A Cold War Might Be Heating Up: China's New Missiles, America's New Shield
The United States is planning to build a new missile defence shield in Asia to contain threats from North Korea and counter China's growing missile capabilities. A defensive array could include a new...
View ArticleA Preemptive Strike On Iran Is A HUGE Mistake
The Iranian people would probably respond to attack by rallying behind their leaders and strengthening a deeply unpopular regime. Judging by the rhetorical fusillades exchanged between Israel and...
View ArticleIraq Vet Lands In Jail On Terrorist Charges After Jogging With Toy Rifle
Maybe Army National Guardsman and Iraq war veteran William Everett Alemar thought he was just getting in some good training. But the police didn't seem to think so. Matthew Umstead of The Herald Mail...
View ArticleThis Israeli Chocolate Ad Shows John Cleese Ordering An Air Strike On Iran
A new Israeli ad (above) portrays "Monty Python" alum John Cleese as a Western General who gives the IDF the go ahead to perform an air strike against an anonymous Middle Eastern enemy, presumably,...
View ArticleMilitary Special Operators Weigh In On The Fox News Leak, SEAL Team 6, And...
In the wake of the epic Fox News leak revealing the identity of the SEAL Team 6 (ST6) member who wrote a book on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, I called up some friends and acquaintances in the...
View ArticleBritish Army's 'War Crimes' To Cost $100 Million
The Iraq Historic Allegations Team Abuse allegations against British troops in Iraq were initially investigated on a case-by-case basis by the special investigation branch of the Royal Military...
View ArticleThis Is What NOT To Say To A Wounded Warrior
Although we are many years down the road of recovery from my husband’s severe 2006 war injury, we still think about the comments we received or have faced since then. There are just some things you...
View ArticleCommanding Officer To Give Dressing Down To Prince Harry For ... Dressing Down.
Prince Harry is to face a “dressing down” by his commanding officer and is expected to be asked to donate his wages to charity after being pictured naked in Las Vegas, senior military sources have...
View ArticleIt's Not A Good Sign That David Cameron Supports Obama On Syrian Regime Change
The last time a British prime minister endorsed an American president's plans for military intervention, it resulted in the US invasion of Iraq – one of the worst foreign policy blunders in recent...
View ArticleAnother One Bites The Dust: Drone Strike In Pakistan Strikes At Heart Of...
A CIA drone strike in Pakistan may have killed the operational commander of the Haqqani network, the insurgent group behind some of the most high-profile attacks on Western and Afghan government...
View ArticleThe US Military Is Still Pretending That 'Respectful Behavior' Is All It...
As if this recently common occurrence of "insider attacks" could get any more bizarre and scary, the US military has begun issuing 'Insider Attack' pocket reference guides to troops. According to the...
View ArticleOuted Navy SEAL Doubles Down On Media Attention, Talks To Spielberg And Others
So, after all the hoopla, after all chatter about the Fox News outing and the subsequent Al Qaeda postings, Matt Bissonnette, true to the gutsy Navy SEAL roots, has doubled down on all the media...
View ArticleGamers Use Their Thumbs To Help Injured Troops Survive On The Battlefield
Video gamers are lending their hands, in particular their thumbs, to battlefield medics. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is known for bizarre crowd sourcing techniques and odd...
View ArticleThe President's Executive Order On Military Health Care Is Too Little Too Late
It's certainly planned, inadvertently ironic, that President Barack Obama chose the 2nd anniversary of the end of the Iraq War to visit Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, to announce an executive order...
View ArticleThe Government Is Selling A Bunch Of Classic WW2 Rifles
Guess what? You can buy WW2 rifles from the government. The "Civilian Marksmanship Program" is a private non-profit, but the government classifies it as a "government corporation hybrid." A...
View ArticleRussia Wants Its Own Hypersonic Bomber By The End Of The Decade
Russian leaders have taken notice of the U.S. Air Force’s plans to build a next generation bomber, announcing they have set their sites on building a hypersonic bomber. Russian Deputy Prime Minister...
View ArticleSolution For Blast Rattled Troops May Make Us All A Bit Smarter
Posit Science today announced the launch of BrainHQ, its next-generation computerized brain fitness training system. Designed to improve the cognitive performance of virtually everyone who uses it,...
View ArticleRomney Could Screw Up US Relations With Russia
Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate in the US presidential election, has indicated that he will adopt a tougher position towards Russia than his rival, the incumbent president, Barack Obama. Rivalry...
View ArticleDouble Amputee Afghan War Vet Inspired A Lot Of People At The Paralympics
The emotion of the reception was inescapable. Derek Derenalagi, the British discus thrower whose legs were blown apart five years ago by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, drank in the moving warmth of...
View ArticleThese Special Operators Conduct 'Varsity' Level Operations In Afghanistan's...
With a mixture of brawn and brains, Marine special operators continue to push their way into villages in Afghanistan, setting up shop alongside Afghan special forces to train those living there to...
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