Military reformers in the nation’s capital may have found a soul mate in a billionaire real estate magnate who takes a keen interest in what things cost, including big weapons systems. The reformers — an alliance of watchdog activists, technocrats and former government auditors — have long bemoaned the delays and cost overruns that plague […]
REPORT: Child Abuse in the Military: Failing Those Most in Need…
In September 2011, Army Sgt. 1st Class Crispen Hanson’s commander at Ft. Bliss ordered him into a military treatment program for child abusers. Texas child welfare authorities had formally reported a “reason to believe” the 20-year Army veteran had severely beaten his 6-month-old son, Malachi, leaving him with a broken leg…
How The Military Excluded The White House From International Syria Negotiations…
Trump Proposes Lifetime Ban on Defense Firms Hiring DoD Contracting Officials…
President-elect Donald Trump has put forth the idea of banning the defense industry from hiring former Pentagon contracting officials, just days after creating a stir in the defense industry by saying Boeing’s contract for an Air Force One replacement should be cancelled…
Can’t be Both – 2014: CIA Estimated 20k to 30+k Islamic State Fighters in Iraq & Syria. 2016: U.S. Military States 50k Killed…
U.S. to Establish Military Base in Israel…
The US army intends to use the Israeli coast as a military base against troops in nearby areas, including Russian forces in Syria, Al-Masdar News (AMN) reported the US National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) stipulating…
Sextortion: The U.S. Military’s Dirty Little Secret…
You’re scrolling through Facebook like any other day when a friend request pops up from a pretty girl. You accept, and she sends you a naughty picture. You send one back, just to be polite, or maybe because she asked nicely. Maybe you move the conversation onto Skype for a live show. But then…
Miami Herald Journalist Sues Defense Department Over Guantánamo Staffing Data…
One of the country’s leading reporters on the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is suing the Pentagon over its delay in providing figures for staffing levels at the controversial facility…
Afghanistan: Military Confirms U.S. Troops Still Banned from Attacking Taliban…
Being a member of the Taliban is not a justification for U.S. troops to attack a terrorist in Afghanistan, even as the terrorist group expands its territorial control across the war-ravaged nation and security conditions continue to deteriorate…