Rumsfeld Files Reveal Pre-9/11 Focus on Iraq

Feb 8th 2011 – 11:18 AM |AOL News

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Thousands of documents made available by Donald Rumsfeld to coincide with the publication of his memoir today reveal an early focus on Iraq, even before 9/11, and his willingness to consider a...

Where Do Dictators Go? Top Retirement Destinations for the Recently Deposed

Feb 3rd 2011 – 3:24 PM |AOL News

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Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak insists he will end his days in his homeland, but that hasn't stopped rampant speculation about where he might end up in exile. Among the more bizarre...

US Arms Sales to Egypt: What's on the Line?

Jan 31st 2011 – 4:48 PM |AOL News

As one of the top recipients of U.S. foreign military aid in the world, Egypt has a lot to lose if civil unrest spirals and the United States cuts off assistance that is used to fund weapons...

Where Did China Get Its Stealth Technology?

Jan 27th 2011 – 5:34 PM |AOL News

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China is reveling in the attention its new stealth aircraft is getting, even though it's not clear whether the J-20 is as technologically advanced as the country's leaders would like the world to...

Spy Games: Intelligence Agency to Fund Video Games for Spooks

Jan 26th 2011 – 7:41 PM |AOL News

Scientists say video games can increase concentration, help with learning and even improve decision-making skills. Now, in an effort to improve the work of spies, the intelligence community may also...

Pentagon, NASA Talking Interstellar Travel

Jan 26th 2011 – 11:31 AM |AOL News

President Barack Obama may have scrapped plans to return the moon, but now the Pentagon and NASA are working to create an organization that could one day take mankind to the stars and beyond. NASA...

Accused WikiLeaker Manning Is Being Mistreated, Lawyer Says

Jan 21st 2011 – 6:35 PM |AOL News

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Does permitting a prisoner to walk in circle eights for one hour a day constitute exercise? Is not being allowed pillows or sheets a form of mistreatment? These questions may lie at the heart of a...

Pentagon Eases WikiLeaks Security Measures

Jan 20th 2011 – 3:47 PM |AOL News

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Pentagon employees and contractors who have peeked at classified documents released by WikiLeaks will no longer have to have their work computers scrubbed by information security professionals. The...

New Book: 'Military Industrial Complex' Is Bigger Than Ever

Jan 19th 2011 – 2:42 PM |AOL News

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The nation's largest government contractor gobbles up some $260 from each and every taxpaying household, according to a new book that chronicles the history of Lockheed Martin. In "Prophets of War,"...

Former NSA Chief Called CIA 'Out of Control'

Jan 14th 2011 – 7:53 PM |AOL News

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The CIA is "out of control" and often refuses to cooperate with other parts of the national security community, even undermining their efforts, said former National Security Agency head William Odom,...

Nothing Sniffs Out Roadside Bombs Like a Dog's Nose

Jan 13th 2011 – 5:44 PM |AOL News

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In the war on roadside bombs, the Pentagon has spent billions on everything from radio-signal jammers to robots, but there's one tool that's beaten them all -- dogs. Now, instead of trying to come...

Three Reasons Gates Isn't Scared of China's Stealth Fighter

Jan 11th 2011 – 6:39 PM |AOL News

The first flight of China's stealth aircraft comes at an inauspicious time for the Pentagon. Not only is Defense Secretary Robert Gates in China meeting with senior defense officials, he also...

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