After A Brutal Fight, Chuck Hagel Is Easily Confirmed As Secretary Of Defense
The Senate has voted to confirm former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as the nation's next Secretary of Defense by a vote of 58-41.The biggest surprise was Republican Sen. Rand Paul's vote in favor of...
View Article7 Huge Boondoggles That The Military Should Cut Right Now
Lost in the apocalyptic talk about automatic $50 billion cuts to the military is the simple fact that there is plenty of fat to cut.Starting with some of the more bombastic weapons programs: it cost...
View ArticleHow Facebook Inadvertently Exposed China's Giant Hacking Ring
The recent Mandiant report fingered China as the culprit behind a concerted effort to hack U.S. companies and infrastructure.Hackers had illegally appropriated billions of bytes, full terrabytes of...
View ArticleThe Most Elite Special Forces In The US
Ever since the Osama bin Laden raid, America has gone bonkers for U.S. Navy SEALs and Military Special Operators in general.Skip to the units >The Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is scheduled...
View ArticleLeaked Info Allegedly Shows The Absurd Lengths BofA Goes To Spy On Hackers
Anonymous hackers have released 14 gigabytes of information allegedly related to Bank of America and a web intelligence firm it hired to spy on hackers and social activists last year.Emails detail how...
View ArticleChief Of Dysfunctional F-35 Program Calls Out The Pentagon's Defense Contractors
AVALON, Australia, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Pentagon program chief for the F-35 warplane slammed its commercial partners Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney on Wednesday, accusing them of trying to...
View Article'Drop' In Afghanistan Insurgent Attacks Turns Out To Be A Clerical Error
An apparent drop in the number of insurgent attacks in Afghanistan that was cited by the Nato-led coalition as evidence of progress against the Taliban has been revealed as a clerical error.Coalition...
View ArticleCobra Snake Blood Is On The Menu For US Troops Training In The Thai Jungle
Ninety miles south of the bustling streets of Bangkok, U.S. troops trained with their counterparts in the Thai military this February, learning the ropes of jungle survival with surprising — and often...
View ArticleThis Chicago School Is The Battleground For 15 Local Gangs
Twenty-nine current and recent students of Harper High School in Chicago were shot last year, of which eight died.This shocking fact only begins to show how dangerous things are at this gang-dominated...
View ArticleBOB WOODWARD: Obama Is Showing 'A Kind Of Madness I Haven't Seen In A Long Time'
The Washington Post's Bob Woodward ripped into President Barack Obama on "Morning Joe" today, saying he's exhibiting a "kind of madness I haven't seen in a long time" for a decision not to deploy an...
View ArticleHow The US Air Force Sniffs For Nuclear Explosions
While the world diplomatic community debates sanctions against North Korea following the reclusive nation’s underground nuclear test on Feb. 12, U.S. Air Force crews are in action over the Sea of...
View ArticleJon Stewart Destroys Obama's Former Press Secretary Over Drone Hypocrisy
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart ripped former Obama administration press secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday, two days after Gibbs admitted he was told not to acknowledge the administration's controversial...
View ArticleHow A Corrupt Iraqi Police Chief Once Saved Me From The Advances Of A Politician
The people of planet earth tend to disagree about a lot of things. From what to teach in schools to the best economic system to what we should have for dinner, we’re always fighting, arguing or just...
View ArticleOne Of These Six Israeli Soldiers Could End Up Being Miss Universe
At least six of the 20 nominees competing for the title of Miss Israel this year will know how to field strip an M-16 military rifle, and have the strength to knock out a few pushups during the talent...
View ArticleThis 13-Year-Old Girl Has The Proficiency Of An Elite Military Shooter
We thought this was incredible — Katelyn Francis, 13, stalks from target to target and hits bulls eye with the proficiency of a military shooter.The way she holds and reloads the weapon indicates that...
View ArticleRoller Coasters and Aircraft Carriers Are About To Have Something In Common
A roller coaster ride may be the closest a civilian can get to the feeling of whipping off the deck of an aircraft carrier in an F-22 Raptor, but it's still not quite as fun.The two are about to have...
View ArticleThe 'Periodic Table Of Terrorists' Puts America's Enemies Into Perspective
The Department of State currently labels 52 groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), and strategic communications firm Navanti has put together a handy graphic to illustrate America's view of...
View ArticleChinese Cyberspies Attacked Natural Gas Pipeline Operators For Six Months...
Cyberspies linked to China’s military targeted nearly two dozen US natural gas pipeline operators over a recent six-month period, stealing information that could be used to sabotage US gas pipelines,...
View ArticleDennis Rodman To Kim Jong Un: 'You Have A Friend For Life'
Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman met North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Thursday on the third day of his improbable journey to Pyongyang, telling the leader "You have a friend for life," a delegation spokesman...
View ArticleHow One Cartel Rose Above The Rest In Mexico's Drug War
Neat, freshly painted buildings and a renovated church line the central square. Shiny SUVs rest curbside. Some lack license plates, as if the law doesn’t apply. Mansions crown the surrounding...
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