Free Beacon Bill Gertz

Bill Gertz was senior editor of the Washington Free Beacon.


China Testing New Space Weapons

China conducts satellite capture in space as part of Star Wars military program

Al Qaeda Opens First Official Twitter Account

Move seen as bid to halt division among jihadists over Syrian rebel split

Under-the-Radar Launchers

Obama administration continues to ignore Beijing’s illegal transfer of ICBM launchers to N Korea

Russia, China Hold Large-Scale War Games

NATO to counter with E. European war games in November

User Suspended

Twitter blocks multiple accounts of Somali al Qaeda group during Kenya attack

Double Duty

State Department acting arms official raises concerns about verifying Russia’s Syria chemical weapons deal

Chinese Military Capable of Jamming U.S. Communications System

U.S. spy’s secrets assist Chinese electronic warfare against U.S. military data links

Xi Jinping

China Seeks Weaker Export Controls on Military Equipment

China asks Obama administration to loosen controls on exports of high-tech military goods and lift all sanctions

Motive Unknown

Online jihadists suggest Navy Yard shooting was terrorism as US authorities look for clues to motive in murder of 12 Navy workers

Former CIA leader: Syria’s Islamist Rebels Gaining Power

Michael Morell worries collapse of state will empower al Qaeda