Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Green Berets in ISIS fight frustrated with top brass micromanagement
The secretive teams of Green Berets guiding rebels in northeast Syria have expressed frustration with the amount of micromanagement they receive from a top-heavy headquarters in Iraq and the United States. Published December 4, 2016
Iran regime even more oppressive since nuclear deal, dissidents say
Now free in the West, recently escaped political dissidents say Iran's regime has grown more oppressive since its nuclear deal with the U.S. and other world powers that had hoped the agreement would moderate the Islamic-ruled nation. Published November 29, 2016
Donald Trump to inherit ‘weak’ Army, military too small to win major wars, report finds
The Washington think tank that helped forge the defense views of President-elect Donald Trump says in a report that the armed forces are too small to win major wars. Published November 27, 2016
John Kelly, Trump Cabinet mention, a border security hawk
What attracted Team Trump to retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly for a Cabinet post was a dissertation on the southern border he delivered to the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2015. Published November 27, 2016
Wisconsin elections officials see no proof of hacking of voting machines
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has found no evidence that any of its voting machines were hacked during the Nov. 8 election. Published November 27, 2016
Iran positioning Shiite militias in Iraq as regional expeditionary force
Iran has positioned thousands of loyal Iraqi Shiite militia fighters around Mosul with a strategic goal of creating long-lasting armies inside Iraq that can also deploy as an expeditionary force to Syria, Yemen and other contested regions. Published November 21, 2016
Paul Ryan to drive Donald Trump agenda during first 100 days as transition team lags
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is relying heavily on the staff of House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to put together a legislative plan for the first 100 days in office, hoping for major steps on both the economy and Obamacare. Published November 20, 2016
Army illegally barred Silicon Valley company from proposing software add-on: Judge
A federal judge has accused the Army of acting "arbitrarily and capriciously" and violating the law when it excluded a Silicon Valley firm from proposing its add-on for a battlefield intelligence data processor. Published November 17, 2016
Navy SEALs find beachhead in public office, expect reinforcements
Navy SEALs, the most glorified warriors in the war on Islamic terrorists, are not a political force in America, but unprecedented victories in this year's elections have put former frogmen on a political beachhead. Published November 16, 2016
Military needs counterrevolution, reverse social engineering policies, Hunter
A key congressional supporter of Donald Trump says the president-elect's defense secretary should move quickly to reverse a number of social engineering policies adopted in the Obama years that "have cut down on the warrior mentality." Published November 13, 2016
Donald Trump, Republicans defy Nate Silver, polls
Major media pollsters and pundit forecasters wrongly called the presidential election for Hillary Clinton, had her winning states that Donald Trump actually captured and wrongly predicted Democratic victories in the Senate. Published November 9, 2016
U.S. leaving Mosul reconstruction to Iraq — potentially creating opening for Iran
The U.S. spent more than $160 billion to rebuild war-wrecked Iraq and Afghanistan, but there appears to be little appetite in Washington to fund a third big reconstruction era for Iraq's ongoing second war. Published November 6, 2016
Radical Islamic jihadists weigh in on U.S. presidential election: They hate both candidates
The two presidential contenders suffer through low approval ratings not only from Americans but also from jihadis. Published November 1, 2016
Judge orders Army to include Palantir in reboot of battlefield intelligence system
Palantir founder Peter Thiel won a battle with the Army when a federal judge ruled it improperly excluded his computer data system from consideration for a new multimillion-dollar contract. Published October 31, 2016
Election poll accuracy in doubt with disparity, outdated methodology
What a difference four years, and perhaps Republican Donald Trump, make. National polls are anything but uniform. Perhaps this disparity was signaled in 2014, when pollsters badly missed in a number of key races by undercounting Republican voters. Published October 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton scandals, FBI ‘politicization’ date back to first lady tenure
Hillary Clinton remains embroiled in email and pay-for-play scandals from her days as secretary of state, but as first lady she also fell into questionable behavior that dogged her husband's first term. Published October 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton embraces George Soros’ ‘radical’ vision of open-border world
Hillary Clinton has aligned herself closely with a vision for America laid out by her benefactor -- left-wing financier George Soros, who talks of "international governance," more open borders, increased Muslim immigration and diminished U.S. global power. Published October 20, 2016
Obama administration sues Peter Thiel; Palantir; conservatives see political reprisal
A bitter struggle between an innovative Silicon Valley software inventor and the Army has shifted from the raging battlefields of Afghanistan to a sedate federal claims court in Washington. Published October 16, 2016
Colin Powell hacked emails packed with political gossip, pop culture banter
The Colin Powell chronicles capture Washington for all it has to offer a retired general, statesman and esteemed member of the ruling class. Published October 13, 2016
9/11 law sparks intense Saudi media backlash
Saudi Arabia's state-controlled media have launched an intense rash of news articles against the United States and the new federal law that allows Americans to sue Riyadh over the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Published October 11, 2016
