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The Pentagon is using polygraphs to hunt leakers, but the tests are more theater than fact

In August 2026, government investigators subjected roughly 50 military officers and civilian employees on the Joint Staff to polygraph tests as part of an inquiry into press leaks about the Iran war and depleted U.S. munitions, according to The New York Times. The newspaper described the scope of the investigation…

The Conversation · Sep 10

Pentagon Contractor's Libel Claim Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group Can Go Forward

From today's decision by Judge Amit Mehta (D.D.C.) in Mannina v. O'Keefe Media Group: In January 2025, Plaintiff Jamie Mannina,… The post Pentagon Contractor's Libel Claim Over Hidden Date Recording by O'Keefe Media Group Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 29

Chinese destroyer held live-fire drill in Japan's EEZ, Japan says

A Chinese destroyer conducted live-fire drills near Japan's Okinotori Island early Sunday. Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force spotted Chinese and Russian naval vessels operating together. The Chinese Luyang III-class destroyer conducted the exercise within Japan's exclusive economic zone.

The Economic Times · Jul 21