Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
White House’s release of Taliban follows its criticism of Afghan prisoner release
The White House has released Taliban leaders just four months after condemning Afghan President Hamid Karzai's release of 65 Taliban fighters. Published June 2, 2014
Pentagon wrestles with false climate predictions as military funds shifted to green agenda
Consultants told the military that, by now, California would be flooded by inland seas, The Hague would be unlivable, polar ice would be mostly gone in summer, and global temperatures would rise at an accelerated rate as high as 0.5 degrees a year. None of that has happened. Published June 1, 2014
GOP lawmakers warn of Taliban incentives in freeing American POW
Two Republican defense leaders in Congress warn that trading terrorists for an American POW now gives al Qaeda and the Taliban a bigger incentive to capture U.S. service members. Published June 1, 2014
Sponsors of Pentagon’s alarm-raising climate study could benefit from action
Retired military officers deeply involved in the climate change movement — and some in companies positioned to profit from it — spearheaded an alarmist global warming report this month that calls on the Defense Department to ramp up spending on what it calls a man-made problem. Published May 26, 2014
House leaders nix bill that would give Obama power to kill Benghazi terrorists
The House Republican leadership has abolished an amendment that would have given President Obama the authority to kill the terrorists responsible for the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, according to a legislative aide. Published May 25, 2014
Senator, VFW spar over VA Department scandal
Sen. Richard Burr accuses the VFW of kowtowing to the Department of Veterans Afffairs. Published May 24, 2014
MEMORIAL DAY: Pentagon not revealing efforts to free POW
It will be five years next month that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl fell into the hands of the most ruthless terrorists fighting U.S. and local troops in Afghanistan. Published May 22, 2014
Father of nuclear Navy — Film shows how Capt. Rickover bucked authority, helped win Cold War
Dressed in his starched, white dress uniform, Capt. Hyman Rickover basked in a ticker-tape parade, waving from the Canyon of Heroes to New Yorkers celebrating the Navy officer's phenomenal creation. Published May 14, 2014
Firm to offer virtual technology training to military
A video company in Texas is developing virtual reality technology that will give terrorist hunters a 3D experience of an embassy, a hideout or a village. Published May 13, 2014
Pentagon: No change on ban on transgender troops
The Pentagon is not reviewing or planning to review its policy that bans transgenders from military service, a defense official said Monday. Published May 12, 2014
Republicans at odds over authorizing strike on Benghazi attackers
Two House Republicans are in a turf battle over how to give President Obama the authority to kill the terrorists who killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya. Published May 12, 2014
General: Millennial Marines shun self-absorbed culture
A four-star Marine general laments an American public that cannot comprehend why young Marines sacrifice their lives to defend the country. Published May 7, 2014
Lt. Gen. Legere, candidate to be military’s spy chief, supported Army’s failed intel system
A front-runner for becoming the military's top spy has played a major role in shepherding and defending a battlefield intelligence network that some lawmakers and soldiers say fails too often. Published May 5, 2014
Problems with Army’s battlefield intel system unresolved after two years
U.S. soldiers preparing to fight in Afghanistan have encountered some of the same flaws with the Army's vaunted intelligence computer network that they endured two years ago in their efforts to identify terrorists and locate roadside bombs in the war zone. Published May 1, 2014
Congressman drafts bill to authorize killing Benghazi terrorists
A Republican House member is drafting legislation that would authorize the military and intelligence operatives to kill the terrorists who attacked the U.S. diplomatic mission and CIA base in Benghazi, Libya. Published April 30, 2014
Probe looks at Marine higher-ups suspected in retaliation against whistleblower
The Pentagon inspector general has confirmed to Congress that an investigation is underway into whether Marine Corps higher-ups retaliated against an officer who accused the commandant, Gen. James Amos, of meddling in a prosecution. Published April 27, 2014
Sold out: Ukraine’s leadership swapped best military weapons for cash
The woeful state of Ukraine's military can be blamed on corruption, Kiev's shaky commitment to national defense and a policy of selling the best weapons to gain cold hard cash, analysts say. Published April 23, 2014
Tactical advantage: Russian military shows off impressive new gear
Elite Russian troops are displaying a new arsenal of body armor, individual weapons, armor-piercing ammunition and collar radios — a menu of essential gear that gives them a big tactical advantage against a lesser-equipped Ukrainian army. Published April 20, 2014
Removal of military gear limits options for U.S., NATO in Ukraine
The Obama administration has removed all operational combat tanks from Europe and key strike aircraft, limiting the options for a show of force to bolster eastern NATO allies as Russia contemplates invading Ukraine. Published April 16, 2014
Hillary Clinton all but erased from tragic story of the attack in Benghazi
A huge wave of public testimony, reports and documents on what happened in Benghazi now floods Washington, and little of it focuses on the role of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before, on, or after Sept. 11, 2012. Published April 13, 2014
