U.S. Unprepared For Cyberwar

West Point students, from left, Lieut. Colonel Robert Fanelli and cadets Nathan Larsen, Mark Evinger (seated) and Marc Abbott participate in...

A Day In The Life Of A Casualty Notification And Assistance Officer

Photo : Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Voice helps Maria Vazquez (second from left) go through son Omar's belongings in her Mercer County home. W...

Picture Of The Day

HONORING THE FALLEN - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen visits a memorial on Camp Chapman, Afghanistan, July 31, 2...

Bloodbath In Syria

Syria Kills At Least 150 On Ramadan Eve -- Bloomberg At least 150 people were killed in Syria yesterday, al Jazeera reported, as soldiers so...

Pakistan's Afghan Border Remains The Most Dangerous Place In The World

Photo: Mike Mullen said instability in the border region was his biggest worry. Mullen Focuses On Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Havens -- BBC...

Debt Crisis Stopped (For Now)

Parties Agree To Debt-Ceiling Deal, Pending Votes In Congress -- L.A. Times Reporting from Washington — Senate Majority Harry Reid and Senat...

A Story Of Hope From Iraq

Captain Tom Hickey (R) speaks with Mohammad Adnan with his daughter Sadeel at the table. A colleague of Captain Hickey is between them. Hick...

Why China Is Watching The U.S. Debt Debate

China’s $2 Trillion Hole -- Minxin Pei, The Diplomat The US debt negotiation ceilings are going to the wire. China, the biggest holder of Tr...

Wanted Dead Or Alive: Manhunts From Geronimo To Bin Laden (Book Review)

Author Writes Of US Military's Strategic Manhunts -- Lancaster Online "Wanted Dead or Alive: Manhunts From Geronimo to bin Laden...

The Next Middle East War

Seeing Red Along The Blue Line -- Foreign Policy Five years after the end of the Israel-Hezbollah war, both sides are furiously preparing fo...

More Calls To Rescind Military Ban On Women In Combat Roles

Activists, Lawmakers Renew Push To End Military’s Ban On Women In Combat Roles -- Washington Post After 10 years of war, the work of women i...

Operation "Fast and Furious" Is Raising Temperatures On Both Sides Of The U.S.-Mexican Border

For Mexicans, Fury Over Fast And Furious Only Confirms U.S. Role In Drug Violence -- McClatchy News MEXICO CITY — While a gunrunning sting k...

Only 43 Percent Of The U.S. Navy’s Deployed Aircraft Are Fully Mission-Ready

An EA-18G Growler aligns itself for an at sea landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Torrey Lee/...

Proposed U.S. Debt Deal Will Cut $750 Billion From Defense Over 10 Years

Debt Deal Is Close, But Defense Cuts A Sticking Point -- McClatchy News WASHINGTON -- White House and congressional negotiators were close t...

No Decision On U.S. Troops Staying In Iraq, But Purchase Of U.S. Jets Is Still On

Five U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters jets fly in formation over the United States en route to an exercise in this undated file photograph. Iraq...

Why Are We Releasing Terrorists?

President Obama signed executive orders Thursday directing the Central Intelligence Agency to shut what remains of its network of secret pri...

UFO Found On The Ocean Floor?

UFO Found On Ocean Floor? -- MSNBC Swedish explorer reports circular anomaly, but is it a 'flying saucer'? Hardly. An ocean explorat...

Drones In Pakistan

This program does not exist, and Pakistan does not help it Drones in Pakistan: Out Of The Blue -- The Economist A growing controversy over t...

British philosophy professor shows ultimate goal of gungrabbers

In a way, Grayling’s done us a favor by putting all his cards on the table. [ More ] Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary looks at a ...

Pictures Of Afghanistan Through An iPhone (Photo Gallery)

Left: Lance Cpl. Kevin Daly during a military operation near Doghaka village in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 7...

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates July 31, 2011

Dozens Reportedly Die As Syrian Army Storms Restive City -- MSNBC Newspaper: Bodies scattered in street after tanks strike opposition strong...

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 31, 2011

Sources: ISAF via Brookings Institution, AP. By The Washingon Post. Published on July 30, 2011, 9:36 p.m. As Drawdown Approaches, U.S. Comma...

