Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Feb 7, 2013 US Department of Justice White Paper: Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen Who Is a Senior Operational Leader of Al-Qa'da or An Associated Force "...[T]he Department of Justice concludes only that where the following three conditions are met, a U.S. operation using lethal force in a foreign country against a U.S. citizen who is a senior operational leader of al-Qa'da or an associated force would be lawful: (1) an informed high-level official of the U.S. government has determined that the targeted individual poses an ... ... Read more... Brennan Hearing Spotlights Drone Strikes, Secret Base President Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA has brought the secretive use of unmanned drones to attack terrorist targets to the forefront of the counter-terrorism discussion. ... Read more... USS Truman, USS Gettysburg Deployment Delayed The deployment of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg to the U.S. Central Command area of operations has been delayed, according to a statement issued by Pentagon Press Secretary George Little. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Real-Time Security Analytics: Catching Cyber Criminals Before it's too Late Join GigaOM Pro and their sponsor Click Security for “Real-Time Security Analytics: Catching Cyber Criminals Before it's too Late,” a free analyst roundtable webinar on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:00AM PT/1:00PM ET. Panetta Warns Sequestration Threatens National Readiness In some of his strongest language to date, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta warned that looming, massive cuts in the Defense Department budget set to be triggered by sequestration next month would pose the 'most serious readiness crisis' to the country in over a decade. ... Read more... Air Force Nuclear Force Anticipates Budget Constraints The Air Force Global Strike Command predicts budget cuts triggered by sequestration will reduce B-52 flying hours by 10 percent and lead to a 20 percent reduction in overall flying hours should the law kick in on March 1, Air Force Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski said. ... Read more... UN peacekeeping mission in Mali increasingly possible, says top official The head of United Nations peacekeeping highlighted the role being played by "blue helmets" in a variety of hotspots worldwide, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan, and told journalists that a UN mission in Mali looks increasingly likely. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Real-Time Security Analytics: Catching Cyber Criminals Before it's too Late Join GigaOM Pro and their sponsor Click Security for “Real-Time Security Analytics: Catching Cyber Criminals Before it's too Late,” a free analyst roundtable webinar on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:00AM PT/1:00PM ET. India to Use Russian Avionics For Future Fighter - UAC Boss India is to equip its Perspective Multirole Fighter (PMF) variant of the Russian T-50 fifth-generation combat aircraft with avionics similar to Russia's version of the plane, United Aircraft Corporation President Mikhail Pogosyan said on Wednesday. ... Read more... Top Tunisian Opposition Leader Murdered Thousands of people took to Tunisia's streets Wednesday to protest the shooting death of Chokri Belaid, a leading opposition figure, amid fears that radicals are threatening to derail the country's democratic transition. ... Read more...