Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Ray Mabus names Navy ship for Harvey Milk, bypasses military heroes
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has riled conservatives by once again naming a warship after a liberal activist, in this case slain gay rights icon Harvey Milk. Published August 7, 2016
TSA: Number of prohibited items hidden in luggage increase at U.S. airports
A confidential Transportation Security Administration report says the number of "artfully concealed" prohibited items increased at airports in June, creating fears about threats to passenger aircraft. Published August 3, 2016
ISIS hit list targets 700 U.S. Army soldiers: ‘Kill the dogs’
The Islamic State is targeting the U.S. Army, putting out a hit list of 700 soldiers and ordering its terror army to "kill the dogs." Published August 2, 2016
Obama rushing Mosul offensive against ISIS to influence election, troops fear
Some U.S. officers in Baghdad believe the Obama administration is rushing plans for a Mosul offensive so it takes place before the November presidential election, a retired general says. Published July 24, 2016
Al Qaeda reduced to trumpeting rival ISIS’ terror attacks in online magazine
Perhaps out of jealously, al Qaeda is out with a special edition of its online magazine Inspire with stories devoted to a terrorist attack carried out by a rival — the Bastille Day truck massacre in Nice, France. Published July 21, 2016
Mike Pence put troop safety ahead of jobs by pulling support of Fatima deal
As governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, the Republican vice presidential nominee, put the safety of American troops in Afghanistan ahead of jobs in his state. Published July 20, 2016
9/11 report details Saudi Arabia funding of Muslim extremists in U.S.
Saudi Arabia was funding Muslim radicalism in mosques and charities at the time the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers were gathering in the United States and making contacts with Saudi nationals, according to a declassified intelligence document. Published July 19, 2016
ISIS leaders urge fighters to ‘go get a truck’ and kill infidels
Two weeks before the massacre in Nice, a French-speaking fighter for the Islamic State group went on social media to urge Muslims in France to "go get a truck" and kill infidels. Published July 19, 2016
Benghazi: U.S. military unprepared to aid Americans during Islamist attack
The military was woefully unprepared to help Americans in Benghazi during the 13-hour crisis, with no nearby troops on alert for the Sept. 11 anniversary and not one aircraft sent to that Libyan city to pick up survivors and four dead. Published July 17, 2016
Pentagon issues sex change manual, allows extended time off for process
The U.S. military has a manual for everything, from how to dress to how to wage war. Now the Pentagon has sent out a detailed written instruction to commanders on how a service member can change his or her sex in a step-by-step process that allows for extended time off. Published July 14, 2016
Michael Flynn’s ISIS ‘global footprint’ warning counters Obama’s narrative in Iraq
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, the onetime Pentagon intelligence czar who said President Obama fired him for pushing war against "radical Islamism," asserted Wednesday that the Islamic State has established a global footprint that will not be wiped out by liberating Iraq. Published July 13, 2016
Ashton Carter refuses to investigate SEALs method of training
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is backing the Navy's decision to change how SEALs are trained in hand-to-hand combat, dismissing questions of favoritism for retired commandos cashing in on teaching the mixed martial arts techniques now used. Published July 12, 2016
Islamic State recent attacks counter John Kerry’s claim of despair
The Islamic State's export of deadly terrorism to the United States, Europe and elsewhere was always part of its game plan once territory was secured in Syria and Iraq, military and outside analysts say. Published July 10, 2016
ISIS counters Obama narrative in video detailing functional, expansive ‘caliphate’
At a time when the Obama administration says the Islamic State is shrinking in Syria and Iraq, the terrorist group is publishing a detailed organization map that it says shows how it is running a functional bureaucratic nation-state. Published July 7, 2016
ISIS’ rise in post-Moammar Gadhafi Libya catches CIA by surprise
CIA chieftains were caught off guard by the spiraling Islamic violence in postwar Libya, suddenly realizing that analysts had never brainstormed what the country would look like and that the White House had not asked. Published July 3, 2016
ISIS duped by Besa Mafia ‘dark web’ site offering murder, mayhem for Bitcoins
The Islamic State terror group is steering followers to a "dark web" mafia site that offers murder and other mayhem for hire at a price of thousands of dollars in Bitcoins, the online currency. Published June 29, 2016
Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto, Benghazi survivor, fights radical Islam with Leading From the Front
One of the heroic survivors of the 2012 Benghazi attack, who held off invading Islamists until rescuers reached the besieged CIA base, has begun a national campaign to counter President Obama's narrative on the terrorist threat. Published June 26, 2016
Palantir Corp. to sue Army over ground intelligence network contract
The Army has a new adversary in its battle to build a ground intelligence network the way it wants. Palantir Corp., whose data processor has won praises for reliability and ease of use from troops in the field, has given written notice to the Army that it plans to file a protest lawsuit. Published June 22, 2016
Clinton Foundation gives tiny fraction of $2 billion in revenue to veterans groups
The Clinton Foundation has collected more than $2 billion in revenue since it formed -- but has given only the tiniest fraction to veterans groups, instead preferring to focus on international causes and in-house operations that provide far more control and less transparency. Published June 21, 2016
ISIS expands beyond Iraq-Syria base with six armies on three continents
The Islamic State terrorist group has created at least six functioning armies outside its Iraq-Syria base that threaten governments in Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan, according to a new report to Congress. Published June 20, 2016
