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What, Exactly, Is a ‘Cop-Killer’ Gun?
News reports on the Fort Hood rampage say that the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Hasan, used an FN Herstal Five-Seven pistol described in some reports as a cop killer gun. What, exactly, makes the Five-Seven different from other handguns? The Five-Seven is chambered for the 5.7 x 28mm cartridge, ammu …
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Next Step in Russian PR Blitz: Rehabilitate Stalin
Glance at this weeks headlines from Russia, and its tempting to agree with Economist scribe Edward Lucas: Its beginning to look a lot like Cold War Lite. Polish magazine Wprost broke the news of recent war game in which Russia practiced nuking Poland. And Aleksandr Shlyakhturov, Russias military int …
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Mourners Gather Online in Aftermath of Ft. Hood Rampage (Updated)
A day of mourning has been declared at Fort Hood, Texas, after a deadly shooting rampage that left 13 people dead and 30 wounded. A picture is now emerging of the alleged gunman, Maj. Nidal Hasan,who reportedly opened fire inside a crowded medical processing center. Investigators, meanwhile, continu …
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Mourners Gather Online in Aftermath of Ft. Hood Rampage
A day of mourning has been declared at Fort Hood, Texas, after a deadly shooting rampage that left 13 people dead and 30 wounded. A picture is now emerging of the alleged gunman, Maj. Nidal Hasan,who reportedly opened fire inside a crowded medical processing center; investigators, as well as members …
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Psychic Spies, Acid Guinea Pigs, New Age Soldiers: the True Men Who Stare at Goats
More of this is true than you would believe, were told, just a few minutes into the movie version of The Men Who Stare At Goats, which opens today. But how many of the films outlandish military research projects really happened? Turns out theres plenty of material in the movie which sticks quite clo …
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Review: New Movie Can’t Top Real-Life Men Who Stare at Goats
Maybe the greatest conspiracy of all was turning The Men Who Stare at Goats into another middlebrow Hollywood action flick – complete with a saccharine ending. In a 2004 hilarious and mind-bending book, British journalist Jon Ronson recounts his efforts to uncover a loose network of military investi …
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Feds Eyed Ft. Hood Killer for Posts Praising Suicide Bombers (Updated)
Before he allegedly killed a dozen and wounded 31 more at Ft. Hood, Maj. Nidal Hasan may have gone online to praise suicide bombers. If one suicide bomber can kill 100 enemy soldiers because they were caught off guard that would be considered a strategic victory, a commenter named NidalHasan wrote o …
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Five for Fighting 11/6/09
# G.I. in Afghanistan dies of Ebola-like virus # Construction boom in Afghanistan shows U.S. military plans to stay # Taliban target MRAPs # Irans pursuing new nuke design # 2 NATO troops MIA in Afghanistan
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Feds Eyed Ft. Hood Killer for Posts Praising Suicide Bombers
Before he allegedly killed a dozen and wounded 31 more at Ft. Hood, Maj. Nidal Hasan may have gone online to praise suicide bombers. If one suicide bomber can kill 100 enemy soldiers because they were caught off guard that would be considered a strategic victory, a commenter named NidalHasan wrote o …
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Breaking: Seven Killed in Ft. Hood Massacre (Updated)
Oh, God. At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, MSNBC is reporting. Local TV reports are referring to a single shooter. @BreakingNews, on the other hand, mentions multiple gunmen, dressed as soldiers. One is arrested, and a second is on the loose. UPDATE: …
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Breaking: Seven Killed in Ft. Hood Massacre
Oh, God. At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, MSNBC is reporting. Local TV reports are referring to a single shooter. @BreakingNews, on the other hand, mentions multiple gunmen, dressed as soldiers. One is arrested, and a second is on the loose.
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Inside the Army’s Far-Out Acid Tests
Dropping acid to boost the Pentagons psychic powers was just the start. The Men Who Stare At Goats, the new movie based on Jon Ronsons non-fiction book of the same name, has George Clooney and Jeff Bridges in a bizarre military research project involving astral projection, remote viewing, and LSD. B …
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Five for Fighting 11/5/09
# $130 billion aint enough; Pentagon to ask for more war cash # Development dollars used to buy press coverage in Iraq # Can software models or data-mining predict the next 9/11? No way. # Tricked-out, bomb-stopping armored vehicles in Afghanistan # The world is right again. Heres how it was made so …
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Narcos Want Purse-Cams and Other Spy Gear for Panama Ops
Attention, spooks: Looking to unload some surplus surveillance gear? The Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) at the U.S. Embassy in Panama City is in the market for wireless spy cameras disguised as baseball hats, jackets, pens and handbags. In a recent solicitation, the Department of State announced it …
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Air Force: ‘Overwhelm Enemy Cognitive Abilities’ with Bioscience
The Air Force is looking to harness advances in bio-science so they can degrade enemy performance and artificially overwhelm enemy cognitive abilities. Its all part of a $49 million dollar bio-research effort unveiled last month by the Air Force Research Labs Human Effectiveness Directorate, and its …
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Iraqis Love Their Bomb-Detecting Magic Wand
The U.S. military has invested heavily in teaching Iraqis to fight roadside bombs, training ordnance disposal teams and passing on post-blast analysis techniques. But Iraqi security forces also swear by a device that the U.S. military refuses to touch: the ADE651. According to U.S. experts, the ADE6 …
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75% of Potential Recruits Too Fat, Too Sickly, Too Dumb to Serve
More than three-quarters of the nation’s 17- to 24-year-olds couldnt serve in the military, even if they wanted to. Theyre too fat, too sickly, too dumb, have too many kids, or have copped to using illegal drugs. The armed services are willing to grant waivers for some of those conditions - asthma, …
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Five for Fighting 11/4/09
# The silliness of scent lineups # Military orders $31,250,000 worth of flashlights. # Awesome Slideshow: how an American soldier is made. Go check it out: # Inside Auroras wacky drone skunkworks http://bit.ly/2fHuw2 # Bear 2, Kashmiri militants 0. http://bit.ly/2G5tui (High five: EM, @kouroshk)
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Is This China’s Anti-Satellite Laser Weapon Site?
A well-regarded website devoted to open source military analysis believes that the picture, above, is of a Chinese anti-satellite laser weapon. Space security experts arent so sure. And besides, they say, the lines between laser research lab, stargazing facility, range finder, and full-on weapon sit …
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Can Killer Drones Land on Carriers Like Human Top Guns?
The Navys top admiral told a think-tank audience yesterday he wants more unmanned aircraft in the sea service, and he wants em in a hurry. In particular, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead said hed like a robotic attack aircraft that can land and take off from a carrier. As it happens, …
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