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Israel's Prime Minister Admits He Wants The US To Lead Any Strike On Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told officials in a closed meeting that he prefers the U.S. “do the work" in a potential strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, Barak Ravid of Haaretz reports....

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This Peter Thiel Company Is Ripping The Army Intelligence Community Apart

Palantir is a company founded by Peter Thiel — of Paypal and Facebook renown — that has software which absolutely changes the game with intelligence. It's one of the best programs at coordinating the...

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British Photojournalist Speaks After Being Captured By 'Youngsters From Other...

A British photojournalist has spoken for the first time about his capture and wounding by Islamist militants in northern Syria last month. John Cantlie and Dutchman Jeroen Oerlemans were held for a...

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There Is Only One Afghan Army Battalion Able To Fight Without Help From NATO

Afghan national army and police units have started the slow process of shedding reliance on NATO coalition trainers as NATO leaders struggle to define what operating independent means for Afghan...

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Here's How The Military Prepares For A Nuclear Or Biological Catastrophe

Through this past week and continuing into August 5,000 servicemembers and Department of Defense civilian personnel are converging on Muscatatuck Urban Training Center and various other locations...

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Why Mexican Drug Cartels Love Building Tunnels

American and Mexican law enforcement have been finding an increasing number of underground tunnels, used for drug trafficking, of late. Some have electricity and ventilation, while others are hidden...

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HEY VETERANS: Treat Yourself Like You Treated Your Damn Gear

One of the more remarkable aspects of the human experience is our ability to adapt to change. Whether the ability to change nature to fit our needs or to change ourselves, we can get it done.I have...

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Senator Tom Coburn Is Doing All He Can To Get Army Soldiers A New And Better...

A Republican senator released his hold on the Army’s next acquisitions chief’s confirmation Wednesday while chastising Army senior leaders on the Senate floor for making soldier rifles one of the...

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The Pentagon Is Fighting Back Against People Who Lie About Being In The Military

The Pentagon posted the names of the recipients for 68 of the service crosses awarded since 9/11 on the Defense Department’s first medals website designed to protect against military fakers. Military...

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Why Bronte Capital Is Shorting A Luxury Company And Terrified About China

At my hedge fund we usually short frauds. Stuff with dodgy accounts and dodgy prospects promoted by people who would be car salesmen if stock promotion were less lucrative. But sometimes, just...

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Israel Is Upgrading To A New And Improved Missile Defense

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is upgrading its Arrow II ballistic missile shield in a U.S.-backed "race" against Iran, Syria and other regional enemies, a senior Israeli defense official said on...

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Injured British Vets Discovered This 1,400-Year-Old Soldier On An Archeology Dig

Injured British soldiers working as volunteer archaeologists discovered the remains of warriors who died more than 1,400 years ago, Maev Kennedy of the Guardian reports.  The discovery astonished...

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The Government Spent $11 Billion Last Year Classifying Data

Intelligence services from every foreign government in the world have likely mined the trove of diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks in 2010. Accordingly, when foreign diplomats engage with their...

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Here Is How Israel Would Respond To An All-Out Missile Attack From Iran

Iran's possible nuclear program is dominating news from the Middle-East because Israel knows if it perfects a thermonuclear device, Tehran likely has the ability to deliver it aboard some of its...

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The US Finally Agrees To Care For Marines Poisoned By Camp Lejune Drinking...

The government continues to struggle to provide veterans with the health care and transition assistance they need. But an overdue Congress got one right this week in passing the “Honoring America’s...

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How Israel Received Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material From a US Company

On July 19, 1969, U.S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger wrote the following about Israel's nuclear weapons program: "There is circumstantial evidence that some fissionable material available...

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The World Was Never Closer To Nuclear War Than On Jan. 25, 1995

In the 67 years since the first nuclear weapon was used, there is only one time the so-called nuclear briefcases were broken out and opened up, and on January 25, 1995 they nearly launched Russia's...

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The Missile Defense Agency Gets Handed Over To The Navy

The Army has been suffering some bad press in its control of the Missile Defense Agency and it's resulted in control of the agency being handed over to the Navy. It started in early July when a...

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Defense Contractors To Congress: Stop Military Spending Cuts, Even If You...

The very real possibility that defense programs will suffer deep, across the board spending cuts early next year has major defense contractors and their allies making an unusual plea to members of...

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White Supremacist Groups May Be Actively Recruiting US Servicemembers

Are white supremacists recruiting from within the ranks of the US military? That question – revived by killings at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin this week – has been the fear of civil rights groups like...

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