Defense

A Second Texas Healthcare Worker Has Ebola

The unidentified hospital employee also treated the first U.S. patient who died last week in Dallas.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Atlantic
Defense

New Book Claims CIA Guards Were Told to Stand Down During Benghazi Attack

Five members of a private security team say an unidentified CIA station chief ordered them not to intervene (against their protests) as the consulate was under attack by militants.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

British Intelligence Reportedly IDs James Foley's Executioner

"Jihad John" is believed to be Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a 23-year-old from London who went to Syria to join Islamist forces last year.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

Autopsy Report Says Michael Brown Shot Twice in the Head

Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a federal medical examiner to do a separate, independent examination.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

Police Just Missed a Chance to Stop the LAX Shooter at His Home

Note indicates killer deliberately targeted TSA agents, because he distrusted the government and wanted to 'instill fear into their traitorous minds.'

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Management

This Sad Kid at the Zoo Is Now the Defining Image of the Shutdown

Prepare to feel heartbroken.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

Reports: Al-Qaeda Has Gone Quiet Since Surveillance Leaks

News scoops have exposed spy methods.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

Obama Has 'Grave Concerns,' but No Action Yet on Egypt and Syria

President continues to speak the language of caution and diplomacy.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Management

The CIA Laid Off the People Who Declassify Their Secrets

Agency has disbanded its Historical Collections Division due to sequestration.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Manning was convicted last month on charges of theft and violations of the Espionage Act.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Pay & Benefits

The Obamas Get a New Puppy

Sunny is a Portuguese Water Dog, like Bo.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

U.S. Evacuates a Consulate in Pakistan

Officials say the threat is unrelated to vague threats that closed embassies in the last week.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

Friends of the Tsarnaev Brothers Indicted by Grand Jury

Two men allegedly tried to hide evidence after learning Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a suspect.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

U.S. and Britain Evacuate Their Embassies In Yemen

Move comes after an American drone strike killed at least four suspected al-Qaeda militants there.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Oversight

Man Gets $4 Million from the DEA After Being Locked Up for Days Without Water

Agents placed the student in a 5-by-10-foot holding cell for nearly five days without checking on him.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Management

Someone Threw Paint on the Lincoln Memorial

The incident occurred early Friday morning.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Oversight

Congress Sets a New Record for Being Hated

In a new poll, more than 80 percent of respondents disapprove of Congress.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

Ex-CIA Agent Convicted of Kidnapping Terror Suspects Is Arrested in Panama

Arrest opens the possibility he could be sent to prison for an 'extraordinary rendition.'

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

The Afghanistan Negotiations Are Not Going Well

Neither side is willing to talk.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
Defense

A New Reconstruction of the Deadly Night in Benghazi

Fresh details won't necessarily answer the larger questions about the attack.

  • Dashiell Bennett, The Wire
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