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Canada's Minister for National Defense Peter Gordon MacKay speaks at the Institute for Strategic Studies, or IISS Shangri-la Security Summit, Sunday June 3, 2012 in Singapore.
Defence   Fishing   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Peter MacKay   		 CBC 
MacKay says military squadron wasn't on a fishing trip
Mon 13 Aug 2012
| Federal Defence Minister Peter MacKay is defending search and rescue officials who’ve come under fire after a photograph of military squadron members fishing in remote Labrador lake was made publi... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E)
The X-51A Waverider, shown here under the wing of a B-52 Stratobomber is set to demonstrate hypersonic flight. Powered by a Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne SJY61 scramjet engine, it is designed to ride on its own shockwavem and accelerate to about Mach 6.
Defense   Photos   Science   Technology   Wikipedia: Boeing X-51   		 Newsvine 
Military to test hypersonic jet that could zip across the U.S. in less than 1 hour
Mon 13 Aug 2012
| Military to test hypersonic jet that could zip across the U.S. in less than 1 hour | A superfast jet that could fly from L.A. to New York City in less than an hour may be one step closer to reality ... (photo: USAF / Chad Bellay)
Palestinians celebrate in Gaza Strip, the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, Mohamed Morsi (portrait) in the Egyptian elections on June 24, 2012. Arab governments and leaders welcomed the election of Morsi as Egypt's first president following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Photo By Ahmed Deeb/wn  The Hindu  Mon 13 Aug 2012
Egypt's President seizes powers back from Army
Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi has ordered the retirement of the Defence Minister and Chief of Staff and made the boldest move so far to seize back powers that the military stripped from his o... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Defence   Egypt   Morsi   Photos   Wikipedia: Mohamed Morsi  
In this Friday, April 6, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters gather on a corner during fighting with Syrian troops in a suburb of Damascus, Syria.  The Guardian  Sat 11 Aug 2012
Syrian army shells town after rebels seize TV crew
| ZEINA KARAM | Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces pounded a suburb of the capital Damascus with mortars and artillery shells Saturday, a day after rebels operating in the town abducted a... (photo: AP)
Photos   Refugees   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Syrian Civil War  
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Defenc Minister A K Antony Accompanied by Army Chief General Bikram Singh, on Kashmir tour- India Deccan Chronicle Fri 10 Aug 2012
Antony orders Army report
| Concerned over the suicide of a soldier at an Army unit at Samba in Jammu & Kashmir that triggered tension between officers and soldiers (jawans) of the unit, defen... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Defence   India   Kashmir   Photos   Wikipedia: A. K. Antony  
A police officer walks past an engine block of last Friday suicide bomber's vehicle by the wall of the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram were responsible for the attack. Reuters Thu 9 Aug 2012
Clinton aide: Nigeria military alone can't beat Islamists
| ABUJA (Reuters) - The United States wants to help Nigeria fight Islamists it sees as a growing regional menace, but the country cannot rely on military might alone, an ... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Military   Nigeria   Photos   US   Wikipedia: December 2011 Nigeria bombings  
Yemen's Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi gestures as he enters a polling center to cast his vote in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2011. BBC News Tue 7 Aug 2012
Yemen's President Hadi restructures military
Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has ordered the restructuring of the military in an apparent attempt to curb the power of his predecessor. | Mr Hadi transfe... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed)
Military   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2011 Yemeni revolution   Yemen  
United States' LaShawn Merritt celebrates winning the gold in the men's 400-meter race during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. The Daily Telegraph Sat 4 Aug 2012
London 2012 Olympics: LaShawn Merritt limps away from 400m title defence with hamstring strain
LaShawn Merritt took on the International Olympic Committee to line up in the London Games but the coaches and lawyers who helped him get here were left disappointed as h... (photo: AP / David J. Phillip)
Olympics   Photos   Sports   Star   Wikipedia: LaShawn Merritt  
President of the United States Barrack Obama delivers a press brief along with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon on January 5, 2012. President Obama and Secretary Panetta delivered remarks on the Defense Strategic Guidance for the Defense Department going forward. They were joined by Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and the members of the Joint Chiefs and Service Secretaries(DOD Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)(RELEASED) Tampa Bay Online Fri 3 Aug 2012
Obama, Democrats play chicken with military budgetCommentary
| Only a handful of legislative days remain to resolve the devastating cuts to our military, known as sequestration, before the campaign trail becomes the sole focus of p... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
Campaign   Military   Obama   Photos   Wikipedia: United States Armed Forces  
Military mental health crisis exposed with Camp Liberty killings Stars and Stripes Thu 2 Aug 2012
Military mental health crisis exposed with Camp Liberty killings
| Sergeant John Russell lay awake, wondering what his wife would do if he killed himself. | He was so messed up that his first lieutenant removed the firing pin from his ... (photo: US DoD / Chuck Marsh)
Health   Mental   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Posttraumatic stress disorder  


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Guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), left, and guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) transit the South China Sea. 'Sea grab' sparks tensions in South China Sea Stars and Stripes
The X-51A Waverider, shown here under the wing of a B-52 Stratobomber is set to demonstrate hypersonic flight. Powered by a Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne SJY61 scramjet engine, it is designed to ride on its own shockwavem and accelerate to about Mach 6. Military to test hypersonic jet that could zip across the U.S. in less than 1 hour Newsvine
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A Syrian refugee carries her son after a medical check at the French mobile hospital set up to treat refugees fleeing the ongoing violence in Syria, at the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. UN humanitarian chief Amos arrives in Syria Al Jazeera
Prime Minister of Pakistan Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, in white coat, listens to national anthem on the occasion of Pakistan Independence Day in Islamabad, Pakistan Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. What Does Pakistan Stand For? WorldNews.com
Palestinians celebrate in Gaza Strip, the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, Mohamed Morsi (portrait) in the Egyptian elections on June 24, 2012. Arab governments and leaders welcomed the election of Morsi as Egypt's first president following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Photo By Ahmed Deeb/wn Egypt's President seizes powers back from Army The Hindu
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