Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
In classified cyberwar against Iran, trail of Stuxnet leak leads to White House
The Obama administration provided a New York Times reporter exclusive access to a range of high-level national security officials for a book that divulged highly classified information on a U.S. cyberwar on Iran's nuclear program, internal State Department emails show. Published August 18, 2013
Army colonel: Physical strength not the end-all, be-all of combat service
An Army officer writing in a prestigious journal says the services should not overemphasize physical strength when deciding whether a woman qualifies for direct ground combat. Published August 12, 2013
Pentagon hints at changes to allow more women in ground combat
Public statements from the Pentagon since it removed the ban on direct ground combat jobs for women signal that the armed services plan to change their physical standards to ensure integration of the sexes, analysts say. Published August 5, 2013
Christians are in the crosshairs of bloody Muslim wars in Mideast
The Arab Spring has not been kind to Christians, and Syria is a good example: The nation's 2 million-plus Christians are caught in the middle of a Muslim war. Published August 1, 2013
Top Marine Gen. James Amos is accused of interfering in sex assault, desecration cases
A military judge did something extraordinary last summer when he ordered the Marine Corps' top officer to submit sworn statements in a sexual assault case. The answers from the commandant, Gen. James F. Amos, have some in Marine legal circles wondering whether he told the full truth. Published July 28, 2013
Military considers separate combat training for men and women
The military is looking at ways to modify its training for women to help them qualify for direct ground combat roles in the infantry, tank units and special operations. Published July 25, 2013
Pentagon mulling separate combat training for men, women
The military is looking at ways to modify its training for women to help them qualify for direct ground combat roles in the infantry, tanks and special operations. Published July 25, 2013
An eavesdropping phoenix, NSA arose from ashes of 9/11
The start of the National Security Agency's rise in power can be traced to the first years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when new laws, secret presidential orders and lots of cash emboldened it to sweep up billions of communications. Published July 23, 2013
Al Jazeera coming to America: Controversial network ready to hit U.S. TV markets
Al Jazeera, the Arab news network that has provided a venue for Osama bin Laden videos, the Muslim Brotherhood and a birthday bash for a convicted murderer, is coming to America. Published July 23, 2013
Emails reveal how accuracy was scrubbed out of Benghazi ‘talking points’
As the hour grew late on the night of Sept. 14, the White House wanted to make one thing clear to the State Department and the CIA as the three collaborated on what would come to be known as the Benghazi "talking points," designed to be used by Congress and administration officials to explain what had happened three days earlier at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Published July 16, 2013
The (spy) game’s afoot in hunt for NSA leaker Snowden
One twist in the fugitive hunt for asylum-seeking Edward Snowden is that the man who has revealed the most secrets about the National Security Agency in history now is undoubtedly one of its chief targets. Published July 13, 2013
Granddaughter qualifies to follow in boot steps of Delta Force founder
A descendant of Col. Charles Beckwith, who in 1977 founded the Army's Delta Force that today hunts and kills Islamic terrorists, passed the test in May to become a member of the elite special operations forces. Published July 9, 2013
Private suppliers fill in where Pentagon pulls out; TroopsDirect sends necessities to Afghanistan
Aaron Negherbon, who founded the nonprofit TroopsDirect, said his organization has shipped more than 180,000 pounds of essentials to troops since 2010, giving a new meaning to the idea of a CARE package. Published July 8, 2013
Ouster of Egypt’s Islamist president a product of army’s U.S. military training
In ousting Muslim Brotherhood rule, the Egyptian army did what it has been taught to do for decades: Keep Cairo out of the hands of Islamists. Published July 7, 2013
Two more female officers fail in Marines’ infantry course
A third pair of female Marine lieutenants has failed to complete the Corps' Infantry Officer Course at Quantico, Va. Published July 3, 2013
GAO report conflicts with Army over battlefield intelligence system
The Army's vaunted battlefield intelligence processor is "difficult to operate" and suffers "workstation system failures," a confidential government report says. Published July 1, 2013
Special operations forces are worried about adding women
Publicly and privately, U.S. commandos are casting doubt on the sexual revolution looming over Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, Delta Force and Green Berets. Published June 27, 2013
Pentagon celebrates gay troops
The Pentagon on Tuesday toasted gays in the military, with a top adviser to President Obama declaring the country is "safer" now that they may serve openly in the ranks. Published June 25, 2013
Military gives a salute to Gay Pride Month; messages sent to commands
The U.S. military is embracing a celebration of homosexuals in the ranks this month by sending out a gay pride poster and a directive to commands, while planning a Pentagon symposium that will be attended by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Published June 23, 2013
Russia’s Putin hangs tough on Syria at G-8 summit
Outnumbered at the just-completed G-8 conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not give an inch on Syria, preferring to maintain one of Russia's most valuable, though unpopular, alliances. Published June 18, 2013
