13 Reasons The F-35 Could Cost More Than $1 Trillion Over Its Lifespan
It may look good, but the F-35 Lightning II has some serious issues, and it has a long way to go before it can be rolled out for combat missions.It's gone through 20,000 tests of its systems, but has...
View ArticleThe Alternatives To Nuclear Deterrence Carry A Huge Risk
For almost 45 years, Royal Navy submariners have provided round-the-clock at-sea deterrence, delivering the ultimate guarantee of our national security. Carrying first Polaris and now Trident ballistic...
View ArticleLeon Panetta Goes Off: Letting The Sequester Happen Would Be 'Shameful And...
Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned on "Meet the Press" Sunday that Congress potentially letting the sequester go into effect would be "shameful and irresponsible," and it would "damage...
View ArticleFormer Marine Arraigned In Death Of Legendary Navy SEAL Sniper
A former Marine has been arraigned on two charges of capital murder for the shooting deaths of legendary Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and another man.Eddie Ray Routh, 25, is accused of turning his...
View ArticleWatch Iran's $40-Million Oil Rig Collapse Into The Sea
An Iranian oil rig that cost $40 million and weighs more than 4 million pounds sank in the Persian Gulf last week, news.com.au reports. Workers rushed to get off the rig—which belongs to Iran's...
View ArticleHackers Post Private Data From More Than 4,000 US Bank Executives
Hackers affiliated with Anonymous seem to have published information from more than 4,000 American bank executive accounts on a government website last night, Violet Blue of ZDNet reports.The alleged...
View ArticleAfghan President Karzai Forgives Prince Harry For Comparing War To Video Games
When Prince Harry compared fighting in Afghanistan to playing a video game, the Taliban were quick to accuse him of mental illness and cowardice, joining a chorus of criticism from all sides.But in...
View ArticleAhmadinejad Says He's Ready To Be Iran's First Astronaut
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday he is ready "to be the first man in space" under Iran's ambitious programme which aims to send a human being into orbit by 2020."Our youth are determined to...
View ArticleThere's A Big Unknown About Putting The Female Body In Combat
There was a lot of excitement about military combat jobs opening up to women when the announcement broke on Jan. 24. Politicians, military members, and even a majority of the American public support...
View ArticleGOP Congressman Blasts John McCain Over 'Racist' Tweet
Sen. John McCain has taken some heat after tweeting a joke in which he compared Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a "monkey" after Ahmadinejad reportedly said today that he wanted to be the...
View ArticleDeath Of Russian Mobster Sparks Fears Of Turf War In Sochi
Fears of a brewing mafia war have begun to grip Russia three weeks after a top mobster was killed, as rival clans seek control over his vast empire, including prime property in the Olympic host city of...
View ArticleIsrael's Airstrike On Syria Looks Even More Aggressive Than First Thought
New information suggests that Israel's airstrike in Syria last week was less about stopping a border shipment and more of a preemptive strike.Last week Western diplomats said the strike targeted a...
View ArticleChinese State Newspaper Tells US To Stop Accusing China Of Hacking
China's Communist Party newspaper, the People's Daily, has published a front page article hitting out at accusations that the Chinese state was behind hacks on publications such as the New York Times,...
View ArticleFrench President Francois Hollande Is A Total Rock Star In Mali
Brutal Islamic fighters left a blood soaked path in their wake as they rampaged through northern Mali, enforcing strict Sharia Law which reportedly included forced marriages and summary limb...
View ArticleProfessor Explains How Israeli Airstrike Has Forced Syria Into A Corner
In an op-ed published in Al Ahkbar, Lebanese professor As'ad AbuKhalil details the dilemma now facing Assad after Israel executed an airstrike in Syria last week.AbuKhalil, a professor at Cal State...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Now Claims That Assault Weapons Can Also 'Blow Up Railroads'
Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sunday repeated the debunked claim that semi-automatic and so-called assault weapons can “shoot down airplanes” — and added that they can also “blow up railroads.”“Semi-automatic...
View ArticleA Recent Timeline Shows How Israel's Deadly Intelligence Agency May Be Their...
Israel's Mossad is a world renowned secret intelligence and special operations agency most famous for hunting down hidden Nazis and systematically locating and killing the terrorists responsible for...
View ArticleNPR Catches Leon Panetta In An Apparent Lie About Civilian Casualties From...
In an interview with NPR, outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta claimed that the U.S. doesn’t carry out drone strikes when women and/or children are present.However, NPR follows Panetta's...
View ArticleA 22-Year Archive Of The New York Times Could Help Predict The Next Big Disease
A software system built to analyze 22 years of The New York Times, as well as draw on information from various websites, is helping researchers predict where and when the next disease outbreak will...
View ArticleEnergy Department Hit In The Most Dangerous Cyber Attack Yet
The concentrated cyber attack that breached the defenses of U.S. Department of Energy [DoE] last week may be the scariest yet.Unnamed officials tell Bill Gertz of The Washington Free Beacon that the...
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