by Brian MacIver | Oct 22, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) — In August, authorities arrested a 15-year-old near Philadelphia for allegedly plotting an attack on Pope Francis during his U.S. visit. The boy, said to have been inspired by Islamic State propaganda, used “social media to share...
by Samuel Fiske and Sean Froelich | Oct 19, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
FORT MEADE, Md.—The pretrial hearing at Guantanamo Bay against the alleged architects of the 9/11 attacks were abruptly halted Monday after only about 10 minutes when one of the defendants indicated he wants to represent himself rather than have an attorney. Yemeni...
by Samuel Fiske | Oct 16, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The failure to churn out disciplined fighters as a counter to the Islamic State means the United States will likely have to stop training select rebels outside of conflict zones and start working inside of Syria with forces that may have connections...
by Connor Morgan | Oct 15, 2015 | National Security
ROCKVILLE, Md. – Roger Waters is directing troops. Literally. The famous front man has led the British band Pink Floyd for the past half-century. Now he’s leading a practice session in a room filled with wounded military veterans. MusiCorps, a music rehabilitation...
by Brian MacIver | Oct 15, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Ashton Carter defended President Barack Obama’s decision to keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan through 2017 in a briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday. But reaction to the announcement was mixed. Obama announced earlier Thursday that the...
by Sean Froelich | Oct 7, 2015 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON– Gen. John Campbell, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, sat before lawmakers Tuesday and responded to burning issues facing the war in Afghanistan. U.S. forces bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz and killed more than twenty...
