China's Reaction To The NSA Leaks Has Been All Over The Map
How have Chinese responded to revelations about the extent of the NSA's domestic surveillance activities? Depends on where you're looking. First, you have to separate the mainland from Hong Kong, where...
View ArticleThe Italian Air Force Is Buying 10 Of These Strange-Looking Drones
Tuesday morning at the Paris Air Show, Italian aerospace company Piaggio Aero unveiled the P.1HH HammerHead, Europe's largest unmanned aircraft system (UAS).The HammerHead is based on the P.180 Avanti...
View ArticleA Syrian Man's Chilling Account Of Being Held In A State Prison
“Prison is for real men” is an old saying we have in Syria, and one that I kept repeating to myself as I paced anxiously back and forth across my small, dingy cell in an almost hypnotic trance of...
View ArticleBloomberg Businessweek Makes Booz Allen Hamilton Look Totally Evil
Bloomberg Businessweek, the magazine known for its bold covers, makes Booz Allen Hamilton look totally evil.In side the magazine, is a feature story about the consulting firm calling it "the world's...
View ArticleEdward Snowden's Flight To Hong Kong Is Looking Smarter And Smarter
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has several potential ways to avoid trial in America if and when the U.S. government files criminal charges against him, extradition experts and law enforcement...
View ArticleUS Peace Talks With The Taliban Begin With An American Soldier Who May Have...
The Afghan Taliban is willing to trade America's only prisoner of war for five Taliban operatives in a gesture to start peace talks, according to an exclusive report from the Associated Press.The POW,...
View ArticleA Russian Fighter Jet Is Getting All The Attention At The Paris Air Show
This year's Paris Air Show has seen the debuts of some amazing aircraft and technology, but it's not the newest Boeing, Airbus, or Bombardier jet that has everyone turning their head.It's the roar of...
View ArticleHere's The First Look At The Italian Typhoons Providing NATO Air Defense To...
As explained on a previous post, on Jun. 11 (a day after it was originally planned), Italian Eurofighter with 4°, 36° and 37° Stormo (Wings) deployed to Keflavik Airbase, Iceland to provide a NATO air...
View ArticleThe US Military Is Junking $7 Billion In Military Equipment On Its Way Out Of...
The U.S. military is in the process of junking $7 billion worth of military equipment as it exits Afghanistan, Ernesto Londoño of The Washington Post reports.The Pentagon found it would be too costly...
View ArticleREVEALED: The Top Secret Rule That Lets The NSA Use US Data Without A Warrant
Top secret documents submitted to the court that oversees surveillance by US intelligence agencies show the judges have signed off on broad orders which allow the NSA to make use of information...
View ArticleNYU: Blind Chinese Dissident Was Given Electronics Bugged With Spyware When...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States in May last year he was given a fellowship at New York University, use of a Greenwich Village apartment, and a...
View ArticleMost Americans Want NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Thrown In Jail — Especially Old...
Some interesting findings from Pew Research on the National Security Agency spying and leak scandal...First, more Americans think Edward Snowden's leaks have served the public interest than hurt the...
View ArticleBrazilian Protesters Are Hijacking An Unprecedented Moment In Sports History...
Hosting the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics — which has never happened in the same country within three years — has been touted as Brazil's chance to "show the world it has more to offer than just...
View ArticleLeaking Government Secrets Is Easy When The Security Clearance System Is...
A Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee met Thursday afternoon to examine the government’s process for granting security clearance.The purpose of the meeting was to figure out how someone like Edward...
View ArticleThe Latest Military Sexual Assault Incident Involves Child Molestation
A senior Air Force officer has been charged with rape, assault, and committing lewd acts against a child, according to a June 20 report from The Military Times.This disturbing case comes at a time...
View ArticleAnonymous Claims To Have Infiltrated North Korea's Intranet And Stolen...
The collective of hackers known as “Anonymous” is making a bold new claim that it has hacked North Korea’s intranet and stolen secret military documents.“The only power you have are missiles and...
View ArticleThe Guy Who Used To Protect Your Facebook Data Now Works For The NSA
Last week Mike Riley of Bloomberg, citing four people familiar with the process, reported that thousands of companies work closely with U.S. national security agencies by swapping sensitive trade...
View ArticleREPORTS: Hours Before His Death, Michael Hastings Sent This Email Saying He...
About 15 hours before dying in a fiery car crash at about 4:30 a.m. in L.A. on June 17, journalist Michael Hastings sent an email to several colleagues that said the FBI was investigating him and he...
View ArticleThese Lucky Marines Are Going On A Helicopter Mission In Hawaii
Amid the pristine beaches and resorts of Hawaii, there is a major Marine Corps base of critical importance to U.S. Pacific operations.The Marine Corps Base at Kaneohe Bay is home to U.S. Pacific...
View ArticleHere's What Drones Will Soon Be Able To See From 17,500 Feet
If the revelations about the NSA collecting phone records and other data wasn't enough to worry you consider this: FBI Director Robert Mueller just came forward and admitted that the FBI has used...
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