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Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger jeopardized US efforts to stop mass killings by Argentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship by congratulating the country’s military leaders for “wiping out” terrorism, according to a large trove of newly declassified state department files. The documents, which were released on Monday night, show how Kissinger’s close relationship to Argentina’s military […]

While this program is not exclusively for Special Operators, I feel comfortable saying this might be uniquely suited for ex-SOF. But, there are no special places, there are special people, and the application pool is filled with high performers.

From there, we skip to later deployments to Afghanistan where Nick and his spotter, Mike Pemberton, work as direct action snipers.

Layoffs are expected at the Wounded Warrior Project amid a restructuring that follows scrutiny over its spending, according to the charity’s new chief executive. In an interview with The Florida Times-Union, Michael Linnington said he was in the middle of an assessment that includes meeting with veterans, donors and other groups that help wounded troops. […]

Dabiq magazine is an ISIS publication geared toward recruiting more foreign fighters and inspiring more attacks in the West.

Staff Sgt. John Nunn is a busy man. He serves his country in the U.S. Army Reserve, is planning to attend the Army Physicians Assistant Program and owns his own cookie business, Ella’s Cookies, with his daughter, Ella. Oh, and he also happens to be on his way to his third Olympic games in Rio in […]

You’re trying to protect yourself from the hacks and data breaches that make headlines every week. Great! Maybe you even switched to an encrypted messaging service that specifically touts its strong data protections. Smart! Or was it? In today’s security climate, apparently no good deed goes unpunished. Reuters reported today that more than a dozen Iranian Telegram accounts, the messaging […]

The Islamic State group is circulating photos of potentially sensitive American military equipment and identification cards purportedly confiscated by militants after recent battlefield engagements in Afghanistan. The photos show a variety of weapons, ammunition, communications gear and accessories. Perhaps the most chilling image is a closeup of someone holding two ID cards belonging to a U.S. […]

The authorities in Florida said Friday that Omar Mateen, whose June 12 rampage at an Orlando nightclub left 49 other people dead, was shot at least eight times by police officers who responded to the deadly mass shooting. The Orange County medical examiner’s office released its report of Mr. Mateen’s autopsy on Friday, the same day local officials […]

Belgian financial investigators looking into recent terror plots have discovered a disturbing trend: Some of the suspects were collecting welfare benefits until shortly before they carried out their attacks. At least five of the alleged plotters in the Paris and Brussels terror attacks partly financed themselves with payments from Belgium’s generous social-welfare system, authorities have […]

If you’re an intelligence officer and captured abroad. Let’s hope it’s between the working hours of nine to five, Monday through Friday. You’re better off finding yourself in trouble during business hours because that’s when the personnel recovery offices and the state Department are open for business.

Believing he was answering a holy call, Harry Sarfo left his home in the working-class city of Bremen last year and drove for four straight days to reach the territory controlled by the Islamic State in Syria. He barely had time to settle in before members of the Islamic State’s secret service, wearing masks over […]