@ a glance : Blackwater guards plead not guilty

Five guards from US private security firm Blackwater have
entered not guilty pleas to manslaughter charges relating to the shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007. Full Story : Aljazeera….

@ a glance : India signs $3 billion defence deal with Boeing

India has signed a $US2.1 billion ($A3 billion) contract with leading US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co for naval patrol aircraft as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation’s mainly old Soviet military hardware. Full Story : BusinessSpectator.com…….

@ a glance : US man admits ’spying for Israel’

An 85-year-old former US army engineer has admitted passing classified military documents to Israel during the 1980s, prosecutors say. Full Story : Aljazeera.net……..

@ a glance : Pak, India military contact cool down war hysteria

Senior Indian and Pakistani military officers have made contact in an effort to cool down tensions following the Mumbai terror attacks that almost triggered a sub-continental war. Full Story : Xinhuannet.com…..

NASA’s Spy satellite will identify people from the shadow

Satellite viewNASA is developing a system which will give spy satellites ability to identify people from their shadow. A technique called gait analysis is behind the technology which identifies their owners from the way they walk. The technique is still at the earliest stages of development, and it could be many years before it is used by military, police and intelligence services. The technology could be used to monitor known criminals and suspected terrorists using satellites or spy planes.

Pakistan Orders Army To Fire On U.S. Troops

pakistan flagPakistan’s military has ordered its troops to fire on US troops conducting cross border raids from Afghanistan. US commandos carried out a raid near the town of Angoor Ada in Pakistaon on Sept. 3rd. There have also been frequent U.S. drone aircraft strikes against militant targets in Pakistan, most recently on Sept. 12. The new firing orders were disclosed by Pakistani army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas.