Bibi Netanyahu May Face Payback Following Obama Re-Election
It was hard to imagine champagne corks popping in the Israeli prime minister's Jerusalem residence as Barack Obama took to the stage to make his victory speech. Much more likely was a mood of sombre...
View ArticleWhy Obama Crushed Romney Among Foreign Policy Voters
No one was surprised to see that the military population heavily favored a Mitt Romney presidency. What was surprising is how thoroughly Barack Obama crushed Romney among voters who cared most about...
View ArticleMIT Breakthrough Could Lead To New Military Body Armor Only 'Nanometers' Thick
Military armor progressed from steel plates to kevlar (ceramic) plates on the basis that lighter, less bulky materials can and should do the job of their heavier counterparts.Now a new piece of...
View ArticleWhy Military Vets Are Going To Hate The NatGeo Movie About Seal Team 6 And...
A lot of people are going to be watching National Geographic's film about the Seal 6 team and the bin Laden raid.Watching it, right away you know you're going to love it, but feel guilty for doing so....
View ArticleHours After The Election And Already A New Bolder Approach To Syria
ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) — Western efforts to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad shifted dramatically Wednesday, with Britain announcing it will deal directly with rebel military leaders.A Turkish official...
View ArticleChina's Mysterious Predator Clone Is Finally Out In The Open
China Aviation Industry Corporation has been trotting out videos and pictures of their cloned prototype U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone called the Wing Loong (Pterodactyl) for years, but this UAV is on...
View ArticleIran Is Setting Up A New Naval Base Near Hotly Disputed Islands At The Strait...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards inaugurated a new naval base on Sunday to reinforce Tehran's authority over three Persian Gulf islands also claimed by the neighboring United...
View ArticleChina Is Relentlessly Messing With Japan In The East China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese patrol boats have harried the Japanese Coast Guard many times a week for more than a month in an unusually relentless response to their latest maritime spat.Four Chinese craft...
View ArticleIranian Police Detained, Tortured, And Killed This Blogger
The Internet Control Police, part of the Ministry of Intelligence, burst into the home of a citizen, upturned his furniture, and dragged him out of the house, in all likelihood with a black bag over...
View ArticleSee What Makes US Marine Scout Snipers The Deadliest Shots On The Planet
The Marine Scout Sniper school is the most elite military sniper school on earth, and one of the toughest special operations courses in the U.S. Military.See the Scout Snipers >Not only do the Army,...
View ArticlePoachers Could Wipe Out African Elephants In A Decade
Elephants could be wiped out across Africa in 10 to 15 years if poaching continues at its current pace, Ginny Stein of ABC News reports. Poachers are outnumbering and outgunning rangers in elephant...
View ArticleWhat This Soldier Did Was So Impressive His Silver Star Was Upgraded To A...
Specialist Craig Warfle was in a sticky situation.A CH-46 helicopter had flown through a hail of bullets and dropped off Ranger Element 1, Warfle's team, in the heat of a highly kinetic gunfight with...
View ArticleCanada Investigates Bizarre Video Of Soldier Dressed As Bin Laden's Brother
In the video below, a Canadian soldier is supposed to be dressed as bin Laden's brother (but looks decidedly more like a tan Santa Claus). The video was apparently shown at a military "mess dinner."The...
View ArticleReport: China Close To Arming Subs With Nukes
China appears to be within two years of deploying submarine-launched nuclear weapons, adding a new leg to its nuclear arsenal, a draft US report claims.China also remains "the most threatening" power...
View ArticleNew Laws Grease The Gears For Troops To Quickly Qualify For Commercial...
The Department of Defense's office of training readiness and safety recently announced the Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012, which offers a shortcut to soldiers who drive certain...
View ArticleDrone Propaganda Site Pops Up Just In Time For Obama's Second Term
Drones (and their corresponding strikes) don't have the best public face, especially since the wars are winding down and they've starting coming home to roost.It's not just Obama who's expanding (and...
View Article7 Navy SEALs Punished For Allegedly Disclosing Classified Info To Video Game...
The Navy has given 7 SEAL Team Six members nonjudicial punishment for disclosing sensitive information to the video game maker electronic arts as they advised the production of the game "Medal of...
View ArticleVeteran: Do Me A Favor This Year And Hold All The 'Thank-Yous'
November 11th is Veterans Day in America. Originally it came from Armistice Day, which we celebrated the end of the Great War (now just called WWI) which ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day, of the...
View ArticleNorth Korea To Test Nukes And Long Range Delivery Systems
South Korea's defence minister said Thursday that North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test, and would also test-launch long-range missiles sometime in the future."Many...
View ArticleForget Everything You've Heard About 'Winning' In Afghanistan
It’s been a bit of a rough week here in Afghanistan, punctuated by at least one good thing: the first professional boxing match in Afghanistan in over 30 years.So that was a plus. Faryab…not so much of...
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