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MIKE BLOOMBERG: 'Our Interpretation Of The Constitution' Has To Change After...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg believes that the Boston Marathon bombings have created a unique scenario — one in which traditional interpretations of the U.S. Constitution must change.Rather...

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Why The FBI Wasn't Tracking Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Every Move

The FBI is getting slammed for failing to realize that Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a terrorism risk.In 2011 Russia asked the FBI to look into the Chechen after the Kremlin determined...

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This Rocket-Like Plane Could Have Been The SR-71 Blackbird Replacement

The above image, published by Code One on its Facebook page, shows the configuration for the SA-2S, an SR-71 Blackbird replacement concept that was studied by Convair in the early ’60s.According to...

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Russia Simulated A Large-Scale Aerial Night Attack On Sweden

Erik Arnberg, a reader of The Aviationist, brought to my attention an episode that occurred on the night of Mar. 29, 2013, when Russian military aircraft simulated a large scale bomb run on Sweden.The...

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GOP Senator Says Military Handling Of Rape Cases 'Not A Serious Problem'

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) doesn't see a problem with the way the military handles an epidemic of sexual assault.Despite an Air Force general recently overturning a sexual assault conviction, Inhofe...

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How The Syrian Electronic Army Hacked The AP's Twitter

It’s just a couple of hours after the AP’s Twitter account was hacked, sending markets into a tizzy with a false report of violence at the White House.First, there was a “phishing” email sent to...

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Gourmet Coffeeshop Discovered In North Korea

Curious coffee lovers now have a reason to visit North Korea.Pyongyang is home to a hip new coffeeshop serving "third wave" coffee -- a buzzword that marks a recent generation of specialty and...

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By Trying Tsarnaev As A US Citizen, The White House Has Stirred Up An Old Debate

Within hours of authorities apprehending a 19-year-old Boston college student Friday as a suspected terrorist, President Obama used the words “justice” and “intelligence” to describe the government’s...

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The World's Most Powerful Mercenary Armies

Its been a banner decade for modern military fighting. In 2010 alone there were more than 70 armed conflicts across the globe from Sangin to Ingushetia.As different as each of them were, they all had...

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This Yemeni Man Loves America, Hates al-Qaeda, and Says Drone Strikes Make...

A drone strike killed 5 people last week in the remote Yemeni village of Wessab. Locals are still scared. Many knew at least one of the men who was killed. But they didn't know that he was suspected of...

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A 'Deep Web' Guide To The Secret Tunnels Under Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech has long been rumored to have a mess of steam tunnels running beneath its grounds from one end of campus to the other.Since entering the VT tunnels is illegal — and dangerous — it is not...

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Tamerlan Tsarnaev Actually Was On US Government Lists Of Potential Terrorists

Eighteen months ago suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was placed in U.S. government databases that track potential terrorists, Mark Hosenball of Reuters reports.The revelation is sure...

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Tests Show The Navy's $37 Billion Computerized Ship Is Vulnerable To Hackers

The Navy's troubled Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS FREEDOM has sailed to Singapore on its first deployment and into another host of potential problems.Andrea Shalal-Esa at Reuters reports the ship was...

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A Creepy Journey To The Hidden 5th Floor Of A Pyongyang Hotel

With North Korea in so many of today's headlines and little idea what's genuine and what isn't, we were reminded of the little known fifth floor of the Yanggakdo Hotel.The Yanggakdo is North Korea's...

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Former Israeli Intelligence Chief: Iran Has Already Crossed Israel’s Red Line

On Tuesday retired Israeli Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin said Iran has essentially crossed the "red line"set by Israel for its nuclear activity, Gavriel Fiske of The Times of Israel reports.On September 27...

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North Korean Soldiers Drop Weapons To Pick Up Farming Tools

The Hermit Kingdom is talking tough again, only this time it's about the fight to feed its own people.On the northern side of the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the democratic South from...

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America's Drone War Depends On A Very Loose Definition Of 'Positive ID'

Retired Air Force Col. Martha McSally defended drone strikes before Congress on Monday by saying that all targets were "positively identified.""Positive identification" (called "pid") is achieved by...

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Hillary Clinton Will Have To Address Benghazi On Her Way To The White House

The latest GOP report out about Benghazi points the finger of responsibility directly at Hillary Clinton and the State Department.The 46-page report draws on classified internal emails to illustrate a...

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Passage Of CISPA Legalizes Already Common Cyber Surveillance Practices

So it looks like the cyber security bill CISPA is pointless, aside from giving federal agencies and private companies legal cover for already existing practices.The online activist group Electronic...

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Hezbollah Drone Shot Down Over Israeli Skies

An Israeli fighter jet shot down a Hezbollah drone over Israeli skies near the Haifa coast at 1 p.m. Thursday.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he views "with utmost severity the attempt...

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