weapons
Arming Indonesia: U.S. to sell Apache helicopters
In a first-of-its-kind deal worth about $500 million, the United States has agreed to sell eight new Apache AH-64E attack helicopters and Longbow radars to Indonesia. “Providing Indonesia these world-class heli ...
Australia Donates Military Planes to Indonesia
Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro and Australian Ambassador Greg Moriarty signed a deal on military planes donation as Australia plans to send four Hercules C-130 to Indonesia. ...
US Pledges to Step Up Military Ties With Indonesia
The United States will step up its military cooperation with Indonesia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in Singapore on Friday after meeting his Indonesian counterpart Purnomo Yusgiantoro. ...
Germany Approves Tank Sale to Indonesia: Industry Source
The German government has approved the sale to Indonesia of about 100 used Leopard 2 tanks and 50 armored personnel carriers but has put off a decision on a tank sale to Saudi Arabia, a defense source said on Friday. ...
Aung San Suu Kyi: From Icon to Political Player
The woman who was once the world's most famous political prisoner is now wearing the less glamorous mantle of a mere politician. In reality, the (in)famous Burmese politician does no justice for anyone. A slaughtered ...
Groups Urge U.S. Not to Sell Attack Helicopters to Indonesia
Ninety organizations today urged the U.S. government and Congress not to provide deadly attack helicopters to Indonesia. Indonesia has announced that it plans to buy eight AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from the Uni ...
Who will control the drones watching you?
Whether they are being used for surveillance or all-out combat, drones will soon pose serious risks for all of the world's citizens. ...
China’s Kachin Crime
"One of Burma’s largest rebel groups could fall, the Kachin people could be left to face the junta’s programme of ethnic cleansing and other minority groups would inevitably follow." ...
British Arms & Mid East Uprisings
Saudi-manned British arms are silencing pro-democracy demonstrators in Bahrain. ...
United States, England and France Bomb Libya (112 Tomahawk Missiles)
The first major attack of "Odyssey Dawn" came as 112 Tomahawk cruise missiles struck surface-to-air missiles, early warning sites, and key communication modes. It's the first step in enforcing a no-fly zone. ...
Who Really Needs Nuclear Power? Big Business, That’s Who!
AKR recently learned Mitsubishi was the driving force behind building the Fukushima power plant, and that they had been warned its safety “could not be guaranteed” in the event of a natural disaster. Most ...
