US Army Will Be Slashed To Smallest Size Since World War II
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it would slash the Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and reduce military benefits in order to meet 2015 spending...
View ArticleUS Calls For Technocratic Government In Ukraine
The United States Monday stopped short of fully endorsing Ukraine's interim leader Oleksandr Turchynov as its legitimate ruler, but called for a technocratic government in Kiev to promote early...
View Article29 Awesome Pictures Of The US Navy Through History
October 27 is Navy Day in the United States, celebrating the world's largest fleet, with 317,054 active duty personnel, 109,671 reserves, and 285 ships and more than 3,700 aircraft in active service.It...
View ArticleIs This Footage Of Viktor Yanukovych Fleeing His Compound?
Ukrainian TV has reportedly aired a few seconds of closed-circuit TV footage from the abandoned compound of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.It appears to show him (or someone) getting into...
View ArticleRiot Police Get On Their Knees To Beg For Forgiveness For Taking Part In...
These photos by Roman Baluk of Reuters show just how quickly the tables have turned in Ukraine.During a rally in central Lviv on February 24, local riot police knelt as they apologized to residents for...
View ArticleThe Seriousness Of Venezuela Protests In One Ominous Photo
Venezuela's is facing its worst unrest in a decade as at least 13 people have died since mass protests began on February 12.This photo by Carlos Garcia Rawllins of Reuters says it all: Young, masked...
View ArticleHere Are The Contestants In A (No Joke) NSA Beauty Pageant
These contestants wearing tiaras, sashes, and gowns are proof that the National Security Agency cared about beauty as well as intelligence in the 1950s and early 1960s.The photograph comes from the...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Is Killing A Combat-Proven Aircraft That Most Troops Totally Love
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, endearingly referred to as the Warthog for its snubbed-nose design, is set for retirement in the 2015 budget as deep cuts to military funding will go into effect.This planned...
View ArticleTake A Video Tour Of The Ousted Ukrainian President's Opulent Estate
The New York Times was recently allowed into ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's estate, and they produced a fascinating video tour of the incredible property.Yanukovych fled Kiev this past...
View ArticleThe 33 Biggest Geopolitical Risks For America In 2014
Several of the 2014 geopolitical risks that could affect the U.S. that the Council on Foreign Relations warned about in December are already happening.Political unrest in Ukraine, rated moderate...
View ArticleSlow-Motion Video Gives Mesmerizing View Of The US Military's Rifle Of Choice
In an ongoing series of filming topics that normally occur too quickly for the human eye to process, YouTube sensations The Slow Mo Guys recently filmed an M4 Carbine at speeds 720 times slower than...
View ArticleThe FBI Infiltrated Al Qaeda As Far Back As 1993
The Federal Bureau of Investigation had infiltrated the Al Qaeda terrorist organization and had a human source in direct contact with Osama bin Laden as far back as 1993, according to court records...
View ArticleUkraine's Feared Riot Police Force 'No Longer Exists'
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's riot police force, held responsible for the deaths of most of the 100 people killed in unrest and clashes in Kiev, has been disbanded, acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov...
View ArticlePutin Orders Urgent Drill To Test Combat Readiness In Western Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin ordered an urgent drill to test the combat readiness of the armed forces across western Russia on Wednesday, news agencies reported, flexing Moscow's...
View ArticleRussian Flags And Fists Are Flying In Ukrainian Peninsula Of Crimea
Just as Kiev is calming down, protests are hitting the Ukrainian peninsula Crimea in the southern part of the country.Thousands of pro-Russia protesters and ethnic Tatars, who support Ukraine's new...
View ArticleThis Harrowing Photo From Syria Is What Mass Hunger Looks Like
Yarmouk, a Palestinian neighborhood in Damascus, has been under siege by the Syrian army since July 2013. At least 55 have died from hunger and the majority of children are suffering from malnutrition,...
View ArticleThe Military Is Rolling Out A Combat Equivalent Of Google Glass
Continuing a drive to outfit soldiers with the latest in high-tech enhancements, Special Forces will soon be equipped with a Google Glass-like technology, Wired reports.Q-Warrior, the latest...
View ArticleAmerican Military Dominance In One Staggering Chart
Despite a proposed slashing of U.S. Army personnel to pre-World War II levels, American military might is beyond question.This chart from April 2013, which is making the rounds again, shows that...
View ArticleThe Syrian Government Is Using Famine As A Weapon Of War
The Syrian Civil War — already noted for horrors ranging from chemical weapons to the indiscriminate shelling of civilian neighborhoods— has reached a new low, NOW reports.Taking advantage of the...
View ArticleThe US Is Inching Closer To Total Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The White House is signalling toward the likelihood of a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the end of this year, The Washington Post is reporting.With Afghan President Hamid...
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