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Benghazi Hearing: Who Gave 'Stand Down' Order?

Benghazi Hearing: Who Gave 'Stand Down' Order?

Gregory Hicks, former deputy chief of mission in Libya, testified that U.S. special forces were told to “stand down” instead of carry out a relief mission to Benghazi once the terror attack was under way. Hicks said the special forces

Hagel Orders Sweeps of Military for Material 'Degrading' to Women

Hagel Orders Sweeps of Military for Material 'Degrading' to Women

On May 7, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ordered searches of troop workplaces–including military offices–to root out materials deemed “degrading” toward women. These include “photos, calendars, magazines, screen-savers, and computer files,” among other things. The scouring of military offices has

Pentagon: China's Government in Cyberwar

Pentagon: China's Government in Cyberwar

The Pentagon is slowly acknowledging that China is not our friend. In its annual report on China, the Defense Department has finally admitted that Beijing’s government and military have been making computer-based attacks on the U.S. government in order to

Colorado Shootings Suspect to Enter Insanity Plea

Colorado Shootings Suspect to Enter Insanity Plea

By DAN ELLIOTTAssociated PressDENVERThe man accused in the deadly Colorado theater shootings wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, his lawyers said Tuesday. Attorneys for James Holmes said in a court filing they plan to

Pentagon Began Relationship with Anti-Christian Extremist in 2009

Pentagon Began Relationship with Anti-Christian Extremist in 2009

The Obama-Hagel Pentagon is trying to minimize Breitbart News’ blockbuster story last week of top brass meeting with anti-Christian extremist Mikey Weinstein, whom we reported calls Christians “monsters” imposing a “rapacious reign of theocratic terror” and says sharing the gospel

Bizarre: Left Thinks Obama Ordered Special Ops to Benghazi

Bizarre: Left Thinks Obama Ordered Special Ops to Benghazi

The central question in the Benghazi scandal is quite simple: what did President Barack Obama do?  Other issues, such as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s failure to provide adequate security to U.S. diplomats, and the administration’s lie about an anti-Islam

What Did Obama Do as Benghazi Attack Unfolded?

There is a growing sense that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was intimately involved in both the decision to deceive the American public about the nature of the Benghazi attack, and in the failure to help Americans as they

Robinson, Butler Lead Bulls to Shocking Upset of Miami

Robinson, Butler Lead Bulls to Shocking Upset of Miami

The two-on-two in the final minute and a half featured the top scorer of the game adding seven points to finish with 27 points, and his sidekick from Marquette playing lock down defense to finish a 21-point, 14-rebound performance. That

Pentagon: Espionage Strengthening China's Military Power

Pentagon: Espionage Strengthening China's Military Power

Monday, the Pentagon released a report detailing China’s vast use of technological espionage to expand its military power. The Pentagon report said China uses foreign investments, commercial joint ventures, academic exchanges, and industrial and technological espionage to strengthen its weapons

Meet the NRA's New President, Jim Porter

Meet the NRA's New President, Jim Porter

At its recent convention, the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America elected Alabama lawyer James W. Porter II as the 62nd president of the nation’s oldest and largest civil-rights organization, founded in 1871 and boasting over

Israel Bombs Syria Second Time

Israel Bombs Syria Second Time

The Washington Post: Israeli warplanes bombed the outskirts of Damascus early Sunday for the second time in recent days, according to Syrian state media and reports from activists, signaling a sharp escalation in tensions between the neighboring countries that had

Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalation

Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalation

(AP) Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalationBy BASSEM MROUE and IAN DEITCHAssociated PressBEIRUT Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided

Iran condemns Israeli airstrike in Syria

Iran condemns Israeli airstrike in Syria

(AP) Iran condemns Israeli airstrike in SyriaTEHRAN, Iran Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman is condemning an Israeli airstrike in Syria on a shipment of Iranian-made missiles, but gives no other hints of a possible stronger response from Tehran or its allies.