Wednesday, 19 June 2013
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British Army redundancy programme - third leg

The third round of Army redundancies was announced today. 4,480 will leave by 17th December (against an original target of 5,000) 84% applied, 16% are compulsory
 
What the MoD says :   These redundancies are not new. The Strategic Defence Security Review announced a reduction of 17,000 posts from the Regular Armed Forces (5,000 each from the Navy and RAF and 7,000 from the Army). A further reduction of 12,000 to the Army was announced as a result of the Three-Month Exercise (3ME).
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:29

Birthday honours 2013

The 183 Defence personnel named in the New Year Honours list for 2013 are on the next page, including awards for Generals Wall, Barrons and Bradshaw. The Government seems to be even more embarassed by the defence industry. Sir Dick Olver of BAE Systems, James William Trail MBE - no mention of their employers:

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Saturday, 15 June 2013 09:19

Klan Karzai, Naming and Shaming, Afghan Wings, Future Unfolding and Archaeological Rescue

Afghan News Round Up for May 2013 part two, compiled by Elayne Jude for Great North News Service

In High Places

President Hamid Karzai is constitutionally prohibited from running for a third term on April 5 2014. His older brother Qayum will be a presidential candidate.

"Qayum will announce his candidacy soon and will represent our political movement ... the party will run his election campaign," said Mahmoud Karzai in an interview at his home in Kandahar.

Qayum Karzai will have the backing of De Woles De Mulatar Baheer, or the Movement for the Support of the People. Pashtun dominated, the group has no affiliation with Hamid Karzai.

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Thursday, 06 June 2013 00:17

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