In honor of Father’s Day, Aaron Sorkin, Ethan Hawke and other leading dads wax poetic about their daughters
BattlelandTraumatic Brain Injury
Brain Scans
Improvised explosive devices are the curse that keeps on giving.
The Pentagon announced Thursday that it has established the Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine Brain Tissue Repository for Traumatic Brain …
Brennan Rocks the Boat With Deputy CIA Pick
Brennan names a virtual unknown as deputy director
BattlelandAir Force
Zut Alors! Stop That Plane!
Many Air Force jets have tailhooks, just like the Navy’s. But they’re used only when something is wrong aboard the plane – no brakes, for example – that keeps it from landing safely.
The service was looking for a second …
You Probably Agreed to NSA Snooping When You Accepted That Website’s Terms of Service
Maybe we shouldn’t be so shocked about PRISM, considering we grant companies like Facebook, Google and Apple incredible leverage to hand over our data to government agencies the moment we accept their terms of service agreements.
Weighing the Wisdom of Women in Combat
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France — The debate on whether women should be allowed in front-line combat has, if anything, one enlightening quality: it says a lot about the so-called civilian-military divide.
A number of combat-arms …
The Space Sorority: Fifty Years of Women in Orbit
On the 50th anniversary of Valentina Tereshkova’s history-making flight, the female astronaut is no longer a surprising thing
BattlelandTerrorism
Second-Guessing Benghazi (Cont.)
Despite the challenges of Syria, National Security Agency leaks, sexual assaults in the ranks and the fiscal vise of sequestration, the death of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, last Sept. 11 continues to preoccupy some …
BattlelandSexual Assault in the Ranks
“If That Does Not Suit You, Then Get Out.”
The Australian army has its own sex scandal unfolding, and Lieut. General David Morrison, the army chief, let his troops know he is not pleased.
Not sure if it’s his words, his accent, his anger, his laser-like stare – or …
CIA Commando Challenges Agency in Court
A CIA paramilitary officer is filing suit against the spy agency in federal court Friday alleging that the agency is using a baseless war crime allegation to ruin his career.
The complaint by the active-duty commando, …
BattlelandSyria
Too Little, Too Late?
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, goes the old (military) adage.
The Obama Administration, responding to the purported use of chemical weapons by Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, has opted to respond with an ounce …
Black Swan Event: The Beginning of the End of Unpaid Internships
I recently worked as one of approximately 20 illegally unpaid interns for the Oscar nominated film Black Swan.”
BattlelandMilitary Spending
When Will the Contractors Contract?
Neoliberal economics has been an ideological mantra of Republicans and Democrats alike since President Jimmy Carter began the wave of privatization that exploded during the succession of Republican and Democratic presidencies …