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ISIS, Which Might Control Iraq's Most Important Dam, Compared Itself To...
On July 27, ISIS published the latest release of one of their English language propaganda magazines, Dabiq, with the headline "The Flood.""It's Either The Islamic State Or The Flood," the cover...
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ISIS Has Seized Iraq's Largest Dam, And What Happens Next Is Critical
ISIS militants captured Iraq's largest dam on Thursday, wresting it away from the Kurdish Peshmerga's control and fueling fears as to what the capture of one of the country's key piece of...
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Hamas Vows To Keep Fighting In Gaza Unless Demands Are Met
CAIRO (Reuters) - The armed wing of Hamas called on Palestinian negotiators in Cairo not to extend a 72-hour truce unless their demands, in particular for the opening of Gaza's port, were met and...
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Overcoming The Pentagon's Culture Is The Biggest Challenge For Elon Musk's...
While SpaceX continues to fight a legal battle to gain access to the military rocket launch market, it remains in doubt whether the company’s commercial business model can coexist with the Pentagon’s...
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Thanks To ISIS, Two Major Airlines Are Canceling Flights Into Iraqi Kurdistan
Etihad Airways is suspending all flights, effective immediately, to the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, the Abu Dhabi-based airline said Thursday.Etihad made the decision due to the “deteriorating...
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The First Human Being To Go To Space Twice Did It In NASA's Astonishing...
The X-15 was a rocket-powered, missile-shaped manned aircraft operated by the U.S. Air Force and NASA as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.Brought to the launch altitude of 45,000...
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The Russian Army's Reliance On Conscripts Gives Putin A Narrow Window For...
My recent post analyzing what might happen if Putin invades eastern Ukraine has generated much discussion and some excellent comments. I’m posting a recent one by Jim A. (who, full disclosure, I know...
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Obama's Foreign Policy Justifications Are Coming Apart At The Seams
Tens of thousands of members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority are now stranded on a mountain top, where, up until hours before I filed this column, they appeared to have two choices: They could have returned...
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Azerbaijan's Army Says It Is 'Ready To Fulfill Even The Order Of Destroying'...
A second war is looming on the European periphery as long-running tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan have escalated sharply over the past week, with Azerbaijan's military even warning that it...
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The Gaza War Shows How Traditional American Allies In The Middle East Are...
In his speech last Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a point to highlight “the unique link which has been forged with the states of the region” and Israel out of the latest...
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These Amazing Colorized Photographs Bring World War I To Life
In honor of World War I's centennial this year, The Open University has "colorized" a sample of select photos from the conflict with the help of a photograph restoration expert. The photos, which were...
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Here's How Navy F-4 Phantoms Intercepted Soviet Bombers Near US Aircraft...
U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom jets were frequently launched by American flattops to intercept and shadow USSR strategic bombers that skirted aircraft carriers at low level to probe their reaction times.The...
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Pentagon: US Strikes In Irbil Slowed But Didn't Weaken ISIS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A series of U.S. airstrikes since last week has slowed the operational tempo of the Islamic State, the militant group that has seized large parts of northern Iraq, but is...
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The Air Force Sergeant Brilliantly Played By Robin Williams Is 'Gobsmacked'...
Robin Williams achieved his breakout movie role in the Academy Award-nominated 1987 film "Good Morning Vietnam." In the film, Williams played Air Force sergeant Adrian Cronauer, in a fictionalized...
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Russia Could Invade Ukraine On Multiple Fronts If Putin Chose
Russia could be maneuvering itself into a position from which it could carry out an invasion of Ukraine from multiple fronts, including a possible strike close to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. According...
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A US-Designated Terror Group Is One Of The Most Effective Forces Against ISIS
The battle between the Islamic State — formerly known as ISIS — against the Kurds and the Iraqis has taken several strange turns over the past few days.Over the weekend, it became political football as...
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Former Israeli Soldier: The High Level Of Gaza Casualties Is Avoidable
In the 1982 Lebanon war I served as an Israeli artillery forward observer, my task to pinpoint the PLO’s positions and call in fire from our artillery units.We stayed in the evacuated Al Jamous School,...
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The Pentagon's 'Ship Of The Future' Is In Even More Trouble
A new Congressional report suggests the Pentagon may face further scrutiny over its direction to issue no new contracts for the controversial Littoral Combat Ship program beyond 32 ships.The August...
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The Ten Largest Air-To-Air Battles In Military History
Air-to-air combat was a staple of modern war almost as soon as the technology for aerial warfare became practical. From the early 20th century through the end of the Cold War, air battles were...
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Here's How Robin Williams Got To Know His Audience When Performing For US...
Robin Williams made four United Service Organization (USO) tours to bases throughout the Middle East during the American campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.On each occasion, according to Thom Shanker of...
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