Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Green Beret blasts Afghanistan command over ‘moral cowardice,’ ‘profound lack of strategy’
A combat-hardened Green Beret has unleashed a barrage of indictments against the command in Afghanistan and policymakers in Washington, saying the 14-year-old war effort suffers from a "profound lack of strategy" and that special operations overseers show "moral cowardice." Published May 10, 2016
U.S. airstrike on Afghan hospital the culmination of a tragedy of errors
Several times in the hours leading up to the disastrous U.S. airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, American military operators came tantalizingly close to making the right decision that could have averted the deaths of 42 patients and staff. Published May 8, 2016
Iran’s Basij militia infiltrates society as Obama outreach fails to reform Islamist rule
Iran plans to spread its notorious Basij militia into nearly every aspect of life, from villages to schools to sports clubs to factories, in a sign that the Washington-Tehran nuclear deal has not led to reforms in the 36-year-old Islamic revolution. Published May 5, 2016
Umm Issa Al-Amrikiah, female American ISIS recruiter, and husband killed in airstrike
An American couple who joined the Islamic State in Syria were killed in an airstrike over the weekend, depriving the terror army of one of its most conspicuous woman recruiters and propagandists. Published May 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton emails ‘far more egregious’ than data breach that has Marine facing dismissal
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is not alone in being sloppy with classified information on her computer during the war on terror. The Marine Corps was too. Published May 1, 2016
Charles Martland discharge reversed by Army in rape-protection case
The Army on Thursday reversed a decision to discharge a decorated Green Beret for roughing up an Afghanistan police chief accused of raping a boy. Published April 28, 2016
Iran touts Israel invasion to recruit teenage boys to fight in Syria
Iran has begun to ask its teenage boys to volunteer to fight in Syria in a sign the hard-line Islamic regime's military is suffering rising casualties in the five-year war and needs a morale boost, an opposition group says. Published April 28, 2016
William McRaven: Whistleblower hostility may have cost admiral promotion
The nation's former top special operations officer has taken on the leadership of the Senate Armed Services Committee in defense of a fellow Navy SEAL. Published April 26, 2016
Obama’s limited troop deployments to Syria pose no threat to ISIS in Raqqa
President Obama's decision to send a few hundred special operations forces into Syria is a good step, military analysts say, but the limited deployment underscores his opposition to any significant American ground forces to directly fight the Islamic State. Published April 25, 2016
Obama leaving liberal blueprint on armed forces
President Obama has become one of the nation's most successful commanders in chief when it comes to at least one battlefield: the liberal agenda. Published April 24, 2016
9/11 Commission: No Saudi smoking gun
The men who led the official investigation into the September 11 attacks are fighting back against charges their commission did not delve deep enough into Saudi Arabia's involvement. Published April 23, 2016
Manpower-challenged U.S. Army sets new priority: ‘Mitigate climate change’
In a special message to soldiers, the Army, which faces deep cuts in the ranks of active duty soldiers, said it is focused on "the role the land plays in ensuring the Army remains ready and resilient." Published April 21, 2016
Push for answers on Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Sept. 11
Saudi Arabia's grass roots of Muslim clerics, mosquegoers and wealthy oilmen funded al Qaeda's $30 million annual budget at the time a Saudi-dominated platoon of terrorists carried out the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on America. Published April 20, 2016
Edward Lin, accused Navy spy, told China about U.S. reconnaissance aircraft, officials fear
A Navy officer has spent eight months in the brig as a captive of U.S. counterintelligence agents, but to hear officials tell the spy tale, they know few details about what he provided to China's communist regime or Taiwan's government. Published April 17, 2016
Obama administration snubs Medal of Honor recipients, names warships after liberal politicians
As the Obama administration this week named another warship after a politician, a new report is circulating in Congress that shows that nearly 200 Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients have never been awarded such an honor, contrary to naval guidelines and tradition. Published April 12, 2016
Navy SEALs’ switch to MMA training spurs fight over new commander
A battle has begun over the choice for the next leader of naval special warfare, with the debate tied to how the command trains SEALs in basic hand-to-hand combat. Published April 10, 2016
ISIS unleashes suicide bombers on Iraq, but Pentagon remains upbeat
Amid upbeat Iraq reports from the Obama administration, the Islamic State has unleashed a series of deadly bombings inside government-controlled territory near Baghdad and across the war-torn country. Published April 6, 2016
Ashton Carter says U.S. military too ‘top heavy,’ aims to cut ranks of generals and admirals
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Tuesday he plans to reduced the number of generals and admirals to counter a "top heavy" command structure. Published April 5, 2016
ISIS Internet operation impossible to stop: U.S. commander
The nation's top military officer in charge of cyber warfare said on Tuesday that the U.S. is powerless to shut down the vast information network operated on the Internet by the Islamic State terror army. Published April 5, 2016
‘CSI: Islamic State’ is latest spinoff from ISIS
The terror army has proudly announced on its social media platforms that it has opened an "Islamic State Police Forensics Department" in al Furat Province, Iraq. Published April 4, 2016
