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London Mayoral Candidate Livingstone Blasts U.S. For Killing Osama Bin Laden
Livingstone, a self-described Socialist who has often been at odds with the mainstream Labour Party, has a history of espousing far-left views.
FBI's Most Wanted: How Does A Fugitive Make The List?
The FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives list got a bit of a shake-up today when alleged child pornographer Eric Justin Toth was added to the list. So how does a fugitive make it on the list?
Lockheed Martin Lands $1.05B Navy Helicopter Contract
The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) received a $1.05 billion, five-year contract from the U.S. Navy to provide more than 200 digital cockpits for two of the armed service's helicopter series.
US Navy Jet Crashes Into Virginia Apartment Block; 7 Hurt
The F/A-18D Hornet crashed Friday into an apartment building in Virginia Beach, Va., near Naval Air Station Oceana. Both of the aviators aboard the jet ejected before the crash. No deaths have been reported, but three residents of the Mayfair Mews complex for the elderly are considered missing.
Osama Bin Laden Wives Sentenced To Prison, Deportation: Pakistan Worried About Information Leak?
Three wives and two elder daughters of Osama bin Laden have been sentenced to 45 days of jail time by a Pakistani court. They were also fined 10,000 rupees each. The women will serve just 14 more days before being deported back to their home countries.
Pentagon Says Thousands Of Defense Industry Jobs Will Be Lost If $500B Budget Cuts Happen
At a time when the US job numbers have started to improve, the looming cuts in defense budget can play spoilsport. The Pentagon said last week thousands of jobs can be lost across the defense industry if lawmakers do not act decisively to ensure that the possible $500-billion cuts are prevented.
Hacking 'Mole' Helps FBI Arrest Anonymous Leaders
One of the world's most-wanted hackers secretly became an FBI informant last year, providing evidence that led to charges on Tuesday against five other suspected leaders of the Anonymous international hacking group.
Osama Bin Laden's Body Not Buried at Sea But Flown to Dover: Leaked Emails Reveal
Adding fuel to speculations that Al-Qaeda Chief Osama Bin Laden's body has not been buried at sea (as claimed by the Obama administration), there are now leaked secret emails released by Wikileaks that suggest that the world's most wanted terrorist's body was shifted to the military mortuary in Dover. Osama-Bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy seals in a Special Forces Operation on May 2nd at his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan. Post his death, first of all, there were no pictures released...
Osama Bin Laden Hid Terror Attack Codes in Bible? ISI to Investigate
The squad who went to demolish the al-Qaeda Chief Osama Bin Laden's Abbottabad building in Pakistan, has discovered Bibles from the building.
Osama bin Laden’s Death Photos May be Released: Report
U.S. Navy seals assassinated the al-Qaeda chieftain last May in a spectacular raid in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, near the capital of Islamabad.
Western Hostages Freed From Somalia Return Home
Last week, U.S. Special Operations Forces went in to rescue the two hostages from their Somali kidnappers on orders from President Barack Obama.
Panetta Raises More Suspicions about Pakistan’s Relationship with Osama bin Laden
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has again raised speculation that senior Pakistani government officials were well aware that al-Qaida chieftain Osama bin Laden was residing in the country for years.
U.S. Navy Rescues Another Iranian Vessel in Persian Gulf
The Iranian ship’s engine room was flooded and the vessel was deemed not seaworthy.
What is the Strait of Hormuz?
The Strait of Hormuz has been in the news recently because the price of oil spiked on Tuesday after rumors that Iran might close the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting supplies from the Persian Gulf.To get through the Strait, tankers must pass through Iran's territorial waters.
70 Years Ago Today: December 7, 1941: The Day of Infamy - Attack on Pearl Harbor
It is, arguably, the saddest day in U.S. military history -- certainly in modern U.S. military history: the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sunday, December 7, 1941 -- a shocking event in U.S. history that ushered the United States into World War II.
Senators, Veterans Join Hands to Bring Home Soldiers’ Remains
Encouraged by the recent developments in Libya, three U.S. senators have called attention to the remains of 13 American soldiers buried in Tripoli more than 200 years ago. A proposal has been passed to the Defense Department to bring home the sailors.
Deficit Lobbying Gets Louder as Nov. 23 Deadline Looms
Richard Smith, a retired attorney and U.S Navy veteran, has a message for Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and the rest of the special bipartisan committee in Congress that is trying to reach a deal to cut the deficit.
Canada selects shipyards to modernize Navy
Canada will sign contracts with shipyards in Nova Scotia and British Columbia under a C$35 billion ($35 billion) shipbuilding program, the largest in the NATO country's history.
Disabled Veteran in Same-Sex Marriage Sues For Benefits, In Case Challenging DOMA
A U.S. Navy Veteran is suing the Department of Veteran Affairs after the agency denied her spousal disability benefits, citing a federal law that defines marriage as a union between only a man and a woman.
Alaska Satellite Launch Could Improve Military Safety [VIDEO]
The U.S navy has successfully launched its TacSat4 satellite into space in a test to improve communication and safety for military troops in out-of-the-way battle zones.
Tony Curtis Collection Tops $1 Million at Auction
Fine art, jewelry and Hollywood memorabilia owned by Tony Curtis -- including the yachtsman jacket he wore in Some Like It Hot -- brought in over $1 million on the auction block on Saturday, more than twice the presale estimates.
Pakistan Bans Visitors From Osama Compound Ahead of 9-11
Pakistani media reports that since the May commando raid on Osama’s compound, foreign visitors have come under greater scrutiny and suspicion.
No Evidence Pakistan Helped bin Laden: U.S. Security Adviser
I have not seen anything that the Pakistanis were aiding his refuge there.”
California High School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat
A Southern California high school was evacuated on Wednesday after a note was found in the belongings of a U.S. Navy corpsman claiming he had placed explosives there, authorities said.
Al-Qaida Leader Planning to Attack U.S. Ships Arrested in Pakistan
Sheikh Younis al-Mauritani, a senior al-Qaida leader and Osama bin Laden confidant, was arrested in a joint operation by the Pakistan military and the CIA, the Pakistan army said Monday.
Five Myths About American Civilization
It goes without saying that a civilization and society as complex as the United States would have its share of myths and misnomers, so let's take a moment to dispel a few.
GOP Rebukes Obama for Trying Somali Militant in Civilian Court
Congressional Republicans lambasted President Barack Obama for his decision to try a Somali man accused of supporting terrorist groups in civilian court, thus affording him the legal protections of U.S. citizens.
U.S. to Try Somali Terror Suspect in Civilian Court
A Somali terror suspect captured and interrogated by the U.S. military in the Gulf of Aden will face a federal indictment in New York, placing the man at the center of an ongoing debate about how and where to try terror suspects.
Life, love, shooting and recovery: Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords to write joint memoir
Endeavour leader Captain Mark Kelly and wife and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will write a memoir which will throw light into the details of the remarkable recovery made by Giffords after she was shot y a gunman on January 8.
California Diver Hopes to Find Bin Laden's Remains in Arabian Sea
Warren, a 59-year-old California diver, is hoping to find the remains of Bin Laden in the Arabian sea.