Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Sep 29, 2012 Dempsey Releases Concept to Build Joint Force 2020 At the heart of the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations released by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is an idea called globally integrated operations, which will be used to build and organize Joint Force 2020. ... Read more... Top UN rights body extends mandate of independent probe into Syria violence The United Nations Human Rights Council voted to extend the mandate of the independent panel probing abuses in Syria, and called on all parties to put an end to all forms of violence. ... Read more... Battles Rage in Aleppo, Damascus Syrian government forces captured several rebel-held districts in the capital Damascus Friday, as the rebels went on the offensive against government troops in the northern city of Aleppo. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Parsing the Union: the Federal Government and Big Data Join GigaOM Pro and their sponsor Cloudera for “Parsing the Union: the Federal Government and Big Data,” a free analyst roundtable webinar on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. PT. Kenyan Troops Storm Somali Militant Stronghold Kenya's Defense Force says its troops took control of parts of the Somali port city of Kismayo Friday in a pre-dawn attack from the land, air and sea. The long-awaited operation is targeting the last major stronghold of the al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab. ... Read more... Germany Charges Russian 'Spymaster Couple' German prosecutors pressed formal charges against a local couple accused of running a Russian spy network for more than 20 years, media reported on Friday. ... Read more... Chinese Communist Party Expells Bo Xilai Chinese state media are reporting that Bo Xilai, once one of China's rising political stars, has been expelled from the Communist Party and that he will also face criminal charges. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Parsing the Union: the Federal Government and Big Data Join GigaOM Pro and their sponsor Cloudera for “Parsing the Union: the Federal Government and Big Data,” a free analyst roundtable webinar on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. PT. Iran Responds To Netanyahu, Vowing To Retaliate If Attacked Iran has vowed to "retaliate" against any attack after Israel's prime minister called for a "red line" to prevent the Islamic republic from acquiring a nuclear bomb. ... Read more... China Rejects Russian Blame for Carrier Snags China has denied Russian claims that Chinese firebricks were to blame for boiler failures in the Russian-refitted Indian Navy aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, which suffered propulsion problems during sea trials in the Barents Sea last month, local daily Beitsin Chenbao reported, quoting Defense Minister Yan Yujun. ... Read more...