America Owned by Its Army

Paris, November 3, 2009 – It is possible that the creation of an all-professional American army was the most dangerous decision ever taken by Congress. The nation now confronts a political crisis in which the issue has become an undeclared contest between Pentagon power and that of a newly elected [...]

DODEA wants answers to students’ declining performance on SATs

SAT math scores for students at Department of Defense schools are falling further below the national average.
For the third straight year, Department of Defense Education Activity students have seen their math scores dip, from 512 in 2006 to 498 in 2009. A perfect score is 800.
In 2006, DODEA’s math [...]

Noteworthy New Publications

Former Federation of American Scientists President Jeremy J. Stone has published a memoir of his efforts to promote constructive dialogue in several of the world’s most intractable conflicts through his own organization, Catalytic Diplomacy.  Remarkably, writes Morton H. Halperin in a Preface to the memoir, “The conflicts [...]

UN says US drone strikes may violate international law

US unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) strikes against suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan could be breaking international laws against summary executions, the United Nations top investigator of such crimes said.
“The problem with the United States is that it is making an increased use of drones/Predators (which are) particularly prominently [...]

Nozette and Nuclear Rocketry

Stewart D. Nozette, who was arrested and charged this week under the Espionage Act, is an unusually gifted and accomplished technologist.  The allegation that he provided classified information to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer in exchange for cash is distressing on several levels.
Among other things, [...]

Pentagon used psychological operation on US public, documents show

Figure in Bush propaganda operation remains Pentagon spokesman
In Part I of this series, Raw Story revealed that Bryan Whitman, the current deputy assistant secretary of defense for media operations, was an active senior participant in a Bush administration covert Pentagon program that used retired military analysts to generate positive wartime [...]

New DoD Website Fosters Secret Science

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The Pentagon’s Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) last month announced the creation of a new password-protected portal where authorized users may gain access to restricted scientific and engineering publications.
“DTIC Online Access Controlled… provides a gateway to Department of Defense unclassified, controlled science and technology (S&T) and research and [...]

Journalists’ recent work examined before embeds

As more journalists seek permission to accompany U.S. forces engaged in escalating military operations in Afghanistan, many of them could be screened by a controversial Washington-based public relations firm contracted by the Pentagon to determine whether their past coverage has portrayed the U.S. military in a positive light.

U.S. public [...]

The Chicago Model of Militarizing Schools

For the past four years, I have observed the military occupation of the high school where I teach science. Currently, Chicago’s Nicholas Senn High School houses Rickover Naval Academy (RNA). I use the term “occupation” because part of our building was taken away despite student, parent, teacher and community opposition to [...]

Shower up for your country, Honey

Several soldiers from the Virginia National Guard are under investigation for allegedly taking pictures of female soldiers in the shower during pre-deployment mobilization training.
The soldiers being investigated are with the 266th Military Police Company and are assigned to Multi-National Force-Iraq in Baghdad, according to a Department of Defense news [...]

Defense Science Board Report on Department of Defense Biological Safety and Security Program

Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Department of Defense Biological Safety and Security Program
“This report examines the biological safety, security, and personnel reliability programs of the Department of Defense’s biological labs, and compares these labs with other similar operations in academia, industry and the [...]

New Reports from DoD

The DoD Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) and Defense Science Board (DSB) have recently released a number of interesting reports:
The CBDP 2009 Annual Report to Congress discusses DoD’s progress in protecting the nation and its allies from WMD threats. Previous versions of the report can be found here.
Several DSB [...]

Humboldt cities take on military recruiting — and U.S.

ARCATA – David was sitting in a coffee shop when he first got the idea to take on Goliath.
The “David” in this story has a last name of Meserve. The “Goliath” is less metaphorically known as the United States government.
And the tale revolves around a first-of-its-kind effort by two small Humboldt [...]

Pentagon Moves to Shut Down ‘Mullah FM’

Those of you hoping to tune into your favorite Taliban DJ are going to have to find something else on the dial. The Department of Defense, the Wall Street Journal reports, is launching a new covert war against the Taliban’s communications infrastructure in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pentagon planners are reportedly working [...]

US military Intelligence, ,Surveillance and Recon manual final draft and cover, FM 2-01, Mar 2009

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USJFCOM Releases New Irregular Warfare Vision

Irregular Warfare Vision
The U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) Commander Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis has recently released a new irregular warfare vision for the command. “The vision provides guidance on how USJFCOM will respond to the threats posed by irregular adversaries. The vision prioritizes specific efforts necessary to achieve [...]

Glenn Beck and Penn Jillette on MIAC report

See also: The Radical Polarization of Law Enforcement

The Radical Polarization of Law Enforcement

The Radical Polarization
of Law Enforcement

Patriots, Christians and concerned citizens are increasingly in the cross hairs of the U.S. intelligence community, and battle lines are being quietly drawn that could soon pit our own law enforcement and military forces against us.
A February 20 report entitled “The Modern Militia Movement” was issued [...]

Wake Up Call: Activists Visit “The Army Experience”

On Monday, February 16th about 50 activists decided to take a trip to the Franklin Mills Mall right outside Philadelphia, PA to get their look at a new “store”. “The Army Experience” (AEC), as it is called, built by the taxpayers to the tune of $12 [...]

Of Children and “Cyber Wars,” Another Witchhunt to Fund

February 17, 2009: The U.S. Department of Defense tries to keep track of countries that have established Cyber War organizations, or just capabilities. Now Germany has joined the ranks of countries with a formal Cyber War organization. Germany is putting together a Cyber War unit. It is small, with [...]