Thai Protester With Huge Knife Shows Why Army Chief Said 'Anything Can Happen'
On Friday the Thai government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asked the military to provide security for February elections after two people died and more than 150 were wounded in clashes between...
View ArticleNew York Judge Says The NSA's Massive Phone Surveillance Is Totally Legal
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York has ruled that a massive federal phone-tracking program is legal.U.S. District Judge William Pauley issued the decision Friday. He says the program...
View ArticleTurkish Protesters Enter The Streets As Corruption Probe Widens
Turkey is being shaken by a corruption scandal that has reached the inner circle of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).The police and judiciary are also...
View ArticleThe Turkish Corruption Scandal Involves An Explosive Gas For Gold Deal With Iran
A Turkish corruption scandal has lead to the arrests of dozens of high level officials and powerful private citizens, a routing of the Turkish stock market, and calls for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
View ArticleDisturbing Video Captures The Moment Today's Bomb Blast In Beirut Was Heard...
This morning, a powerful explosion ripped through downtown Beirut, killing five including a former cabinet minister and wounding scores.Live audio of the explosion appears to have been captured during...
View ArticleThe 25 Most Failed States On Earth
This summer, Foreign Policy came out with its annual list of the most failed states on the globe, based on 12 metrics including social, economic, and political and military indicators.We covered how...
View ArticleLibya Releases 4 Detained US Military Personnel
Libya has released the four U.S. military personnel who it had arrested and detained, AP is reporting."All four (have been) released," a U.S. defense official told Reuters.The four unidentified U.S....
View ArticleThe Man Who Invented The AK-47 Has Died — Here's His Greatest Regret
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the creator of the famous AK-47 assault rifle, has died at the age of 94, according to Russia Today. He had reportedly been suffering from heart problems and was in intensive care...
View ArticleNew Bombshell New York Times Report On Benghazi Finds No Evidence Al-Qaeda...
A bombshell, in-depth report from the New York Times found no evidence that al-Qaeda or any international terrorist groups played any role in the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi,...
View ArticleACLU Showdown Centers On NSA Program That Panel Member Says Stopped No Terror...
The ACLU announced Thursday it would appeal a ruling that deemed the bulk collection of telephone records constitutional, setting up a likely Supreme Court showdown.While the case will likely center on...
View ArticleGeneral James 'Mad Dog' Mattis Wants To Teach You About Leadership
Legendary Marine General James Mattis is in the early stages of writing a book on leadership and strategy with co-author Bing West, Hope Hodge Seck of Marine Corps Times reports."The process is that we...
View ArticleThe Marines Have Decided That Women Are Too Wimpy To Have To Do Pullups
The US Marine Corps has delayed a physical fitness requirement for women after more than half of female troops at boot camp couldn't do three pullups, officers said Thursday.The pullup rule was...
View ArticleThe Most Dangerous Cities Faced By US Troops In Iraq Are Rapidly Falling Back...
The two most dangerous cities U.S. troops faced in Iraq that were largely pacified before the 2011 pullout are rapidly falling back into chaos, as radical Sunni militants have moved back in to retake...
View ArticleIsrael Tests Long-Range Missile Shield With Eyes On Syria, Lebanon, And Iran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel successfully tested its upgraded Arrow ballistic missile interceptor for the second time on Friday, pushing forward work on a U.S.-backed defense against threats seen from...
View ArticleKim Jong-Un Killed His Uncle With A Pack Of 120 Hungry Dogs [REPORT]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fed his once-powerful uncle to 120 hungry dogs, according to a detailed report in a newspaper with close ties to China's ruling Communist Party and reported by the...
View ArticleChina Seizes Three Tons Of Crystal Meth And 23 Tons Of Raw Materials
Chinese police have seized three tonnes of crystal methamphetamine during raids in a southern city authorities say is notorious for providing a huge share of the country's supply of the drug.Police...
View ArticleThe NSA May Or May Not Be Building A Quantum Computer That Can Decrypt...
The NSA is trying to build "a cryptologically useful quantum computer" as part of an $80 million project called "Penetrating Hard Targets,"reports the Washington Post.Quantum computers operate in a...
View ArticleIs It Remotely Plausible That Kim Jong-un Had His Uncle Eaten By 120 Dogs?
The big news out of North Korea today is that, according to the Strait Times, Kim Jong-un fed his uncle to 120 hungry dogs after he was purged from the North Korean leadership.According to the report,...
View ArticleThis Marines Promo Video Reveals The Depths Of The Military's Anxiety
First: This is a cool video filled with really cool images of Marine Ospreys and burgeoning strategies for diplomatic security.At the same time, though: It shows exactly what type of stress the...
View ArticleChina's Military Launches Into Massive Restructuring, Consolidation Of Command
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's increasingly sophisticated military will establish a joint operational command structure for its forces to improve coordination between different parts of the country's...
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