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CIA Effort In Iraq Places US Spooks On Syria's Three Largest Borders
Since 2011 the U.S. has been expanding the CIA's role in Iraqas radical Syrian rebels threaten the border region, according to Adam Entous, Julian Barnes, and Siobhan Gorman of The Wall Street...
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Rare Images Show A Side Of North Korea That Outsiders Rarely See
Joseph Ferris doesn't want to settle down.Ferris earned himself a US Coast Guard 3rd Mate Unlimited license from Maine Maritime Academy, and took a job on a global class research ship. There was just...
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Chuck Hagel Puts 30-Day Kibosh On Controversial Drone Medal
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has officially put a 30-day hold on production of the controversial drone medal pending a Defense Department review, reports theWashington Post.The review centers around...
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Internet Perverts Called 'RATters' Are Hacking Into Women's Webcams
Nate Andersen at Ars Technica published what I call a "rabbit hole" piece Sunday night detailing the secret Internet underbelly of a group of programmers called RATters.It's a rabbit hole because you...
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General In Charge Of F-35 Is Determined To Shake Things Up
If there's one thing the Pentagon is learning from the automatic budget cuts hitting defense spending, it's the grim realization that they don't have an unlimited amount of cash to burn.That...
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The Navy Is Working On A Drone Ship To Remotely Track Submarines
The drone war taking place over the skies of Afghanistan, carrying out remotely-piloted attacks on terrorist targets, will soon take an unexpected turn — underwater.The new 'drone ship' is called the...
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What It's Like Getting To Guantanamo Bay, The Most Controversial Military...
Guantanamo Bay.The name of the U.S. Naval Base located on a small sliver of Cuba likely brings up many different associations: A relic of the Cold War, or a military prison for suspected terrorists.And...
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7 Things You Never Knew About Guantanamo Bay
Most Americans never get to go to Cuba, let alone the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay.It's a rather mysterious place.Gitmo, as it's called by military members stationed here, is located on the...
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Republicans Are Demanding Access To Americans Wounded In The Benghazi Attack
Republicans are demanding access to American survivors of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Julian Pecquet of The Hill reports.In a letter sent to new Secretary of State John Kerry,...
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South Korea Is More Worried About Short Skirts Than Pyongyang
There's plenty of trouble on the Korean peninsula, but the latest battle isn't over borders, or contested islands — it's over skirts.On Mar. 11, a decree was passed at a South Korean cabinet meeting...
View ArticleDespite High-Tech Sensors, F-35 Pilots Still Need To Look Over Their Shoulder
In a recent post, we explained that a recently leaked Pentagon report highlighted the poor “out-of-cockpit visibility in the F-35A”, a shortcoming that would limit the pilots ability to see aerial...
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This Powerful Book Captures A Grim Reality Many Soldiers Face After Combat
On the streets of Fallujah, Iraq in 2004, veteran journalist Kevin Sites interviewed William Wold (Video link, starts at 23:00), a young Marine emotionally charged from combat, who had killed six...
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Chinese Hacker Complains About His Job In Personal Blog
Wake up, 7ish. Work till 5:30, or later. Back to the dorm. Instant Ramen noodles. Watch an episode of Fox's "Prison Break." Go to sleep. Repeat.This is a day in the life of one of China's "elite"...
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Veterans Have To Wait Even Longer For Medical Service Than You Think
A graphic out of the Center for Investigative Journalism shows the bureaucratic mess veterans enter when they walk through the doors of any VA establishment.Lauren Rabaino and Aaron Glantz created the...
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Report: Spy Agencies To Get Full Access To Massive American Financial Database
The Obama administration is planning to expand access of financial data to all U.S. intelligence agencies, according to a Treasury document seen by Reuters.The data is housed in the Financial Crimes...
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Army Officer Invokes 'Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines' In Official Drones...
One of the things Army Lt. Col. Douglas Pryer is known for is his mastery of words, but he still has a respect for pictures.Pryer is a former intelligence officer who worked in various command staff in...
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The First 'Anti-Ship' Missile Has Been Fitted To The F-35
Unveiled on Nov. 29, 2012, the first Joint Strike Missile (JSM) developed for the F-35 by the Norwegian company Kongsberg and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, was fitted to a test Joint Strike...
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Pakistani Insurgent Group Is Using 8-Year Old Kids As Covert Bombers
A separatist group called the Baloch Liberation Army is now using children to bomb targets in their fight for independence from Pakistan, according to a report fromCNN.In a raid in Quetta, Pakistani...
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Top General In Afghanistan Says Karzai's Bizarre Accusation Put Troops In Danger
Gen. Joseph Dunford probably knew it was going to be a tough job — being what is likely the last commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan — refocusing from combat to withdrawal.But instead of the...
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Military Personnel DO NOT Have 'Lavish' Benefits By Any Means
Dave Wood enjoys something most members of the US military do not. He has the luxury of performing poorly in his job and living to tell about it.Mr. Wood published a Huffington Post article earlier...
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