Monday, December 24, 2007

SPB News for Monday.


Billions in Aid to Pakistan Was Wasted, Officials Assert After the United States has spent more than $5 billion in a largely failed effort to bolster the Pakistani military effort against 'Al Qaeda' and the Taliban, some American officials now acknowledge that there were too few controls over the money. American money was has been diverted to help finance weapons systems designed to counter India, not Al Qaeda or the Taliban, the officials said, adding that the United States has paid tens of millions of dollars in inflated Pakistani reimbursement claims for fuel, ammunition and other costs.

Israel to spend $230m on defence shield Israel is to spend $230 million over the next five years to develop a defence shield against rockets and short-range missiles. Israel's Security Cabinet has confirmed funding for the project that has been dubbed "the Iron Dome."

Police charge man under terrorism laws Police said on Sunday detectives had charged a man from Birmingham with a suspected terrorism offence. The 38-year-old, from the Small Heath area of the city, was charged with one offence under the Terrorism Act 2006, a spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said. "The charge relates to alleged engagement in conduct for the preparation of the intention to commit an act of terrorism," the spokeswoman said. ['Preparation of the intention' to commit a crime- gotta love that one!]

1 comment:

airJackie said...

Now here we go again. We just got finished with the fake terrorist case of 4 idiots who wanted to rob an undercover agent posing as a terrorist. Now this idiot with a charge even the juror will laugh at. Notice we have money for these fake cases but not for the GOP criminals. Who's running the DOJ is that person an idiot too.