Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Probe of Jason Amerine focusing on presentation he made to Bowe Berghdahl
The Army's probe into a Green Beret war hero on a complaint he divulged classified information is focusing on a Powerpoint presentation he made on then-captive Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Published September 15, 2015
Iran responsible for deaths of 500 U.S. service members in Iraq, military officials say
The Iranian Islamic regime was directly involved in the killing of more than 500 American service members in Iraq by supplying Shiite extremists with advanced roadside bombs, rocket-propelled explosives and other munitions, military officials say. Published September 13, 2015
U.S. Special Operations Command, obscure before 9/11, on front lines in war on terror
Islamic extremists jarred America 14 years ago in a coordinated attack that also rattled to attention a backwater military command that had done a lot of training in past decades but only sporadic fighting. Published September 10, 2015
Iran will continue to support rogues, terrorists and criminals: House panel
A House committee said Thursday that Iran will continue to support rogues, terrorists and criminals in the Middle East region despite its new nuclear deal with the Obama administration. Published September 10, 2015
Obama calls for more icebreakers despite lack of funds
President Obama's urgent call to construct a new fleet of heavy Coast Guard icebreakers to monitor the contested Arctic is belied by his recent budgets that slashed funding for even one new ship. Published September 8, 2015
Hillary Clinton’s emails likely reside on multiple servers, expert says
Hillary Clinton's missing emails likely reside on one or multiple servers in different places because she communicated with a number of people using different companies to send and store information, a security expert says. Published September 4, 2015
Green Berets have growing doubts of duties with skittish political leadership
They were the first troops to hit the ground in Afghanistan while al Qaeda's dirty work still smoldered back in the United States. Published August 30, 2015
Army women injured twice as often as men in combat training
Female soldiers suffered double the rate of injuries compared with male colleagues in Army combat training, including jobs in field artillery and repairing the Bradley fighting vehicle. Published August 26, 2015
Army stats show that women are injured twice as often as men in combat training
Female soldiers suffered double the rate of injuries compared with male colleagues in Army combat training. Published August 26, 2015
Obama: No U.S. drones for ally Jordan
The Obama administration has told a congressman it cannot ship Predator or Reaper remotely piloted vehicles to Jordan because of restrictions under the Missile Technology Control Regime. Published August 19, 2015
Obama protects Hillary Clinton, David Petraeus, cracks down on low-level security leakers
The Obama administration has a history of dealing harshly with those who mishandle classified information -- unless the offender resides in the White House inner circle. Published August 18, 2015
State Dept. refuses to accept intel community’s assessment about Hillary’s emails
The State Department is taking the line of Hillary Clinton's that material in her personal email server was not classified at the time, and State is not accepting the intelligence inspector general's determination that some information was top secret. Published August 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails: Intelligence community wants security clearance suspended
Security experts say that if Hillary Rodham Clinton retained her government security clearance when she left the State Department, as is normal practice, it should be suspended now that it is known her unprotected private email server contained top secret material. Published August 13, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails contained signal intelligence from spy satellites
The revelation that Hillary Rodham Clinton's private emails contained sensitive information derived from spy satellites and signal intelligence undercuts her defense that she had no reason to believe she was dealing with classified information, security experts say. Published August 12, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails: State Department-intelligence community turf war looms over review
As secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton never had to worry about a permanent government watchdog peering over her shoulder. Published August 12, 2015
Whistleblower on failed Obama rescue missions cleared of leaking classified information
A Green Beret war hero whom the Army placed under investigation after he blew the whistle on the Obama administration's hostage rescue failures did not disclose classified information when he filed a counter complaint. Published August 12, 2015
Obama stonewalls SEAL Team 6 Extortion 17 helicopter crash probe, watchdog says
The Obama administration is violating a judge's order to turn over documents in the Aug. 6, 2011, shootdown of a U.S. helicopter -- call sign Extortion 17 -- that killed members of SEAL Team 6 in Afghanistan, a watchdog group is charging. Published August 5, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails worry officials about security breaches
Hillary Rodham Clinton's email narrative had finally seemed to run its course as a top news story when Washington was entering the dog days of summer. Published August 3, 2015
Ashton Carter orders gun policy reviews at military bases after Tennessee shootings
In his first policy response to the killings of five American troops at a Tennessee reserve center, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter released a memo Thursday that will let more service members carry guns stateside while on base or at more vulnerable satellite offices. Published July 30, 2015
Climate change a ‘growing threat’ to national security, Pentagon says
A new Pentagon report says that climate change is an "urgent and growing threat to our national security" and blames it for "increased natural disasters" that will require more American troops designated to combat bad weather. Published July 29, 2015
