Category: North America

Of Blackwater’s involvement in the development and execution of such a plan, Erik Prince said that something would be “fully baked by the time the next administration comes on board.”

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) describes them, as perhaps, “the most technologically advanced, sophisticated, and violent of these paramilitary enforcement groups.”

A Mississippi woman who once sought to disguise a planned journey to join the Islamic State group as her honeymoon was sentenced by a federal judge Thursday to 12 years in prison on a terrorism charge. Vicksburg native Jaelyn Young broke down in heavy sobs during her sentencing by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock. Young […]

Top-ranking members of the intelligence community, including National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and National Security Agency employees, among others…

Looks like this election might be getting a little more crowded, and strange. In addition to Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, and Jill Stein, Republican and ex-CIA officer Evan McMullin has declared his intentions to enter the presidential race. In a very public move to counter his own party’s nominee in Trump, McMullin, who […]

A man believed to be a supporter of the Islamic State was killed during a police standoff in a small Ontario town Wednesday evening, after Canadian federal police said they received “credible information of a potential terrorist threat.” CTV News first reported that 23-year-old Aaron Driver was killed inside a home in Strathroy, Ontario. Driver made headlines […]

As America reels from yet another mass shooting, inevitable questions resurface about guns laws and the nation’s pervasive firearm culture. Here is a look at per capita weapons data, based on the ATF’s National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and 2013 data from the U.S. Census. While the ATF’s National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record […]

Luttrell says he is driven by his long-term goal to find the best treatments for veterans suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injury.

It’s for a “steering device” on large vehicles with pivot joints to help them turn. Think of accordion buses or the way semi-trucks work. But according to the approved patent filing published Tuesday, the invention could be intended for vehicles in a “war situation.” So what gives? While the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted […]

One day, Michael Andrew Ryan sat down at a computer, hopped onto a hidden part of the Internet known as the dark Web, called himself “Gunrunner” and opened for business. His international weapons operation offered anyone a virtual laundry list of weapons with brand names that have become disturbingly familiar: Glock Beretta Uzi Highpoint Walther […]

Two secret letters the FBI sent to the State Department have revealed for the first time that the bureau’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server, and the classified emails sent through it, stemmed from a so-called “Section 811” referral from the Intelligence Community’s Inspector General (ICIG). The ICIG determined that classified, national security information […]

Most disturbing is that this sting is basically the same as one from 2007. At the time, the NRC promised to address the weaknesses the sting identified with “immediate action,” which clearly was insufficient.