Mortensen, Violence, Young Actor

The father and son, played by Viggo Mortensen and a wonderfully sensitive young actor named Kodi Smit-McPhee, drift through a world ruined by an unspecified cataclysm. A few flashbacks of ease and sunlight conjure the time before, when there was a mother on the scene, glowingly incarnated by Charlize Theron. Then something happened — Nuclear [...]

Israeli pilots prep to fight Iran’s SAMs – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in November 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Air Force Crews, Attack Pilots, Capabilities, Conflict, Exercises, Hamas, hezbollah, Israeli Air Force, Jerusalem Post, Missile Defenses, Nationwide, Sams, Seminars, Sessions, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missile, Surface To Air Missiles, Syria And Iran, Unprecedented Number, Upi

As Iran tests the capabilities of its air defense systems in nationwide exercises, the Israeli air force is reported to be planning special seminars to prepare its attack pilots to cope with heavy surface-to-air missile defenses.
According to The Jerusalem Post, the sessions will encompass “future conflict with Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran” in which air [...]

Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in November 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Venezuela, Blackouts, Electricity, Hugo Chavez, Industrial Cities, Nationwide, Nytimes, Plague, Power Failures, President Hugo Chavez, Public Outcry, Rural Areas, Venezuela, Water Rationing

President Hugo Chávez has been facing a public outcry in recent weeks over power failures that, after six nationwide blackouts in the last two years, are cutting electricity for hours each day in rural areas and in industrial cities like Valencia and Ciudad Guayana. Now, water rationing has been introduced here in the capital.
Blackouts [...]

Air Defense: China Quietly Defends Iran

Posted by Matt in August 12th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Iran, 1980s, Air China, Iran, Latest Versions, Nationwide, Radar Stations, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles

While Iran has been unable to get modern Russian S300 surface-to-air missiles (yet), they have gone ahead and built a nationwide air defense network using Chinese HQ2 missiles. These were first purchased in the 1980s, but since then, Iran progressed to the point where they are now building HQ2 missiles and radar stations under license. [...]

China puts nation on alert to try to stop deadly virus

Posted by Matt in May 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Disease, China, Control, Deadly Virus, Deaths, Foot And Mouth, Foot And Mouth Disease, Hand Foot And Mouth, Hand Foot And Mouth Disease, Health Ministry, Nationwide, Outbreak, Signs

China’s Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert Saturday calling for heightened efforts to control a virus that has caused the deaths of 22 children in one city and shows signs of spreading.
Health bureaus around the country must step up monitoring for hand, foot and mouth disease following a “relatively large” outbreak in the central city [...]