by Robert Beckhusen | Jan 31, 2013 | Monitor
The combination of tons of cash from advanced military projects and excessive secrecy is a dangerous one — it fuels corruption and graft in defense industries around the world. Here are seven of the most secret defense companies.
by Robert Beckhusen | Jan 28, 2013 | Monitor
Aircraft carrier crews are likely to get rather pungent as they perform the hard tasks of assembling, loading and hauling the massive weaponry that gives the U.S. Navy its edge. To make their lives easier, the Navy’s exploring the idea …
by Robert Beckhusen | Jan 17, 2013 | Monitor
American special operations forces are reportedly preparing to expand their training of Mexican commando teams, teaching them to hunt cartel chieftains like they were al-Qaida extremists.
by Robert Beckhusen | Jan 9, 2013 | Monitor
It’s been nearly a decade since contractors and U.S. soldiers worked together to torture Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Now, for the first time, one of those companies has been forced to pay the victims.
by Robert Beckhusen | Jan 7, 2013 | Monitor
A new Pentagon report offers a glimpse inside Iran’s secretive domestic spy agency, and reveals a network of 30,000 spies with a strange and violent history.