Homeland Security Department: 'Colossal, Inefficient Boondoggle' -- Aol Defense
This article marks the beginning of our examination of just what America's national security leaders should do next to secure our national security, 10 years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. We will post at least one analytic piece each day until the anniversary.
One of the lasting legacies of 9/11 that continues to affect the daily life of every American is the Department of Homeland Security. It sounds like something out of a bad dystopian novel, and it is: given its sheer size -- over 225,000 employees -- massive expense (estimated at $55 billion in 2010), and vast political reach, its very existence has fueled endless X-Files conspiracy theories. It is the perfect foil for every argument that all the U.S. government needed to cement its control over the population is a major attack that would scare Americans so witless they would sign their lives over to the gray men of the national security bureaucracy.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
China Says It Will Tighten Arms Sales Procedures -- New York Times
Tanks test infra-red invisibility cloak -- BBC
Turkey set to sign military pact with Egypt after cutting frayed ties with Israel -- Haaretz
U.S. Doubts Canada’s F-35 Purchase Will Provide Enough Aircraft -- Ottawa Citizen
Russian fighter jet crashes in Urals -- RIA Novosti
MiG-21 crashes near Punjab highway, pilot safe -- Hindustan Times
Qaeda offshoot acquires Libyan air missiles: EU -- AFP
Colombia's complete military command replaced -- Colombia Reports
NATO Chief: 'Smart Defense' Plan in Works -- Defense News
Senators Love Their Stealth Jet; Never Mind a New Design Flaw -- Danger Room
Dwell time increases to 2 years next month -- Military Times
Enlisted in the World of Airborne Spying -- New York Times
DOD Gets New Weapon For Securing iPhones -- Information Week
Hacktivists – A Growing Cyber Threat -- Defense Tech
Many of the military’s ‘green’ tools go unseen -- Hampton Roads
Lockheed Martin/KAMAN K-MAX Completes U.S. Navy Unmanned Cargo Assessment -- Lockheed Martin
Mission for Md. soldiers unclear with Iraq exit in limbo -- Washington Post
Gunman kills 3 at Nevada IHOP, including guardsmen -- Yahoo News/AP
After decades, the past catches up with Navy deserter -- Hampton Roads
Md. judge rules Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional -- Washington Examiner
LCS WTF of the Week -- CDR Salamander
Young Soldiers Grew Up Watching America at War -- Military.com
Air Force One pilot's mission on Sept. 11: Keep Bush safe -- Stars and Stripes
Can Pentagon spending save the economy? -- Philip Ewing, DoD Buzz
How The Pentagon's Policies Hurt U.S. Manufacturing -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,645 -- AP
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,474 -- AP
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