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FBI Is Reviewing New Emails in Clinton’s Private Email Case

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 20:14
The FBI review of additional emails is already giving Republicans ammunition to attack the Democratic presidential nominee.

For Iraqi Christians, a Bittersweet Homecoming

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 20:12
They’re taking their homes and churches back from the Islamic State. But it may be too late to start over.

Prosecutor: Putin’s Former Press Secretary Died in D.C. Hotel Because He Was Drunk

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 19:36
Conspiracy theories surrounded the death of Mikhail Lesin. DC prosecutors determined he died after days of drinking.

President of Philippines: God Told Me to Stop Calling People Sons of Whores

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 19:16
The president of the Philippines says God told him not to use swear words again.

Meet the Tank Girls Taking on al-Shabab

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 18:24
Somalia’s fight against jihad will be decisive for women’s rights — and may be decided by female soldiers.

These 1-Star Yelp Reviews of Embassies Make Us Question the Future of Diplomacy

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 16:42
When travelers don't get their visas on time, they get angry. And then they write Yelp reviews.

Do we worship information these days? Are server farms our new Delphi temples?

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 16:33
Server farms, I suspect, are our modern Delphis. Hidden away, accessible only to initiates. Essential to the way we live yet unavailable to most mere mortals.

Another Former Enlisted responds: The 152 pound load is just one more outdated way of approaching today’s conflicts

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 16:33
The infantry's emphasis on physicality over intelligence is a joke.

War dog: Soldiers and pets, World War I

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 16:31
These guys would be charged nowadays, I suspect.

SitRep: Rebels Assault Aleppo, Russian Air Base; Exclusive: Monitor Drones Grounded in Ukraine

Fri, 28/10/2016 - 14:10
Putin Blames Obama for Syria; And Lots More

Putin’s Chaos Strategy Is Coming Back to Bite Him in the Ass

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 23:14
The Russian president has sown confusion and conflict around the world the past two years. But his short-sighted meddling isn’t the work of a mastermind.

Dick Nixon Knows a Sore Loser When He Sees One

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 22:43
“You didn’t see me whining after I lost the rigged 1960 election, did you?” asks the ghost of the 37th president.

Thai Mourners Are Leaving Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Trash Outside the Royal Palace

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 22:24
Thai mourners are gathering to say goodbye to their king. But they're also leaving behind piles of trash.

Battleground ’16: Closing Argument

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 20:38
The final battles of the fight for the White House, from swing state Nevada to Trump's hotel in Washington, from the Iran deal to intervention in Syria.

Goldman Sachs to Trump: You’re No Mr. Brexit

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 20:05
Goldman says data doesn't support Trump's claim that he can pull off an upset like Britain's decision to leave the EU.

Is the International Criminal Court Crumbling Before Our Eyes?

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 19:14
With three African countries giving notice that they intend to abandon the ICC, a coordinated exodus might soon be coming.

Trump Promotes D.C. Hotel Before Campaign

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 18:56
From Florida resorts to Washington hotels, Trump’s focus on his businesses in the election’s crucial final weeks signals he’s already looking beyond Nov. 8.

Blowing Up the Islamic State’s Oil Company

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 17:52
The United States has dramatically stepped up attacks on the caliphate’s oil production. But to win this battle, it’s going to have to go scorched earth.

Gleick’s ‘Information’: The key problem with innovation is grasping differences

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 17:32
One of the key problems of innovation, James Gleick notes in The Information, is that new things tend to be seen too much in the context of the old.

A book review of ‘War Virgin’

Wed, 26/10/2016 - 17:32
I read the new book, War Virgin, to see where fact separated from fiction.

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