by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 2, 2012 | Monitor
Spotting the warning signs of radicalization among U.S. or partnered troops is difficult. Photo: Flickr/soldiersmediacenter These are some warning signs that that you have turned into a terrorist who will soon kill your co-workers, according to the U.S. military....
by David Axe | Sep 25, 2012 | Monitor
Successive images of Aleppo show increasing war damage. Photo: AAAS Three successive overhead snapshots by orbiting civilian satellites provide the best, unclassified, big-picture view to date of the more than two-month-old battle for one of Syria’s key cities....
by Spencer Ackerman | Sep 21, 2012 | Monitor
Iranian flags fly at an MEK protest, alongside ones that read “De-List MEK.” The State Department is removing the MEK from its list of terrorist groups in response to a lobbying campaign. Photo: Flickr/Futureatlas.com Washington’s favorite Iranian...
by Richard Wheeler | Sep 19, 2012 | Monitor
Indonesian Navy commandos detain mock pirates during a 2001 exercise in the Malacca Straits. Photo: AP/Ed Wray International Talk Like a Pirate Day is here again for its 10th anniversary. Which means the old gags — shivering your timbers, calling out to your...
by Spencer Ackerman | Sep 11, 2012 | Monitor
Photo: Flickr/Michael R. Perry Once again, it’s September 11. Once again, the nation pauses — however momentarily — to reflect on the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, and the country they continue to reshape 11 years later....
