This is the official version of the killing of Osama bin Laden, as chronicled by Wikipedia: Osama bin Laden, the founder and head of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am PKT (20:00 UTC, May 1) by Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (also known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six). The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, was carried out in a Central Intelligence Agency-led operation. In addition to DEVGRU, participating units included the U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and…
Author: John Greenewald
Background Project Megiddo was a report researched and written by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation under Director Louis Freeh. Released on October 20, 1999, the report named followers of white supremacy, Christian Identity, the militia movement, Black Hebrew Israelites, and apocalyptic cults as potential terrorists who might become violent in reaction to the new millennium. The report’s purpose was to warn other domestic law enforcement agencies to “the potential for extremist criminal activity in the United States by individuals or domestic groups who attach special significance to the year 2000.” The report also stated: “The threat posed by…
Background The U.S. Military and government has spent a lot of time and money while considering the militarization of space. The following documents offer a glimpse into that past. Document Archive ABMA Presentation to NASA, November 2006 [ 155 Pages, 28.64MB ] – This document was referenced in the Project Horizon document. Automation Tools for Responsive Space and Space Superiority, 02 August 2011 [ 5 Pages, 0.8MB ] – This consists of the Title Page and Table of Contents ONLY. The quote for the entire document was in excess of $450 for the review of this 192 page report. I requested the title…
Background Ball lightning is a debated and controversial atmospheric electrical phenomenon. The term refers to reports of luminous, usually spherical objects which vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter. It is sometimes associated with thunderstorms, but lasts considerably longer than the split-second flash of a lightning bolt. Document Archive Ball Lightning Study [71 Pages, 1MB] Problem of Ball Lightning [352 Pages, 9MB]
Introduction An unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), also known as a combat drone or drone, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is armed with weaponry and has no onboard human pilot. Currently operational drones are under real-time human control of unknown precision. Drones change the nature of modern aerial combat. Controllers of drones are in no immediate danger, unlike jet pilots. As an advanced use of robots in war, drones also prompt fundamental questions about the relationship of warriors to war, and soldiers to their weapons. In terms of military logistics, much of the equipment necessary for a human…