Has The Arab Spring Failed?
Despite the chaos, the blood and the democratic setbacks, this is a long process. Do not give up hope.ROUGHLY two-and-a-half years after the revolutions in the Arab world, not a single country is yet...
View ArticleBolivian President Evo Morales Accuses The US Of Hacking Email Accounts
Bolivia's leftist president Evo Morales on Saturday accused US intelligence of hacking into the email accounts of top Bolivian officials, saying he had shut his own account down.Latin American leaders...
View ArticleRussia Is Using Snowden's NSA Leaks To Push For More Control Over The Internet
MOSCOW — Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, fled the United States saying he didn’t want to live in a surveillance state.But now the Russians are using his very presence...
View ArticleResearchers Hack Verizon Device, Turn It Into Mobile Spy Station For Less...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two security experts said they have figured out how to spy on Verizon Wireless mobile phone customers by hacking into devices the U.S. carrier sells to boost wireless signals...
View ArticleIsrael Purposely Crashed A Surveillance Drone Near Egypt Border
According to Haaretz, on Jul. 14, a Hermes 450 UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was purposely downed by the IDF during an unspecified operation near the border with Egypt.Personnel remotely controlling...
View ArticleIt Is Now Abundantly Clear Why Edward Snowden Is The US Government's 'Worst...
The documents that NSA whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden stole from the NSA constitute "the instruction manual for how the NSA is built,"Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald told the Associated...
View ArticleMarine Recon Only Exists Because Of The Atomic Bomb
While Marine Recon got its start in World War II, with the Raiders and the 1st Marine Division’s Amphibious Reconnaissance Company, much of what Recon is today is thanks to Marine Test Unit 1.After the...
View ArticleThe Air Force Just Reinstated A Third Of Its Aircraft
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force said many of its combat air forces would start flying again on Monday after being grounded since April because of budget cuts.The grounding affected about...
View ArticleWatch This French Special Forces Helicopter On A Low Altitude Flight Over Mali
Enjoy the view from inside the cabin of a Cougar helicopter, sitting next to the gunner, on an extreme low altitude mission over Mali.Four Cougar helicopters along with three Tigre attack choppers of...
View ArticleNASA's Latest Rocket Launch Heralds A New Industrial Revolution
NASA's latest rocket test normally wouldn't be big news, except for how a portion of that rocket came to be.Ryan Whitwham of Geek.com captured the idea in just a headline: "NASA's 3D Printed Rocket...
View ArticleRetired General Petraeus Will Get Paid $199,999 Less Than What He Was First...
When David Petraeus signed on to teach a course at the City University of New York honors college this year, it was a win for both the publicly funded urban college and the disgraced former CIA...
View ArticleMexico Captures Leader Of Ultra-Violent Zetas Drug Cartel
Mexican marines captured the head of the country's ultraviolent Zetas drug cartel, giving the new government its biggest catch as it seeks to rein in violence.Miguel Angel Trevino, alias "Z-40," was...
View ArticleJeremy Scahill Tells Us How He Uncovered America's Massive, Global Dirty Wars
We recently got a chance to interview investigative journalist and best-selling author Jeremy Scahill about his film "Dirty Wars," which follows his book of the same name.While his book is the...
View ArticleThe 'Ruptured Duck' Is One Of The More Fascinating Awards In US Military History
One of the most interesting things that happens on Reddit's military threads is when people find old family military awards and post a picture asking redditors to identify the ribbons and medals.One...
View ArticlePanama's President Says A North Korean Ship With Suspected Missile Equipment...
Panama's president said Monday that a North Korean ship captain tried to kill himself after the vessel was stopped en route from Cuba and found to have suspected missile material on board.Outlining a...
View ArticleVideo Of Drone Crashing Into Cargo Plane In Afghanistan Raises Concern Over...
Drones have become so smart they can decide, autonomously – without human intervention, to abort landing on an aircraft carrier because of an internal problem (undetected by the remote...
View ArticleThe Captured Leader Of The Zetas Cartel Is A Depraved Individual Who...
Mexican Marines have captured the chief of the ultra violent Zetas drug cartel near the border with Texas, and all indications are that he is a particularly brutal character.Officials have said that...
View ArticleLittle Robot Nails Quadruple Back Flip Off A High Bar [Video]
We saw this video and honestly didn't know what to make of it — there's very little information.It looks like it could be someone's garage or basement. Definitely doesn't look like a lab.One commenter,...
View ArticleGang Sets Up Office In Prison To Conquer The Baltimore Drug Market
The Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) has become one of the most powerful prison gangs in America by deftly taking over Baltimore's drug game.Five years ago imprisoned members of the group even ran their...
View ArticlePresident Of Panama Tweets Pictures Of Suspected Military Equipment...
After Panama stopped a North Korean ship en route from Cuba, the captain of the ship tried to kill himself, according to reports from the AFP this morning.What could be so serious about this voyage...
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