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OBAMA TO UN: 'Time Is Not Unlimited' On Dealing With Iran Diplomatically
President Barack Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly this morning, where he told U.N. delegates that the U.S. will "do what we must" to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Here's the...
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Fat Troops Are Forcing The Military To Totally Redesign Its Combat Gear
The Natick Soldier Research, Develop- ment and Engineering Center, in Natick, Mass., revealed today they're in the middle of analyzing data from surveys that measured American troops for uniform size....
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China's Launched Its First Aircraft Carrier To Coincide With Japanese...
After months of development, China officially launched its much anticipated aircraft carrier, the Associated Press reports today. Named the Liaoning, the ship has yet to carry any aircraft however....
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The Islamic Anonymous Is Ramping Up Its Cyber War With The West
They're saying it's a campaign to defend "the prophet of Allah." Several Western websites have been compromised recently as a part of a concerted effort by a group dubbed the "Arab Electronic Army" to...
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How To Work A Room Like Badass 4-Star Marine General 'Mad Dog' Mattis
It's difficult to explain the power and presence of a General. Not the one, two, or even three star varieties pounding around the world, overseeing bases, troops, and maneuvers, but a full-blown...
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The Strongest Argument For Renewable Energy Comes From The US Military
It started with a simple directive: bring down the casualty numbers. At the time, Former Lt. Gen. Richard C. Zilmer was the commanding general of the most restive province of Iraq in 2006—al Anbar....
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Defunct Military Planes Are Reborn As Amazing Works of Art
For defunct military planes, the common resting place is a "boneyard," where retired aircraft are stored or used for scrap metal. Looking at the old planes, gallery owner Eric Firestone envisioned a...
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After Wasting $5 Billion Dollars The Army Is Eyeing These New Camouflage...
Earlier this summer we wrote: "The U.S. Marine Corps has long been known for doing more with less; smaller, more agile, and quick to react, it actually employed that ability when hunting for new...
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Female Israeli Combat Soldiers Are Proving They're Not Just 'Smaller Men'
Last Friday, Caracel, the Israeli military's only mixed-gender combat battalion, won a shootout against forces on the border with Egypt. Israeli officals said three gunmen on the Egyptian side were...
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REPORT: The World's Largest Oil Trader Is Ignoring Sanctions And Trading With...
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - Vitol, the world's largest oil trader, is buying and selling Iranian fuel oil, undermining Western efforts to choke the flow of petrodollars to Tehran and put pressure on...
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HELP! We Want To Talk To 'Essam' The Street Artist Wanted By The NYPD For...
We have been covering the secret U.S. drone war and the impending flood of U.S. drones into domestic airspace, but one New York street artist has taken the discussion to a new level. Going by the...
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Taiwan Is Playing A Clever Game
A SMALL fish like Taiwan, diplomatically isolated as it is, does not often pick a fight with both of Asia’s largest economies at the same time. But this disputed island chain, known to Japan as the...
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How To Know When People Are ACTUALLY Worried About The Fiscal Cliff
There's very little evidence that anyone in financial markets are actually worried about the fiscal cliff, and the attendant spending cuts and tax hikes. If you want to know when/if traders are...
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Looking At How Effective The 30,000 Troops Obama Sent In His 2009 Afghanistan...
As the Middle East erupted in violent protests two weeks ago, US efforts in Afghanistan sunk to new depths. There hasn’t been much good news out of Afghanistan since March 2003, but last week was...
View ArticleThis Is What It Looks Like When A 20-Ton Mine Resistant Vehicle Fails A Brake...
The military's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) has become a ubiquitous mainstay among those troops traveling bomb-laced roads in Afghanistan. The MRAP is renowned for it's protective...
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US Drone Strikes In Pakistan Are Based On A Monthly Unanswered Fax
The U.S. government says it has tacit consent to carry out drone strikes in Pakistan despite the Pakistani government not acknowledging planned bombings, the Wall Street Journal reports. U.S....
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20 Things You Never Knew About America's War Dogs
Believe it or not, dogs have been fighting beside their human counterparts in military conflicts for the better part of the last 3,000 years. Greeks, Egyptians, Persians, Romans, and yes, Americans....
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These PTSD Treatments Most Troops Would Laugh At Might Actually Work Best
"Healing touch" therapy combined with "guided imagery" led to a significant reductions in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms among active-duty military in a new study. Healing touch is...
View ArticleUS Soldier's Helmet Cam Shows Him Drawing Taliban Fire To Protect His Unit
The U.S. Army Soldier in this video believed his unit was trapped by enemy fire, so the only solution was to draw the fire away from them. The kicker is that he had to become the target. When...
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Julian Assange And Wikileaks Labeled 'Enemy Of The State' In US Documents
Documents obtained under a FOIA request reveal that the U.S. Air Force has deemed Julian Assange and WikiLeaks an "enemy." The documents stem from an Air Force probe on an intelligence analyst who...
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