ISRAEL - Dec 26 - Palestinian MP Gets 30 Years Jail.
An Israeli military court sentences the secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad Saadat, to 30 years in prison. Saadat, who is also a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was indicted on 19 "terrorism-related charges", including overseeing the PFLP's military operations, membership in...

ARAB ISRAELI RELATIONS - Israel Issues An Appeal To Palestinians In Gaza.
The Israeli PM, Ehud Olmert issues a "last minute" appeal to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to reject the militant leadership of Hamas and stop firing rockets at Israel, warning that he would not hesitate to use force. Other Israeli officials also issued hard-line statements, indicating that Israel might...

ARAB ISRAELI RELATIONS - Dec 26 - Israel Opens Gaza Border For Humanitarian Aid.
Israel reopens its border with Gaza to allow deliveries of humanitarian aid, despite continued rocket and mortar fire from the coastal strip and growing expectations of a large-scale Israeli military campaign against Palestinian militants. One rocket fired by militants landed short of its target and struck a house in...

Detention of civilians on military operations: reasons for and challenges to developing a special law of detention.
[The taking and handling of civilian detainees during contemporary military operations is increasingly subjected to political, media and judicial scrutiny. This article argues that the most effective and efficient means of ensuring greater certainty, consistency and clarity in the identification and application of appropriate and relevant norms for dealing...

News blackout imposed on AFP rescue operations.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) imposed yesterday a news blackout on military operations to rescue three international humanitarian volunteers who were abducted in Sulu last week. AFP Public Affairs Office chief Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres Jr. said the AFP suspended the release of military updates...

Lockheed Martin-Built DSCS Satellites Achieve Historic Milestone.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team announced today that the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III constellation has surpassed 200 years of on-orbit operations, the longest total operational experience of any U.S. military communications satellite constellation. Lockheed Martin designed and built...

Military operations against Abu Sayyaf pushed in Sulu.
Byline: MIKE U. CRISMUNDO ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (WestMincom) continued mobilizing combat troops and air and naval forces as government yesterday vowed to wipe out all terrorist cells in "specified and selected target areas" in Jolo, Sulu, Zamboanga...

CACI Awarded a Prime Position on $500 Million, Multiple-Award Program with Biometrics Operations and Support Services.
Company to Assist with Solutions and Services to Support U.S. Army's Biometrics Task Force Worldwide ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CACI International Inc announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract to support the U.S. Army's Biometrics Task Force. CACI received one of twelve...

No trace of kidnap victims.
A strike force is on alert in case the multi-agency task force created to rescue the three abducted International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) volunteers decides to apply military force against suspected kidnappers, military officials said yesterday. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Affairs Office...

First Lockheed Martin-Built Milstar Satellite Marks 15 Years on Orbit.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The first U.S. Air Force Milstar communications satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team, has achieved 15 years of on-orbit operations. Five years beyond its original design life, the satellite is 100 percent mission capable and will continue providing secure, reliable and robust...