Why Did the Benghazi Story Change?
The truth about the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, is finally coming out. An explosive intelligence report made public this week revealed that officials knew… Read More
Americans Spend More on Pets Than on Nuclear Weapons
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released last week estimates that the cost of nuclear forces for 2014–2023 will be $355 billion—an average of $39.4… Read More
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Four Conservative Principles to Guide Immigration Reform
Speaker Boehner is reportedly preparing his list of principles for immigration reform. Here are four conservative principles for immigration reform—based on Heritage’s “Advancing the Immigration… Read More
Navy SEAL from “Lone Survivor” Sets This Journalist Straight on What It Means to Protect America
Movie critics have called “Lone Survivor” the best war-time movie since “Saving Private Ryan.” The film — based on the true story of Navy SEALs… Read More
Avoiding Bitterness in Immigration Debate
“Solutions to problems cannot be found in a pool of bitterness.” So proclaimed John Dennis “Denny” Hastert upon his swearing in as the 59th Speaker… Read More
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Al-Qaeda Seeks American Recruits in Syria
Al-Qaeda forces in Syria are actively seeking recruits from Americans who have traveled there to fight or to assist opposition forces, according to U.S. officials… Read More
No Longer Science Fiction: Lasers Could Defend Navy Ships in the Near Future
Laser weapons have long appeared in science fiction stories and James Bond films as futuristic, hypothetical technology. Yet the U.S. Navy has made technological and… Read More
3 Things You Don’t Need Robert Gates’s Book to Know
Excerpts from a new tell-all book made quite a splash in Washington yesterday. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates apparently blasts President Obama on foreign policy… Read More
Obama’s Former Defense Secretary Unleashes Critique of President
President Obama’s former defense secretary takes aim at the commander in chief with a sharp critique of Obama’s leadership and commitment to the war in… Read More
B-61 Remains Relevant for U.S. Security
Efforts to eliminate funding for the B-61 gravity bomb threaten to undermine U.S. deterrence, writes Thomas Karako, director of the Center for the Study of… Read More
Al-Qaeda Resurges in Iraq
Al-Qaeda, which has surged in strength on both sides of the Iraq–Syria border, captured two important cities in western Iraq on Friday. The seizure of… Read More
Why the Russia Terrorist Attack Should Worry Americans
This week’s terrorist bombings in Russia allegedly perpetrated by Islamist militants from the Caucasus region should be of deep concern to us — and not… Read More
Immigration Reform: What “Step-by-Step” Should Mean
Immigration reform may be on Congress’s agenda in 2014, and the latest hints have included some Members of Congress referring to a “step-by-step” approach. What… Read More
Threats to America in 2014
Americans will die on American soil in large numbers. So predicted the Hart-Rudman Commission seven months before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. No commissioner felt… Read More
Volgograd Terror Wave Threatens Sochi Olympics, Russian Civic Peace
Russia’s holiday cheer was shattered by brutal suicide bombings on December 29 and 30 in the city of Volgograd that killed at least 31 people…. Read More
Stranded Vessel in Antarctica Illustrates Need for New U.S. Icebreaker Policy
The Russian research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy has been trapped by thick ice and stranded near Antarctica since Christmas Eve, despite several rescue attempts. The crew… Read More
In Cristina Kirchner’s Argentina, Christmas Shoppers Are Muscled Aside by Looters
Earlier this month, widespread looting broke out in “at least 19 of Argentina’s 23 provinces” when mobs took advantage of strikes by police demanding pay… Read More
Trying to “Contain” China Makes No Sense. So What’s the Right Strategy?
In 1962, the Beatles auditioned for Decca Records. Pope John XXIII excommunicated Fidel Castro. And China invaded India. More than 2,000 died in the harsh… Read More
Karzai Putting Afghanistan’s Future at Risk
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is stubbornly refusing to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) that will guarantee a residual U.S. force presence remains in Afghanistan… Read More
How Privately Owned Warships Are Combating Piracy and Terrorism
In his new book, Private Anti-Piracy Navies, award-winning author John-Clark Levin explains how private security companies are combating and preventing piracy and maritime terrorism by… Read More
Benghazi: Let Eyewitnesses Tell the Whole Story
As Congress laboriously extracts eyewitness accounts of the Benghazi terrorist attack, unexplained aspects of the tragedy are becoming clearer. Important case in point: the reports… Read More
Jeh Johnson Confirmed: What’s Next for the DHS Secretary
President Obama’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Jeh Johnson, has been confirmed by the Senate in a final vote of 78–16…. Read More
As Navy Fleet Shrinks, Obama Administration Diverts Funds to Biofuels
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus continued to push for his “green fleet” this week, yet again championing an initiative that wastes millions of taxpayer dollars while… Read More
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Don’t Look to Hollywood for the Truth About Interpol
This week on the big screen, martial arts master Jason Statham tangles with James Franco in Homefront. Statham’s on-screen backstory? He’s a British Interpol agent… Read More
NDAA Detainee Provisions Road Map to Closing Gitmo?
The combined House/Senate agreement on the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has two key terrorist-detainee-related provisions worth highlighting. Section 1039 requires the Attorney General,… Read More
China’s Growing Navy
China’s declaration of an air defense identification zone over Japanese-administered waters in the East China Sea and confrontation with an American guided missile cruiser is… Read More
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Some Good, Some Bad in FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act
The FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which specifies the budget for the Department of Defense, does address some of the top 10 issues that… Read More
Russian “Spy Stations”: A Clear and Present Danger?
CIA and Pentagon officials have expressed concern that Russia’s efforts to place satellite positioning monitors throughout America pose a direct threat to U.S. national security,… Read More
Iran Now Unhindered in Obtaining Nuclear Weapons, Experts Warn
The nuclear deal the Obama Administration negotiated with Iran is flawed by the premature easing of sanctions in return for easily reversed Iranian pledges that… Read More
Happy 377th Birthday, Army National Guard
Created by the members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636 to defend the earliest American community, the Army National Guard celebrates its 377th birthday… Read More
