Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese General, strategist, and philosopher. He is best known as the author of The Art of War, widely regarded as a masterpiece on strategy. He is the voice of BigPeace on matters of strategy.
Sun Tzu

Army Orders Court-Martial for Alleged Wikileaks Source Bradley Manning

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, [...]
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For Whom the Drone Tolls: Air Force to Cut 10,000 Airmen Next Year

LOLITA C. BALDOR (AP) – Associated Press WASHINGTON The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars [...]
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Sudan Bombs US-Funded Bible School, US Condemns

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Sudan’s military bombed a Bible school built by a U.S. Christian aid group, prompting students and teachers at the school to run for their lives in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan state. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations condemned the attack. Pictures obtained by The Associated Press on Friday [...]
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Report: Syrian Forces ‘Torture Children as Young as 13′

(AFP) Children as young as 13 are a particular target in the “rampant” use of torture by Syrian government forces battling opposition protests, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday. The United Nations says hundreds of children have been killed in the crackdown over the past 10 months, and the rights group highlighted [...]
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Italy to Pass Labor Reforms With or Without Union Support

From Reuters: The Italian government will pass labor market reforms even if trade unions do not give their consent to the measures, Labour Minister Elsa Fornero told union leaders on Thursday, according to an official close to the discussions. Fornero is holding talks with unions and employers to change a rigid system [...]
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Iran More than Doubles 2012 Defense Budget

From Turkish Weekly: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted yesterday that Iran’s economy would grow eight percent over the next 12 months despite severe Western sanctions, as he presented his government’s annual budget to parliament. Iran’s defense spending would more than double under plans set out by Ahmadinejad yesterday. “The budget is aimed at [...]
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Over 70 Dead in Egypt Soccer Riot

From Reuters: Seventy-four people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday when Egyptian soccer fans staged a pitch invasion in the city of Port Said, in what a deputy minister called the biggest disaster in the nation’s soccer history. Angry politicians decried a lack of security at [...]
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Russia and China Provide Cover for Assad’s Syria

From The Star: Gulf Arab countries, led by Qatar’s Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, have stepped up their criticism of the Syrian regime and recalled their observers from the Arab League mission to Syria. It is expected that they would favour a United Nations resolution advocating military intervention. But don’t expect much [...]
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NY, NJ Port Authority: New WTC Delayed by ‘Design Miss’ from ‘Several Years Ago’

For context, the privately funded and managed Empire State Building was built in one year. The Associated Press reports: NEW YORK — The agency building the new World Trade Center says a design flaw could add millions of dollars to the cost of the complex’s signature tower. The Port Authority of New York and [...]
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Audio: Congressman Says Releasing Taliban Prisoners From Gitmo ‘Big Mistake’

The Obama administration appeared Wednesday to acknowledge discussions about transferring some Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay as part of U.S. efforts to jumpstart peace talks with the Taliban after 10 years of inconclusive fighting. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said no decision about releasing any Taliban detainees has been made. But in answering a question [...]
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