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In the reform era, economic growth reigned supreme. But now, a revival of competing beliefs has polarized Chinese society.

In May 2014, Iraqi Staff Gen. Talib Shagati Mshari Alkinani, commander of the Iraqi Joint Special Operations Command, visited the U.S. Special Operations Command war game center at MacDill Air Force Base and talked about a dangerous new group of jihadis that was only beginning to garner attention. Calling itself Islamic State, the group had […]

One reunion down, hundreds more to go. On Saturday, Army veteran Julio Muñoz finally found the dog he has been missing for three years — Ben, the canine that fought alongside him in Afghanistan. Muñoz, 32, of The Bronx, was supposed to have been given the chance to adopt the dog after deployment. But as The […]

Posing in an apron last fall on the cover of Southern Indiana Living as she rolled dough with her 3-year-old in her lap, Laura Anne Buckingham looked like the picture of domesticity. But the 5-foot-4, 110-pound former Marine who served two tours in Iraq said she was never a “domestic diva.” She boxed in high […]

YPJ Kurdish female fighters are sending ISIS to Hell one bullet at a time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YgeFq1DKd4&feature=youtu.be Imagine this scenario: You are on a boat at one a.m. in the dark, damp, cool air. You have an M240 machine gun to man on the forward section of the boat. There are three more boats in your patrol—one ahead and two behind. The mission was time-sensitive tasking, and you’ve been at the […]

Keanu Reeves. Who knew he could actually shoot?!

If you’re searching for some uplifting bedtime reading, you might enjoy this e-book of a 1953 CIA report titled “A Study of Assassination,” made public in 1997 as part of a Freedom of Information Act request. Here are a few choice nuggets: Assassination is a term thought to be derived from “Hashish”, a drug similar […]

Third Phase includes basic weapons usage, land navigation, small-unit tactics, rappelling, demolitions, and marksmanship

I thought he was just another great NBA player until I did my research. Then it hit me how great this guy really is, to the point he’s single-handedly re-defining the limits of what’s is possible in the sport of professional basketball.

Arab culture is quite fond of conspiracy theories and maintains a degree of paranoia in everyday life and in their politics.

Featured photo courtesy of Fox News Kent Clizbe, a 55-year-old former C.I.A. officer and intelligence contractor, has cultivated a diverse set of interests in his later years. He loves bird watching and participates in his local Christmas Bird Count, an informal census organized by the Audubon Society. He has a patent on a device, the […]