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Commander: Upgraded Zolfaqar Tanks under Field Tests

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:34:42 GMT

Commander: Upgraded Zolfaqar Tanks under Field Tests

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian Army commander announced here on Monday that Iran plans to unveil the upgraded version of Zolfaqar battle tanks in the near future.

Travel industry uses Facebook and Twitter to reach customers

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:26:39 GMT

Travel industry uses Facebook and Twitter to reach customers

Booking a flight? Go on Facebook. Running late to the hotel? Send a tweet.

Hotels, airlines and other segments of the multibillion-dollar travel industry are aggressively tapping into social media,

Predator drones to patrol entire US-Mexico border

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:45:26 GMT

Predator drones to patrol entire US-Mexico border

The United States beginning Wednesday will add a third Predator drone to patrol its border with Mexico, allowing authorities for the first time to monitor the entire stretch of land separating the two neighbors using the unmanned aircraft.

Indian Gov. Takes Aim at Google, Skype, VPN data

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:39:26 GMT

After BlackBerry, India now wants access to Google, Skype, VPN data

A day after giving the maker of BlackBerry two months to open its data to authorities, Indian regulators have put all telecom firms on notice that they have "lawful access" to their data. That puts a bull's-eye on Google's Gmail, Skype's VoIP calls and corporate virtual privacy networks.

Spy Satellites Used to Control American Citizens

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:11:40 GMT

Spy Satellites Used to Control American Citizens

According to the CNN report below, the government will use satellites “sparingly” to spy on the American people. However, as Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com have reported at least since 2007, the government has used this technology consistently to prey into the affairs of the citizenry.

Israel seeks to halt Russian arms sales to Syria

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:44:05 GMT

Israel seeks to halt Russian arms sales to Syria

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to halt an alleged arms deal with Syria involving deliveries of Russian P-800 Oniks supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles.

Mars hoax goes viral on the Internet

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:42:03 GMT

Mars hoax goes viral on the Internet

Step outside tonight and be dazzled: the planet Mars will be as large as the moon in the night sky! It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Yeah, right...Don't believe it...It's just not true.

Broadband Trumps Farmer Payments in Rural Aid

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:24:26 GMT

Broadband Trumps Farmer Payments in Rural Aid

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack knows that Farm Belt protocol requires paying respect to the Butter Cow. During a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 17, he made the pilgrimage to the 600-pound bovine sculpture carved from pure creamery butter.

Russia: New Space Station or Military Space Base?

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:54:49 GMT

Russia to build new space launch facility

During his trip to Russia’s Far East, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced the ambitious project to build the country’s own space launch facility.

Massive solar storm to hit Earth in 2012 with ‘force of 100m bombs’

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:49:50 GMT

Massive solar storm to hit Earth in 2012 with ‘force of 100m bombs’

Astronomers are predicting that a massive solar storm, much bigger in potential than the one that caused spectacular light shows on Earth earlier this month, is to strike our planet in 2012 with a force of 100 million hydrogen bombs.

Gates Foundation Invests in Monsanto

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:31:35 GMT

Gates Foundation Invests in Monsanto

Farmers and civil society organizations around the world are outraged by the recent discovery of further connections between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and agribusiness titan Monsanto.

Google to allow phone calls from Gmail

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:37:32 GMT

Google to allow phone calls from Gmail

(Reuters) - Google Inc said users of Gmail will now be able to call telephones directly from their email, putting it in direct competition with Web calling service Skype and more traditional operators such as AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications.

Steve Jobs Is Watching You: Apple Seeking to Patent Spyware

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:50:03 GMT

Steve Jobs Is Watching You: Apple Seeking to Patent Spyware

It looks like Apple, Inc., is exploring a new business opportunity: spyware and what we're calling "traitorware." While users were celebrating the new jailbreaking and unlocking exemptions,

Officials unveil high-tech ray gun to be installed in county jail

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:02:49 GMT

CASTAIC – A high-tech ray gun built for the military that fires an invisible heat beam capable of causing unbearable pain will be tested on unruly inmates in the sheriff’s detention facility in Castaic, officials said Friday at an unveiling event.

Predicting space weather in real time

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:11:39 GMT

Predicting space weather in real time

The AMPERE program is a first step toward developing a system that enables 24-hour tracking of space weather.