Czech Defense Ministry Eyes New Armored Vehicles, Radars Amid Budget HikeBy: Jarosaw Adamowski, December 9, 2016 (Photo Credit: Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces of the Czech Republic)WARSAW, Poland The Czech Ministry of Defence is planning to acquire new radars, 20 Pandur armored personnel carriers (APC) and Nexter Titus six-wheel drive armored vehicles for the country s military, according to Deputy Defence Minister Pavel Beran. The latest announcement comes as the Czech Republic is intensifying efforts to raise its military expenditure from 1.08 percent of its gross domestic product this year to 1.4 percent by 2020, and 2 percent by 2025. Defense News5 Bidders Emerge in Competition for Czech Republic Air Defense Systems"It is necessary that we rebound from the bottom, but this will happen at a slow pace, " Beran told local broadcaster Ceska Televize. The Defence Ministry s budget for 2017 is set to increase to some 52.5 billion koruna (US $2.1 billion), an increase of 10 percent compared with 2016. Next years radar procurement alone is expected to be worth about 1.7 billion koruna. The move is part of a regional trend. Similar to a number of other Eastern European allies, Prague has placed an increased focus on its defense expenditure since Russias military intervention in eastern Ukraine. Defense NewsRussian Aggression Drives Increase in European Defense SpendingLast November, Gen. Josef Becvar, the chief of staff of the Czech Armed Forces, said the countrys military could expand from the current 27,000 to 32,000 troops. Meanwhile, Czech Defence Minister Martin Stropnicky said the ministry is also planning to overhaul the existing tender procedures with the aim to accelerate procurements of new weapons and military equipment for the Czech Armed Forces. http://luizflaviogomes.com/o-brasil-caiu-nas-maos-de-quatro-grandes-grupos-criminalmente-organizados/ ARTIGOSCidadania Vigilante , Conteudo Juridico , Fim do politico profissional , Opiniao 5 de janeiro de 2017O Brasil caiu nas maos de quatro grandes grupos criminalmente organizados1Depois de 516 anos de cleptocracia (de roubalheira do dinheiro publico canalizado para os bolsos de poucos), o Brasil caiu nas maos de quatro grandes grupos criminalmente organizados. Nao ha brasileiro que escape dos efeitos nefastos seus crimes.Juntos, eles constituem um Estado paralelo ao Estado (oficial). Grandes parcelas das populacoes (presas e em liberdade) estao diretamente submetidas ao Estado paralelo, diante da omissao do Estado oficial, que ja nao reage mais. Esta entrando em colapso.Nao ha santos em nenhum dos quatro grupos de crime organizado que estao massacrando o Brasil. A populacao, no entanto, sabe muito pouco sobre eles, que sao os seguintes:(1) crime organizado privado (PCC, CV, FDN etc.): atuam, fundamentalmente, na distribuicao e venda de drogas e podem ate contar com o auxilio de agentes publicos (policiais, por exemplo), mas o comando da organizacao e particular (e dos chefes de cada faccao); trata-se de um crime organizado que tem faturamento na casa dos milhoes (somente o PCC fatura anualmente algo em torno de R$ 200 a R$ 300 milhoes por ano ver Folha, Veja etc.).So de propinas no Brasil, para se ter uma ideia comparativa, a Odebrecht pagou (de 2006 a 2014) R$ 1,9 bilhao, para uma contrapartida em contratos de R$