Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Private suppliers fill in where Pentagon pulls out; TroopsDirect sends necessities to Afghanistan
Aaron Negherbon, who founded the nonprofit TroopsDirect, said his organization has shipped more than 180,000 pounds of essentials to troops since 2010, giving a new meaning to the idea of a CARE package. Published July 8, 2013
Ouster of Egypt’s Islamist president a product of army’s U.S. military training
In ousting Muslim Brotherhood rule, the Egyptian army did what it has been taught to do for decades: Keep Cairo out of the hands of Islamists. Published July 7, 2013
Two more female officers fail in Marines’ infantry course
A third pair of female Marine lieutenants has failed to complete the Corps' Infantry Officer Course at Quantico, Va. Published July 3, 2013
GAO report conflicts with Army over battlefield intelligence system
The Army's vaunted battlefield intelligence processor is "difficult to operate" and suffers "workstation system failures," a confidential government report says. Published July 1, 2013
Special operations forces are worried about adding women
Publicly and privately, U.S. commandos are casting doubt on the sexual revolution looming over Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, Delta Force and Green Berets. Published June 27, 2013
Pentagon celebrates gay troops
The Pentagon on Tuesday toasted gays in the military, with a top adviser to President Obama declaring the country is "safer" now that they may serve openly in the ranks. Published June 25, 2013
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
