Hypersonic Weapons Could Hit The Battlefield By 2025
High-tech weapons may be screaming through the skies at five times the speed of sound by the middle of the next decade, U.S. military officials say.That's the most optimistic timeline for the...
View ArticleNew Arms Bill In Congress Could Involve Major Sanctions On Russia
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that will be highly unpopular in Moscow, not to mention Damascus.The bill heads first to the Senate, then to the House (where...
View ArticleMan Being Questioned About Boston Bombing Was Shot And Killed By FBI
An Orlando man being investigated over ties to Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed during an encounter with an FBI agent late Tuesday, WESH Orlando reports.WESH has more:A...
View ArticlePetraeus Played Key Role Turning CIA Into The Good Guys In Benghazi
How did the CIA become the hero in the Benghazi talking point controversy?The Republican theory of the case is that the CIA provided mostly correct talking points (with one big flaw — it blamed...
View ArticleCyber Attack On Utilities Could Be A 'Katrina-Like Disaster Affecting Cities...
The possibility of a cyber attack on U.S. infrastructure is a bigger risk than ever, as utility companies report a record amount of vulnerability probing from outside sources in recent months,...
View ArticleHorrifying Eye-Witness Accounts Of London 'Machete Attack'
London is in shock today after reports of a brutal "machete" attack in South London.At least one person is believed to have died after being attacked by two men, reportedly armed with knives and guns.A...
View Article'The Moscow Rules' Are Ten Simple Reminders For Covert CIA Operations
Tony Mendez is arguably the Michael Jordan of covert CIA operations.So considering the recent revelations swirling around a suspected CIA wig, a Moscow "diplomat," and a publicly-outed,...
View ArticleHere's Eric Holder's Letter Admitting To Drone-Striking An American
Attorney General Eric Holder has released a letter that for the first time acknowledges that the U.S. killed an American with a drone strike, reports New York Times Charlie Savage.Anwar Awlaki was...
View ArticleNBC: Boston Bomber Murdered Three People In 2011 Drug Rip-Off
NBC News is reporting new details that link Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to a 2011 triple homicide.From NBC News' Twitter feed:JUST IN: Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and man killed by FBI...
View ArticleThe Red Arrows Rival Even The Blue Angels For Aerial Stunts
May 17 saw the Royal Air Force’s “Red Arrows”, one of the world’s most famous display teams, awarded their Public Display Authority (PDA) for 2013 by Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Returns To The Middle East For A Fourth Go-Round
So off he goes again, for the fourth time this year, to the deserts of Arabia, the torn cities of Jerusalem and Ramallah and then to Africa.Our hero? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, embarking on...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Is Wasting Billions Of Dollars Because It Can't Audit Its Own...
The Pentagon’s internal auditing arm charged with ensuring that DOD spends its money properly has a $574 billion backlog – leaving potentially tens of billions of overpayments to contractors on the...
View ArticleAnonymous Actually Intimidated The US Government Into Shutting Down Gitmo's Wifi
The United States military has turned off Wi-Fi service and blocked access to social networks at Guantanamo Bay detention camp following threats from the hacktivist collective Anonymous. Army Lt. Col....
View Article10 Reasons To Worry About The Syrian Electronic Army
A group of anonymous hackers sympathetic to the regime of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is causing havoc with the world's media.They call themselves the Syrian Electronic Army, and they're devoted...
View ArticleGoogle's Homepage Features The Most Touching Logo Ever
The "Doodle" featured on the masthead of the Google homepage Thursday is probably one of the most powerful logo designs we've ever seen.The doodle was created by Sabrina Brady, a 12th grader in Sparta,...
View ArticleSuspect In Attack On British Soldier Named
Sources have told the BBC that one of the suspects in yesterday's brutal killing in South East London was named Michael Adebolajo.Adebolajo, currently under arrest in hospital after being shot by...
View ArticleNew Triton Drone Makes First Flight: Will Keep Tabs On China, North Korea...
The U.S. Navy's long awaited MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone took its first flight yesterday in Palmdale, California.See what the drone offers >A Navy press release, delivered yesterday, points out...
View ArticleDaily Mail Criticized For Publishing Photo Of Legendary British Sniper
The Daily Mail has faced fierce criticism from readers after publishing the photograph of a British Army sniper who killed two Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan - in a report blasting the MoD for revealing...
View ArticleHere's A List Of Every Time Someone Lost Control Of Their Nukes
In honor of Rudolph Herzog’s excellent A Short History of Nuclear Folly, we built this handy “Nuclear Folly Locator,” so you can browse the strange and sometimes horrifying nuclear accidents discussed...
View ArticleBritish Soldier Drummer Lee Rigby Identified As Victim Of Woolwich Attack
The victim of yesterday's brutal machete attack in Woolwich, South East London has been identified as 25-year-old Drummer Lee Rigby.He was part of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, an...
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