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6 Things You Should Know About Khorasan
Khorasan, a group of veteran terrorists created by al-Qaeda’s leadership, was little known until its plans to attack Western targets captured the attention of the… Read More
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All the President’s Former Men: Panetta Joins Critics of Obama Over Benghazi
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has joined other former members of the Obama team in criticizing the president’s Middle East policy and his handling… Read More
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Jimmy Carter Accuses Obama of Violating U.S. Constitution
Former President Jimmy Carter sharply criticized President Obama for his handling of foreign policy yesterday, saying it’s often “hard to figure out what his policy is.”… Read More
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This Amputee Veteran’s Inspiring Story: He Overcame Drinking, Depression to Become Incredible Athlete
Shirtless, armless and legless–meet Noah Galloway. Loading #Bataan View on Instagram The 32-year-old father of three is the “2014 Ultimate Men’s Health Guy” and will… Read More
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Wisdom Should Prevail Over Panic: Solution to Ebola in US Isn’t Banning Travel
A first case of Ebola has hit the United States, resulting in concerns and questions about containing the virus and keeping it out of the… Read More
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Former Homeland Security Chief: US Can’t Take ‘Chainsaw’ to Visa Policy Because of Terrorists
A program that allows citizens from allied European countries to visit the U.S. without a visa has drawn new concerns from lawmakers who worry that… Read More
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U.S. Nuclear Weapons Capability Still Essential
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the rise of terrorist groups ISIS and Khorasan in Iraq and Syria, the world clearly remains a dangerous place…. Read More
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Senate Armed Services Democrat, Republican Differ on Boots on the Ground in Iraq
With airstrikes continuing in Iraq and Syria as part of the campaign to “degrade and destroy” ISIS, a Democrat and a Republican on the Senate… Read More
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3 Ways to Make Our Military Stronger
Here is a prediction: The defense budget will get a cash Band-Aid in 2016. Washington may be about to experience one of those rare moments… Read More
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Amid Terrorist Threats, How Safe Are We?
It’s only natural, with reports of terrorist groups such as the Islamic State filling the news, for Americans to question just how safe they are… Read More
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Memo to Obama: The World Doesn’t Care About Your Apologies
President Obama insulted many Americans when he raised events in Ferguson, Mo., during his United Nations speech. They chafed at the implied moral equivalence of… Read More
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On This Day: Remembering the Battles of Mogadishu and COP Keating
For some, Oct. 3 may be just another day. But for others aware of the sacrifice, today is remembered as the anniversary of two of… Read More
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Jimmy Carter Thinks He Could Have Beaten Reagan If He’d Been ‘Manly’
Former President Jimmy Carter believes he could have defeated President Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election if he had been more “manly.” In an interview… Read More
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Has Obama Enforced Immigration Laws? It’s All in How You Count the Numbers
A report published Wednesday showed the Department of Homeland Security removed a record number of illegal immigrants from the country in 2013—many of them recent… Read More
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Russia Now Has More Deployed Nuclear Warheads than the U.S.
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) that the U.S. State Department and the Obama Administration championed has been a bad deal for the… Read More
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How to Wage a Better (Information) War Against Terrorism
Defeating ISIS “requires the application of all the tools of national power–diplomatic, economic, information, military,” stated Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,… Read More
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Dropping the TSA: 19th Airport Joins More Efficient Private Screening Program
Tired of long lines at TSA airport checkpoints? Today, the Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) began a transition to private security screeners rather than Transportation… Read More
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Happy Birthday, Long-Range U.S. Missile Defense!
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the first operational deployment of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, the only ballistic missile defense system that… Read More
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This Fighter Pilot Gives New Meaning to ‘Girl Power’
You probably know the United States dropped bombs on ISIS in Syria last week. How the U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria went down last night –… Read More
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Chinese Hacks Endangered U.S. Military Operations
China did it again. Between June 2012 and May 2013, Chinese hackers infiltrated military contractors’ networks, according to a recently released report from the Senate… Read More
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Need for Greater Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism at Home
About 100 Americans and more than 2,000 other Westerners have joined, tried to join, or travelled to areas controlled by militant groups in Syria. This… Read More
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For Yezidis Displaced by ISIS, a Long Way Home
Yezidis have lived in Iraq’s Sinjar region and Nineveh plains for centuries. But after recent attacks by the Islamic State, most are so scared of… Read More
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China’s Growing Military Pressure Against India
For years, there has been concern about the “string of pearls,” China’s range of investments in port facilities in nations along the Indian Ocean littoral…. Read More
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The Iron Dome Works
It’s been a rough few weeks for one of America’s most vociferous critics of missile defense. Ted Postol, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and longtime… Read More
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Boehner: Ground Troops Needed to Defeat ISIS ‘Barbarians’
House Speaker John Boehner said today the United States should send ground forces to fight the militant Islamic State if no other country does. .@SpeakerBoehner… Read More
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Obama Is Talking, Not Acting, Like George W. Bush
The U.S. military has officially begun airstrikes against terrorist targets inside Syria. It would be nice to think that this represents a different Obama and… Read More
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Obama Wants to Stop Tomahawk Missiles in 2016. But the Navy Is Firing Them at ISIS.
President Obama ordered the launch of 47 Tomahawk cruise missiles last Monday night from the USS Philippine Sea and USS Arleigh Burke, all aimed at… Read More
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Obama Believes Our Urgent Threat Is … Climate Change
At the 2014 United Nations Climate Summit on Tuesday, President Barack Obama offered a stunning–in fact, deeply disturbing–insight into his views on threats to the… Read More
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A Snub to Congress: Oversight of International Broadcasting Agency in Question
With the hiring of new Chief Executive Officer Andy Lack, formerly of Bloomberg News, the Broadcasting Board of Governors has pulled an end-run around congressional… Read More
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The Sneaky Way the Obama Administration Is Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Join the Military
Despite the challenges of a growing terrorist threat, the Obama administration has decided now is the right time to allow illegal immigrants to join the… Read More