World News Briefs -- July 31, 2011

Syrian Tanks Kill Protesters In Hama -- The Guardian Syrian troops' assault on opposition stronghold appears to be part of nationwide of...

Camouflage Guru Guy Cramer Interviewed on NPR

SOTG Soldier in Support of Afghan National Police. Photo by ISAFMedia Camouflage Guru Guy Cramer Interviewed on NPR -- Tactical Gear and Mil...

Even If Al Qaeda is Gone, The Islamist Terrorist Threat Remains

Whatever the Fate of al-Qaeda, the Islamist Terrorist Threat Remains -- Max Boot, Commentary There is a clear and present danger of prematur...

What Will Be The Future Of The Russian Army? (Photo Gallery)

Mi Night Hunter. The helicopter is supplied with a tank gun 2A42, which is never overheated. The helicopter can stay above the object as clo...

If You Like Low Passes and Good Music

My Comment: Some of these passes are waaayyyyy tooooo low for me.

For Most Muslims Ramadan Starts This Monday

Saudi, Most Gulf States To Start Ramadan On Monday -- Reuters Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, will start the Muslim fasting month of ...

A U.S. - Saudi Nuclear Pact?

Obama Administration Mulls India-Style Nuclear Pact With Saudi Arabia -- Christian Science Monitor US officials are planning to hold talks w...

Nuclear-Detection Effort Is Halted

Nuclear-Detection Effort Is Halted as Ineffective -- New York Times ASPEN, Colo. — The Obama administration has quietly canceled a much-crit...

Picture Of The Day

SABRE SUNRISE - The sun rises over the flight deck on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Indian Ocean, July 22, 2011....

Mogadishu Flooded With Starving Refugees

Despite continued fighting in Mogadishu, thousands of refugees from Somali's drought-hit south are arriving in the capital. Above, refug...

U.S. Debt Crisis: Foreign Bond-Holders Will Be Paid Before Soldiers Fighting in Afghanistan

Now America Warns Troops They Might Not Be Paid As Debt Stand-Off Threatens To Plunge World Economies Back Into Recession -- Daily Mail *...

Changes In Turkey's Military Leadership Increases Tensions Between Islamists And Secularists

Turkey's Prime Minister Appoints New Armed Forces Chief -- Voice of America Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed th...

One Tough Bomb-Hunting Dog Of War The Taliban Couldn't Kill

Courage: Hobo with Private Patrick Medhurst-Feeny, one of the vets who helped to treat him Back On Duty: The Plucky Bomb-Hunting Dog Of War ...

The Debate On Using Drone Strikes Against Al Qaeda Leaders Continues

Top US Officials Debate Drone Strikes In Pakistan -- Times of India ASPEN: The White House's top adviser on Afghanistan and Pakistan sai...

Is China Causing Africa's 'Catastrophic Famine'?

Dead livestock in Somaliland (Oxfam). Image: www.flickr.com Germany Accuses China Of Causing 'Catastrophic' Starvation In Africa -- ...

Is Iran Developing Missiles That Could Reach The U.S. Shores?

Part of Iran's Navy. Payvand Iranian Missiles Could Soon Reach U.S. Shores -- Reza Kahlili, Washington Times Mullahs’ navy equips ships ...

Marines Show Off Stealth F-35 Jet

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Iran's Gas Pipelines Targeted By Opponents

Explosion Rocks Iranian Gas Line To Turkey -- UPI TEHRAN, July 29 (UPI) -- Natural gas supplies from Iran to Turkey were disrupted when an e...

More On Waste And Fraud In Pentagon Contracts

Photo : Dod Buzz Dubai Firm Overbilled Pentagon $900 for $7 Switch, Bowen Says -- Bloomberg A U.S. contractor in Iraq overbilled the Pentago...

The War Against Vets Committing Suicides Continues

Battle Within Fort May Decide War On Suicide -- Star Tribune Fort Campbell, home to the most often deployed combat force in the Army, is usi...

Lighter, Newer, Deadlier Gear On The Way For U.S. Soldiers

The XM806 Lightweight .50 Caliber Machine Gun provides vehicle and weapon squads with a lightweight .50 caliber weapon system that is easily...

Iraq Is Now More Dangerous Than A Year Ago

Photo: Iraq is a less safe place than one year ago, just months ahead of a US withdrawal a US watchdog warned. Big Pond News U.S. Review Fi...