Rowan Scarborough

Analysts contradict Obama on Islamic terror threat

Terrorism analysts are rebutting President Obama's assertion that the "scale of the threat" from Islamic terrorists has reverted to pre-Sept. 11, 2001, levels. Published May 24, 2013

Victims of sex assaults in military are mostly men

More military men than women are sexually abused in the ranks each year, a Pentagon survey shows, highlighting the underreporting of male-on-male assaults. Published May 20, 2013

Benghazi: The anatomy of a scandal; how the story of a U.S. tragedy unfolded — and then fell apart

The tragedy of Benghazi, where a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed, seemed a cut-and-dried story in the days after a mob attacked the State Department's mission in eastern Libya. Today, the public knows that those early administration pronouncements were false. Published May 16, 2013

False reports outpace sex assaults in the military

False complaints of sexual abuse in the military are rising at a faster rate than overall reports of sexual assault, a trend that could harm combat readiness, analysts say. Published May 12, 2013

SEALs’ families hit 2011 Afghan mission in which sons were killed; deem probe a cover-up

The families of Navy SEALs killed in an August 2011 downing of a helicopter in Afghanistan came forward Thursday to blast the U.S. command and the Obama administration for the mission and to call for an official investigation into what they deem a whitewash. Published May 9, 2013

Sex assaults rise as women move closer in military ranks

A Pentagon study has found a sharp increase in the number of sexual assaults in the ranks, as the military plans to put men and women in even closer contact among ground combat units in coming years. Published May 7, 2013

Obama hunts for new strategy after misreading power of Syria’s Assad

PResident Obama last year counted on a quick ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad — an outcome that seems less certain today as the White House searches for another strategy that might give weapons to rebels. Published May 5, 2013

CIA women who hunted bin Laden in the spotlight; TV documentary reveals inside story

The look at those who hunted Osama bin Laden begins with the sisterhood — a collection of female CIA analysts who became somewhat obsessed with al Qaeda and its leader. They now are talking on camera for the HBO documentary "Manhunt," which debuted Wednesday night, two years after the terrorist mastermind was killed and weeks after another jihadist attack on America at the Boston Marathon. Published May 1, 2013

Top brass crush career of Army officer who warned of jihadists

The Pentagon's top brass has dealt another blow to a decorated Army officer who was fired last year as a war college instructor because of his teachings about radical Islam, his attorney told The Washington Times. Published April 28, 2013

Obama’s scrub of Muslim terms under question; common links in attacks

Before the Boston Marathon bombings, the Obama administration argued for years that there is a big difference between terrorists and the tenets of Islam. Published April 25, 2013

Tempers flare over Army computer system at House hearing

The Army's chief of staff and a Marine veteran congressman clashed publicly Thursday in a long-simmering dispute over the service's battlefield intelligence processor. Published April 25, 2013

Congress has new shelter in case of attack

Congress has new plans to keep working if an attack on Washington, D.C., makes it impossible for lawmakers to meet at the U.S. Capitol. Published April 23, 2013

Former FBI agent predicts more attacks in Muslim jihad

The Boston Marathon bombings are a continuation of a Muslim jihad against the United States dating back before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, says a former FBI agent dedicated to warning America about the Islamist threat. Published April 21, 2013

Hip-deep in training: SEALs prep for action

Navy SEALs are the toast of America. Now there is a richly illustrated book, which its authors bill as the best inside look yet at how to train a naval commando. It shows the faces of men who protect America by fighting, and sometimes dying, in the shadows. Published April 14, 2013

Obama’s defense budget reneges on base closure promise

President Obama is backtracking from his campaign promise that "I don't think now is the time" for another round of military base closures across the country. Published April 10, 2013

Drones replace ‘The Right Stuff’: Fighter pilots make way for remote warfare

A key symbol of the jet fighter culture vanished in 2011 from Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base, the hub of air-war strategy and tactics, when senior Air Force officials ordered the "Home of the Fighter Pilot" sign to be taken down to be more welcoming for drone operators. Published April 10, 2013

Fighter pilots make way for remote warfare

A key symbol of the jet fighter culture vanished in 2011 from Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base, the hub of air-war strategy and tactics, when senior Air Force officials ordered the "Home of the Fighter Pilot" sign to be taken down to be more welcoming for drone operators. Published April 9, 2013