Justin Fishel Archive

Pentagon Receives Massive Bunker-Busting Bombs, Denies Targeting Iran

Published November 16, 2011

Pentagon officials are speaking publicly about the military's new 30,000-pound massive ordnance penetrator, or MOP, known now as the biggest "bunker-busting bomb" in the world.

Panetta Goes Nuclear on Budget Talks

Published November 15, 2011

Panetta Details Iraq Withdrawal as Senators Criticize Failure to Reach Deal on Troops

Published November 15, 2011

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta fires back after hearing an earful from Arizona Sen. John McCain, who said if the Obama administration got what it wanted by failing to reach an agreement over immunity for U.S. troops in Iraq -- a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces.

National Guard Faces High-Level Opposition in Push for Seat on Joint Chiefs

Published November 10, 2011

A proposal to give the National Guard an equal voice on the Joint Chiefs of Staff hit a brick wall of opposition from a steady stream of top military commanders during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday. 

Farewell to Andy Rooney, My Grandfather

Published November 09, 2011

Growing up watching my grandfather on television was a unique experience.  He was by all accounts a star.  He was on the most watched 10 minutes of the most watched television show throughout my childhood.

U.S. General Fired for Verbal Attack on Afghan Leader

Published November 05, 2011

A top U.S. general in Afghanistan was fired Friday for making disparaging remarks about Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his government.

AS TROOPS LEAVE IRAQ IN DROVES, OLD KILLER STILL LOOMS

Published November 03, 2011

Details of Qaddafi's Killing in Dispute, as Libya Pledges Investigation

Published October 24, 2011

The world may agree on the fact of Muammar Qaddafi's death -- his body lies rotting in a store freezer -- but the chain of events late last week that led to the ousted Libyan leader's death remains very much in dispute.

Iran's Nuclear Facility Losing Power, Expert Says

Published October 18, 2011

At Iran's main nuclear facility in Natanz, output has slowed dramatically, according to two new reports, and for the first time, Iran's centrifuges have seen their average output decrease

House Reacts to Iran Threat

Published October 13, 2011