Jeremy Scahill Tells Us How He Uncovered America's Massive, Global Dirty Wars
We recently got a chance to interview investigative journalist and best-selling author Jeremy Scahill about his film "Dirty Wars," which follows his book of the same name.While his book is the...
View ArticleThe 'Ruptured Duck' Is One Of The More Fascinating Awards In US Military History
One of the most interesting things that happens on Reddit's military threads is when people find old family military awards and post a picture asking redditors to identify the ribbons and medals.One...
View ArticlePanama's President Says A North Korean Ship With Suspected Missile Equipment...
Panama's president said Monday that a North Korean ship captain tried to kill himself after the vessel was stopped en route from Cuba and found to have suspected missile material on board.Outlining a...
View ArticleThe Captured Leader Of The Zetas Cartel Is A Depraved Individual Who...
Mexican Marines have captured the chief of the ultra violent Zetas drug cartel near the border with Texas, and all indications are that he is a particularly brutal character.Officials have said that...
View ArticleRussian State News Outlet Says Snowden May Be Able To Move Freely In Russia...
Russia will allow National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden to move freely in Russia during the examination of his application for temporary asylum, state-owned news agency RIA...
View ArticleInvestigative Journalist Jeremy Scahill Schools Stephen Colbert On America's...
Jeremy Scahill, the National Security Correspondent for The Nation and the best-selling author of the book "Dirty Wars: The World Is A Battlefield," appeared on The Colbert Report last night, and...
View ArticleCyber Expert: We've Remotely Spied Through The Webcams Of Chinese Hackers
Remotely taking control of someone's computer is not an unheard of hacker exploit, but this claim about remotely controlling a Chinese hacker's webcam is just crazy.It starts with something called...
View ArticleJury Chosen In Murder Trial For 2009 Massacre At Texas Military Base
FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Jury selection was completed on Tuesday for the military murder trial of an Army Major accused of killing 13 soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, the biggest non-combat...
View ArticleThe First Atomic Blast Occurred 68 Years Ago Today — Here Are 2000 Nuclear...
Sixty-eight years ago today, on July 16, 1945, the first detonation of a nuclear device, code-named Trinity, was conducted by the U.S. Army.It took place at the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range,...
View ArticleEdward Snowden Declares Himself Torture-Proof
The dramatic plot of the Edward Snowden NSA whistleblowing saga has just taken an interesting twist: in a letter to U.S. Senator Gordon Humphreys, Snowden declares himself impervious to...
View ArticleGirl's Epic Headlock On US Marine Should Put To Bed Debate About Women In Combat
There's been a huge debate going on about if women can handle the rigors of combat. The gist of our coverage has been this: without dropping standards, it will be tough, but not impossible.The girl in...
View ArticleSnowden's Laptops May Hold 'Extremely Sensitive' Details About NSA-CIA 'Black...
Matthew Aid of Foreign Policy has published an excellent report detailing the secret intelligence gathering partnership between the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Central Intelligence Agency...
View ArticleRussia's Newly Published Military Modernization Plan Is A Bit Hard To Believe
The Russian Ministry of Defense recently published its activity plan for the rest of the decade. Everyone who can read Russian should go look at the handy summary in table form. There’s a lot of...
View ArticleTop US Military Officer: America Is Considering Entering Syrian War
America's top military officer told a Senate committee that the Obama administration is considering the use of military force in Syria, Richard Lardner of the Associated Press reports.U.S. Army General...
View ArticleSexual Battery Charge Dropped For Air Force ‘Sexual Assault Prevention Chief’...
Prosecutors in Virginia have declined to charge the lieutenant colonel who headed the Air Force’s sexual assault prevention branch with sexual battery, after a May 5 incident where he allegedly groped...
View ArticleUK ARMY CHIEF: Invading Syria Would Be The Only Way To Topple Assad
The outgoing head of the British Army said the West would have to invade Syria if it wanted topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “You have to be able, as we did successfully in Libya,...
View ArticleMercenary Hackers Will Turn The Internet Into Afghanistan-Like 'Warzone'
Mercenary hackers and the increasingly high fees governments and corporations pay them for "zero day" exploits will eventually turn the entire internet into a battlefield.A "zero day" exploit is a...
View ArticleHere Is A Wrap-Up Of The Best Military Discounts Out There
With Independence Day just one day away, Americans are scrambling in preparation for backyard barbecues and long weekend getaways while staying mindful of their budgets. However, the nation didn’t gain...
View ArticleLegendary General James Mattis Just Gave One Of The Best Talks On Middle East...
Retired Marine General James N. Mattis gave an insightful talk to a packed crowd at the Aspen Security Forum on Saturday.The four-star general, who recently retired after leading U.S. Central Command,...
View ArticleWatch This French Special Forces Helicopter On A Low Altitude Flight Over Mali
Enjoy the view from inside the cabin of a Cougar helicopter, sitting next to the gunner, on an extreme low altitude mission over Mali.Join the conversation about this story »
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