Airlines Are Cracking Down On Screening Smartphones And Shoes After Increased...
The officials U.S. security officials said they fear bombmakers from the Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula have figured out how to turn the phones into explosive devices that can avoid...
View ArticleA New Russian Internet Law Has Some People Worried About Possible State...
Russia's relationship with the Internet has long been dicey, with claims of censorship and surveillance being the norm. Now a new law might up the ante. The law, passed by Parliament yesterday, will...
View ArticleHere's The Real Story Of The Creepy US Spy Agency Logo Boasting That 'Nothing...
The National Reconnaissance Office came under fire in December when its logo for a new satellite boasted "nothing is beyond our reach" along with the image of an octopus taking over the world, but new...
View ArticleThe Chaos In Iraq Is Also A Crisis For Kurdistan
The collapse of the Iraqi government and the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) do not present a wonderful opportunity for an independent Kurdish state.Instead, the replacement of the...
View ArticleWatch An F-16 Fly At Incredibly Low Altitude And Fire At A Drone
The video below shows Norwegian Air Force pilot “Hanche” from the 338 Squadron based at Ørland Main Air Station on a training sortie. The pilot flies at incredibly low altitude, fires live ordnance and...
View ArticleAn Austrian Company Has Built A Military-Grade Gyrocopter — And It Looks...
The gyrocopter is the closest thing modern aviation has to a flying car. The miniaturized aircraft can take off and land with very little room and can operate effectively at low-altitude. A used one...
View ArticleF-35 Might Not Make Its Long-Awaited International Debut This Month
The Pentagon waited until the late hours on the eve of the July 4th holiday to announce the F-35 is officially grounded putting in jeopardy the Joint Strike Fighter’s first ever international flight at...
View ArticleThe Iraqi Military's Poor Performance Against ISIS Exposes A Major...
The Iraqi Security Forces' performance against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) has been less than stellar.Composed of roughly 6,000 men, ISIS has blitzed across northern Iraq and...
View ArticleFormer MI6 Chief: ISIS Threat To West Is Blown Out Of Proportion
The government and media have blown the Islamist terrorism threat out of proportion, giving extremists publicity that is counter-productive, a former head of Britain's intelligence service has said.Sir...
View ArticleCIA Was 'Involved' In The German Spy Affair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Central Intelligence Agency was involved in a spying operation against Germany that led to the alleged recruitment of a German intelligence official and has prompted renewed...
View ArticleKazakhstan Is Spending Billions To Transform Itself Into A Tourist Destination
Borat generated a lot of laughs at Kazakhs' expense, but he also helped put their country on the map for international travelers.The fictional Kazakh character, who starred in the 2006 film "Borat:...
View ArticleAs ISIS Routs The Iraqi Army, Here's A Look At What The Jihadists Have In...
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) recently declared the establishment of a caliphate and has changed its name to simply the Islamic State. This declaration came after a series of military...
View ArticleHamas And Israel Are Heading Towards A War Of Attrition That Neither Can...
The first good news of the morning from the operation that the Israel Defense Forces has dubbed “Protective Edge” is that Hamas hasn’t launched any rockets toward Israel’s central Dan region and is...
View ArticleA Popular Australian Cleric Just Joined ISIS's New Islamic State In Syria
A popular radical Muslim cleric from Australia has joined the newly established Islamic State and traveled to Syria to support the establishment of the caliphate.Musa Cerantonio, who in the past had...
View ArticleThe Navy Has Its Own 3D Printer Deployed Aboard An Amphibious Assault Ship
Norfolk, VA — The Navy has taken 3-D printing to sea aboard an amphibious assault ship, the USS Essex, to help sailors learn how to print needed spare parts and acclimate the fleet to the breakthrough...
View ArticleYou May Be Denying Climate Change, But The US Military Isn't
Climate change is still a contentious issue, as some people and organizations deny it is even happening, or concede the world is getting warmer, but it's not because of humans.The U.S. military is not...
View ArticleTop Obama Middle East Official Blasts Israel Over Its Treatment Of...
Israel’s ongoing occupation of the West Bank is wrong and leads to regional instability and dehumanization of Palestinians, a top American government official said Tuesday in Tel Aviv, hinting that the...
View ArticleGreece's Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party Continues To Harass Journalists
Two photojournalists who were assaulted this week by supporters of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn testified this week before magistrates about the attack. They say this was not an isolated...
View ArticleThe World's 25 Most Fragile States
Foreign Policy magazine has released its annual ranking of the world's least-stable countries, now known as the Fragile State Index. The rankings are based on 12 metrics, including access to public...
View ArticleGaza Fears The Worst As Israel Ramps Up Armed Offensive
The Israel Defense Forces are escalating an armed offensive on the Gaza Strip, readying all options for snuffing out rocket fire coming from the besieged enclave.“The army is preparing for all possible...
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