Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

	Latest News	Jul 7, 2012
	Ship-to-Shore Connector Contract Announcement The Navy awarded today a $212,722,820 fixed-priced incentive-fee contract for the detail design and construction of a Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) test and training craft to Textron, Inc., New Orleans, La. ... Read more... Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 19 in Pakistan Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 19 suspected militants in the country's northwest. Read more... DOD Officials Call Syrian General's Defection, 'Significant' Pentagon officials called the defection of Syrian Army Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass 'significant,' saying this could be the first crack in the inner circle around Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource The Essentials of Information Security Kit: Includes a Free PC Security Handbook - 2nd Edition eBook Download this kit to learn everything you need to know about Information Security. UN Reviews Future of Syria Mission United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the U.N. ceasefire monitoring mission in Syria should be continued but he suggests that its focus should be changed to peacemaking. ... Read more... Clinton: Russia, China Blocking Progress on Syria 'Intolerable' U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says it is 'intolerable' that Russia and China continue to block a peaceful resolution of the crisis in Syria by backing President Bashar al-Assad. Secretary Clinton told a Paris meeting of governments supporting Assad opponents that the United Nations should impose economic sanctions against Damascus. ... Read more... Syrian Defection Prompts Calls for Sanctions World leaders meeting in Paris have called for new global sanctions against Syria, as news emerged that a top Syrian general has defected. Read more... Featured Free Resource The Essentials of Information Security Kit: Includes a Free PC Security Handbook - 2nd Edition eBook Download this kit to learn everything you need to know about Information Security. RAF's newest transport aircraft named Atlas The RAF's next generation military transport aircraft has officially been named Atlas at the Royal International Air Tattoo, which is taking place at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. ... Read more... Combined Force Detains Several Suspected Insurgents An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents during a search for a Taliban improvised explosive device expert in the Ghorak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province today, military officials reported. ... Read more...