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Be Careful When Clicking Hyperlinks: FBI Using Fake Hyperlinks To Catch Chi
2008-03-26 22:56:00 From the Constitution Fanboys at Snarky Bastards, The FBI has recently adopted a novel investigative technique: posting hyperlinks that purport to be illegal videos of minors having sex, and then raiding the homes of anyone willing to click on them. Undercover FBI agents used this hyperlink-enticement technique, which directed Internet users to a clandestine government server, to ... More About: Crime , Blog , Fake , Catch , Careful
USC Football: Win Forever
2008-03-26 03:37:00 The mantra for USC Football Coach Pete Carroll is “Win Forever.” Given the Trojan’s success over the past 6 seasons it is entirely possible. To get Coach Carroll’s Win Forever desktop wallpaper, and Win Forever gear, and the USCRipsIt blog. yojoe Fight On! More About: Sports , College Football , Trojans
Iraq Update: Too Few Drones In The Air
2008-03-25 23:29:00 Danger Room is reporting that there is a shortage of military drone aircraft in Iraq . And insurgents are exploiting this weakness. Is there still a question about the usefulness of drones? yojoe out For more on unmanned aircraft: US Navy: Carrier Air Wing To Be Unmanned By 2025 Unmanned Aircraft: $500 Million In FY2008 Global War On Terror ... More About: Business , Military , War on Terrorism
Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Reed Elsevier
2008-03-21 18:48:00 The inmate Jonathan Lee Riches © (he asserts his names is copyrighted) has been the source of innumerable posts here at Dreadnaught, including lawsuits against: Michael Vick, Barry Bonds, Don Imus, Wal-Mart, President Bush, The World Wide Web, Williams Sisters, 50 Cent, Iron Mike Tyson, Jeff Gordon, Carrie Underwood, and LeBron James. But his current lawsuit ... More About: Reed
Marine Corps: V-22 Osprey Engines Are Failing In Iraq
2008-03-20 22:22:00 Over at the definitive military-technology blog Danger Room, it is being reported that the engines on the V-22 Osprey are wearing out, much faster than expected. The Osprey is the tilt-rotor aircraft used by the Marine Corps for troop transport. It is capable of transporting 24 combat-loaded Marines 242 ... More About: Science , Business , Iraq , Military , War on Terrorism
Increased Cost of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
2008-03-19 03:25:00 According to a recent GAO report the cost of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) - also known as the F-35 or Lightning II - has increased by more than $23 billion over the past year. Here are the findings of the GAO: GAO believes recent DOD decisions, while potentially reducing near-term funding needs, could have long-term cost ... More About: Blog , Cost
Current Winter: Coldest Since 2001
2008-03-19 02:57:00 Accouding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the 2007-2008 winter is the coolest since 2001. The complete analysis is available here, but here are some highlights: In the contiguous United States, the average winter temperature was 33.2°F (0.6°C), which was 0.2°F (0.1°C) above the 20th century average ? yet still ranks as the ... More About: Science , Politics , Global Warming , Business , Economics
Cost of President?s Helicopter Continues To Rise
2008-03-19 02:26:00 As previously reported on Dreadnaught, the cost of the president’s new helicopter was increasing. The Pentagon is now reporting the coast has almost doubled, from an original cost of $6.1 billion to $11.2 billion. Now, each Marine One will cost $400 million. yojoe out ... More About: Politics , Business , Technology , Military , President
Dwayne Jarrett Arrested For DUI
2008-03-18 03:07:00 After catching only 6 passes for the Carolina Panthers, former Trojan Dwayne Jarrett has continued to disapoint with a recent DUI arrest. yojoe Fight On! More About: Sports , Arrested , Crime , College Football , Trojans
China Blocks Access to YouTube
2008-03-18 02:59:00 After a number of videos about protests in Tibet appeared on YouTube.com, the Chinese government blocked access to the website. yojoe out More About: Video , Politics , Youtube , Technology , China
Dwayne Jarrett Arrested For DUI
