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Obama Doesn't Need To Send A Letter To Congress About Libya And Yemen
Obama's letter to Congress about deployment of Marines to Libya and Yemen is awfully nice, but let's be honest: It's not a legal requirement. As well it shouldn't be; the president can't be expected...
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Central Asia Could Go To War Over Water
Earlier this week, President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan indicated that efforts by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to build hydroelectric power stations on rivers that flowed into Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan...
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We're Headed To The Persian Gulf For A Huge Military Mine Clearing Exercise
Underwater mines may be one of the most effective ways of disabling an opposing force in the history of warfare, and if Iran feels it has little left to lose it could mine the Strait of Hormuz and...
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The Taliban Attack On Camp Bastion Sends An Unmistakable Signal
The implications of the recent attack on the biggest bases in Helmand, Afghanistan, are bigger than a stab at Harry or two dead Marines. As many as 15 Taliban fighters, armed with small-arms,...
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How One Man Helped Prevent A Christian Massacre In The Face Of Overwhelming Odds
I took a few classes at the University of South Florida to wrap up a B.A. after leaving the Army and one of my professors was Georgetown Alumnus Richard O'Brien. He taught Conflict in the World and...
View ArticleCheck Out This Crazy Video From Prior Attacks On Kabul's Embassy
This crazy Kabul video shows attacks that happened a year ago to date on the embassy and the International Security Assistance Forces headquarters. Here we see Marines, airmen, sailors, and Afghan...
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US And Britain Send Warships To The Persian Gulf To Prepare For An Israel...
An armada of U.S. and British naval power is amassing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons program. Warships,...
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This Heavily-Armed Drone Is Changing The Way America Wages War
The Predator drone is a key tool in the Pentagon's War on Terror, logging more than 1 million miles over scores of countries since its 1995 introduction. The drone went from helpful to deadly when it...
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White House Says It's Unconstitutional To Strike Down The NDAA
The Obama administration had some harsh words Friday after a federal judge appointed by Obama appointee said the government doesn't have a right to indefinitely detain anyone even remotely associated...
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Meet The Marines, Special Agents And Others Who Protect US Diplomats
Following the wave of unrest in the Muslim world, and the deaths of four Americans, there was furious debate—what caused the unrest? Who is responsible for security? Why don't we have heavy weapons...
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Social Media Monitoring May Have Stopped A Vet From Going On A Shooting Spree...
Sometimes the simple action of reading can save a veteran’s life. This is the story of a volunteer who did so much with very little. Deb Boyce is a volunteer with GallantFew, Inc., an organization...
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Check Out The Side Of The Gaza Strip The Media Never Shows
We here at BI's Military and Defense section recently started looking for young Israeli and Palestinian bloggers to contribute to our site. Through our efforts we found Tamam Abusalama, who wrote an...
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Booze And The Military: I Was Calm At War, But A Total Wreck At Home
If you've seen the movie, "Act of Valor," you will remember the scene on the beach before the SEAL team leaves for action. They are gathered with their families, having a few moments of peace before...
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There's Another Navy SEAL Book Out That's Going To Make People Furious
Carl Higbie served twice in Iraq, once in 2007 under Bush, and then again in 2009 under Obama. Recently he wrote a book, “Battle on the Homefront: A Navy SEAL’s Mission to Save the American Dream,”...
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The Government Strategically Nuked A Bunch Of Beer
With great relief, we at Business Insider can say that bottles of beer remain untainted following a nuclear explosion. So, in case you were wondering, yes, go right ahead and pop that bottle. If you...
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Everyone In The Gulf Was Shocked To See This Iraqi Patrol Boat
I've been in the Persian Gulf covering the huge international mine clearing exercise less than 300 miles from the Strait of Hormuz, and Saturday the Navy dropped the media back off in Bahrain. That...
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Catalonia Cries for Independence, Spain Might Break Apart, And Its Military...
Spain has enough problems: a debt crisis, a hangover from a housing bubble, unemployment of over 25%, youth unemployment of over 50%, massive demonstrations against “structural reforms” that the...
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America Has Never Had A Ship Like The USS Ponce [PHOTOS]
Ordered by the U.S. Navy more than 45 years ago and cruising the world's oceans since 1971, the USS Ponce (pronounced pon-say) was given a new lease on life in March of this year. It was almost...
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9/11 Is Still A Huge Motivator For People To Enlist In The Military
When the planes hit the World Trade Center, Caitlin Stubbs of Sergeantsville, N.J. was a 6-year-old on vacation with with her family in California. She remembers that her parents wouldn’t let her...
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Here's Why New Jersey Banned Smiling In Driver's Licenses
Apparently it's only the huge smiles they're worried about, otherwise known as an "I just won the lottery" smile, according to the Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles. It distorts your face so much so...
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