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Given the growing anxiety in security circles about the future of Pakistan, it should not be surprising that plans have been developed to snatch Pakistan’s nukes should the country fall into chaos, or under the influence of Islamists. Indeed, there

In a massive survey of 22,630 soldiers, the Army has discovered that a whopping 1 in 5 see their superior as “toxic and unethical.” Only 27% believe that their organization allows the frank and free flow of ideas. Army Chief

From the UK’s Daily Mail: Sorry guys, Washington doesn’t have your back “American soldiers in Afghanistan have been warned they may not be paid after President Obama failed in an 11th-hour attempt to reach a settlement over the U.S. deficit.

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Pathetic This Norwegian terrorist was not a Christian or a conservative. He acted contrary to the teachings of the Bible and conservatives from Burke to Madison. He was instead a jihadist, blinded by an ideology who resorted to violence rather

The Telegraph‘s Chief Political Commentator Peter Oborne says we are all missing the larger story in the bailouts of Greece, Spain, and Portugal. Germany may have to cough up money now, but they will be the big winners in all

Obama tried a stimulus and so did we. Now we both have debt problems… Many are predicting that we are seeing the demise of the American economic model and the rise of China’s. To those one might say: not so

What’s going to happen in Syria? The answer to that question rests on what the forces of freedom and the forces of tyranny are willing to do. With Syria up against a wall, Iran is now looking at provide $5.8

North Korea has been the victim of flooding after heavy summer rains. But there is now evidence that they are photoshopping images and giving them to the western media. The Associated Press was a recent victim. Here’s a report from

There have been numerous reports about cyber attacks directed against the United States and possibly against countries such as Iran. The Department of Defense has now released the public version of their strategy for dealing with threats in cyberspace. They

The government in Tehran insists it won’t be inflationary. But seriously, how can this not undermine faith in Iran’s currency? A good sign for those of us concerned about the Iranian threat. From the Tehran Times: C’mon, what do a

From the German publication The Local: “The Quadriga Prize, bestowed on the anniversary of German reunification on October 3, is a private award that recognises “role models for enlightenment, dedication and the public good,” the Werkstatt Deutschland organisation said. Its

The United Nations recently put together a report critical of social conditions in Germany. And who did the UN rely on for the report? Germany’s left-leaning Der Spiegel reports that they relied on an organization formed by ex-Stasi spies unhappy

From Reuters: “A French minister said on Sunday it was time for Libya’s rebels to negotiate with Muammar Gaddafi’s government, but Washington said it stood firm in its belief that the Libyan leader cannot stay in power. Not Indiana Jones….French

Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who has famously sung “Blueberry Hill” on several occasions, has now has his singing featured in a music video and remix put together by Russia’s DJ Smash. What would Obama’s video look like? What song would

From the Global Security Newswire: “Iran has fired three stealth-capable missiles at moving sea-based objects in a high-seas trial that unfolded as intended, the nation’s Revolutionary Guard said on Tuesday (see GSN, July 6). Iran launched two missile types in

From the Army Times: WEST POINT, N.Y. — President Obama on Tuesday appointed an openly gay former Army officer to the U.S. Military Academy’s Board of Visitors. Former Capt. Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton, a founding board member of OutServe, an

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The Library of Congress (which is funded by you and me) is funding the preservation of a 1968 documentary film on Fidel Castro by Leftist Saul Landau. The Library of Congress’ National Film Preservation Foundation provided the funds for the

From Global Security Newswire: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is taking initial steps to launch a defense-industry competition for building a new missile capable of flying at hypersonic speeds and attacking targets anywhere around the world within 60 minutes

The Moscow Times reports on a brewing diplomatic challenge: The Wendy’s models in trademark pigtails who greeted reporters outside the U.S. hamburger chain’s first standalone Russian restaurant on Thursday didn’t resemble your traditional Wendy girls. Instead of the wholesome freckle-faced

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Pravda, in one of the more bizarre editorials in a long time, touts First Lady Michelle Obama as the better Obama to sit in the Oval Office. An excerpt: “While Barack Obama insulted the Nobel Prize and the international community

A very interesting article from Germany’s Der Spiegel, which has been undeniably pro-European and pro-Euro. But now, with the mounting debt crises in Greece and elsewhere in Europe, there is talk of the previously unimaginable: abandoning the Euro. Or at

From the Navy Times: A sleek vessel with a triple hull and 6-story-tall mast will leave San Diego Bay this fall for the open waters of the Pacific Ocean in a show of the potential of unmanned watercraft. The craft

From the UK’s Daily Mail: Waving goodbye to her grandchildren, Gudrun Burwitz has the look of a woman ready to live the rest of her days in peace and quiet. Instead, the 81-year-old daughter of Heinrich Himmler still works at

Those western journalists and “war correspondents” in Tripoli are really sweating it out. They are staying at the luxuriant Rixos Hotel. Here’s a “frontline dispatch” from Germany’s Der Spiegel: The bombing represents a new phase in the war over Libya,

Those western journalists and “war correspondents” in Tripoli are really sweating it out. They are staying at the luxuriant Rixos Hotel. Here’s a “frontline dispatch” from Germany’s Der Spiegel: The bombing represents a new phase in the war over Libya,

From the Associated Press: BAGHDAD — The suggestion by a U.S. congressman that Iraq repay the United States for the money it has spent in the country has stirred anger, with an Iraqi lawmaker ridiculing the idea as “stupid” and

It’s called the Future Attribute Screening Technology Mobile Module (FAST) project, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. And it sounds more than just a little creepy. The hope is to develop a technology for screening at airports and elsewhere

Two troubling stories, both from Pennsylvania via the Associated Press, that should make our blood boil. They may give their lives for their country, but they can’t wear their uniforms to graduation. WEXFORD, Pa. — A 17-year-old Marine is upset

Pravda doesn’t come out an call Obama “anti-black,” but they essentially argue in this editorial that he is unconcerned about the plight of American blacks. It’s interesting that while the foreign left-oriented press regularly took on Republican Presidents like Ronald

From Der Spiegel: Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned that a militant left-wing movement is on the rise in the country. An arson attack on cables that caused severe disruption to the Berlin rail network last month has thrown a

From ABC News March 18: President Obama told a bipartisan group of members of Congress today that he expects the U.S. would be actively involved in any military action against Libya for “days, not weeks,” after which he said the

From AFP: Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden was a prisoner in US custody for “sometime” before he was killed by the American military, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday. “I have exact information that bin Laden was held by