More F-22 Fighter Pilots Concerned About Their Safety: Congressmen
Several more pilots have come forward to say they too are concerned about the oxygen problems plaguing America’s most expensive fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor, according to lawmakers. On the same day that the Pentagon announced the Air Force had been directed by Defense Secretary… Read More »
EmailIran Hangs ‘Israeli Spy’ for Nuclear Scientist Assassination: Reports
Iranian state media reported today the man convicted of assassinating an Iranian nuclear scientist on behalf of the Israeli spy agency Mossad has been executed by hanging in an Iranian prison. The Iranian government claims Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was recruited and trained by Mossad… Read More »
Will Al Qaeda Mole Get Big Payday for Foiling Plot?
The British spy who managed to infiltrate an al Qaeda cell and thwart a scheme to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner may be eligible for tens of millions of dollars in reward money, courtesy of the U.S. government. The U.S. State Department said today that… Read More »
Massacre Victim’s Brother Throws Shoe at Norway Shooter
The contentious trial of the man accused of killing dozens of people in a rampage in Norway was interrupted Friday when a supposed relative of one of the victims stood up and threw a shoe at the confessed murderer. “You killer! You killed my brother!… Read More »
Russia Says It Foiled Sochi Olympics Terror Plot
Russian authorities said today that they have foiled a terror plot targeting the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. Ten weapons caches, which included anti-aircraft missiles capable of taking down low-flying planes, were uncovered in Abkhazia, one of the breakaway regions that Russia defended in… Read More »
U.S. Concerned About a New Wave of Bombmakers
ABC News’ Pierre Thomas reports: The U.S. government is highly concerned that 30-year-old Ibrahim al-Asiri, the man behind al Qaeda’s latest attempt to bring a bomb aboard a U.S.-bound plane, has been actively training a new wave of bombmakers and that these disciples, schooled by… Read More »
F-22 Fighter Whistleblowers ‘Fully Protected’: Air Force
The two F-22 pilots who decided to speak out publicly about a mysterious, potentially deadly problem with America’s most expensive fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor, are “fully protected” and others will not be reprimanded for asking not to fly the planes, a top Air Force… Read More »
Al Qaeda ‘Shadow of Former Self’, US Counter-Terror Official Says
Ahead of the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death, a top American counter-terrorism official said that the core of bin Laden’s terror organization, al Qaeda, is in shambles and is a “shadow of its former self,” but the fight continues. “We’ve always been clear that… Read More »
North Korea’s Missiles Are Fakes, Analysts Say
North Korea tried to flex its military might with an extravagant parade on April 15, just three days after it admitted that its missile test had been a failure, but analysts now say that the new intercontinental ballistic missiles on display in the meticulously choreographed parade were nothing more… Read More »
Watchdog: Pentagon Buys Weapons Backwards
The federal agency charged with catching U.S. government waste said in a new report that the Pentagon has squandered millions in taxpayer dollars on expensive and complex weapons systems by spending first and asking questions later. The new report, prepared by the Government Accountability Office… Read More »
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