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US Discloses Secret Somalia Military Presence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military advisors have secretly operated in Somalia since around 2007 and Washington plans to deepen its security assistance to help the country fend off threats by Islamist...
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called 'Secretary of Defense' Tim Howard today to thank him for his amazing goalkeeper performance during the USA-Belgium World Cup game yesterday. From 1 SecDef to...
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19-Year-Old American Woman Charged With Trying To Help ISIS Militants
A 19-year-old Colorado woman has been charged with providing material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, after she was arrested trying to board a flight from Denver to allegedly...
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So Wait, How Many US Troops Are Now In Iraq? And What Are They Doing?
President Barack Obama ordered up an additional 200 American military troops for deployment in Iraq on Monday, where they will be tasked with helping secure the US Embassy and the Baghdad International...
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Bergdahl's Reintegration Involves Him Leaving His Texas Base To Interact With...
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has ventured off a Texas Army base several times in the past month as part of an effort to rehabilitate him, a military spokesperson said.According to military spokeswoman Arwen...
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NSA Surveillance Led To Over 100 Arrests [Report]
The US National Security Agency's electronic snooping led to "well over 100 arrests" and helped smash numerous terrorist plots, a privacy review panel said Wednesday.The figures in a 196-page report by...
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FORMER US AMBASSADOR: Edward Snowden Is 'Manna From Heaven' For The Russians
A former U.S. Ambassador to Russia told a crowd at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Wednesday that former NSA contractor Edward Snowden making it to Moscow was "manna from heaven for the Russians," Shane...
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For Four Days There Were Bombs Falling Everywhere — Here's A Frightening...
Every day, Nuba Reports journalists cover the violence, hunger and seemingly endless bombings that come with the conflict in South Kordofan. While their job is to tell the stories of the Nuban people...
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An F-15 Pilot Made This Awesome Cockpit Video Of Maneuvering Through Canyons
Here is what it looks like to fly at high-speed, through canyons in the back seat of an F-15E Strike Eagle.Filmed from the cockpit, the video lets you appreciate an in-cockpit experience along with the...
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Why I Left Venezuela — For Good
At the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas on March 19, my wife, 8-month-old daughter and I stopped to take photos of our feet. We were standing over a colorful, geometric mosaic made by the...
View ArticleHere's A Look At Some Of The Weirdest Weapons The TSA Has Confiscated From...
The days around July 4th are some of the peak travel dates of the year for domestic flights in the U.S. This weekend, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) is going to be busier than usual,...
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Iran Wants Someone To Run Shi'ite Iraq For Them — And This Might Be The Man...
Ahmad Chalabi, the controversial Iraqi exile who took millions from the CIA while forging relationships with powerful Iranian political and intelligence figures, is now in the discussion to become the...
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CHARTS: The Pentagon's Strategy For Stopping The Spread Of Weapons Of Mass...
On June 30, the Pentagon released a report detailing the U.S.'s strategy for countering weapons of mass destruction. "The pursuit of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)," Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel...
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No, The U.S. And Israel Aren't Headed For A Major Split
Michael Cohen published an article in Foreign Policy a couple of days ago in which he argues that the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship will be marked by “less cooperation, more disagreements, and...
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Clashes Are Erupting Throughout Jerusalem As Tensions Build
Arab-Jewish tension in parts of Jerusalem was at fever pitch Thursday afternoon, three days after the funerals for three slain Israeli teens and a day after the alleged revenge killing of 16-year-old...
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27 Iconic Photos From The Longest War In American History
In the wake of the devastating terrorist attacks on Sep. 11, 2001, the U.S. vowed to hunt down those responsible and bring them to justice.That hunt immediately led to Afghanistan, the home of the...
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The 8 Presidents With The Most Badass Military Records
It used to be that if you wanted to enter politics, military service was virtually a prerequisite. And though the last three presidents have little or no military backgrounds, American history was...
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The F-35 Fighter Jet Is A Historic $1 Trillion Disaster
This was supposed to the be the F-35's big month.The troubled next-generation fighter jet was going to make its international debut at the Farnborough Air Show in England. The U.S. and its partners...
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The Tide Is Finally Turning For The Kurds — Especially In Turkey
Turkey has been dropping some serious hints that it could recognize an independent Kurdish state, and by extension the dissolution of the current Iraqi state, Marc Champion writes for Bloomberg View....
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TOP US GENERAL: Without Help, There's No Way Iraqis Can Go After ISIS
The US military's top officer said Thursday that Iraqi forces had shored up their defenses around Baghdad but would need outside help to eventually regain territory lost to Sunni militants.General...
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