UK forces tested, rejected psychic techniques
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Remote viewing far-fetched Britainâs military spent taxpayers' money to test out âremote viewingâ as recently as 2002, only to conclude the technique had little value.â¦
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Â· Special branch unit keeps watch on extremism Â· Tube plotter and shoe bomber 'talent-scouted'
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Experts argue that harsh techniques used since the 9/11 attacks are outmoded, amateurish and unreliable.
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WASHINGTON, United States : An unusual US request for a British battalion to back up American troops in Iraq has shown the political constraints on the use of coalition forces even as an intensifying battle against insurgents is testing the US force there
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Men may have developed a psychology   that makes them particularly able to engage in wars, a   scientist said on Friday.
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British soldiers accused of raping hundreds of Kenyan women while on training exercises there have been cleared after an investigation into the allegations, a spokesman for the British defence ministry told AFP.
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LONDON, Oct 27  - Britain's Ministry of Defence has launched a major inquiry into brain injuries suffered by troops caught near explosions in Afghanistan and Iraq.  The effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) include loss of memory, mood swings and depression. They can last from a matter of hours to up to three months. The condition, which has no external physical manifestations, is caused by the high velocity shockwaves from roadside bombs which jar the brain. At its simplest, it is similar to a concussion. But at its worst it can be completely debilitating. "We are doing a lot of work on it. We are working closely with the Americans," a government spokesman said. "This has been going on for several years. The new bit is the self-assessment questionnaire we are sending to all troops in theatre."  "This is a very, very complex area. But we are doing a lot of research," he added. "A special project has been set up to look into improving understanding of the condition and diagnosis and treatment."  The government said part of its research included trying to design a blood test that could pick up signs of the condition and therefore improve diagnosis of it.  The more that was understood about the condition the better could helmet and body armour design be made to try to prevent it, the ministry spokesman said. The Guardian newspaper said in its Saturday edition the United States estimated up to one fifth of its soldiers and marines serving in Afghanistan and Iraq had suffered from MTBI.
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ESP, meditation, parapsychology ... nothing's too paranormal for a military contract.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has been dogged for months by speculation that his grip on power was weakening because of smoldering public anger over the Iraq war. But the pundits apparently underestimated his instinct for survival.
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Doctors are testing a new therapy aimed at helping soldiers with posttraumatic stress disorder by having them repeatedly relive the trauma of the battlefield.
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The British Army secretly restricted numbers of ethnic recruits, according to official files just released.
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Â· Britain alarmed by critics in US administration Â· Ministers deny mission in southern Iraq has failed
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Four US special operations task soldiers punished for unauthorized use of Taser electric stun guns on prisoners in Iraq. By Jim Mannion - WASHINGTON.
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Experts were dubious about a video allegedly showing Islamic militants shooting down a British military transport plane in Iraq, even as others speculated a missile, rocket or bomb destroyed the craft.
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The government explains some of the "unusual" results in a pilot of tests that might replace England's Sats.
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Several experts and officials said that the technology behind two thwarted car bombings in central London seemed to be amateurish.
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Security agents' apparently careless habits are getting embarrassing for the British government.