Clik here to view.
This One Picture Explains Why The Efforts To End The Israeli-Palestinian...
Border control is one of the most contentious issues facing Israelis and Palestinians right now. For good reason, Israelis want to ensure that terrorists don't penetrate its borders, and don't want to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two Men Who Reportedly Tried To Hijack A Chinese Plane Were Beaten To Death...
Two men who reportedly tried to hijack a plane in the Chinese region of Xinjiang on Friday have died in hospital, the Global Times reports. The two died from "injuries received in a fight with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
North Korea Is Sending Tons Of Workers To China To Earn Money For The...
North Korea has begun sending 40,000 workers to China to earn money for Kim Jong-un's bankrupt regime, reports Barbara Demick of the Los Angeles Times. Seamstresses, technicians, mechanics,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Military Nurse Battles Sallie Mae Over $120,000 In Private Student Loans
Chicago, Ill. native Elizabeth Mondo thought she hit a dead end when she struggled to find work as a nurse in early 2009. Mondo, 32, had just finished a nursing degree (her second in addition to a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There's One Thing Keeping America's Servicemen Off Of The Streets
When Lt. Col. Ted Smith (name changed to protect identity) was deployed for two tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, he left his wife and three children behind, as well as a house that had a pending...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quirky Wills From Military Members Headed Off To Combat
Over at Reddit, a servicemember posted about how he and a buddy each bequeathed one another $2,000 in their wills. Sounds standard. Except, this two grand is bequeathed so that his friend — pardon...
View ArticleClik here to view.
These First-Person Accounts Of Torture In Syrian Prisons Are Terrifying
Since the beginning of anti-government protests in 2011, the Syrian government has arrested thousands of people, allegedly subjecting them to torture and imprisonment without due process. A disturbing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Iran Sanctions Have Tensions Rising In The Straight Of Hormuz
We've covered how the U.S., Israel and Iran are preparing for the possibility that U.S.-Israel cyber warfare spills over to acts of war in the physical world. Now that the most severe of the European...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There's A New Theory That Yasser Arafat Could Have Been Poisoned With...
The mysterious death of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) leader who died in Paris in 2004, could have been caused by poisoning, Al Jazeera reports. A nine-month...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iran Responds To New Sanctions By Testing Missiles That Could Hit US Bases...
This weekend, the EU and the US imposed some of the harshest sanctions on Iran yet. Aside from the already impactful decision to cease buying Iranian oil, member countries have now agreed to refuse...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Angela Merkel Lets In A Goal—And Other Mildly Funny Political Cartoons
Our favorite cartoon of the week combines Angela Merkel losing ground at the EU Summit and the defeat of Germany in the Euro 2012 semi finals. Oh yeah and meanwhile Germany's economy is slipping....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iran Says America's Bunker-Buster Bomb Could Set Off A Global Conflict
Following last week's announcement from the U.S. Air Force that its 30,000 pound bunker-buster bomb, the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), was ready for action, Iran's state-owned media outlet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Here's How America's $925 Million Missile Defense System Shoots Down A Target
The Missile Defense Agency just awarded Raytheon $925 million for development of the newest version of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3), which will improve on the already hugely successful SM-3 designs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obama Cancelled The Bin Laden 'Kill' Raids Three Times, Report Says
At the urging of Valerie Jarrett, President Barack Obama canceled the operation to kill Osama bin Laden on three separate occasions before finally approving the May 2, 2011 Navy SEAL mission,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Subs, Bombers, And Missiles Could Be On Their Way To The Pacific
With the Pentagon's increased focus on the Pacific region, and deployment of 60 percent of its naval fleet to the area, the locations now being considered for bases could shape U.S. military policy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This Chart Shows How Much Money The US Has Blown On Pakistan Since The 1950s
America gives a lot of money to Pakistan. A ridiculously huge amount in fact, and it has done for a very long time. Despite this, Pakistan, generally, hates America. A new report from the Center for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Congress Agrees On A New Round Of Sanctions Targeting Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Monday on a new round of stifling sanctions on Iran, targeting energy, shipping and insurance sectors with punitive measures to derail...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iran Sentences Four Men To Death For Bank Fraud
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian court has sentenced four people to death for their roles in a billion-dollar banking fraud scandal that forced bank executives out of their jobs and tainted the government...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CHINA: Romney's 'Hawkish Remarks Totally Neglect Historical Facts'
Mitt Romney, whose trip abroad to boost his foreign policy credentials has been riddled with gaffes and setbacks, has now been criticised by China over his Jerusalem comments. A commentary by the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The X-47B Stealth Drone Will Now Be Flying Over The East Coast
After a cross-country road trip last month that left many Americans believing the government was hauling around a UFO, Northrop Grumman's X-47B took its first East Coast flight July 29 at Patuxent...
View Article