Budget Constraints Lead To Debate Over Robots Fighting In Battle
The coming wave of robot workers isn't just a threat to burger-flippers and assembly-line workers, human replacements are also the focus of generals looking to come under budget.The idea of robots...
View ArticleCory Remsburg, The War Hero Obama Honored During The State Of The Union, Has...
During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama recognized a U.S. Army Ranger who has been fighting to recover after a roadside bomb nearly killed him in Afghanistan.Sgt....
View ArticleThe Ovation Given To War Hero Cory Remsburg Will Give You Chills
The attendees at the State of the Union gave Cory Remsburg, a U.S. Army Ranger who has been fighting to recover after a roadside bomb nearly killed him in Afghanistan, nearly a 90-second ovation toward...
View ArticleChina Is Challenging US Military Superiority, Says Pentagon Official
China poses an increasing challenge to the US military's technological edge while budget pressures are hampering Washington's effort to stay ahead, a senior defense official warned on Tuesday.Frank...
View Article20,000 Syrian Refugees in Damascus Are So Hungry They Eat Stray Animals
Besieged since June, nearly 20,000 people in Damascus' Yarmuk Palestinian camp are so desperate for food that many eat stray animals, and some women have resorted to prostitution, according to...
View ArticleEdward Snowden Nominated For Peace Prize
Fugitive NSA contractor Edward Snowden has been nominated for the Nobel Peace prize, the Associated Press reports.In June of 2013, Snowden leaked details of the NSA's electronic surveillance programs...
View ArticleNSA Report Exposes 'Negligent Levels Of Insecurity' In App Developers
The internet was abuzz yesterday with recently released information that the NSA has been collecting personal information through security holes in users' mobile apps.That's right. Turns out the...
View ArticleThe Devious, 'Shakespearean' Way Israeli Soldiers Get Confessions From...
Ala'a Miqbel, a husband and father, spent a month in an Israeli prison under interrogation for suspected ties to radical Palestinian organizations. Israeli intelligence officers eventually freed Miqbel...
View ArticleNurses At $600,000 Afghan Hospital Forced To Bathe Newborns In Untreated...
A recent report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) found a $600,000 Salang hospital without running water, where nurses literally had to wash newborn infants in...
View ArticleSteven Seagal: Trust Me, The Sochi Olympics Are Secure
So it turns out Steven Seagal weighed in on Sochi security this week, and he wants everyone to know it's nothing to worry much over.Despite the fact, "a suicide bomber on the loose. Western governments...
View ArticleTired SWAT Police Give Up On Battering Ram, Just Ask To Be Let In [VIDEO]
These poor guys are allegedly from Turkey's Special Operations Police — really just SWAT — and they can't seem to get through this door.In the end, as the post on Liveleak says, they simply beckon...
View ArticleNorwegian Politician Explains Why He Is Backing Edward Snowden For The Nobel...
One of the biggest debates over the last year was whether Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who ignited a storm of controversy when he revealed a huge number of covert measures by the NSA, was a...
View ArticleObama’s Speech Contained A Distinct Nod To Bin Laden’s Stated Goals
Barack Obama's State Of The Union address presented a restrained foreign policy, contrasting past years when he has talked about smashing Al Qaeda.In one part he even acknowledged how past U.S....
View ArticleNorth Korea's Looming Collapse In One Statistic
The punch-drunk North Korea is standing on wobbly legs, and America really doesn't want to be ill-prepared for its fall.That's why Dr. Bruce W. Bennett, a resident North Korea security expert at Rand...
View ArticleAuthor Of New Snowden Book Explains How Russia Would Exploit A Disgruntled...
As the international press continues to publish disclosures on the National Security Agency, attention has begun to shift slightly to the figure who stole 1.7 million national security documents.Edward...
View Article7 Olympic Hopefuls That Are Also Soldiers
Seven soldier-athletes will compete in Team USA's 230 athlete delegation, the largest of any nation in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, at the Sochi Olympics next week. Here are the Army's...
View Article7 Scary Things That Could Happen After A North Korean Collapse
A report recently released by the RAND Corporation highlights a series of unfortunate events that could follow if North Korea, already on unsteady footing, were suddenly to collapse.The risk of a...
View ArticleIn The Middle Of Gigantic Protests, Ukraine Just Announced That President...
This is unusual.This statement just went up on the website of Ukrainian President Yanukovych:President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych is on sick leave. It was stated by Deputy Head of the State Affairs...
View ArticleIt Turns Out Kim Jong-un's Uncle Was Not Fed To A Pack Of Wild Dogs
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's uncle was shot to death after committing "tremendous crimes against the government," a senior North Korean diplomat told Sky News.Last month, the North Korean state...
View ArticleSliding Satellite Images Show What It Looks Like When A Syrian Neighborhood...
Human Rights Watch has released a new report on Syria today. Titled "Razed to the Ground," it aims to show the illegal destruction of entire neighborhoods in the war-torn country between 2012 and...
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