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Honoring The Spitfire Battle Of Britain Fighter Plane

Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 22nd, 2010

Spitfire Memorial design by John Dibbs from the USA Photo: SOLENT

Designs For Spitfire Monument To Be Shortlisted — The Telegraph

A competition to design a monument paying tribute to the Spitfire Battle of Britain fighter plane has attracted more than 200 entries.

A Spitfire balanced on a curved spike and an elliptical monument in the shape of a wing are among the entries to a competition to design a national memorial in honour of the aircraft.

More than 200 ideas were submitted in the contest, backed by The Sunday Telegraph, to create a giant tribute to the fighter in Southampton, the city where it was designed and first built.

U.S. Special Forces Have A New Rifle

Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 22nd, 2010

Photo: The SCAR assault rifle demonstrated at the Eurosatory in Paris, June 16, 2008 (FN Herstal) (CBS)

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Is This The End Of Wikileaks?

Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 21st, 2010

Photo: Julian Assange is wanted on suspicion of rape after a visit to Sweden last week. Photo AFP

Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Facing Arrest Over ‘Rape’ Claim — The Telegraph

Julian Assange, the founder of the Wikileaks website, is facing a warrant for his arrest over an accusation of rape.

The warrant was issued by prosecutors in Sweden, where the Australian-born internet activist was on a visit last week.

“Julian Assange is wanted for two different issues, one of them is that he’s suspected of rape in Sweden,” said Karin Rosander, director of communications at the prosecutor’s office.

A Rare Look Into The UK’s ‘Cell Block H’

Posted by Bookyards on August 7th, 2010

Photo: Northwood Joint Headquarters

A Rare Glimpse Inside The UK Military’s ‘Cell Block H’ — BBC

Once, it was housed in a darkened, secretive underground bunker.

Now, Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) staff have emerged blinking into the light, in a new HQ building that has been nicknamed – only half-jokingly – Cell Block H, for the endless staircases and corridors in the modern new building.

Set up in 1996, this headquarters brought together the Royal Navy, Army and RAF to plan and execute the UK’s military operations around the world, although PJHQ still remains less well-known than its US counterpart, Centcom.

It is rare for journalists to gain access, and if the essence of a successful military campaign is secrecy, PJHQ has been doing a good job.

Women Recruits In The Afghan Army

Posted by Bookyards on August 7th, 2010

The Afghan army’s women officer cadets share a joke between lessons. Photo: Lalage Snow

Force For Change: The Women Of The New Afghan Army — The Telegraph

For the first time since the dark days of the Taliban, 29 women have been recruited to serve in the Afghan army

It was Haniffa Rezai’s mother, a policewoman, who encouraged her to join the Afghan National Army (ANA) instead of going to university, but the seed had been planted many years earlier.

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