Secretary Of Defense Chuck Hagel Called Out China Over Internet Thievery
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was the latest U.S. leader to name China as one of the leading threats to U.S. cyber security when he made a speech on his trip to Singapore over the weekend.“The United...
View ArticleBlack Box Catches Telling Words Of Pilot In Disastrous Afghanistan Plane Crash
The black box captured the pilot’s final words, seconds before the cargo jet fell out of the sky. They were believed to have been “wait, wait.”There's speculation though — following the discovery of...
View ArticleMilitants From More Than 25 Countries Have Joined The Battle In Syria
We've reported on how foreign fighters are vital to the Syrian opposition, but until now there hasn't been a definitive report on how many have fought and died during the revolution-turned-sectarian...
View ArticleUS Marine And His Family Kidnapped In Mexico
The F.B.I. is searching for clues and calling on the public’s help to track down a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was kidnapped in Mexico. Torres went missing in La Barranca, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on May...
View ArticleUS Accidentally Uploads Secret Israeli Missile Base Plans To Public Website
The Federal Business Opportunities website clearly says "Do not upload ANY classified materials"— but somehow U.S. government employees uploaded at least 1,000 pages of classified Israeli plans for a...
View ArticleDonald Rumsfeld 'Can't Tell' If Obama Wants The Terrorists To Win
Unearthed by James Carter IV (of the "President Carter" Carters and the 47 percent video) and first shared by Talking Points Memo is this bit of video amazement.In it, Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of...
View ArticleObama To Confront Chinese President On Hacking Of US Networks
President Barack Obama will tell Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that he must deal with cyber spying and hacking of US targets that originate inside his country when they meet for talks this week.Recent...
View ArticleBradley Manning Looks Downright Ghostly
An image of Bradley Manning arriving for day two of his court martial at Fort Meade, Maryland on Tuesday prompted Reuters executive editor Jim Roberts to ask this question:Is Bradley #Manning getting...
View ArticleSyrian Army And Hezbollah Capture Pivotal Border Town After Intense Siege
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces and their Hezbollah militant allies seized control on Wednesday of the border town of Qusair, dealing a strategic defeat to rebel fighters battling for two years to...
View ArticleObama Is Promoting Susan Rice, The Woman At The Center Of The Benghazi Firestorm
President Barack Obama on Wednesday appoint U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to replace Tom Donilon as National Security Adviser. Obama made the announcement in a 2:15 p.m. address in the Rose Garden.The...
View Article8 Pictures That Show How Intense The Turkish Protests Are Getting
As protests in Turkey enter their sixth straight day, the earnestness of demonstrators seems to have evolved beyond telling Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan: "Tayyip, Winter is coming."What began as a...
View ArticleBlame Canada For The Army's $5 Billion Combat Uniform Debacle
Canada's Guy Cramer, a camouflage expert, wants the record corrected.Recently we wrote about how the Army's $5 billion uniform debacle started when Marines adopted a digital camouflage uniform. The...
View ArticleThis Is Easily The Most Ridiculous Basic Training Photo We Have Ever Seen
Drill Instructors (U.S.M.C.) and Drill Sergeants (U.S. Army) see a lot of ridiculous stuff in their time, but this image definitely takes the cake for basic training screw ups.Redditor AsianThunder has...
View ArticleTurkish Protesters Raised Enough Money To Put This Giant Ad In The New York...
The Web-savvy Turkish protesters are on track to have a full-page ad in the New York Times on Monday.Using online crowd-funding website Indiegogo, a handful of volunteers have raised almost double the...
View ArticleUS Marines And Syrian Rebels Have More In Common Than You Think [PHOTOS]
Warfighters of every thread, color, creed and flag have a few commonalities.Combat is combat, after all, and in quiet moments troops joke around and take care of themselves and their equipment.In the...
View ArticleObama’s Pick For UN Ambassador Once Called Hillary Clinton 'A Monster'
Obama intends to nominate Samantha Power to replace Susan Rice as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Rice is moving up to replace outgoing National Security Advisor Tom Donilon at the White...
View ArticleNorway Has A Powerful New Ship-Killing Missile [VIDEO]
Norwegian defense contractor, Kongsberg, has a new ship-killing missile that can deliver a 275-pound high explosive warhead from more than 100 miles away.The Naval Strike Missile blurs the line between...
View ArticleWhat Are 108,000 Military Contractors Still Doing In Afghanistan?
The number of contractors working in Afghanistan now vastly outnumbers American troops stationed there, according to a Congressional Research Service report.CRS, along with the Government...
View ArticleHaunting Infrared Photos Of War-Torn Congo
If Richard Mosse's photography has succeeded in doing one thing, it's illustrating the crimson of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a way that makes the war-torn nation look like it's from...
View ArticleIowa City Is About To Take An Unprecedented Stand Against Government...
Iowa City is about to pass the country's first municipal bill that simultaneously bans local use of drones, license plate readers, and red-light cameras, Cyrus Farivar of Ars Technica reports.The...
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