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This Is What Assad's Scud Missile Attacks Look Like On The Ground
Mangled heaps of metal stretch for hundreds of metres (yards) from a crater in what was an olive grove in northwestern Syria. Rebels say they now face a new enemy: Scuds.According to the insurgents, at...
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In The Wake Of Yesterday's Shooting Here's A List Of The Best Reporting On...
Update: With today's shooting in Newtown, Conn., this article, first published July 24, 2012, unfortunately seems relevant again.In the wake of last week's shooting in Aurora, Colo., we've taken a step...
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'Zero Dark Thirty' Guardian Review Says Film Idolizes The CIA And Is Filled...
I've now seen "Zero Dark Thirty". Before getting to that: the controversy triggered this week by my commentary on the debate over that film was one of the most ridiculous in which I've ever been...
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Here's The Gear You Need When Embedding With The US Marines In Afghanistan
Believe me, I was nervous, and I rarely get nervous.Once you get out to the combat zone, you better have everything you need with you, or you're screwed. In the same breath, you better not bring too...
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Dictators Don't Need To Develop Nukes When They Can Just Buy Them
While the rest of the United Nations was debating Palestinian statehood, one high-ranking UN official dropped a piece of nuclear intrigue that went relatively unnoticed. According to RIA Novosti,...
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Six-Nation Talks With Iran Over Nuclear Program May Take 'Harder Nose' Approach
The Washington Post is reporting that nuclear negotiations between six major powers and Iran could resume soon, probably in Istanbul.Initial meetings could begin as early as next week, though they are...
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US High Courts Are Still Baffled By The Word 'Terrorism'
Valuable revelations are often found in unlikely places. Such is the case with a fascinating ruling released last week by the New York Court of Appeals, that state's highest court, in the criminal case...
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Iran: Patriot Missiles In Turkey First Step To Next World War
Planned deployment of US-made Patriot missiles in Turkey is a "provocative" action which could bring about "uncalculated" results, Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday."The deployment of Patriot...
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Senate Torture Report Could Hurt Case Against Alleged 9/11 Plotters
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report Thursday concluding that 'torture,' or 'enhanced interrogation,' is a flawed method that yields little actionable information.The 6,000 page report,...
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REPORT: Details Of Turkey's Proposed Endgame Plan In Syria Revealed
Turkey has made a new proposal to Russia for an orderly peaceful transition in war-ravaged Syria in the post-regime era, a Turkish newspaper reported on Monday.The proposal calls for President Bashar...
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The UN Atomic Agency Expects An Iran Deal That 'Will Take Years' To Put In Place
The UN atomic agency, after a year of false starts, finally expects to sign a long-elusive deal with Iran on January 16, but that will be the easy part, experts say.Implementing the accord will be a...
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'Did We Just Kill A Kid?' — The Six Words That Ended A US Drone Pilot's Career
The New Mexico desert gets blistering hot, but inside the small windowless container where Brandon Bryant worked as a drone operator in the U.S. Air Force it stays a cool 63 degrees all year...
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Why Syria's Chemical Weapons Are So Terrifying [INFOGRAPHIC]
The U.S. has said it would intervene if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons in the country's ongoing conflict.Craig Whitlock and Carol Morello of The Washington Post report U.S....
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It Is Incredible How Much Guns Have Advanced Since The Creation Of The Second...
Last week's Connecticut shooting has once again focused the national spotlight on assault weapons and their place in America.Everyone has heard of these guns. They've been available to the U.S. public...
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18 Terms You Need To Know If You Want To Be Part Of The Gun Control Debate
In light of recent calls for stricter gun control, an inevitability following the grisly acts of a troubled gunman in Connecticut, knowing a glossary of important weapons terms is integral to...
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Veteran Journalist Says The Media Is Totally Misreporting What's Happening In...
Veteran war correspondent Patrick Cockburn of The Independent has been in Damascus for 10 days and says he is "struck by the fact that the situation in areas of Syria I have visited is wholly different...
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A Newly-Discovered Computer Virus Is Wiping Data From Iranian Hard Drives
Iranian computers are being targeted by a new malicious virus that clears large portions of hard drives, according to Iran’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT). Cybersecurity researchers don't...
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Standing 'Monkey Watch' Is Just One Rite Of Passage In The US Military
There is a very serious danger that poses a significant threat to the brave men and women serving in our naval fleet.Specifically, it's threatening those men and women whose daily life takes place upon...
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New Imaging System Could Make America's Stealth Technology Obsolete
The stealth technology of America's fifth-generation jet fighters, the F-22 and the F-35, could be obsolete after a new discovery from the University of Rochester in New York.One main goal of...
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It's Now 'Almost Inevitable' That Syrian Rebels Will Acquire Chemical Weapons
As Syria's brutal 21-month civil war grinds on, the likelihood of the opposition seizing control of a chemical weapon stockpile or manufacturing site is increasing as rebel groups gain more...
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