U.S. Uses Roof Knocking to Warn of Impending Airstrikes in Iraq

“Roof knocking” is a controversial Israeli military practice used in the Gaza Strip. It works on a simple logic designed to minimize civilian casualties. Occupants of a building are given a warning a few minutes before a military strike. The first warning is generally a phone call. The second is a rocket. The Israeli military has argued that the practice […]

Watch: The Tools U.S. Special Operations Forces are Bringing to the Fight in Syria

In the footage, troops are clearly behind the lines, as they are operating from recently constructed berms. One soldier is likely operating a Leupold Mk.4 spotting scope on a tripod, while the soldier in front of him is pointing an LA-16U handheld laser marker. The spotting scope contains crosshairs that would give the observer the […]

Senior U.S. Official Sold Nuclear Secrets to China

A Taiwan-born American citizen has admitted selling nuclear information to China while he was a senior manager at the U.S. government’s Tennessee Valley Authority, federal officials say. Court records unsealed Friday show that Ching Ning Guey admitted traveling to China and receiving payments in return for handing over restricted information about U.S. nuclear technology. Federal […]

U.S. to Complacent Europe: U.S. Cannot Afford to be the Policeman of the World

Barack Obama has accused Europe of being “complacent” about defense by failing to meet the NATO two percent spending target. It came as he delivered a passionate plea for the European Union to hold together, saying it is one of the “greatest political and economic achievements of modern times.” In an address in Hanover, the […]

House Panel Votes to Make Women Register for Selective Service – the Draft

Women will have to register with the Selective Service and would be eligible to be drafted in the military, under a provision narrowly approved by a House panel on Wednesday. The proposal passed the House Armed Services Committee without support from its sponsor, Iraq War veteran Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who introduced the measure as […]

Indian RAW Intelligence Officers Defect to the West, Following U.S. SecDef Visit

India and the United States have been militarily courting for the past two years, following a prolonged freeze in defense diplomacy and U.S. sanctions after India’s nuclear-weapons testing in 1998 . U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has recently returned from a three-day visit to India, his second trip this year. Mr. Carter discussed logistical requirements for […]

Senate To Americans: Your Digital Security is Not Our Problem

The Senate Intelligence Committee just released a draft of long-awaited legislation to tackle the problem authorities have with encrypted communications. Namely, because encryption is so secure, it interferes with court orders in the same way private property poses problems for police who just want to get things done. The Compliance with Court Orders Act of […]

U.S. Warplanes Join South China Sea Build Up

A-10 Ground Attack Jets, H-60G Pavehawk Helicopters, MC-130H Combat Talon Special Forces Infiltration Aircraft along with 200 Crew Members – Will take part in 10 days of joint drills. This exercise is conducive with U.S. – Phillippines joint-nation patrols that began last month.  Last month a show of force exercise that included a joint U.S. […]

‘Do Not Pursue Illegal Aliens on a Paved Road’ – Odd Rule Limits Law Enforcement

Before you fire from the hip and “Blame Obama,” President Reagan set the stage for the majority of the strange laws that restrict law enforcement officials along the Mexican border. The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, was bipartisanly woven together under a variety of misrepresentations such as the misuse of the term amnesty which […]

U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia Eliminates 12 Al-Shabaab Terrorists

Latest reports from Pentagon claim that the U.S. carried out two successful airstrikes in Somalia on Monday and Tuesday this week, killing at least 12 Al-Shabaab militants. Speaking to journalists in Washington on Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis confirmed the report saying the US government acted in “self-defense” following an “imminent threat” against American troops […]