Petraeus On Leadership

Transcript: Gen. Petraeus on his leadership role models -- Washington Post Transcript: Gen. Petraeus on staying strong through 'horri...

New US Cybersecurity Laws Will Give The President Emergency Powers

Cybersecurity Bill To Give President New Emergency Powers -- The Hill The president would have the power to safeguard essential federal and ...

President Obama Signs An Extension To The Patriot Act For One More Year

Obama Signs One-Year Extension Of Patriot Act -- AJC WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisio...

Technology Has Made It Impossible To Conduct Assassinations In The Shadows

Some of the identity photographs of suspects in the killing of Mahmoud al Mabhouh released by the Dubai police on Wednesday. Agence France-P...

New Think And Old Weapons -- A Commentary

From The New York Times: Every four years the White House issues a “nuclear posture review.” That may sound like an anachronism. It isn’t. I...

Zimbabwe Slides Back Into Economic Crisis

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the swearing-in ceremony of his Mozambican counterpart Armando Guebuza for a second term in o...

Violent Islamic Groups Within Pakistan Are Now Targeting Their Own Country

Frustrated Strivers In Pakistan Turn To Jihad -- New York Times LAHORE, Pakistan — Umar Kundi was his parents’ pride, an ambitious young man...

Iran Rebel Group Jundallah Announces A New Leader

Jundallah say Abdolmalek Rigi's confession of US links was extracted under torture [ AFP ] Iranian Rebels Pick New Leader -- Al Jazeera ...

Downsizing The US Coast Guard

Budget Cuts Proposed for Coast Guard -- First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The U.S. Coast Guard is facing $155 million in cuts to its ca...

Is The Locker Bomber Beating Cancer?

Home comforts: Al-Megrahi with his family at their villa last year after he was freed on compassionate grounds Lockerbie Bomber May Beat Can...

Is There A Morale Crisis In The British Army?

Photo: Sir David Richards has said cuts are damaging soldiers' morale. Photo from Press Association . Top General Says Afghanistan Army...

ETA Chief Arrested In France

Photo: Gogeascoechea (left) with the two other ETA suspects captured by Spanish police. Photo from CNN ETA Leader Arrested In France -- The...

How To Win The Cyber-War We're Losing

Photo: Mike McConnell From The Washington Post: The United States is fighting a cyber-war today, and we are losing. It's that simple. A...

A Changing Of The Guard In Colombia's Presidential Politics

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Colombia Election Race Starts, Santos Favored -- Reuters BOGOTA (Reuters) - The race for Colombia's pre...

The Growing Importance Of Drone Operators

MQ-9 Reaper USAF Combat Generation: Drone Operators Climb On Winds Of Change In The Air Force - -Washington Post The question, scrawled on...

Earthquake In Chile -- News Updates February 28, 2010

Chile Counts Cost Of Earthquake As Tsunami Fears Ease -- BBC Chile has begun to count the cost of its deadly 8.8 magnitude earthquake as nat...

Why is ATF Seizing 'Toy Guns'?

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This Day in History: February 28

The Cattle that you collect, should cross the Delaware at Coryell's Ferry and then keep higher up the Country before they strike across....

Afghanistan War News Updates -- February 28, 2010

Afghan Mission 'Gone Well' But Real Battle To Come -- BBC On a visit to Helmand, the head of the armed forces has said that British ...

World News Briefs -- February 28, 2010

Major Earthquake Strikes Chile; Hawaii, Japan Escape Without Tsunami Damage -- Washington Post SANTIAGO, CHILE -- One of the most powerful e...

Editor's Note

Traveling at the moment. Blogging will return 20:00 EST. Update February 27, 23;30 EST: We got home before midnight. Very tired. Regular bl...

Can Brazil Become A Failed State

Youths flaunt guns on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. (Pablo Jacob/Extra/O globo) The Gun-Toting Boys From Brazil Who Rule Rio’s ‘Corner Of F...

GRE Round Up for Feb. 27

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links via emails, on...

We're the Only Ones...

... Going to the Dogs Enough A police officer trying to make an arrest at a Minneapolis home shot the neighbor's dog. ... Relieved Enou...

Another Profile in Apathy?

I reminded readers here of another option that was not included in WorldNetDaily's recent poll on the Arizona Senate race. Corresponde...

When It Comes To Nuclear Enrichment, What Are The Iranians Thinking?

Another Puzzle in Iran After Nuclear Fuel Is Moved -- New York Times WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, und...

Isn't It Time We Banned Deadly Assault Hands?

A new law went into effect last year making it a felony to strangle someone during a domestic dispute. [ More ] So it was legal before? And ...

We're the Only Ones "Stand and Deliver!" Enough

The indictment of a former police officer on charges he stole cash from people he pulled over follows a city probe that led to his firing. ...

Getting Rights Right

Will the justices get the history right, or will they be swayed by a potent gun-rights mythology that has distorted the history of Reconstru...

But What If They Take It Away From You?

Shouldn't you just give him what he wants? [ Read ] Besides, the cops will give your home a free safety inspection... In all seriousnes...

What Didn't Stop a Killer and What Did

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This Day in History: February 27

The fact that carelessness continued in making reports concerning illness led to the issuance of the following sharp order from headquarters...

Massive Earth Quake In Chile -- Massive Destruction And Casualties Expected

8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Chile -- Yahoo News/AP SANTIAGO, Chile – A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturda...

Afghanistan War News Updates -- February 27, 2010

In Afghanistan, U.S. Plans Major Push Into Kandahar -- Washington Post Even as Marines in Afghanistan continued to fight for control of the ...

World News Briefs -- February 27, 2010

An image generated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center shows the proj...