"The U.S. military will subject Syrian rebels taking part in a new training program to psychological evaluations, biometrics checks and stress tests under a screening plan that goes well beyond the …
The Military’s Ebola Screening Machine Just Got Approved for US Hospitals
"Rapidly screening for Ebola at U.S. hospitals has just gotten easier thanks to military-funded technology. Salt Lake City-based BioFire announced over the weekend that they had received emergency use …
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Venezuela Starts Food Rationing
"Amid worsening shortages, Venezuela recently reached a milestone of dubious distinction: It has joined the ranks of North Korea and Cuba in rationing food for its citizens." Source: Despite Riches, …
The Devourers – Al-Baghdadi and The Islamic State
"ISIS is an ‘imminent threat to every interest we have,’ warned Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. ‘This is beyond anything we’ve seen. We must prepare for everything.’ In an article appearing in The …
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Japan and India vow to boost strategic ties during summit
Japan and India agreed on Monday to strengthen strategic ties as Asia's second and third biggest economies keep a wary eye on a rising China, and said they would accelerate talks on the possible sale …
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Modern threats to airliners and the world at large
Less then a month ago a second massive tragedy struck Malaysia Airlines; flight MH17 was shot down after the earlier disappearance of MH370 in March of this year. Both airliners were popular B777 …
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Tough UAE anti-terror law gets Shaikh Khalifa decree
A new law to combat terrorism has been endorsed by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The government fast-tracked the law which establishes “terrorist” capital offences which …
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75 CDC staff possibly exposed to anthrax, agency says
"About 75 Atlanta-based workers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have been unintentionally exposed to anthrax, the agency said Thursday. They are being monitored or provided …
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U.S. Marine General Urges Australia to Police Seas
"A top U.S. Marine Pacific commander has urged close ally Australia to consider taking on a more visible regional policing role, saying he would like the country to deploy large new amphibious …
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U.S. Navy Ship Moves Toward Libya as Americans Urged to Leave
"The U.S. military dispatched 1,000 Marines on an amphibious assault ship to the Mediterranean Sea as the State Department urged Americans to leave Libya immediately because of the worsening security …
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