Mark Thompson

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Why This Recent Piece of ISIS Intelligence Stands Out

An ISIS membership list eclipses the capture of its "Chemical Ali"

By Mark Thompson

Here's Why the U.S. Military Is a Family Business

A Pentagon report shows 4 of 5 recent recruits have had a close relative in uniform

By Mark Thompson

Is It Time to Attack North Korea?

Pyongyang’s claim that it has shrunk a nuclear warhead brings it one step closer to striking the U.S.

By Mark Thompson

President Trump’s Illegal Military Orders

A commander-in-chief doesn’t have free rein over the nation’s troops

By Mark Thompson

Air Force Wants Your Help Naming New B-21 Bomber

Service being carpet-bombed with suggestions from 'Beast' to 'Rorschach'

By Mark Thompson

U.S.-China Showdown Keeps Inching Closer

Beijing dispatches more military might to the South China Sea

By Mark Thompson

Obama Makes Last-Ditch Plea to Close Guantanamo

He wants detainees moved to U.S. soil, but Congress unlikely to lift its ban on such transfers

By Mark Thompson

U.S. Steps Up ISIS War With Strikes in Libya

Target was militant blamed for attacks in neighboring Tunisia

By Mark Thompson

How Our War Against ISIS Is Going

Steady, but maybe too slowly

By Mark Thompson / Washington

The War Over the Pentagon Budget

What side you’re on may depend on what building you’re in

By Mark Thompson

10 Questions With Herman Wouk

The best-selling author of The Caine Mutiny and The Winds of War marks his 100th year on earth with a new memoir, Sailor and Fiddler

By Mark Thompson

Some GOP Candidates Seem to Prefer Howitzers to Humiliation

Cruz argues for "full force and fury" of U.S. military if Iran detains U.S. sailors again

By Mark Thompson

U.S. Sailors Freed by Iran, But Their Humiliation Persists

Photographic evidence of their capture isn’t going away

By Mark Thompson

Iran Releases 10 U.S. Sailors

Tensions between Washington and Tehran ease

By Mark Thompson

Obama Puts Terrorism in Perspective in State of the Union

But when it comes to being scared, fear trumps facts

By Mark Thompson

Iran's Seizure of 10 U.S. Sailors Is the Latest In a Series of Confrontations

Iranian officials said they were released on Wednesday

By Mark Thompson

N. Korea Claims to Test H-Bomb

It remains the lone 'axis of evil' power pushing for nukes

By Mark Thompson

Iran Unnerves U.S. by Firing Rockets Close to Carrier

It’s part of a decades-old pattern of Iranian provocations.

By Mark Thompson

Pentagon Names 10 ISIS Leaders Killed This Month

Detailed KIA list highlights the strange war against the Islamic State

By Mark Thompson

Fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan Echoes the 30 Years' War

Religious fervor could fuel wars for a long time

By Mark Thompson
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