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Ever heard of Scopolamine being used for interrogations? IE Guantanamo Bay?? 17 TigressDem Jun 2021 Jul 2021 0 4186
I had two uncles who were Communists in the 30s and 40s. 13 no_hypocrisy Mar 2021 Jul 2021 1 2800
About 100 CIA officers and family have been sickened by Havana syndrome 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1557
Ex-airman sentenced to 45 months for leaking drone info 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1093
Pentagon chief 'deeply concerned' by sharp rise in suicides among US troops 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1271
Russia unveils new fighter, Putin hails country's air power 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1377
Russia reports successful test launch of hypersonic missile 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1109
US Navy: First woman passes elite training scheme (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman) 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1612
I think Democrats can quit beating themselves up just a little 1 dianaredwing Jul 2021 Jul 2021 10 1741
Kaseya, firm hacked to spread ransomware, had previous security flaws 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1257
Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces' collapse 5 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1586
Interior Dept. creates task force to study its police departments, with former Park Police chief as 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1166
Oath Keepers Leader, Stewart Rhodes, Sits for F.B.I. Questioning Against Legal Advice 6 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1912
Military weighing mandatory COVID-19 vaccine after full FDA approval 10 nitpicker Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1884
Nearly 900 Secret Service members were infected with the coronavirus. A watchdog blames Trump. 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 2113
U.S. Navy Ships Close to Getting Interceptors That Could Stop an ICBM 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 2009
Fort Hood identified as least-safe post for female soldiers: study 0 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1595
Senator: Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1328
Debates arise over call to cancel joint military drills 3 soryang Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1497
Nato warns of military challenge posed by China 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1014
U.S. aircraft carrier costs rising again, Navy budget shows 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1923
Russian accounts still active on pro-Trump sites -researchers 8 bronxiteforever Jun 2021 Jun 2021 8 1617
Boko Haram leader killed on direct orders of Islamic State 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1645
Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, says rival militant group 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1475
Pentagon won't change policy to allow Pride flag to be flown at military bases 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1520
Prosecutors propose ex-federal judge to review Giuliani's mobile devices, computers for privilege is 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1192
Biden bans US investment in Chinese military and tech surveillance sectors 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1017
Charges after US Capitol insurrection roil far-right groups 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1086
Nebraska lab IDs over 300 Pearl Harbor sailors and Marines 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 11 1447
Denny Tamaki seeks cut in Okinawa's U.S. base burden to half that of Japan 0 soryang May 2021 May 2021 3 1217

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Isolation Pushes Belarus's Lukashenko Closer to Russia's Putin 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 1 955
Russian government hackers target civil society groups after compromising USAID email marketing acco 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 1406
A fallen Marine's medals were lost for years..until they appeared on an online auction site. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 3 1667
U.S. Won't Rejoin Open Skies Treaty With Russia 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1105
Mysterious air base being built on volcanic island off Yemen 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1553
Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 1270
Police records show threats to kill lawmakers in wake of Capitol attack 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 1 1116
FBI analyst took documents on bin Laden and al Qaeda and kept them for years, feds say. ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 4 1596
Why service members charged in the Capitol riot are staying in uniform -- for now 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 1076
Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known 1 soryang May 2021 May 2021 2 1278
Isis-linked fighters in Nigeria cannot claim reward for Boko Haram leader, says US 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1078
Hackers targeted SolarWinds earlier than previously known 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1255
Cannibalized parts, systems that sailors can't fix: LCS maintenance woes could get worse, watchdog w 3 nitpicker May 2021 May 2021 2 2049
US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems' 7 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 9 1737
US Navy seizes weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 1389
Van Hollen, Sasse Revive Bill to Protect U.S. Intellectual Property From Foreign Theft 1 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 2 1469
Army to put civilian in charge of criminal probes, add staff 2 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1029
Navy 'looking into' case of Navy SEAL acquitted of murder after he speaks on podcast, Pentagon chief 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1375
Top general drops opposition to change in sex assault policy 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1250
Chinese man crosses Taiwan Strait by rubber dinghy, seeking "freedom and equality" 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 1 1117
History was made on Friday with the first ever all gay US Navy helicopter crew. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 0 1425
WaPo Editorial Board: ICE is the superspreader agency 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 4 1025
US to limit immigration arrests at courthouses under Biden 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 1042
High court to hear Guantanamo prisoner's state secrets case 2 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1385
The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved 1 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1704
COVID shots may be widely available to military families in April 1 nitpicker Mar 2021 Apr 2021 0 1232
All B-1B Lancer bombers grounded for potential fuel filter leak 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1314
Biden picks technology expert and first Black woman to be the No. 2 U.S. intelligence official. 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 4 1294
How Twitter activism turned the fight against Boko Haram upside down 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1272
NSA official Michael Ellis, installed as Trump left office, resigns after he was sidelined 5 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 13 1847

National Security & Defense Continued...

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D.C. Guard misused helicopters in low-flying confrontation with George Floyd protesters, Army conclu 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1185
Watchdog lays bare Capitol Police's riot security failures 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 968
India objects to US Navy ship's patrol without consent 6 soryang Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1722
South Korea rolls out the KF-21, joining elite group of global supersonic fighter jet makers 0 soryang Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 1590
Michael Flynn ignored official warnings about receiving foreign payments 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 1022
Biden administration fires most Homeland Security Advisory Council members 3 Eugene Mar 2021 Apr 2021 5 2285
AP source: Suspect in Capitol attack suffered delusions 4 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1494
Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1244
North Korean missiles getting more agile, evasive 1 soryang Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1043
Haiti deportations soar as Biden administration deploys Trump-era health order 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1258
IMO, I anticipate Republican support of one significant bill this year 1 nitpicker Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1298
Marines shed Super Stallion helicopters in Hawaii as part of refocus on Pacific island warfare 2 soryang Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1933
NYT Editorial Board: The Fighter Jet That's Too Pricey to Fail 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1227
Army continues to honor Confederate unit histories, even as base names draw scrutiny 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1794
U.S. commits to Saudi defence after Houthi attacks on oil heartland 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1359
Biden inauguration: Wyoming governor quietly mobilized Guard troops in Cheyenne 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 1492
US to build anti-China missile network along first island chain 0 soryang Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 1221
Microsoft hack: White House warns of 'active threat' of email attack 2 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1727
Cyber attack on U.S. government may have started earlier than initially thought - U.S. senator 2 Eugene Dec 2020 Mar 2021 3 1861
Passed Over 3 Times, a Black Marine Colonel Is Being Promoted to General 4 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 28 2089
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