2008-03-13 03:07:00 After catching only 6 passes for the Carolina Panthers, former Trojan Dwayne Jarrett has continued to disappoint with a recent DUI arrest. yojoe Fight On! More About: Sports , Arrested , Crime , College Football , Trojans
US Navy: Carrier Air Wing To Be Unmanned By 2025
2008-03-11 00:42:00 The Carrier Air Wing (CVW) in the U.S. Navy is currently consists of: 3 squadrons of F/A-18 Hornets 1 Marine Corps squadron of F/A-18 Hornets 1 squadron of EA-6B Prowlers 1 squadron of S-3B Vikings 1 squadron of E-2C Hawkeyes 1 detachment of C-2 Greyhounds 1 squadron of SH-60F and HH-60H Seahawks By the year 2025 the CVW will include a squadron of ... More About: Science , Technology , Military
Sea Level To Rise, Not So According To New Study
2008-03-07 04:17:00 According to Bernhard Steinberger, “The trend will continue.” Sea levels are set to fall over millions of years, making the current rise blamed on climate change a brief interruption of an ancient geological trend. Such are the results of study to be published in Science . How will Al Gore, and his ilk, blame humans for plate ... More About: Global Warming , Economics , Environment , Study
Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Ashlee Simpson; Pete Wentz
2008-03-07 01:22:00 The latest lawsuit from Jonathan Lee Riches© (the JLR) is against Simpson . This time it is Ashlee not O.J. The text of the complaint reads as follows: Defendants have been threatening and harassing Plaintiffs. FCI Williamsburg is a gulag. Plaintiffs constitutional rights are being violated by Defendants. Plaintiffs got assulted by defendants ... More About: Ashlee Simpson , Pete Wentz , Pete
Notre Dame In ESPN Pre-Season Top Ten
2008-03-06 17:11:00 Notre Dame is ranked #8 by ESPN. Just behind the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. This Notre Dame football program is becoming a solid mid-major. yojoe Fight On! More About: Sports , Football , College Football , Season , Notre Dame
Air Force To Buy 300 Sony PlayStation 3
2008-03-06 02:58:00 As reported on Kotaku, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory intends to purchase 300 PlayStation 3 40GB gaming systems. The reason for the purchase is not clear, though the Air Force maintains it is for “conducting a technology assessment of certain cell processors.” Apparently Air Force personnel are prohibited from viewing blogs, but ... More About: Science , Business , Technology , Gaming , Entertainment
Jarrod M. Glass, USMC, Former Marine Corps Drill Instructor Released From J
2008-03-06 02:15:00 Jerrod M. Glass was a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRDSD). He, along with a number of other drill instructors, was charged with abusing recruits. In November 2007, then-Sergent Glass was convicted and sentenced to 6 months confinement, reduction to E-1 (Private), and a bad-conduct discharge. Pvt Glass ... More About: Military , Crime , Released
Royal Navy Developing Invisible Ships
2008-03-05 03:36:00 Not satisfied with an invisible tank, the UK Ministry of Defense is developing a ship that will be invisible to the naked eye. yojoe out More About: Science , Technology , Military , Royal Navy , Ships
German Military: Two Airmen Made Sausage From Human Blood
2008-03-05 00:17:00 Two members of the German Luftwaffe are to be tried by court-martial for making sausage, or wurst. The issue was not the quality of the sausage, but one of the ingredients, i.e., human blood. The servicemen were discovered after they solicited a fellow serviceman to donate blood, and the fellow serviceman asked as ... More About: Business , Humor , Food , Military , Crime
The Tale Of Two Bootys: John David Booty To NFL, Josh Booty To Jail
2008-02-15 03:23:00 Josh Booty arrested for drunk driving. More About: Sports , Football , Crime , College Football , Trojans
Military Commissions Update: Khalid Sheik Mohammed Charged For 9/11 Attack
2008-02-12 00:23:00 The Office of the Military Commissions , has referred charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . The charge sheet lists nine charges and included eighty-eight pages. The crimes are all defined in 10 U.S.C. Section 950v. The bulk of the charge sheet is devoted to listing all of the specifics regarding the attacks, including Khalid ... More About: War on Terrorism , War
