UN Among Victims Of Biggest Series Of Cyber Attacks Ever

Computer security specialists McAfee revealed on Wednesday it has discovered a number of cyber attacks in what it's calling "the biggest transfer of wealth in terms of intellectual property in history." The UN is among those hit.

News of yet another computer security breach has emerged which appears to be so monumental that the word ‘hack’ seems inadequate – how about a mega-hack? Or simply a thwack?

According to a Reuters report on Wednesday, security company McAfee believes it has uncovered the largest series of cyber attacks yet, with 72 big organizations from around the world hit. McAfee said it thought a single “state actor” perpetrated the intrusions, and though it refused to name names, Reuters said that “one security expert who has been briefed on the hacking said the evidence points to China.”Among the victims are the governments of the US, Taiwan, India, South Korea, Vietnam and Canada; the United Nations; the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); the International Olympic Committee (IOC); the World Anti-Doping Agency; and a large number of companies, including those in the defense and high-tech industries.The ongoing attacks are believed to have been carried out over a period of five years, beginning in 2006. McAfee discovered the extent of the intrusions in March of this year.

The Myth Of 'Russian Mafia' In Latin America

Back in the Cold War days, the US propaganda ignited fears of Soviet expansionism and espionage in Latin America to frighten the continent's governments into cooperating with Washington in the fight against the fictitious threat posed by the USSR and the Eastern bloc. 

Under the resulting arrangement, the CIA, FBI, and the US Defense Intelligence Agency used to impose their own long-term agendas on the police and counterespionage agencies of Latin American countries (with the obvious exception of Cuba) and generally kept them on a short leash, while the Soviet missions the countries hosted and individuals deemed to be suspicious faced constant close surveillance.The information which became available upon the publication of the materials generated by the Warren Commission (officially known as the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy) provides a stark example of the situation. Instructed by the FBI, Lee Harvey Oswald frequented the Soviet embassy in Mexico under the pretext of visa application and, in the wake of the JFK assassination, the CIA evidently took to rebuilding the picture of Oswald's contacts with the Soviet staff.

Obama's New Blueprint Of Covert Warfare

Dr. Jassim Taqui | Pakistan Observer

Islamabad: Following the US defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Obama administration continues with its agenda of secret wars. The US administration is scheming against Pakistan.

The next six months would be very crucial. The administration plans to repeat secret operation in Pakistan. It would time the next operation before the presidential election to boost the image of Barak Obama.
The next target is Balochistan. In this connection, the CIA and MI6 assembled rouge elements from Balochistan and Sindh in London. They issued a highly objectionable statement against the Pakistan military and invited US and British troops to deploy in Balochistan and Sindh.


 Evidently, this provocative meeting and statement are part of the psychological warfare against the defiant military establishment.Obama, who has landed the United States in one of the most serious economic crisis, is now reshaping his war into one mostly out of public view to push for military domination. He is insisting on the war doctrine even as the United States was close to default. Its debts have risen to $14.3 trillion. 

Former US Comptroller General: "Sudden And Very Painful" Economic Collapse Is Coming

Steve Watson | Infowars.com

Former head of the Government Accountability Office and Comptroller General of the United States, David Walker has issued a stark warning following the compromise deal to raise the debt ceiling.

“We are less than three years away from where Greece had its debt crisis as to where they were from debt to GDP,” Walker highlighted in an interview with CNBC earlier today.

Greece’s ratio of debt to GDP has surpassed 100% and is heading towards 150%, a factor that has meant without bailouts from the EU and the IMF, the country would have defaulted.

The US is now nearing the same 100% margin with GDP growth floundering below 1%.

“We should recognize that this could be a leading indicator for us,” Walker said, adding that something must be done now to significantly restructure government spending if a major collapse is to be avoided in the future.Walker, who has long spoken out against wasteful federal spending, urged that the nation should “deal with the disease, instead of the symptoms,” adding that increasing the debt ceiling as well as federal budget deficits will inevitably lead to the same situation in the US as has been witnessed in Greece.

