They maneuver in squads, like the American infantrymen they try to kill. One squad fires furiously so another can attack from a better position. They operate in bad weather, knowing American helicopters and surveillance drones are grounded. Some carr
US soldiers conducting a raid against suspected
insurgents in western Iraq mistakenly shot dead 3 Iraqi
police officers and wounded a 4th, officials said.
Troops had come under fire from two buildings while conducting the raid and
had taken
The bombing of one of Baghdad's most enduring symbols was not only an attack on the city's infrastructure. Some residents and officials fear it could be part of a more sinister plot by insurgents to split Baghdad, with a Shi'ite east bank
After months of testing, federal investigators interested in gauging its usefulness in national security applications say face recognition software has improved by a factor of 20 in the last five years.
Hicks began the day with 3 lawyers - his military defense counsel, Major Dan Mori, and 2 civilians - but within hours he was down to one and pleading guilty to a single count of material support for terrorism, a crime that is normally prosecuted in f
Slightly over half of all Americans – 52.6% – now receive significant income from government programs, up from 49.4 percent in 2000 and far above the 28.3 percent of Americans in 1950.
The 116-page report, “The Human Cost: The Consequences of Insurgent Attacks in Afghanistan,” describes how Afghan insurgent groups, primarily Taliban and Hezb-e Islami forces, sharply escalated bombing and other attacks in 2006 and early 2007.
French secret services produced 9 reports between Sept. 2000 and August 2001 looking at the al Qaeda threat to the US, and knew it planned to hijack an aircraft, Le Monde newspaper reported. [I'm sure they never mentioned it to us.]
In order to slander Mr. Padilla, the government is concocting this story that they are not bringing up Mr. Padilla's dirty bomb connections because it was tortured out of him. BS. They're was no evidence, but of torture, oh yes.
Why would anyone with an ounce of common sense follow President Bush who repeatedly shows a complete disregard for rational choices? Why would an entire nation continue down his road toward national suicide?
Allegations of American Express people-tracking blueprints first came to light at a conference sponsored by the Consumer Federation of America in Washington, D.C. last month. There, Dr. Katherine Albrecht, Founder and Director of CASPIAN...
Is this a glimpse into our immediate future? Young Japanese use their mobile phones instead of personal computers to the extent they are PC illiterate.
A security analyst for a government defense contractor discovers a group of Chinese cyberspies breaking into military and corporate networks and stealing secret files, works with the FBI as a freelance hacker, and gets fired by his employer for his e
But like millions of American business owners who trade primarily in cash, Huynh was not altogether honest with the Internal Revenue Service. When IRS agents poked around, they discovered four cars in Huynh's name, including a $77,000 Mercedes; r
Cells that are supposed to nourish and support other nerve cells instead secrete the poisons that cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, researchers reported.
Recent sponsorship deal struck between the US Army and the Global Gaming League. Basically, the Army is sponsoring the League as part of its larger initiative to find new recruits and spread its advertising message via the medium of video games.
Hodge and others like him are caught in the middle of a battle over how much artists and record labels should be compensated for music streamed over the Internet.
A recent ruling by a panel of copyright judges, they say, could put them out of busi
Human error caused NASA's Mars Global Surveyor to fail in November after the spacecraft spent nearly a decade mapping the Martian surface from orbit, the U.S. space agency said.
One is a secretive aviation legend who made history by designing the first private manned rocket to reach space. The other is a publicity-savvy entrepreneur shooting to take his famous brand literally out of this world.
American engineer Burt Ruta
A senior official from China's central bank has rejected calls from the International Monetary Fund for faster progress towards a more flexible currency regime, state media said.
Despite the conviction of his former chief of staff in a high-profile trial, Vice President Dick Cheney said he has not had an opportunity to speak to his friend,"Scooter" Libby, the highest-ranking official of the Bush administration to be
A preliminary investigation by the military says U.S. Marines killed or wounded more than 40 Afghan civilians after a suicide attack on a convoy last month. NCIS would decide whether to call courts martial for the troops involved.
Taiwan is not eligible for membership in the WHO, nor is it even qualified to apply, a Chinese government spokesman said. The remarks came days after the self-ruled island applied for a full membership under the name Taiwan for the first time.
Zhang Huaixiang's thin wasted frame dangles from his wooden crutches, his bowed legs swelled by a disease contracted from a lifelong reliance on coal, unable to walk properly due to the rotting of his bones and joints from fluoride poisoning.
It has taken a little over 200 years, but Washingtonians finally sense that their quirky status as citizens without voting representation in the U.S. Congress might just be coming to an end.
Ecuadorans overwhelmingly voted Sunday in favor of forming an assembly to rewrite the constitution, a project sought by leftist President Rafael Correa, according to initial, unofficial results.
Russian police clubbed and detained opposition protestors here after a peaceful demonstration against President Vladimir Putin, the second in two days resulting in mass arrests.