Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Iran says Iraq, Syria gateway to world revolution
The chief of the hard-line Iranian military force that sees its mission as protecting the regime said Tuesday that Iran's insertion into regional conflicts is helping Tehran spread its Islamic revolution around the world. Published March 15, 2016
Army top brass skirt punishment in fraud probe as lower ranks take blame
With the exception of only one general, the Army's top brass have escaped punishment in one of the service's largest criminal investigations into contract fraud. Published March 13, 2016
Osama bin Laden, Iran shared logistical alliance, intense hatred of U.S.
Osama bin Laden relied on Iran as a conduit to replenish his terrorist army with money and fighters as he worked to keep al Qaeda in the killing business during his decade in hiding. Published March 9, 2016
Bill Clinton neglect left NSA ‘brain dead’ as al Qaeda plotted 9/11, Michael Hayden says
President Clinton left the National Security Agency, the nation's electronic eavesdropper, in shambles at the very moment al Qaeda was in the final planning stages of carrying out the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York City and the Pentagon. Published March 6, 2016
Air Force Thunderbirds prioritize diversity in cockpit amid puzzling decline in applicants
The Air Force's vaunted Thunderbirds jet fighter aerobatics team is not diverse enough inside the cockpit. Published March 3, 2016
Sgt. Martland case spurs bill to outlaw child rape on U.S. military bases
In a response to the case of a Green Beret whom the Army wants to boot for confronting an accused child abuser in Afghanistan, a House war veteran lawmaker is introducing a bill that would make such rape illegal on a military base. Published March 2, 2016
Russia trying to make Syrians weapons against Europe, top U.S. general warns
The top U.S. commander in Europe testified on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir's forces are deliberately bombing civilians in Syria to uproot them from their homes and turn them into weapons against Europe. Published March 1, 2016
U.S. launches cyber attacks on Islamic State
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday declared a cyberwar against the Islamic State and its savvy techies, as analysts say the U.S. likely is trying to shut down the terrorist group's encrypted messaging applications and hacking operations. Published February 29, 2016
Russia using Syria as testing ground for new weapons
Russia has been using the Syrian civil war to test some of its new weapons, as the West accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of indiscriminate aerial bombardments that have killed many civilians. Published February 28, 2016
Army soldiers can ‘self-identify,’ not face discrimination
The Army says soldiers can self-identify who they are and not face discrimination. Published February 28, 2016
Russia dropping ‘dumb’ bombs in Syria, indiscriminately killing rebels and civilians alike
Russian President Vladimir Putin has thrust a much-modernized air force into the civil war in Syria, but the U.S. military says his bombers still drop mostly gravity "dumb" bombs as the West accuses Moscow of indiscriminately killing rebels and civilians alike around strategic cities such as Aleppo. Published February 21, 2016
U.S. special forces not ready to integrate women, report finds
At a time when U.S. special operations are devising plans for the mission of accepting women into the male domains of SEALs, Green Berets and Army Rangers, the terrorist-fighting community is facing a looming readiness problem. Published February 15, 2016
George W. Bush inherited ‘crumbling’ intelligence community from Bill Clinton: Tenet
As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hammers away at former President George W. Bush for not stopping the September 11 attacks, another factor could be added to the debate: Mr. Bush inherited from Bill Clinton an intelligence community in terrible shape. Published February 15, 2016
National Guard fraud claims taint recruiting assistants as top brass escapes accountability
Two years ago, news headlines blared that the nation's oldest army, the National Guard, was awash in one of the biggest defense fraud investigations ever, destined to reach nearly $100 million in stolen bonus money. Published February 11, 2016
Putin’s forces refuse to attack Islamic State in Syria
Russian forces are not attacking the Islamic State in Syria unless its terrorist army is battling troops of President Bashar Assad, the U.S. military said Wednesday. Published February 3, 2016
Obama’s gun control executive order directs Pentagon to make firearms safer, not more lethal
In President Obama's first foray into small-arms procurement for the armed forces, his recent executive order on gun control directs the Pentagon to find ways to make not so much more lethal firearms, but safer ones. Published January 31, 2016
France cracks down on Islamic radicalism after Paris attacks, shutters mosques
France is once again responding to a Paris slaughter at the hands of Islamic radicals by trying to root out extremism entrenched in its growing Muslim population. Published January 28, 2016
U.S. troops must deploy permanently to Afghanistan: McCain
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain said on Thursday that the U.S. needs to model its troop stay in Afghanistan on the long commitment the nation made to South Korea. Published January 28, 2016
ISIS boasts of an assassin boot camp capable of unleashing mass murderers on Europe
A propaganda video from the Islamic State shows that the terror group has the machinery in place to attract recruits, mold them into assassins and then dispatch them back to Europe to commit mass murder, such as the carnage in Paris on Nov. 13. Published January 25, 2016
‘Jihadi John’ obituary reveals limits of surveillance in stopping ISIS extremists
The story of Londoner "Jihadi John" shows how difficult it is for the U.S. and its allies to monitor extremists, unable to arrest them and helpless to act before they commit murder for the Islamic State terror army. Published January 24, 2016
