Hagel’s Millions

Fmr. Nebraska senator engaged in questionable business practices to earn cell phone millions
Sen. Hagel March 27, 2001 / AP

President Barack Obama’s defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel is worth as much $11 million, but the business practices that made him rich were once denounced by some of the Democrats now backing him.

Pentagon Spox Won’t Confirm Marines Had Live Ammo

State Department: Marines on duty at Embassy Cairo had ammo in weapons
Pentagon / Wikimedia Commons

A Pentagon spokesperson refused to categorically state that U.S. Marines in Egypt have been authorized to carry live ammunition, raising questions about the administration’s denial of reports indicating that the Marines were not carrying live ammo when the U.S. Embassy in Cairo was sieged by rioters.

The Book on Bin Laden

Navy SEAL reveals Obama administration misled public for over a year on bin Laden killing
Mark Owen

A former U.S. Navy SEAL commando who took part in the daring raid to kill Osama bin Laden has exposed as false part of the account put out by the Obama administration on how the al Qaeda leader died.