Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Military gives a salute to Gay Pride Month; messages sent to commands
The U.S. military is embracing a celebration of homosexuals in the ranks this month by sending out a gay pride poster and a directive to commands, while planning a Pentagon symposium that will be attended by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Published June 23, 2013
Russia’s Putin hangs tough on Syria at G-8 summit
Outnumbered at the just-completed G-8 conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not give an inch on Syria, preferring to maintain one of Russia's most valuable, though unpopular, alliances. Published June 18, 2013
Ex-insider: Prism use like ‘Bush on steroids’; Hoekstra still backs NSA intel program
Former Rep. Peter Hoekstra, who was chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, recalls a cryptic telephone call from the White House in August 2004: "Come on over. We've got something to tell you." Published June 12, 2013
Exposure of Indiana fertilizer plant opens general’s talks with Pakistan on Taliban IEDs
The Army general who commanded the war against homemade bombs that have killed and maimed thousands of Americans in Afghanistan has left the Pentagon knowing he scored a major victory. Published June 9, 2013
Military benefits for same-sex couples to begin Sept. 1
The Pentagon plans to begin issuing identification cards to the same-sex partners of service members beginning Sept. 1, according to an internal personnel Web posting on Thursday. Published June 7, 2013
Congress gives an order to Army on battlefield processor
Congress is set to intervene for the first time in how the Army is developing its prized battlefield intelligence processor, which soldiers and the Pentagon's top operational tester have deemed ineffective. Published June 4, 2013
Al Qaeda remains a threat to U.S. via its franchises despite Obama’s boast
In the months before President Obama declared al Qaeda was "on a path to defeat," his aides were telling Congress that the terrorist network was expanding and was capable of inflicting mass casualties in the U.S. Published May 29, 2013
Analysts contradict Obama on Islamic terror threat
Terrorism analysts are rebutting President Obama's assertion that the "scale of the threat" from Islamic terrorists has reverted to pre-Sept. 11, 2001, levels. Published May 24, 2013
Victims of sex assaults in military are mostly men
More military men than women are sexually abused in the ranks each year, a Pentagon survey shows, highlighting the underreporting of male-on-male assaults. Published May 20, 2013
Benghazi: The anatomy of a scandal; how the story of a U.S. tragedy unfolded — and then fell apart
The tragedy of Benghazi, where a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed, seemed a cut-and-dried story in the days after a mob attacked the State Department's mission in eastern Libya. Today, the public knows that those early administration pronouncements were false. Published May 16, 2013
False reports outpace sex assaults in the military
False complaints of sexual abuse in the military are rising at a faster rate than overall reports of sexual assault, a trend that could harm combat readiness, analysts say. Published May 12, 2013
SEALs’ families hit 2011 Afghan mission in which sons were killed; deem probe a cover-up
The families of Navy SEALs killed in an August 2011 downing of a helicopter in Afghanistan came forward Thursday to blast the U.S. command and the Obama administration for the mission and to call for an official investigation into what they deem a whitewash. Published May 9, 2013
Sex assaults rise as women move closer in military ranks
A Pentagon study has found a sharp increase in the number of sexual assaults in the ranks, as the military plans to put men and women in even closer contact among ground combat units in coming years. Published May 7, 2013
Obama hunts for new strategy after misreading power of Syria’s Assad
PResident Obama last year counted on a quick ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad — an outcome that seems less certain today as the White House searches for another strategy that might give weapons to rebels. Published May 5, 2013
CIA women who hunted bin Laden in the spotlight; TV documentary reveals inside story
The look at those who hunted Osama bin Laden begins with the sisterhood — a collection of female CIA analysts who became somewhat obsessed with al Qaeda and its leader. They now are talking on camera for the HBO documentary "Manhunt," which debuted Wednesday night, two years after the terrorist mastermind was killed and weeks after another jihadist attack on America at the Boston Marathon. Published May 1, 2013
Top brass crush career of Army officer who warned of jihadists
The Pentagon's top brass has dealt another blow to a decorated Army officer who was fired last year as a war college instructor because of his teachings about radical Islam, his attorney told The Washington Times. Published April 28, 2013
Obama’s scrub of Muslim terms under question; common links in attacks
Before the Boston Marathon bombings, the Obama administration argued for years that there is a big difference between terrorists and the tenets of Islam. Published April 25, 2013
Tempers flare over Army computer system at House hearing
The Army's chief of staff and a Marine veteran congressman clashed publicly Thursday in a long-simmering dispute over the service's battlefield intelligence processor. Published April 25, 2013
Congress has new shelter in case of attack
Congress has new plans to keep working if an attack on Washington, D.C., makes it impossible for lawmakers to meet at the U.S. Capitol. Published April 23, 2013
Former FBI agent predicts more attacks in Muslim jihad
The Boston Marathon bombings are a continuation of a Muslim jihad against the United States dating back before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, says a former FBI agent dedicated to warning America about the Islamist threat. Published April 21, 2013