Japan Brings Artificial Intelligence To Rockets

Physorg

As the project manager for the current Epsilon launch and a professor at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science at JAXA, Yasuhiro Morita is leading the push for the artificially intelligent rockets.

Current rockets are equipped with onboard sensors, but these do nothing more than make ground control aware of the problems the rocket may be experiencing. Similar to an automobile’s check engine light, this does nothing more than give an alert to a problem. The goal of artificial intelligence use in rockets will be to not only identify a problem, but to provide solutions and, when possible, fix the problem onboard.

The new Epsilon rocket hopes to use some basic artificial intelligence in its proposed maiden voyage in 2013. The idea being that Epsilon’s sensors will function much like a brain, diagnosing the problem and cause of a malfunction, and implementing a possible solution.In an example, researchers discuss the electrical currents that work to control a rocket’s main thrusters. These thrusters control the rockets direction, and should there be an electrical surge, the rocket is moved off course. The new Epsilon rocket would be able to protect against these surges, or in the case of a surge, correct for it and maintain the rocket’s course.

USZ whining over travel sanctions slapped by Pakistan on USZ “diplomats”

In the most recent developments in the near to death corpse of a nation named United States of Zionism, USZ officials are howling like a group of meat deprived hungry hyenas against Pakistan who, rightfully, slapped sanctions against the USZ terrorists working against the state of Pakistan under the disguise of "diplomats" in the country. In one of the most recent developments, Pakistan detained USZ ambassador Cameron Munter at the airport and demanded an NoC from him, which is the legitimate right of Pakistan to safeguard its people from the satanic sadistic designs of these terrorists (Vienna convention or not, lives of human beings are more important).

Now the offended USZ officials think that Pakistani diplomats in the USZ could face travel restrictions similar to those imposed on American diplomats in Pakistan unless Islamabad lifts its curbs. ‘Reciprocity is always a consideration’, State Department spokesman Mark Toner remarked at a news briefing when specifically asked whether the USZ would slap tit-for-tat restrictions on Pakistani diplomats here.

Davis had contacts with Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (A terrorist group related to TTP) - The Daily Telegraph UK

The double murderer USZ terrorist Raymond Davis

A US official, detained in Pakistan after shooting dead two men, had made contact with Taliban-linked extremists in the country's lawless, tribal region, according to details of phone records leaked by the police. Sources close to the investigation said Raymond Davis, 36, had made a series of telephone calls to South Waziristan, a tribal area along the border with Afghanistan synonymous with militant activity. The mystery surrounding Davis has deepened since he was arrested in Lahore two weeks ago. He has told police officers he shot dead two men in self defence.

The USZ insists he is a diplomat based at the embassy in Islamabad and should be granted immunity. However, security sources have leaked a series of details suggesting that he may have had a clandestine role. "His phone records clearly show he was in contact with Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, for what reason we can only speculate", said a police officer, referring to a terrorist group with close links to the Pakistani Taliban.

Russian Army To Receive 120 Iskander Tactical Missile Systems

RIA Novosti

The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to buy up to 120 Iskander-M tactical missile systems, Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov said.

"We purchased six [Iskander] systems in 2010, and plan to acquire up to 120 more," Bulgakov told a news conference in Moscow on Monday.

The Iskander-M system (NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a mobile theater missile system equipped with two solid-propellant single-stage 9M723K1 guided missiles with "quasi-ballistic" capability.

The missiles have a range of 400 km (250 miles) and can reportedly carry conventional and nuclear warheads.According to the Moscow Centre for Strategy and Technology Analysis, the Iskander-M system was combat-tested in the brief war with Georgia in August 2008, and it proved highly effective in destroying military targets and infrastructure.

