Skip to content

Tag: Defense

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down CA Law Restricting Concealed Carry

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down CA Law Restricting Concealed Carry

In a 2-1 decision issued on February 13th, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled “San Diego County violates the Constitution’s Second Amendment by requiring residents to show ‘good cause’” before being allowed “to obtain a concealed carry permit.”

Afghanistan Frees Detainees US Calls 'Dangerous'

Afghanistan Frees Detainees US Calls 'Dangerous'

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Disregarding heated American protests, Afghanistan released 65 accused militants from a former U.S. prison on Thursday, despite warnings that the men are dangerous Taliban fighters and bomb-makers likely to return to killing foreign forces and Afghans.

Pentagon Wants to Keep 'Decisive Advantage' in Asia

Pentagon Wants to Keep 'Decisive Advantage' in Asia

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) —The U.S. military can’t afford to lose its competitive edge to Asian powers like China, which is spending more on defense, a top Pentagon official said. Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox said reshaping the

Washington Governor Jay Inslee Suspends Death Penalty

Washington Governor Jay Inslee Suspends Death Penalty

Governor Jay Inslee of Washington issued a reprieve to all death row prisoners in the state, suspending the use of the death penalty. Inslee says that the use of the death penalty is inconsistent and unequal. “Equal justice under the

Ryan-Murray Budget Deal in Shambles

Ryan-Murray Budget Deal in Shambles

House Speaker John Boehner just threw Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) under the bus.  Less than two months after House GOP leadership threw their weight behind Ryan’s budget deal with Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA),

Surrender: GOP to Push 'Clean' Debt Ceiling Increase

Surrender: GOP to Push 'Clean' Debt Ceiling Increase

Just one day after unveiling a plan to link a lift in the debt ceiling to restoring cuts to military pensions, House Speaker John Boehner announced on Tuesday that he would push a “clean” debt ceiling increase. Under a “clean”

AZ Senate Panel Approves Bill to Nullify Federal Gun Laws

AZ Senate Panel Approves Bill to Nullify Federal Gun Laws

On February 10, SB 1294–the Second Amendment Preservation Act–cleared its first hurdle by passing in the Judiciary Committee on a vote of 6 to 3. On February 7 Breitbart News reported that State Senator Kelli Ward (R-Lake Havasu City) introduced

Holder to Expand Same-Sex Marriage Privileges

Holder to Expand Same-Sex Marriage Privileges

In a watershed moment for gay rights, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will set into motion new measures that will expand same-sex marriage privileges in all federal courtrooms. The new policies aim to eliminate legal distinctions between traditional marriages and

Israel, India Announce Co-Operative Anti-Missile System

Israel, India Announce Co-Operative Anti-Missile System

Israel and India will collaborate on a new, integrated anti-missile system to be deployed against Chinese nuclear and conventional missiles, reports Defense News. The co-operative effort – of which details are to be finalized over the next six months – marks

Saudi Arabia Overtakes UK as 4th Largest Military Spender

Saudi Arabia Overtakes UK as 4th Largest Military Spender

Britain has been overtaken in military spending by a Saudi Arabia empowered by United States military aid, a new report has revealed. Military Balance 2014, produced by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think-tank, has revealed that in 2013,

Hoover Institution on the Limits of Drones

Hoover Institution on the Limits of Drones

The Hoover Institution at Stanford University has devoted its latest edition of Strategika, its online military history journal, to the question of drones. Drones have been important to our national security strategy since the late years of the Bush administration,

'Biggest Loser' Winner Dubbed Too Thin

'Biggest Loser' Winner Dubbed Too Thin

It might be the last phrase a contestant on The Biggest Loser expects to hear–you’re too skinny. Yet the winner of this season’s Biggest Loser competition is getting called just that after Tuesday’s live finale on the NBC reality show.

Dead Terrorists and Palestinian National Imagery

Dead Terrorists and Palestinian National Imagery

The Israeli and Palestinian media recently reported the bodies of dozens of Palestinians buried in Israel throughout the decades of anti-Israeli terrorism had been exhumed and transferred to the Palestinian Authority.  The festive–if overloud–ritual that the Palestinian establishment carried out

Female Arab Soldier Proud to Fight for Israel

Female Arab Soldier Proud to Fight for Israel

Meet Mona Liza Abdo, a Christian Arab who volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense Force (IDF).  My job as a commander in the IDF is to prevent terrorist attacks, smuggling operations and illegal entry into the country. I think

German Foreign Minister Announces Military Rearmament

German Foreign Minister Announces Military Rearmament

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced on January 30th: “As correct as the policy of military restraint is, it must not be misunderstood as a culture of standing aside.” In a full-page interview under the headline “Germany and the World,”

Susan Rice Blasts Israel–on Twitter

Susan Rice Blasts Israel–on Twitter

National Security Advisor and former UN Ambassador Susan Rice took to Twitter on Monday night to blast Israel for widespread recent criticism of Secretary of State John Kerry by Israeli government officials. The torrent of tweets ran from at 8:14