A Former Navy SEAL Explains How To Escape A Dangerous Situation
The rigorous training Navy SEALs endure make them highly capable of handling a range of dangerous situations.Some of them dedicate their post-military careers to passing their knowledge on to...
View ArticleThis US Veteran Created A Wheelchair That's Built Like A Tank
Combat veteran Brad Soden, inspired by his wife's paralysis, has created a fleet of wheelchairs that are built more like tanks than traditional wheelchairs.Bloomberg Businessweek reports that...
View ArticleHere's Clear Evidence That America Is Still The World's Police
Compared to nations around the world, the United States spends by far the most money to curb and contain global violence, according to a new report from The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). The...
View ArticleOne Of Syria's Most Violent Jihadist Groups Has An English Language...
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, a former al Qaeda affiliate that operates in Iraq and Syria, praised French, German, and Libyan suicide bombers in the latest release of its English-language...
View ArticleIndiana Sheriff Justifies Military Surplus Purchases By Saying America 'Has...
Eight different law enforcement agencies in Indiana have purchased massive Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPS) that were formerly used in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mark Alesia reports for the...
View Article7 Of The Strangest People To Offer Their Services To The CIA
As part of a historical review program, the CIA released an internal memo documenting the various "cranks, nuts, and screwballs" who have reached out to the organization over the years. The CIA would...
View ArticleHow The Obama Administration Left Out The Military In Authorizing The...
I’ll make a confession right now: until last week, I didn’t remember Bowe Bergdahl. I am not a POW/MIA activist, and no one can pay attention to everything at once. I vaguely remembered the story of...
View ArticleWhy Canada's Purchase Of F-35s Might Be A 'Serious Mistake'
A new report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, titled "One Dead Pilot," warns that the F-35, the U.S. built next-generation fighter plane with a nearly $1 trillion price tag, is...
View ArticleIraqi Mi-35 Gunships Attack And Destroy An ISIS Militant Convoy [VIDEO]
The Iraqi Army is using its new attack choppers to hunt terrorists around Samarra and Fallujah.The Iraqi Army operates around 40 Mi-35 gunships and Mi-28NE attack helicopters that it received from...
View ArticleAn F-16 Pilot Took This Amazing Selfie While Flying Alongside A Boeing...
This series of selfies shows Arkefly Airlines' 787-8, the first Boeing Dreamliner in the Netherlands, being welcomed by the RNLAF (Royal Netherlands Air Force) F-16 Demo Team.The 2014-2015 RNLAF F-16...
View ArticleExploring Al Qaeda’s Murky Connection To Russian Intelligence
[Note: This is an unusually controversial piece, even for my blog, for reasons that will quickly become obvious. Linkages between Al-Qa'ida and Russian intelligence have been discussed in hushed tones...
View ArticleA Jihadist Group That's Too Radical For Al Qaeda Is Threatening Iraq's Water...
Extremists fighters from the al Qaeda offshoot the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) are now able to control, or at least seriously damage, Iraq's water supply.Earlier today, fighters from...
View ArticleAl Qaeda Offshoot Captures American Humvees And Transfers Them To Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a radical offshoot of al Qaeda, has taken control of Iraq's second largest city. Iraqi police and security forces reportedly fled Mosul prior to the attack,...
View ArticleTwo US Stealth Bombers Are Headed To Europe For The First Time
The U.S. Air Force has sent its most advanced bomber to Europe for the first time, amid the still-festering Ukraine crisis.Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, the most sophisticated warplanes ever employed...
View ArticleKenya Is Facing A Growing Al Qaeda Threat
NAIROBI, Kenya — Terrorist attacks in Kenya are on the rise, triggering travel warnings from foreign governments and scaring ordinary Kenyans. Islamic militants from neighboring Somalia are blamed for...
View ArticleHere's How The US Has Been Getting Iraq Wrong For Over 30 Years
An Iraqi terrorist group so radical that it was actually expelled from Al Qaeda's global network is in the midst of a major offensive. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) has taken over...
View ArticleHere's How You're Told By The President You've Been Awarded The Nation's...
Being awarded the Medal of Honor is a rare occasion these days. The nation's highest military award for bravery has been conferred just 15 times after more than a decade of combat in Iraq and...
View ArticleUS MARINE: Here's Why I Support The Bowe Bergdahl Deal
In a recent piece imploring veterans to stop using the uniform to make political points, I mentioned that I supported the recent exchange of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban commanders.I meant...
View ArticleCosta Rica Seizes 4 Tons Of Cocaine From Drug Runners Disguised As Fishermen
Costa Rican officials say they have seized more than four tons of cocaine from three boats disguised as fishing vessels off the Central American country's Pacific Coast.Eleven Costa Ricans were...
View ArticleFour Russian Bombers Flew Within 50 Miles Of The California Coast
Four Russian strategic bombers triggered U.S. air defense systems while conducting practice bombing runs near Alaska this week, with two of the Tu-95 Bear H aircraft coming within 50 miles of the...
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