(World) - A soldier who recorded the terror of last year's deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas using his cell phone was ordered by an officer to delete both videos, a military court heard Friday.
Under cross examination, Pfc. Lance Aviles told an Article 32 hearing that his noncommissioned officer ordered him to destroy the two videos on Nov. 5, the same day Major Nidal Hasan unleashed a volley of bullets inside a processing center at the Texas Army post.
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Showing posts with label Secrecy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Secrecy. Show all posts
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
White House invokes state secrets privilege to block targeted killings suit
(AP) - The Obama administration on Saturday invoked the state secrets privilege which would kill a lawsuit on behalf of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an alleged terrorist said to be targeted for death or capture under a U.S. government program.
Believed to be hiding in Yemen, al-Awlaki has become the most notorious English-speaking advocate of terrorism directed at the United States.
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Believed to be hiding in Yemen, al-Awlaki has become the most notorious English-speaking advocate of terrorism directed at the United States.
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Pentagon destroys thousands of copies of Army officer's memoir
Washington (CNN) - The Department of Defense recently purchased and destroyed thousands of copies of an Army Reserve officer's memoir in an effort to safeguard state secrets, a spokeswoman said Saturday.
"DoD decided to purchase copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security," Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. April Cunningham said.
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"DoD decided to purchase copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security," Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. April Cunningham said.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Air Force launches unmanned shuttle...and they won't say what it's for
(Mail Online) - It looks like the space shuttle's more diminutive cousin - but experts say it was created with technology from a generation beyond.
The U.S. military launched the mysterious X-37B unmanned winged spacecraft tonight - but what America plans to do with it there is anyone's guess.
The mission has been wrapped in secrecy from the get-go.
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The U.S. military launched the mysterious X-37B unmanned winged spacecraft tonight - but what America plans to do with it there is anyone's guess.
The mission has been wrapped in secrecy from the get-go.
(Full story)
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