BY MARK DeSANTO — On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, North Korea officials claimed that the country possesses long-range missiles capable of reaching the United States’ mainland. North Korea’s statements came just two days after the U.S. reached an agreement with South Korea allowing Seoul to increase its missile range from 186 miles to 497 miles. […]
BY GRETCHEN COTHRON — Recently, The New York Times published an article discussing the failure of the armed forces to effectively treat military personnel with substance abuse problems. The article referenced a report by the Institute of Medicine that gives an in-depth look into substance abuse problems in the armed forces. In the ten-year span […]
BY T.J. GREEN — Last week, a federal judge granted the permanent injunction of a controversial U.S. law that opponents claim allows for the indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens for activities including, news reporting and political activism. The ruling blocks the U.S. government from enforcing Section 1021 of the “Homeland Battlefield” provision in the […]
BY MARK DeSANTO — On Tuesday, September 11th, 2012, incensed protesters in Libya gathered near the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi to protest an American-produced film that allegedly ridiculed the Muslim Prophet, Muhammad. Among the protesters were members of the radical Islamist group known as Ansar al-Sharia, according to witnesses of the protest, but the group […]
