How Obama's 'Disposition Matrix' Decides The Fate Of 'Terrorists'
Over the past two years, the Obama administration has begun to formalize a so-called "disposition matrix" for suspected terrorists abroad: a continuously evolving database that spells out the...
View ArticleAnwar al-Awlaki May Have Bought Hijackers Pre-9/11 Tickets
The FBI suspected that US-born Al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, killed in a 2011 drone strike in Yemen, could have bought air tickets for three of the 9/11 hijackers before the attacks, a transparency...
View ArticlePakistani Girl Shot By Taliban Leaves UK Hospital
Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has been discharged from the Birmingham hospital where she was being treated.The Queen Elizabeth hospital said...
View ArticleThe Iraqi Government Has A Problem With Fat Cops
Ihsan Ghaidan, a policeman in one of Iraq's most volatile provinces, admits he stands little chance of promotion and notes his performance is increasingly under the microscope, for one simple reason --...
View ArticleThe Blimp That Could Change How The World Travels Is Ready To Fly [PHOTOS]
When we first wrote about the Aeroscraft ML866 in October it was still being built, but the airship has finished testing and is preparing for its first flight.Check out the Aeroscraft >Built by...
View ArticleCONFIRMED: The NSA Is Developing A 'Perfect Citizen' Program To Protect The...
Newly released documents confirm that the National Security Agency (NSA), America's top cyberespionage organization, is spearheading a cloaked and controversial program to develop technology that could...
View ArticleThe 'War On Terror' Is Designed To Never End
Last month, outgoing Pentagon general counsel Jeh Johnson gave a speech at the Oxford Union and said that the War on Terror must, at some point, come to an end:"Now that efforts by the US military...
View ArticleThe US Is Waging An All-Out Proxy War With Russia In Syria
Let's call it what it is: a proxy war.Ben Brumfield of CNN reported that U.S. troops arrived in Turkey today to man Patriot missile systems. The systems themselves are officially NATO property, but the...
View ArticleVideo Claims To Show An Impressive Rebel Tank Strike In Syria
Free Syrian Army rebels are laying siege to Assad's Taftanaz airport, which they claim he uses to mount helibourne assaults on rebel positions.This video claims to have caught a direct hit from a rebel...
View ArticleAny Political Settlement In Syria Could Prolong The Civil War
In recent weeks international players have called for a political settlement to the ongoing civil war in Syria. It's been part of an attempt to end widespread violence and prevent a sectarian war...
View ArticleDrone Toy For Kids Draws Sharp Response From Amazon Reviewers
The Amazon page for Maisto's miniature RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has become a sounding board for Americans disgusted with their government's targeted killing program. The armed RQ-1...
View ArticleThe 'Demon' Was An All-Weather Tip Of The Spear Against The Soviets Of The...
The F3H 'Demon' served as the U.S. Navy's strong arm in the air from 1956 to 1965, when its younger brother, the famed F4 Phantom took to the skies.Though the Demon never saw much combat, it did serve...
View ArticleUS Sale Of Armed Drones To Japan And South Korea Would Transform Tensions In...
America's two closest Asian allies hope introduce U.S. unmanned Global Hawk aircraft by 2015.According to UPI.com, South Korea is looking to buy four RQ-4 Global Hawks to "to monitor and deter regional...
View ArticleA Quick Glimpse At The Coolest Job In The World [VIDEO]
Fighter pilot attitude is the stuff of legend with whole movies based on potential cockiness alone, and sometimes it's easy to see why.There are few other place so much power and speed are combined for...
View ArticleJapan Sends Fighter Jets After A Second Ever Chinese Invasion Of Its Airspace
China's first ever invasion of Japan's airspace happened just weeks ago, but the move appears to becoming a routine addition to the burgeoning standoff.The AFP now reports:Japan scrambled fighter jets...
View ArticleThe Launch Of Russia's New 'Silent' Sub Is Just One Step In Rebuilding Its...
Russia recently launched its near silent nuclear submarine following several years of development.The Borey Class submarine, dubbed Vladimir Monomakh, has a next generation nuclear reactor, can dive...
View ArticleMiami Police Corruption Trial That's Centering On An Iraq War Vet Is Better...
A pair of veteran Miami narcotics detectives testified in federal court Friday against their former supervisor, accusing Sgt. Raul Iglesias of scheming to plant cocaine on a suspect and once carrying...
View ArticleEight Things The Marines Aren't Telling The Navy
Update: This Reddit post gave me a chuckle this morning and is a play on words from post title to covers of two papers.There's an old rumor that Marines will lie about everything to increase their odds...
View ArticleWar Correspondent Marie Colvin's $1.85 Million Diss Makes Us Miss Her Even More
Veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin died in Syria's Homs/Aleppo bombing campaigns last February and her loss was felt around the world.The woman was wicked smart from Queens, fearless, motivated,...
View ArticleThe Department Of Homeland Security Is Hard At Work With One Billion New Bullets
Last March we found 450 million rounds of .40 caliber ammunition slated for delivery to the Department of Homeland Service and its agencies.Weeks later we found an additional request for 750 million...
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