Mexican Drug Kingpin Named Chicago's First Public Enemy No. 1 Since Al Capone
On Thursday the Chicago Crime Commission designatedSinaloa drug cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman as Public Enemy No. 1.Guzman became the first to hold the classification since gangster Al...
View ArticleSoviet Russia Had The Most Intense Propaganda Posters
Propaganda hit a fevered pitch in the years following the end of World War II with the help of radio and television.In the U.S. there was a lot of red scare and nuclear holocaust propaganda — how could...
View ArticleAmerican Appears To Be Fighting Alongside The Syrian Rebels
Two unconfirmed amateur videos posted to YouTube appear to show an American fighting alongside rebel forces in Syria against Bashar al-Assad.The first, posted by Abu Adam Hourani on Jan. 15, identifies...
View Article12 Of The Most Epic Videos Of Troops Doing The 'Harlem Shake'
What started as one video of costumed performers dancing (strangely) to techno music has practically taken over YouTube.Now there are hundreds of Harlem Shake videos, featuring the electronic musician...
View ArticleViral Photo Sums Up Military's Feeling About Drone Medals
There's been a near unanimous outcry from the military "underground" since the Pentagon announced new medals for drone pilots.In particular, servicemembers find it unjustifiable that the medal would...
View ArticleUS Marines Launch A 'Tosh.0' Style YouTube Show
For those Americans who are deployed or working out of foreign duty stations, the Armed Forces Network television can get pretty ... let's be nice and say, "dry.""I'm coming from AFN in Japan and once...
View ArticleIsraelis And Australians Raise Doubts About Alleged Suicide Of Prisoner X
Australians and Israelis are questioning the official story that the Australian man and Mossad spy who died in an Israel prison in December 2010 committed suicide.A family friend of Ben Zygier told the...
View ArticleAward For Drone Pilots May Be The Most Ridiculous Thing The Pentagon Could Do
The new Distinguished Warfare Medal signals two things — the drones are here to stay, and sitting in an easy chair and pushing a button is quite literally valued above the battlefield valor of military...
View ArticleAssad's Seat Of Power Is Not Invincible
The predominant view on the Syrian war, as told by Reuters journalist Samia Nakhoul, is that "there looks to be little chance the rebels can storm the center of Damascus and attack the seat of Assad's...
View ArticleTwo Nuclear-Armed Russian Bombers Reportedly Skirt US Base
According to the Washington Free Beacon website two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H strategic bombers circled Guam island, in the Pacific Ocean, on Feb. 12.“Defense officials said the bombers tracked over Guam...
View ArticleNetanyahu Doubles Down On Spy Secrecy Following Prisoner X Fallout
Exposure of intelligence activities can "badly damage" state security, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday in his first remarks on the arrest and death of a jailed Australian-Israeli with Mossad...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Geriatric Air Force Is A Harmless Joke Straight Out Of The 60s
Can you really believe Korean People’s Army Air Force can reduce enemy to ashes?They seem to believe it.In the following video, personnel of the North Korean Air Force proudly affirm that they are in...
View ArticleBritain's 'Floating Shop Window' Signals Massive Undeclared Arms Race In Libya
Undeclared arms race among European defence contractors to re-equip Libya's armed forces causes concern among locals.Britain is trying to boost the sale of defence equipment to Libya by sending a Royal...
View ArticleIranian Commander Killed In Syria Was A Major Enemy Of Israel
Iran vowed revenge against Israel after a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was shot dead in southwestern Syria last week while traveling to Lebanon.A closer look at General...
View ArticleCongressman Says US Will Put Larger Footprint In Mali
The United States is likely to play a more active military role in Mali, where French-led forces are battling Islamist rebels, after the country holds elections, the chair of a key Senate sub-committee...
View ArticleNow There's A White House Petition About This New Drone Medal
More than 5,000 people have signed an online petition urging the White House to demote a new medal that will honor drone pilots and other service members who participate in combat operations without...
View ArticleHacking For The Chinese Army Is A Competitive Job With Great Benefits
Mandiant's big report on Chinese hacking offers a fascinating look at one of the most secretive arms of the Chinese military.The hacker military arm falls within China's Signals Intelligence, or...
View ArticleNorth Korea Threatens South Korea With 'Final Destruction'
South Korea faces "final destruction" if Seoul and its allies continue to push for tougher UN resolutions against North Korea's nuclear programme, Pyongyang warned Tuesday."We have never recognised the...
View ArticleNorth Korean Prison Camps Are 'Like Hitler's Auschwitz'
North Korea's prison camps are a closed-off world of death, torture and forced labour where babies are born slaves, according to two survivors who liken the horrors of the camps to a Holocaust in...
View ArticleChina May Have 'Blessed' Hacking, But May Not Be In Total Control
Cybersecurity expert Dr James Lewis says China's central leadership have effectively "blessed" the hacking activities that stole massive amounts of information from military contractors, energy...
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