MH17 Attack: Looking for Clues In A Potential Pivotal Event

by Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2014 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Israel, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Japan, Russia, Think Tanks, USA

* More than half of the 298 people dead in the MH17 shot over Ukraine yesterday are Dutch nationals. So far Prime Minister Mark Rutte issued a very short statement while his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak called for an international investigation....

US Expands Sanctions Against Russia / MH17 Update

by Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2014 | Asia - Central, Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Helicopters & Rotary, Iraq, Israel, Training & Exercises, USA

* SPECIAL UPDATE: Malaysian Airlines needs to lift the hoodoo on its Boeing 777s. Flight MH17 disappeared from radar while flying at 10,000 meters over the contested Donestsk region of the Ukraine, during a flight to Amsterdam. All 295 people are dead. The Ukrainian...

US Congress Reviews Overseas Operations Budget While Withdrawal Consequences Seem Clear

by Editorial Staff | Jul 16, 2014 | Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Boeing, China, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Iraq, Issues - International, Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, USA

* The US House Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing (with live video) today on the belated FY15 war funding request, $53B of which are allocated to Afghanistan. * Islamic State insurgents reportedly repelled official Iraqi forces who tried to take back...

Lines Blur Between Terrorist Organizations and Militias

by Editorial Staff | Jul 15, 2014 | Africa - Other, Boeing, Britain/U.K., Conferences & Events, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Israel, Pre-RFP, Russia, UAVs, USA

* The Iron Dome defense system is again proving quite effective, leading Hamas to try other tactics, including launching strikes deeper into Israel, trying commando infiltration by sea, and launching bomb-loaded drones. Hamas reportedly fired more than 1,000 rockets...

Prospect of Israeli Ground Attack in Gaza Met with Concern

by Editorial Staff | Jul 14, 2014 | Africa - Other, Alliances, Canada, China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Robots, Scandals & Investigations, Science - Basic Research, USA

* A barrage of over 100 Palestinian rockets was aimed at Israeli cities on Saturday, and IDF told North Gaza residents to evacuate ahead of launching a significant attack. * Jordan’s King is unhappy about that prospect, and US State Secretary John Kerry is...