Skip to content
Advertisement

Rowan Scarborough

Articles by Rowan Scarborough

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is seen here in a still image from a web posting by the terrorist group's media arm, as-Sahab, on July 27, 2011. (Associated Press)

Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda leader: 9/11 attack ‘blessed’

The leader of al Qaeda has addressed the world in a video statement on the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, calling the massacre "blessed raids" and urging Muslims to cause more bloodshed in America. Published September 9, 2016

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says transgenders are being hurt by an outdated approach that distracts commanders. (Associated Press)

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

FILE - In this May 14, 2009 file photo, Navy SEAL trainees carry inflatable boats at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in Coronado, Calif. In a highly unusual move, the training death of an aspiring Navy SEAL, 21-year-old Seaman James Derek Lovelace, has been ruled a homicide by the San Diego County Medical Examiner. Lovelace was in his first week of training in Coronado, Calif., when he died.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

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