Qatar's rulers are still surrounding themselves with some of the most hateful...
The ruler of Qatar, Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, hosted a gaggle of religious leaders at his palace in Doha to break the Ramadan fast on Tuesday of last week.The emir physically embraced and accorded...
View ArticleUS military morale is reportedly at 'rock bottom' again
Since 2009, $287 million has been spent on programs aimed at improving morale within the US military, which has shouldered two major overseas combat deployments over the past decade.But these efforts...
View ArticleThe F-35 can't outmaneuver a plane it is meant to replace
The F-35, touted as the jet of the future, has just run into perhaps its single most damning issue yet — the jet cannot effectively dogfight against the older jets it is meant to replace. According to...
View ArticleThe US Navy is about to go big on 3D printing
The Office of Naval Research will meet with 200 industry reps later this month in advance of the Navy’s deep dive into additive manufacturing — aka 3D printing.The Navy wants to give its ships at sea...
View ArticleAmerica's 'Plan B' for Iran comes with one huge problem
The Iranian nuclear negotiations are currently in overtime as negotiators have agreed to work past the previous June 30 deadline. Should negotiations ultimately fail and Tehran makes a break for a...
View ArticleAn airstrip China is building in the South China Sea is almost finished
China said on Tuesday some of its land reclamation in the Spratlys, where it's building seven islands on top of coral reefs, had been completed, although it gave few details.The latest photographs were...
View ArticleChina: The Indian Ocean can’t be India’s backyard
Recognizing India's special role in stabilizing the strategic Indian Ocean region, Chinese military officials and experts have warned that the region is not India's "backyard" and may result in clashes...
View ArticleWhy Turkey would invade northern Syria
You were probably just thinking to yourself that the civil war in Syria isn’t complicated enough, that there aren’t enough warring parties, and that the constantly shifting sides have become...
View ArticleRussia just slammed the new US's new military strategy
Russia has slammed a new US military strategy as "confrontational," saying it would not help improve relations with Moscow, strained by the crisis in Ukraine.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on...
View ArticleEgypt may attack Gaza after an ISIS-linked attack that killed as many as 60...
Throughout the night, the echoes of explosions from the Egyptian airstrikes on various targets in the northern Sinai Peninsula could be heard on the Israeli side of the border.From the moment it began...
View ArticleISIS is installing surveillance cameras in its de facto capital
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The hardline Islamic State group has installed surveillance cameras in its Syrian stronghold Raqqa city because it does not appear to have enough members to patrol the streets, a...
View ArticleUS blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to...
Middle East allies accuse Barack Obama and David Cameron of failing to show strategic leadership in fight against ISIS, as MPs could be given vote on whether to bomb SyriaThe United States has blocked...
View ArticleJordan's economy is surviving the ISIS onslaught — for now
Jordan featured prominently in the June 20 commemoration of World Refugee Day — and for good reason. According to Jordanian authorities, Syrian refugees now constitute 21 percent of the kingdom's...
View ArticleHere are the most damning parts of the report on the F-35's dogfighting problems
The F-35, the most expensive weapons project in history, was incapable of beating a jet it was meant to replace in a dogfight, according to a leaked report obtained by War is Boring. The report,...
View ArticleFormer top British official: The US needs to negotiate with terrorists
In an important new book, a former top diplomatic negotiator for the United Kingdom's government explains how diplomacy, as opposed to an escalation of violence, is the West's best bet for combating...
View ArticleThe enormous ISIS attack in Egypt is a game-changer
ISIS’s Wilayat Sinai launched a wave of simultaneous attacks on July 1 targeting as many as 21 Egyptian military and police positions in North Sinai, focused primarily on the city of Sheikh...
View ArticleObama's counterterrorism policy is facing mounting criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, it was a cause for celebration: Meticulous intelligence analysis backed by Hellfire missiles had paid off, once again.The CIA launched a drone...
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View ArticleWhat to do in the first hour after you've been hacked
The moment you realize it happened is the worst. You're locked out of your email address and you don't what to do. Panic, dread, and helplessness are the only things you feel.Yes, you've been hacked,...
View ArticleHere’s what training is like for the Air Force’s most elite operators
America has some of the world’s most elite special operators and they get a lot of press. But on most of the missions that Special Forces, SEALs, and other top operators conduct, they bring a very...
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