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Taliban Ringtones Are Saving Lives In Afghanistan

4:46AM December 30, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

There’s really no sense in buying ringtones anymore. That is, unless you’re living in Afghanistan and need to convince threatful Taliban checkpoint guards you’re not an insolent Coalition dog, but a Taliban sympathiser. Then your novelty ringtone might just save your life. More »


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The Pentagon Tells Gizmodo It Has No Osama Raid Evidence

10:50AM December 16, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Months ago, I asked the Pentagon for its visual records of Osama bin Laden’s sea burial under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I received a thick packet of No — a complete denial that any records exist. Read it. More »


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Hezbollah Captured American Spies With Commercially Available Software

1:35AM November 22, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The latest story seeping out of the Middle East claims Hezbollah has recently tracked down, arrested and outed a significant but undislosed number of American spies working for the CIA. And their techniques for discovering the cloak and daggar operatives? Disconcertingly simple. More »


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Pilot Accidentally Locks Himself Inside Aeroplane Bathroom, Causes Terrorism Scare

1:40AM November 19, 2011 | Casey Chan

A pilot on a Chatauqua Airlines flight from North Carolina to New York just wanted to use the aeroplane restroom before he landed but accidentally found himself stuck when the door jammed and locked him inside. This almost caused a terror scare. More »


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Crazy Old Men Busted For Toxic Terror Plot

4:20AM November 3, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Is there any more form of democratic dissent more American than the lunatic militia conspiracy? Four Georgian geezers are in deep federal shit after being apprehended for a convoluted plan to kill lots of people. Aeroplanes, poison and explosives. More »


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Why The Anthrax Murders Are Re-Surfacing 10 Years Later

7:00AM October 18, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

A decade after the anthrax attacks killed five people and sent 17 to the hospital, and a year after the FBI officially closed the case, it’s once again rearing its ugly head. More »


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A DVD Store That Has Nothing But Terrorist Videos

4:17AM September 30, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The only group that surpasses terrorists in amateur video uploads is probably Bieber lip-syncers. But getting to these videos of vague threats, IED training and attack footage can be tough. So why not collect them all and sell ‘em? More »


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Man Planned To Destroy Pentagon With Remote Aeroplanes

6:14AM September 29, 2011 | Sam Biddle

So what do you do when you’ve graduated university and sitting around Massachusetts? Conspire to blow up the two greatest symbols of American global power: the US Capitol and Pentagon. With a giant, C-4-laden toy plane. More »


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Does NYPD Seriously Have Its Own Surface-To-Air Missiles?

11:55PM September 26, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

New York City is serious about anti-terrorism efforts. It has to be. But did you know that the NYPD has its own anti-aircraft missiles? Commissioner Ray Kelly told 60 minutes last night that his counter-terrorism unit could take out an aircraft if it had to. More »


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‘Stay Away,’ Says 50,000-Strong Anti-Terrorism Wonder

12:00PM September 26, 2011 | Jack Loftus

The American 60 Minutes profile of New York City’s massive anti-terrorism network was nothing short of amazing: 35,000 police, 15,000 civilians unattended bag-tracking artificial intelligence. Cameras, oh the cameras! One message for potential terrorists: “Stay away.” More »