May Was Iraq's Deadliest Month In 5 Years

Iraq Sees Deadliest Month In 5 Years -- Christian Science Monitor The violence has spanned the country, with an assassination attempt, explo...

Kyrgyzstan Declares A State Of Emergency

Kyrgyzstan Declares State Of Emergency -- Al Jazeera The Kyrgyz government calls for state of emergency after violent clashes between protes...

Picture Of The Day

Newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenants of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2013 toss their hats in the air as the Texas Flying Legends ...

Any Attack On Syria's New S-300 Missiles Will 'Kill A Lot Of Russians'

S-300 air defense systems. © RIA Novosti. Dmitriy Korobeinikov An Israeli Attack On New Syrian Missiles Would 'Kill A Lot Of Russians...

The Pentagon's Top 4 Concerns On China's Growing Military Might

China has increased its military budget in the past year by nearly 18 per cent in 2009. ( Reuters: stringer Shanghai ) China's Growing ...

These Seven Terror Leaders Have A Bounty On Their Heads That Are Worth Millions

These Are The 7 Foreign Operatives Worth The Most Millions To The US -- Business Insider There are seven men worth more than $7 million to t...

Barack Obama’s Rules For Drones Could Shape The New Global Laws Of War

Out Of The Shadows -- The Economist Barack Obama’s rules for drones could shape the new global laws of war. WHEN it comes to lethal drone st...

Furlough Notices Sent To Walter Reed Hospital Workers

  Walter Reed Hospital Workers Receive Furlough Notices -- ABC 7 News  ABC7 has confirmed the region’s two military hospitals are furloughin...

UNICEF: Syria Risks A Lost Generation

  From CNN: CNN's Zain Verjee speaks with UNICEF COO Jon Sparkes about the situation facing Syrian refugee children in Iraq.   My Comm...

IHS Jane: Iran's Missiles Would Overwhelm Israel's Ballistic Missile Defense System

Iranian missile launchers in a May, 26 2013 display. Iranian Ministry of Defense Photo Report: New Iranian Missile Launchers Could Overwhelm...

No More Hot Meals For U.S. Marines In Afghanistan

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy The Drawdown Diet: Marines Steamed By Loss Of Hot Meal At Afgh...

Could The Syrian Civil War Trigger World War III?

Mideast War In Our Time? -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast The Syrian conflict threatens to draw America, Russia, and Europe into a wild inferno...

U.S. Naval Academy Investigating Allegations Of Sexual Assault

U.S. President Obama carries a helmet presented to him by the U.S. Naval Academy football team at a presentation ceremony for the Commander-...

When The U.S. Government Targets Half The Country

An Antidote To Cynicism Poisoning -- Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal Restoring public faith will require a full investigation of the IRS...

U.S. Warns Tourists To Avoid The Egyptian Pyramids

Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphynx, Egypt. Wikipedia Lawlessness, Blackouts Roil Egypt As U.S. Warns Against Pyramids Tourism -- The Tow...

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- May 31, 2013

The Drone War Is Far From Over -- Akbar Ahmed, New York Times WHEN people in Washington talk about shrinking the drone program, as President...

World News Briefs -- May 31, 2013 (Evening Edition)

Forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Arjoun village near Qusair town May 30, 2013. REUTERS- Rami Bleible Assad Forces Adva...

The Conflicts In Libya And Mali Are Now Spreading To Nigeria

Nigerian Islamist Militants Return From Mali With Weapons, Skills -- Washington Post Maiduguri, Nigeria — The Islamist insurgency in norther...

President Obama: NATO Summit In 2014 To Focus On Afghanistan Withdrawal

US President Barack Obama meets Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Reuters Ph...

Forget It Jake

It's Chi-Town. [ More ]

Just Great

I haven't seen the briefs filed in this, but have to say the emphasis, from this report, that the main argument was it would create a na...

Pakistani Taliban Withdraws From Peace Talks After Number Two Killed In US Drone Strike

Pakistani Taliban Call Off Peace Talks -- Wall Street Journal The Pakistani Taliban on Thursday called off plans to open peace talks with th...

Leading Economist Flees Russia

Sergey Guriev (RIA Novosti / Grigoriy Sisoev) Russia Forces Out One of Its Best Minds -- Foreign Policy Putin's crackdown reaches into t...

New NRA videos emphasize importance of expanding support now and for the future

That interest in gun rights should be fostered and supported among women and the next generation is self-evident...  [ More ] Today's Gu...

Syrian War Seen Dragging On For Years

Analysis: Syrian War Seen Dragging On For Years -- Reuters (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cannot regain full control of his ba...

Tell Us More

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A Leash with Options

Kurt discusses the proper way to handle mad dogs. [ More ] Do it for the children .

US And Germany Urge Russia To Not Send Missiles And Weapons To Assad's Syrian Military

US And Germany Urge Russia Not To Arm Syria Military -- BBC The US and Germany have called on Russia not to supply Syria's military with...

We're the Only Ones Dolt-Action Enough

Thank goodness New York has strict "gun control"! [ More ] The thing I don't understand is, if one of us shot someone in the b...

How Did U.S. Ambassador Stevens Die During The Attack In Benghazi

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pause as the national anthem is played during the dignified transfer ce...

That's Not a Knife

That's a knife. [ More ] Just kids havin' fun . [Via Florida Guy ]

After Benghazi, U.S. Army Sets Up African Response Team In Djibouti

Photo: US Navy, Camp Lemonnier. Camp Lemonnier, Republic of Djibouti Army Sets Up Response Team In East Africa Months After Benghazi Attack...

ATSNTV: Shooting Destination Night

Tonight, 6 p.m. Pacific/9 Eastern: "Lunch Break Robbery." [ Details ]

It's Off

Armed march on D.C. canceled [ More ] I never really thought it was "on. "

Predicting a "Gotcha" Before It Happens

Not satisfied with attacking NRA for what they do, Joshua Sager is wetting himself over the prospect of what they MIGHT do. [ More ] I don...

Fighting Toomey-Manchin Gun Registration

GOA put out an email alert that does not appear on their website. Since I don't copy and paste entire emails on this blog, and since if ...

A Look At The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Drawdown -- Al Jazeera As the US draws back its combat forces from Afghanistan, what will they leave behind? By 2014, in line w...

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!

As folks around here will recall, I was strongly opposed to Holder’s nomination... [ More ] Me too .  But those with the clout to make a di...

Everything's Free in America

Hey, at least they're taking a firm stand on using EBT cards at strip clubs and casinos! [ More ]   I see evil racist Fox News is still ...

This Day in History: May 31

Part of the Virginia Light Horse crossed at Fredericks[burg] on Tuesday night; the Marquis' Troops (who are not strong enough for an ac...

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 31, 2013

Marines Stand Back As Afghans Take Lead -- Washington Times Yet the threat of danger never far away even with reduced combat role CAMP DWYER...

World News Briefs -- May 31, 2013

Police stand guard during an anti-capitalist "Blockupy" demonstration near the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfu...

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 31, 2013

Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps. Photo Credit: Marine Corps Top Marine Sees A Future Of Perpetual War -- Sandra I. Erwin,...