We Are Blackwater: New Book From Blackwater Worldwide CEO Erik Prince
2008-02-10 03:57:00 The CEO and owner of Blackwater Worldwide, Erik D. Prince, has signed a book deal with Regnery Publishing. The book is billed as, the only insider?s account of the controversial company that has supplied bodyguards and support-and-rescue personnel to hot spots around the world, including the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq . yojoe out ... More About: Politics , Business , Military , War on Terrorism
Military Commissions Update: Charges Referred Against Three Enemy Combatant
2008-02-10 03:41:00 In the past week, the Department of defense has announced charges against three detainees held at GTMO. Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, aka, “Abu Khobib al Sudani.” Al Qosi is charged with conspiring with Usama bin Laden and other al Qaeda members to target, attack and murder civilians and attack civilian objects in violation of ... More About: Politics , Iraq , Military , Crime , War on Terrorism
College Football Recruiting: Mike Stoops Accuses Arizona State Of Becoming
2008-02-10 03:27:00 On national signing day, University of Arizona head football coach Mike Stoops said that Arizona State has “turned into a J.C.” Stoops made this comment, suggesting that Dennis Erickson, head football of Arizona State, was accepting recruits with lower academic standards. Stoops was likely trying to explain is lack of success as coach ... More About: Sports , College , Football , Recruiting
USC Football Recruiting: Commits On Signing Day 2008 And Team Ranking
2008-02-07 03:15:00 The Trojans ended the day ranked number 13 according to Scout.com and ranked as number 10 according to Rivals.com. One of the reasons for the lower ranked class this year is the number of commits. SC only had 18 commits, but the average star rank was 3.89 (2nd highest in the county). ... More About: Sports , Football , Recruiting , College Football
Judge Bruce M. Selya And His Brobdingnagian Phraseology
2008-02-06 04:39:00 Bruce Marshall Selya is a federal judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. During his twenty-five years on the bench, Judge Selya has produced in excess of 1,2500 opinions. This places Judge Selya astern the tripartite of Judge Richard A. Posner, Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, and Judge Sandra L. ... More About: Business , Bruce , Language
Department of the Navy Announces Names of Three New Virginia Class Submarin
2008-02-01 03:52:00 The Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter announced today, 30JAN08, the official names of three Virginia -class submarines: USS Missouri, USS California, and USS Mississippi. According to the new release, the names were selected to, “honors the continuous support of the military by the people of the ‘Show Me State,’ and its leaders;” “honors the ... More About: Military , Submarines , Department
Lost Returns: New Season Begins 31JAN08
2008-01-31 04:16:00 The story of the recalcitrant guests of Alvar Hanso, founder of The Hanso Foundation, continues with a two-hour premier on 31JAN08. The sojourn in at the island maintained by Dharma Industries will be recapped to bring new viewers up to date. With the rest of network television paralyzed by the writer’s strike, this ... More About: Lost , Entertainment , Season
USC Football Recruiting: 2009 Top Prospect Matt Barkley Commits
2008-01-25 03:13:00 The 2007-08 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year Matt Barkley, quarterback from Mater Dei High School, has committed to becoming a Trojan. The 6-foot 3, 220-pound Barkley is the first junior to win the award. Barkley made he decision to announce his decision after visiting USC on 19JAN08. Barkley will not be eligible ... More About: Sports , Recruiting , College Football , Trojans
Haditha Update: Lt Andrew Grayson Arraigned
More articles from this author:2008-01-24 03:31:00 First Lieutenant Andrew Grayson was arraigned on 23JAN08. Note: it is not uncommon for accused to reserve pleas, it is the norm. For more information on Haditha. yojoe out More About: Military , Crime , War , Update 1, 2, 3 |
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