National Security
U.S. Warship Collides With Merchant Vessel East Of Singapore
This is the second accident involving U.S. Navy destroyers in Asian waters in little more than two months.<p>SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. warship was damaged after colliding with a merchant vessel east of Singapore on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, the second accident involving U.S. Navy …
Canadian NewsMattis tight-lipped on new Afghanistan war strategy
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, with his Japanese counterparts, participates in a news conference after their U.S.-Japan Security talks at the …
WarAmerican spy chief who knows what happened between Putin and Trump might lose his job
Overshadowed by news of a potential Klan rally in North Carolina and ex-White House strategist Steve Bannon’s ouster, another monumental shift …
Liberal ViewDead Drop: August 18
<b>GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS:</b> Senior administration officials appearing on the Sunday shows this past weekend let it be known that nuclear war between the U.S. …
H. R. McMasterPresident Trump's national security huddle could yield new approach to Afghanistan
President Trump is meeting with his top national security advisers Friday at Camp David, and one of the most anticipated decisions expected to come from the session concerns U.S. military involvement in a place that hasn't been in the headlines quite as often lately: Afghanistan.<p>The meeting at the …
World LeadersTrump's chief of staff jokes: 'Best job I ever had was as a sergeant in the Marine Corps'
During a social dinner at President Donald Trump's clubhouse restaurant in Bedminster, New Jersey, late last week, White House chief of staff John Kelly reportedly joked that his storied career in the US Marine Corps paled in comparison to the politics at the White House.<p>"The best job I ever had …
MilitaryU.S. Navy Turns Civilian-Operated USNS Lewis B. Puller Into Commissioned Warship
The U.S. Navy will officially redesignate the civilian-manned expeditionary mobile base USNS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) into a commissioned warship on …
MilitaryStrengthening our national security starts with securing our nation’s secrets
Some pundits and commentators are treating objections to the Trump administration’s haphazard approach to national security vetting as a game of …
U.S. Attorney GeneralJack Posobiec, Pizzagate and Seth Rich Conspiracy Theorist, Has Top Secret Security Clearance
Members of the intelligence community want the Navy to ‘explain how the f*ck he still has access to classified information.’<p>Jack Posobiec is one of the right’s leading agitators and conspiracy theorists.<p>He implied there may be a child-sex ring under a D.C. pizza joint run by Democrats. He peddled …
Seth Rich‘Foul traitor’: New JFK assassination records reveal KGB defector’s 3-year interrogation
He was a KGB agent, a Soviet defector who’d come to the United States in January 1964, just two months after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Yuri I. Nosenko, a former lieutenant colonel in the Soviet secret police and intelligence agency, told his new American friends that he had …
HistoryUS Sec. Mattis pushes military AI, experts warn of hijacked 'killer robots'
AI has the potential to revolutionize warfare, but its growth in the private sector far outpaces that of the government, according to a recent …
CybersecurityMilitary Chiefs React to Charlottesville Violence
WASHINGTON—Most of the U.S. military’s chiefs have issued statements in recent days denouncing racism and bigotry, as part of a widespread reaction to a white-nationalist gathering and the violence in Charlottesville, Va.<p>The Navy said Wednesday it could consider changing the coat of arms and motto …
News (U.S.)Pence Cuts Latin American Trip Short for National Security Council Meeting
Vice President Mike Pence is returning from his Latin American trip to Washington on Thursday, a day earlier than planned.<p>“We prepare to end our trip …
Conservative ViewMattis drops the P-word while thanking Navy crew
Secretary of Defense James “Mad Dog” Mattis sure wasn’t pussyfooting around.<p>The secretary of defense channeled his gruff inner Marine with a few …
U.S. Secretary of Defense“Mad Dog” Mattis Making Life Interesting for Pentagon Stenographers
Speaking at a troop event last week, Secretary of Defense Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis offered up the kind of rhetoric that helped earn him his nickname.<p>And …
James Mattis: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
The highly popular secretary of defense brings a unique mix of compassion, ferocity, and discipline to the job. Plenty of book learning, too.<p>Jim …
Conservative ViewDefense Secretary Mattis praises sailors – and talks like one, too
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with sailors serving on the submarine USS Kentucky last week in his home state of Washington, praising them for their sacrifices and expressing concern that he has "grown remote from those of you who matter." Then he noted the up-and-down nature of military life, …
PoliticsNuclear Power’s Woes Imperil U.S. National Security, Moniz Says
The decline of the U.S. nuclear-power industry puts America’s security at risk, according to a report being released Tuesday by former Energy …
EnergyMission Impossible: 7 tips to train like a U.S. Navy SEAL
<i>Got a lower score in your crosshairs? One Navy SEAL marskman has some remarkably accurate ideas about how to, well, take dead aim.</i><p>As an instructor, I …
MilitaryCNN Counterterrorism Analyst and Former CIA Agent on Trump: 'The Government's Gonna Kill This Guy'
CNN counterterrorism analyst and former CIA executive Philip Mudd predicted on live TV Friday that elements of the so-called “deep state” are “gonna …
Donald TrumpSend the Breast Pump With the Defense Attaché
I held the syringe up to the light above the bathroom mirror and flicked it a few times with my finger to make sure I had the exact dose of Lupron. I checked my watch to calculate the time in Washington. I pulled the waistline of my pants below my belly button, steadied my feet, wiped my abdomen …
OpinionFormer intelligence chief shrugs off Trump with a self-deprecating quip: I thought things would improve 'once he got rid of the two "Nazis"'
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper appeared to take exception to President Donald Trump's claim that "nobody has greater respect for intelligence," than he does — and harked back to a time when Trump railed against the US intelligence community.<p>"I think he likes intelligence on …
MilitaryFormer CIA Director of Operations: I’ve dealt with N. Korea and I like what Trump is doing – [VIDEO]
Former CIA Director of Operations, Chad Sweet, says he’s dealt with N. Korea and they are the worst of the worst. He says he’s one of the few who …
Conservative ViewFmr Intel Director James Clapper warns US is waltzing into WW3 if Trump doesn’t choose diplomacy over threats
Retired Lt. Gen. James Clapper has served in the United States Air Force for decades and under former President Barack Obama as the Director of …
Liberal ViewOnly woman in Navy SEAL training pipeline drops out
No other woman has started the long process required to become a Navy SEAL.
MilitaryCIA, Director Of National Intelligence Confirm Pentagon Report: North Korea Has Miniaturized Nuclear Weapon
According to NBC News, the intelligence released by <i></i>
North KoreaMattis tours Amazon headquarters during West Coast swing
Defense Secretary James Mattis visited Amazon's headquarters in Seattle Thursday on day one of a two day West Coast trip that includes scheduled …
James Mattis'They called my husband Osama Bin Laden'
The number of hate crimes recorded in England and Wales has been increasing every year since the government started publishing figures five years ago.<p>This year there was a sharp rise in offences after the terror attacks in London and Manchester.<p>The BBC's Rickin Majithia joined officers out on …
Osama Bin LadenANALYSIS: Trump's crackdown on leaks could hide important truths
Not that long ago I criticized the Obama administration for using "national security" as a rationale for cracking down on leaks by folks in the …
National Security Agency (NSA)Ravens drew 10,321 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for their open practice Saturday night. It almost doubled the crowd they had a couple years ago here.
Ravens drew 10,321 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for their open practice Saturday night. It almost doubled the crowd they had a couple …