Military’s Mystery Ray Gun to Blast Bombs, ‘Change the Face of This War’
The U.S. military is building an energy weapon that can blow up improvised bombs before militants do. But it may be some time before the device is used in Afghanistan. Not only is the weapon too bulky...
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Tech Skeptic Is Petraeus’ New Boss
Meet the new prospective leader of all American forces in the Middle East and South Asia: Marine General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, whom Defense Secretary Robert Gates tapped this afternoon to take charge...
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In-Helmet Social Networking: Influential Ex-General’s Vision of Future War
In the near future, infantrymen will be selected by psychologists, train like football teams and tap online social networks of military experts as they enter a war-zone village. The soldiers will rely...
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Mattis Backs 2011 Drawdown Date, Kandahar Ops
Wait, wasn’t Marine General James Mattis supposed to be an impolitic and brash officer? That guy didn’t show up to a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday afternoon to helm U.S....
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Insurgent Leader On WikiLeaks: Now You Tell Us
There’s been a lot of talk about the danger posed by WikiLeaks’s disclosure of tens of thousands of military documents from Afghanistan. But so far, our cyber-sleuths aren’t seeing a lot of chatter on...
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U.S. Officer In Afghanistan Mows Down PowerPoint Rangers
Are you an Aspirin-gulping staff officer who suffers migraines because of the military’s over-reliance on PowerPoint presentations? Ever wanted to walk out of a pointless briefing because PowerPoint...
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Pirates Kill U.S. Hostages, So U.S. Forces Kill Pirates
[Updated at bottom of article.] U.S. forces uncovered a gruesome scene Tuesday off the Somali coast: Four Americans who had been taken hostage by pirates aboard their yacht were shot fatally by their...
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Jihadis’ Next Online Buddy Could Be a Soldier
What’s good for sex offenders is now good for terrorists. Responding to jihadists’ move into social networking, U.S. Central Command is setting up cyber-stings, masking its soldiers’ IP addresses and...
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Military’s Mideast Chief Sounds Ready to Aid Syria’s Rebels
Marine Gen. James Mattis, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, didn’t come out and endorse U.S. intervention in Syria. But he did everything short of it, playing up the opportunity for the...
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Military’s Mideast Chief Has Plans to ‘Disrupt’ Syrian Chemical Weapons
Going further than other U.S. military officials, Marine Gen. James Mattis told senators Tuesday that he has planning underway to halt the proliferation of Syria's deadly chemical arsenal.
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