by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 13, 2012 | Monitor
Thirteen years ago, Wesley Clark won a war. It’s been all downhill since — from demeaning rank-and-file troops to shilling for shady data-brokers to blowing a presidential campaign. But tonight at 8 on NBC, Clark may have hit rock bottom: He’s...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 7, 2012 | Monitor
<< Previous | Next >> Never mind whether Dream Team ’12 can hold a candle to Dream Team ’92. A different crew of athletes competing for Olympic Gold in London has been through a much different set of trials: U.S. military service. This year, 21...
by Dave Maass | Jul 30, 2012 | Monitor
Alan Gourgue poses for a portrait near his home in Oceanside, California Photo: Dan Krauss/Wired Updated 6:07 pm. SAN DIEGO, California — On Jan. 26, 2011, a pair of U.S. Marines put Alan Gourgue in handcuffs and a restraint belt and hauled him across the...
by Arikia Milikan | Jul 16, 2012 | Monitor
A social media kiosk in Fort Riley, Kansas. Photo: U.S. Army Captain Obvious, report for duty. The Air Force wants you to know that “eye-catching” pictures on Facebook are good and that comment trolls are bad — so don’t feed them. Those are some of...
by Spencer Ackerman | Jul 5, 2012 | Monitor
Army Lt. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly, director of the Missile Defense Agency, briefs reporters at the Pentagon, December 2008. Photo: DVIDSHUB A Defense Department investigation has recommended disciplinary action against the head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency...
