Syrian Rebel With 49 Kills: This Fighting Is Not Natural, My Country Is Ruined
The Syrian rebel fighter says he has racked up 49 enemy kills so far – nearly half of them government army snipers, the rest pro-regime shabiha militiamen and ordinary soldiers. But the words “hope,”...
View ArticleSoldier Jailed For Trying To Sell Secrets To 'Russian Spy'
A U.S. soldier was sentenced Tuesday to 19 years in prison and dishonorable discharge for trying to sell military secrets to the Russians, Reuters reports.Specialist William Millay, of Owensboro,...
View ArticleThese Paintings Capture The Glory Days Of The 2011 Protests
Artist Molly Crabapple describes 2011 as the year "everyone sat down in the main squares of their cities and said the old machine is broken."Occupy Wall Street began outside her window, and she began...
View ArticleNew Photos Appear To Show Exploded Pressure Cooker From Boston Attack
The FBI has releaded a few crime scene images from Boston of what looks very much like a mangled pressure cooker.A simple combination of gunpowder, a digital wrist watch, and a blasting cap can turn...
View ArticleInvestigators Are Looking At These Items To Find The Boston Marathon Bomber
Investigators have several pieces of evidence believed to be part of the homemade explosive devices used in Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon.By examining the physical remnants found at the scene...
View ArticleBudget Cuts Turned All Of These Air Force Birds Into Paperweights
Al Clark prepared the following exclusive infographic which maps all the unit groundings recently ordered by the U.S. Air Force as a consequence of sequestration-related budget cuts.The color breakdown...
View ArticleThe Latest Taliban Press Release Accuses Coalition Forces Of Planting...
Summary: Another poorly thought-through and near-spontaneous Taliban announcement on civilian casualties strongly demonstrates the limitations of their media machine.The Taliban have posted another...
View ArticleWhat The North Korean Alcohol Imported To America By An Alleged Spy Tastes Like
If you're living in America, getting an understanding for North Korean tastes is a little difficult. There was one notable North Korean restaurant in the D.C. area where the kitchen was run by a former...
View ArticleBomb Squad Called To Senate Office Buildings
A bomb squad is working at Hart and Russell Senate office buildings after suspicious envelopes were sent to the third floors of each building, Politicoreports.Sen. Richard Shelby's office has confirmed...
View ArticleThere's A Long And Bloody History Behind Shrapnel Bombs Like The Ones Used In...
The shrapnel bombs detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon have a long and bloody history.Shrapnel is a general term used to describe the fragments thrown off by a bomb or other explosive...
View ArticleCongresswoman Reintroduces Bill To Combat Military Sexual Assault Epidemic
Amid controversy over a sexual assault conviction that was later overturned by an Air Force General, California Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier is stepping up her battle against a military...
View ArticleFBI Denies Reports That Arrest Has Been Made In Boston Marathon Bombing Case
The FBI denies that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombing. Reuters sources also deny the reports.UPDATES: CNN and other news organizations reverse reports that suspect has been...
View ArticleCNN AND OTHER MEDIA RETRACT REPORTS OF BOSTON BOMBING ARREST
Reports of the arrest of a Boston Marathon Bomber are already turning into a media SNAFUNot long after 1:30 PM, CNN, ABC Boston, The Boston Globe and the AP all claimed to have "independently verified"...
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We're giving you a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. Become a newsletter subscriber now to enter. If you're the lucky winner you will have a host of features at your fingertips. Entry deadline is May...
View ArticleThe US Military Actually Experimented With Ricin-Coated Bullets
The U.S. Military, back in World War I, dabbled with the idea of coating bullets and shrapnel in ricin.They also talked about creating a 'dust cloud' of ricin toxin that could be "inhaled through the...
View ArticleStaggering Pictures Of Damage From The West, Texas Explosion
A small Texas town was smashed on Wednesday night by a large explosion at a fertilizer plant.More than 100 people were injured and 5 to 15 killed in the West, Texas explosion. Property damage was...
View ArticleThis Most Brain-Addled And Gutsy Wingsuit Flight Ever [VIDEO]
Wrapping up in a high-tech sheath of material and pitching off the edge of a cliff for the sheer adrenaline rush has become more common a pursuit than ever before. But this wingsuit stunt may be the...
View ArticleThe Texas Explosion Left A Big Mushroom Cloud [VIDEO]
Last night a fertilizer plant blew up in West Texas, killing approximately 15 people and injuring more than 100 others."It was like a nuclear bomb went off," said West Mayor Tommy Muska to CNN.An apt...
View ArticleYouTube 'Russian' Guns And Explosives Expert Referenced In FBI Bulletin
The FBI doesn't like it very much when you start blowing things up in your backyard.Kyle Myers, or "FPS Russia" to his 4 million YouTube fans, recently showed up in an official FBI bulletin about...
View ArticleImages And Video Released Of Two Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects
The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings case.FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers told reporters that the agency developed two suspects yesterday. They are pictured...
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