military

Harry Palms

Brian Moylan · 07/14/10 06:15PM

[My imaginary boyfriend Prince Harry flees a serious attack of the non-lethal biological weapon known as "cooties" while visiting a Royal Air Force base in Suffolk today. Image via Getty]

Taranis Morissette

Max Read · 07/14/10 12:03AM

[The Taranis, a prototype unmanned military jet, was unveiled Tuesday by the UK Ministry of Defense. The jet will be controlled by a ground crew, until it gains intelligence and murders us all. Pics via AP. Click through for more.]

Lindsay Didn't Expect Prison to Be Quite Like This

Max Read · 07/12/10 12:14AM

[A soldier from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion of the 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne, has his head shaved by the light of a flashlight at Combat Outpost Ware in the Arghandab Valley, outside Kandahar. Pic via AP.]

BP Is Still Making Big Money From US Military Oil Contracts

Jeff Neumann · 07/05/10 03:28PM

Despite tough talk from the White House, BP continues to pull in hundreds of millions of dollars from US military fuel contracts, and at least one new contract has been signed since the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.

Fun New Crowd Control Weapon Deployed to Afghanistan

Jeff Neumann · 06/20/10 03:24PM

Ever wonder what it's like to be set on fire? Step in front of the US military's "pain ray" Active Denial System and find out! It has recently been deployed to Afghanistan, but "has not been used operationally," yet.

Mexico's Bloody Summer: Drug War Spins Out of Control

Jeff Neumann · 06/19/10 01:07PM

It was a bloody week in Mexico. On Monday alone, 96 people were killed in drug related violence, and yesterday police found 12 decomposing bodies inside a cave in Cancun. It could easily get worse.

Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" Video Is Nine Minutes of Homoerotic Eye Candy

Matt Cherette · 06/08/10 02:15PM

Lady Gaga premiered her "Alejandro" music video (directed by Steven Klein) today and, while its nine-minute runtime is comparable to the video for "Telephone," the similarities end there. Military! Sex! Military Sex! The highly stylish video, and initial reaction, inside.