….being feted in our annual compendium of the most influential people in the world (you missed it by this much…) is one-time Navy SEAL Eric Greitens. He’s the founder of The Mission Continues, dedicated to helping those who …
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The Bureau vs. The Boston Bomber
Can the FBI leverage new technologies and post-9/11 investigative powers to track down the culprit behind the Boston Marathon bombing?
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Marines Train to Kick Some Butt
Amid the small-bore terrorists plaguing the U.S. this week, the Army’s mighty M-1 tanks, the Air Force’s stealthy B-2 bombers and the Navy’s mammoth aircraft carriers are…worthless.
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— The number of so-called “green-on-blue” attacks in Afghanistan so far in 2013, where a member of the Afghan security forces attacks U.S. or other allied troops. At the same time in 2012, there had been 20 such attacks, Marine General Joseph Dunford Jr., the top U.S. and allied commander in Afghanistan, told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.
Boston Marathon Bombings: How to Send Help (and Avoid Scams)
It’s only human nature to want to help out victims of a disaster, but tragic events also bring scam artists out of the woodwork.
Special Delivery, Downrange
The Black Falcons, artillerymen with the 82nd Airborne Division, fire their 105mm howitzer during training at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 9.
How Far Can the Mighty Apple Fall?
Apple may be the world’s most celebrated electronics company, but its formerly high-flying stock price has plummeted to Earth.
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Nut Jobs…
America can’t keep things in perspective any more.
A tragedy like the Boston Marathon bomb blast happens – and it seems the world grinds to a halt. The Internet, television, and the rest of the press turn on the story like …
The Horror. The Heroism.
Special Report: When the bombs went off at the finish line, they reawakened a nation’s sense of vulnerability to terror. They also reawakened its resilience
Resilience and Complacency
The bombing won’t stop America, but we need to be smarter about security
Texas Town Rocked by Fertilizer Plant Explosion
A powerful explosion in the town of West, Texas, killed at least two people, leveled homes, and prompted a widespread evacuation.
“We have an obligation and responsibility to think through the consequences of any direct U.S. military action in Syria. Military intervention at this point could hinder humanitarian relief operations. It could embroil the United States in a significant, lengthy and uncertain military commitment. Unilateral military action could strain other key international partnerships, as no international or regional consensus on supporting armed intervention now exists. And finally, a military intervention could have the unintended consequence of bringing the United States into a broader regional conflict or proxy war.”
— Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, testifying Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the downside of any U.S. intervention in Syria, where an estimated 60,000 have died in the two-year civil war.
Friends and Family Mourn Krystle Campbell, Boston Marathon Bomb Victim
The 29-year-old Arlington woman was a fiercely loyal hard-worker with immense pride for her city