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The General Who Planned The Afghanistan Surge Is Heading To Africa
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday nominated a former senior commander in Afghanistan as the new head of the military's Africa Command, which oversees US security efforts on the continent. The...
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Here's How The US Invited Iranian Hackers To Attack America's Banks
In a world where you can watch cyberattacks happen in real-time, it's no wonder that nation-states are doing little to hide the cyber arms race and low-grade cyberwar that's taking place. However,...
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The Military Broke Its Own Record On The Number Of Drones It Can Fly At The...
Over the past several years, drones have arguably become one of the most powerful weapons platforms in the world. They get smaller, they get bigger, they get better armed, and they get better...
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British Explorer Prepares To Dig Up 140 Mint Condition Spitfires That Were...
More than 25 years ago, British farmer David Cundall overheard a comment from a group of U.S. veterans who said they buried an unused fleet of World War II Spitfires in the Burmese jungle to hide them...
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The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Released Its First In Flight 2,000 Pound Smart...
The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bomb is a staple of the American arsenal, and its high level of accuracy have made it indispensable in battles from Baghdad to Tripoli. Being such an essential...
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There's Been A Dramatic Reversal In The Chinese City That Revolted
A year after their uprising, Wukan's leaders see drawbacks to democracy IN LATE 2011 residents of Wukan, a fishing village in the southern province of Guangdong near Hong Kong, paraded through its...
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CHART: Martinis, Conquests, And Kills By Bond
James Bond films are almost always the same: Bond is sent to an exotic location, meets and seduces a woman, gets caught by the villain, escapes, kills the villain and gets the girl. Known for...
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Mexico's Drug Lords Are Dropping Like Flies
The most wanted men in Mexico are tumbling. Will crime follow suit? IN MARCH 2009 the Mexican government published a list of 37 men believed to be running drug gangs. The alleged bandits were named...
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How US Ambassador Chris Stevens May Have Been Linked To Jihadist Rebels In Syria
The official position is that the US has refused to allow heavy weapons into Syria. But there's growing evidence that U.S. agents—particularly murdered ambassador Chris Stevens—were at least aware of...
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The US Government May Lock Up This Whistleblower To Protect The CIA's 'Prime...
It's hard to tell which is more astounding: that the U.S. government is preparing to jail a CIA whistleblower for "outing" a covert CIA agent — a felony — or that the outed agent is "well known" to be...
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Massive Casualties In Beirut After Bomb Rips Through Central Square
AFP is reporting a huge car bomb in Beirut has killed 8 and wounded 78. Al-Jazeed reports (via Reuters) that top Lebanese security official Wissam al-Hassan was killed. Al Hayat correspondent Joyce...
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Why The Death Of Print Publications Should Have Us All A Bit Worried
Newsweek announced Wednesday that it was ending its print edition and moving completely online. One of Britain's flagship publications, The Guardian, is also "seriously considering," according to...
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The Pentagon's New Blimp Could Change Everything From The Battlefield To The...
Getting heavy stuff to locations far away, without spending a ton of money on fuel, and without the need for a runway is a dream of military planners and corporations alike. Enter, the Aeros blimp: It...
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Top Security Official Killed In Lebanon Bombing And It's A Huge Deal
A top Lebanese security official closely allied to Sunni leader Saad Hariri was killed in the massive car bombing in Beirut early Friday, Liz Sly and Ahmed Ramadan of the Washington Post report. The...
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'Silent Circle' Military-Grade Encryption App Now Available In The App Store
Silent Circle, the military-grade encryption and information protection app that we covered recently, is now officially for sale on Apple's App Store, as of this week. The following available apps...
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CIA Requests More Of Those Drones That It Refuses To Acknowledge
The CIA is "urging the White House to approve a significant expansion of the agency’s fleet of armed drones," according to U.S. officials and reported by Greg Miller of the Washington Post. What's...
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There Is Simply No Other Plane In The World Like Air Force One
Air Force One, the call sign of whichever Air Force plane the President of the United States is flying on, has long been known for the security and comfort it provides its famous cargo. But everything...
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World War II Veteran Carried A Pile Of Bomb Shrapnel In His Knee For More...
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TSA Removes Controversial X-Ray Scanners From Major Airports
Months after a congressional report stated that controversial X-ray body scanners are a waste of money, the TSA has begun removing them from major airports. Michael Grabell of Pro Publica reports that...
View ArticleThis Video Of Libyan Rebels Showing Off Their Weapons Reveals How Dangerous...
Things could be about to get bad in Libya — rebel militias have reportedly been preparing a large-scale assault on the former pro-Qaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid, revealing how strong internal...
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