China To Boost Military Development Under New "Strategic Thinking" Model

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (4th L) and other generals attend a reception hosted by the Ministry of National Defence of the People's Republic of China, to mark the 84th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2011. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmin)

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The official website of China's Ministry of National Defense (www.mod.gov.cn) went into full operation on Monday, marking the 84th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) after two years of trial operation.

A statement from the ministry hailed the move as "a significant step in promoting transparency" and "an important move in the modernization of China's national defense and armed forces."
The website, authorized by the Central Military Commission, features authoritative and up-to-date defense information, including defense expenditures, national defense white papers and transcriptions of press conferences, the statement said.

China's Navy Carrier To Begin Maiden Voyage Soon

Shanghai Daily

China's first aircraft carrier is nearing completion and could embark on its initial sea trials as soon as the middle of this month, according to an official.
Scaffolding has been removed from the Varyag, the vessel bought from Ukraine in 1998 and which is being fitted out at a shipyard in Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning Province, the Oriental Morning Post reported yesterday.
There has been a fall in the number of workers on the warship recently, while an increasing number of naval soldiers in white hats and blue uniforms could be seen training on the ship.
At around 5pm on Sunday, more than 200 naval soldiers were seen forming ranks on the warship and dispersed after 30 minutes.his was an indication that the carrier's maiden voyage would be soon, an official close to the Chinese military told the newspaper.The Chinese Navy Command has appointed 50-year-old Li Xiaoyan, a senior colonel in the Chinese Navy, to command the ship, the official said.

Russia To Field 8 New Attack Submarines Within A Decade

NTI

The Russian navy within a decade expects to commission no fewer than eight Graney-class nuclear weapon-capable submarines, RIA Novosti reported on Friday (see GSN, March 16, 2010).
"We are expecting to receive at least eight attack submarines of this (Graney) class by 2020," navy head Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky told the news agency.
The first such vessel in the new submarine class, the Severodvinsk, is to begin a two-month test period this month in the White Sea and is anticipated to be commissioned into the navy by year's end, according to Vysotsky.
Construction of the next Graney-class submarine, the Kazan, is under way at the Sevmash shipyard and work on the third vessel is slated to start this year.
Graney-class atomic-powered vessels are intended to be capable of firing nuclear and conventional cruise missiles with top flight distances of 3,100 miles. The vessel can be outfitted with 24 cruise missiles, eight torpedo launchers, antiship missiles and mines (RIA Novosti, July 29).

MiG-21 Fighter Jet Of Indian Air Force Crashes, Pilot Dies

IRNA

New Delhi, Aug 2, IRNA - A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of Indian Air Froce (IAF) crashed on Tuesday soon after taking off from Naal airfield in Rajasthan's Bikaner district killing the pilot.
'The pilot ejected but died due to injuries sustained by him,' PTI reported quoting defense spokesperson S D Goswami as saying.
The MiG-21 'Type-96' aircraft was on a routine sortie and crashed near the airfield, which is about 15 kms from Bikaner city, he said.
This was the second crash of a MiG series fighter aircraft this year, Goswami added.
On February 4, an IAF MiG-21 'Bison' fighter plane had crashed apparently due to an engine problem while on a routine sortie in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district but the pilot had ejected safely.

2333 USZ soldiers, 887 puppets killed; 172 tanks, military bases wrecked in Afghanistan; Enemy death toll hits 25595 in 2011

This is the Afghan War Report compiled from reports received in between 12 June and 2 July 2011. These reports have been received from Mujahideen official spokesmen Zabihullah Mujahid & Qari Yousuf Ahmadi along with some other onground and highly informed sources in Afghanistan.

Wardag:

• June 12 – A new report from Wardag province says that Mujahideen waylaid a large convoy of the supply vehicles of the USZ-NATO forces along Kabul-Kandahar highway in Syedabad district of Wardag province burning at least 25 supply trucks and 2 military vehicles, while more than 30 vehicles were eliminated but it is not yet clear how many have been killed or wounded.

Enemy fuel tankers are burning in Wardag at the hands of  Mujahideen