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Feds: Terror suspect had 'Jihad library'
SUDBURY, Mass., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors say they plan to use a Massachusetts terror suspect's so-called jihad library against him when he goes to trial next week.
Report: Drone crash triggers clash
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. drone crashed in South Waziristan, setting off a clash between the Taliban and security forces over the wreckage, Pakistani security officials said.
Kitten-piercing woman guilty of cruelty
WILKES BARRE, Pa., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania woman was found guilty of one animal cruelty charge in a headline-grabbing cat-piercing case, but innocent of two other animal cruelty counts.
U.S spying on Iraqi forces, official say
WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. military is using devices normally used to spy on adversaries to track the U.S-backed Iraqi army, current and former military officials said.
Body of Ra Ra Riot drummer found
FAIRHAVEN, Mass., June 4 (UPI) -- The body of Ra Ra Riot drummer John Pike was found in a bay near where he was last seen after playing a weekend concert in Massachusetts. Following a private party in Fairhaven, Mass., Pike went missing early Saturday morning, prompting band members to po
New troop vehicles need more armor
WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) -- Powerful roadside bombs are capable of ripping into the latest military vehicles headed to Iraq.
Body armor sales increase steadily
WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) -- U.S. body armor manufacturers are enjoying big sales as the demand has gone up for effective armor for troops in Iraq.
Anti-ship missile traced to Iran
WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- A shore-to-ship missile that hit and damaged an Israeli warship last week has been traced to Iran, a report said. The New York Daily News, quoting a U.S. intelligence source, reported the sophisticated low-flying, anti-ship rocket was an Iranian C-802 Noo
Google Earth maps annoy some countries
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The ability to look at almost anywhere on Earth using free Google Earth software isn't sitting well with several countries concerned with security issues.
U.S. armor not up to new Iraqi bombs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials are concerned their expensive armored vehicles aren't standing up to new improvised bombs made by Iraqi insurgents.
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“ It is a way of taking American taxpayers' dollars to pay an American company to take American payloads to the space station so we're not entirely dependent on the kindness of the Russians, ”
Orbital, SpaceX to resupply space station
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“ It's a significant new element in the U.S.-China military balance because, previously, the Americans had a free ride and could take for granted that they had space as a sanctuary, ”
Analysis: China space launch raises fears
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“ It suggests that we don't have complete confidence in their chain of command or in their willingness to tell us what they're going to do because they may fear that we may try to get them not to do it, ”
U.S spying on Iraqi forces, official say
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“ It's a heck of a lot harder to kill an American than it used to be, ”
Body armor sales increase steadily
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“ Basically you are taking about a molten jet of metal coming in one side of the vehicle, going straight through everything in its path in the vehicle, ”
U.S. armor not up to new Iraqi bombs
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