Assange refuses to surrender

ShareThis Assange refuses to surrender 30 Jun 2012 Julian Assange has defied a police order to turn himself in and will remain holed up in Ecuador’s embassy, his spokeswoman said. Mr Assange, who has applied for asylum in Ecuador, was served notice to surrender himself to a central London police station, but has decided not [...]

1 billion-pound deal paves the way for Trident nuclear deterrent replacement

ShareThis £1billion deal paves the way for Trident nuclear deterrent replacement 16 Jun 2012 Britain is to forge ahead with a new generation of nuclear weapons with a £1bn contract to be unveiled this week. Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, will reveal the scheme to build a new nuclear deterrent in a move which will [...]

Bradley Manning defence gets report on WikiLeaks damage to US interests

ShareThis Bradley Manning defence gets report on WikiLeaks damage to US interests 06 Jun 2012 Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of being the source of the biggest leak of state secrets in American history, has won a partial victory in his battle to force the government to disclose vital information that could help his [...]

Leon Panetta: US to deploy 60 percent of navy fleet to Pacific

ShareThis Leon Panetta: US to deploy 60% of navy fleet to Pacific 01 Jun 2012 The US is planning to move the majority of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has revealed. He said that by 2020 about 60% of the US fleet would be deployed there, in the [...]

Bradley Manning defence team says US military is withholding key evidence

ShareThis Bradley Manning defence team says US military is withholding key evidence 27 May 2012 Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of being behind the biggest leak of state secrets in US history, is being denied a fair trial because the army is withholding from him crucial information that might prove his innocence or reduce his [...]

20,000 British troops begin withdrawal from Germany 65 years after defeating Hitler

(Daily Mail)   All 20,000 British troops will be withdrawn from Germany by 2020, bringing to an end a continuous presence since 1945, it will be announced today. Under the Strategic Defence and Security Review, hundreds of military personnel will return home in January. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that an announcement will be made about [...]

Israeli Influence Over British Government – The Liam Fox Scandal

“The case of Liam Fox, who last Friday resigned as British Defence Secretary, clearly demonstrates how the corrupt British political system is open to influence by US Neocons and pro-Israel lobbyists. ” “It is alarming that such strongly pro-Israeli, anti-Iranian individuals and organisations are able to conduct intimate relationships by proxy with British cabinet ministers, [...]

Companies ejected from London arms fair for ‘promoting cluster bombs’

ShareThis Companies ejected from London arms fair for ‘promoting cluster bombs’ –Violation of Oslo accord discovered by MP who calls for action to investigate ‘what other breaches are occurring’ at the fair 16 Sep 2011 The world’s largest arms fair has thrown out two exhibitors after they were found to be promoting cluster munitions that [...]