Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Hillary Clinton emails contained signal intelligence from spy satellites
The revelation that Hillary Rodham Clinton's private emails contained sensitive information derived from spy satellites and signal intelligence undercuts her defense that she had no reason to believe she was dealing with classified information, security experts say. Published August 12, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails: State Department-intelligence community turf war looms over review
As secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton never had to worry about a permanent government watchdog peering over her shoulder. Published August 12, 2015
Whistleblower on failed Obama rescue missions cleared of leaking classified information
A Green Beret war hero whom the Army placed under investigation after he blew the whistle on the Obama administration's hostage rescue failures did not disclose classified information when he filed a counter complaint. Published August 12, 2015
Obama stonewalls SEAL Team 6 Extortion 17 helicopter crash probe, watchdog says
The Obama administration is violating a judge's order to turn over documents in the Aug. 6, 2011, shootdown of a U.S. helicopter -- call sign Extortion 17 -- that killed members of SEAL Team 6 in Afghanistan, a watchdog group is charging. Published August 5, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails worry officials about security breaches
Hillary Rodham Clinton's email narrative had finally seemed to run its course as a top news story when Washington was entering the dog days of summer. Published August 3, 2015
Ashton Carter orders gun policy reviews at military bases after Tennessee shootings
In his first policy response to the killings of five American troops at a Tennessee reserve center, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter released a memo Thursday that will let more service members carry guns stateside while on base or at more vulnerable satellite offices. Published July 30, 2015
Climate change a ‘growing threat’ to national security, Pentagon says
A new Pentagon report says that climate change is an "urgent and growing threat to our national security" and blames it for "increased natural disasters" that will require more American troops designated to combat bad weather. Published July 29, 2015
Climate change ‘urgent and growing threat’ to national security: Pentagon
A new Pentagon report says that climate change is an "urgent and growing threat to our national security" and blames it for "increased natural disasters" that will require more American troops designated to combat bad weather. Published July 29, 2015
U.S. troop withdrawal let Islamic State enter Iraq, military leaders say
A number of former and current military leaders who were in power when all U.S. troops left Iraq are saying today that the complete exit left the door open for the Islamic State's land grab. Published July 26, 2015
Ashton Carter: Obama failed to anticipate Iran’s role in Yemeni rebellion
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the Obama administration failed to anticipate that Iranian-backed Houthis rebels could, or would, oust the Yemeni government which had been a strong U.S. counter-terrorism ally. Published July 23, 2015
Navy admirals lack strategy training and experience, scholars warn
Maritime scholars say in a report that the U.S. Navy is not doing enough deep thinking. Published July 22, 2015
Green Beret tells of shooting Taliban in CIA job interview, loses Silver Star for it
A Green Beret who was awarded the Silver Star, then saw it stripped away because he killed a Taliban bombmaker, is telling why he did it, as conveyed in a CIA job interview he conducted nearly four years ago. Published July 19, 2015
Transgender service members to require host of new policies, congressional report says
Opening the U.S. military to transgender service members will require a number of new policies on berthing, sex-designated uniforms, I.D. card processing and physical fitness testing, which include different standards for men and women, says a new report to Congress. Published July 16, 2015
Iran deal seen as economic lifeline for struggling nation
The nuclear agreement announced on Tuesday promises to be an economic boon to Iran, allowing the Islamic state to gain broad access into the United States' and Europe's financial and trade markets. Published July 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton classified emails require government to seize server, Judicial Watch says
The president of a conservative watchdog group says now that it is known that classified information was contained in Hillary Rodham Clinton's private stash of State Department emails, it is time for the government to seize her personal server and related storage disks to determine whether security was breached during her tenure as secretary of state. Published July 5, 2015
Admission of Hillary Clinton’s classified emails opens door for feds to seize her servers
The State Department on Wednesday conceded that two dozen of Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails did contain classified information, a fact that could trigger a U.S. policy that authorizes the government to take control of her private server and sanitize the contents. Published July 1, 2015
Afghani forces inadequate to fight Taliban: Pentagon
Afghanistan defense forces suffered a whopping 59 percent increase in battlefield casualties the past six months compared with 2014, mostly by the national police force, which remains ill-equipped to counter Taliban offenses and/or to hold recaptured territory, says a new Pentagon report. Published June 30, 2015
Army board clears Green Beret war hero of murder but gives him general discharge
A board of inquiry has ruled the Army failed to substantiate its contention that a Green Beret hero murdered a suspected Taliban bomb maker, but nonetheless recommended a general discharge because of his battlefield conduct. Published June 29, 2015
Islamic State uses downloadable apps to hide attack plans, recruit followers
The Islamic State terrorist army is snatching up the latest off-the-shelf encrypted applications to hide their military planning, with fighters publicly thanking former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for tipping them on U.S. spying tactics. Published June 28, 2015
Iran bullies region, broadens influence outside Persian Gulf
Iranian diplomats have sat down for a series of cordial negotiations with the West over nuclear arms, as all handshakes and smiles were captured in network news photo ops. Published June 24, 2015
