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What Can Make `Sept. 11 Pale by Comparison`

What would make the human race truly come together?

(LOS ANGELES) - What if the next big 9/11 is Aliens/UFOs landing?

If that were to indeed transpire, it is my bet that Muslims worldwide will be the first to accept it --- they will race to join the imperial narrative of the new intergalactic catastrophe in exactly the same manner as Pakistan did for the first catastrophic terrorism imperial narrative of 9/11 'war on terror'.

Dan Hokanson Appointed to Adjutant General of the Oregon National Guard

Every now and then the government does something that makes a lot of sense.

(SALEM) - Brigadier General Daniel R. Hokanson, will succeed Major General Raymond F. Rees as the Adjutant General of the Oregon National Guard.

He will transition to the new command position in the summer of 2013.

Did Hillary Clinton Survive a Plane Crash?
The Rumor Mill is Burning

Even NBC's Chief Medical Correspondent Robert Bazell suggests we aren't getting the whole story.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Reports persist about US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton having been injured in a recent plane crash kept secret from the public because it happened in Iran.

Two Uninjured After Plane Loses Control on Snow Covered Oregon Airport Runway

The pilot was attempting a attempted a touch-and-go landing.

(CHILOQUIN, OR) - Two people were uninjured Tuesday afternoon when their plane received minor damage attempting a touch-and-go landing on the snow-covered Chiloquin Airport runway.

According to Trooper Aaron Boyce with Oregon State Police, on New Year's day at approximately 3:15 p.m.

Jet Jockeys and Drone Drivers; Cowardly Killers of the 21st Century

Somebody has to have the guts to say it don't you think?

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Do you think it ever occurs to fighter pilots that they are playing God with human lives?

I am sickened by those willing to kill people from afar. They're a bunch of cowards and killers in my book.

Iranian Jets Fire on U.S. Drone

Conducting interviews on this topic is the former CIA operative in Iran's Revolutionary Guards and a weekly columnist for WND, Reza Kahlili.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Two Iranian Su-25 fighter jets fired on an unarmed U.S. Air Force Predator drone in the Persian Gulf last week, CNN has learned.

The incident raises fresh concerns within the Obama administration about Iranian military aggression in crucial Gulf oil shipping lanes.

British Planes Buried in Burma During WWII Located, Will be Recovered

Myanmar / Burma will allow an aviation enthusiast to recover planes after almost 70 years.

(YANGON, Myanmar) - A treasure of buried WWII planes will see the light after almost three fourths of a century.

The government of Myanmar has agreed to allow a private British aviation enthusiast to excavate the old planes which were reportedly buried by British forces hoping to keep them from the Japanese.

China`s New Aircraft Carrier

China looks to dominate the Indian ocean with this new aircraft carrier.

(LONDON ) - Calling it a quantum leap above anything the USA has even on the drawing board, experts agree that the Chinese government thought 'outside the box' with this new design.

The new aircraft carrier offers more speed, larger capacity, increased stability. It absolutely is a 'blue water' vessel.

Kappang A9 Highway and Kappang Flyway of Sri Lanka

Tamils going through Katunayake International airport are targeted.

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka Guardian) - The government’s big banging road development projects in the north is becoming money minting machinery for the police/army patrols and check-points.

Vehicles are stopped with the intent of demanding kappang (bribe) from the drivers on ludicrous charges of violation of road rules.

Backgrounder: NATO Air Crashes in Afghanistan in 2012

Roundup of this year's incidents...

(KABUL Xinhua) - Two soldiers with ISAF were killed Thursday morning in a helicopter crash in southern Helmand province.

This report includes the coalition's air crash incidents in Afghanistan so far in 2012.