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This Soldier Was Lost In Iraq, And So Was His Casualty Report
The day after Jim Butler learned his son had died in Iraq in 2003, a U.S. Army casualty officer showed up at the family's small ranch to explain what happened.Your son was hit by a rocket-propelled...
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Emails Between General Allen And Kelley 'Inappropriate' But Not Career Ending
General John Allen, the commander of International Security Assistance Force-Afghanistan (ISAF), has been cleared of any wrongdoing, according to the Pentagon Inspector General.Allen was under...
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Russians Fleeing Syria Describe A Bleak Situation In Damascus
Russians fleeing the civil war in Syria described miserable conditions on the ground, Thomas Grove of Reuters reports."The Free Syrian Army is getting closer. We've been left without money, without...
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FOX NEWS: 'Not A Lot Of Questions Answered' At Benghazi Hearing
Hillary Clinton's testimony before Congress so far has been largely as expected — a reptition of all the tired punchlines we've heard before. As the first session came to a close, Fox News anchor Bill...
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Inside The All-Female Unit Of Syria's Paramilitary Force
At 40 years of age, Abir Ramadan joined the all-female unit of Syria's new paramilitary force, pledging loyalty to Bashar al-Assad in the armed struggle against those seeking to topple the...
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The Dark Side Of The Arab Spring Is Increasingly Apparent
Several Egyptians who helped seize an Algerian oil field last week also took part in the September attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, according to a senior Algerian official as reported by Adam...
View ArticleMarine Security Guards Protect Classified Documents First, Then Personnel
The Benghazi attacks last year touched off a firestorm of debate around diplomatic security.While some suggested that Marine Embassy Security Guards (MSGs) could have prevented the attack, the reality...
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The F-22 May Simply Be Too Much For Pilots To Handle [PHOTOS]
Problems have plagued the F-22 Raptor since its inception.Flaking, toxic stealth coating with equally toxic glue. International dateline software glitches. Pilots nearly passing out from lack of oxygen...
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The US Is Moving Two B-2 Stealth Bombers Closer To China
In November 2012, the U.S. Air Forced announced a series of worldwide training deployments for its stealthy B-2 Spirit bombers.The “World Spirit Tour”, as the deployment was dubbed by Air Force...
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The Pentagon Approves Combat Roles For Women
The debate over women in combat is over.The Associated Press reports that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has officially removed restrictions barring women from serving in ground combat elements,...
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RUSSIA TO WEST: We Told You Not To Overthrow Qaddafi!
On Wednesday Russia blamed Western countries for creating the current turmoil in Africa by arming Libyan rebels, Timothy Heritage and Gabriela Baczynska of Reuters report. "Those whom the French and...
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Potential 'Mutiny' Of Overworked Afghan Contractors Put US Embassy At Risk
A Project Of Government Oversight (POGO) report out today reveals some troubling allegations about security contractors in Afghanistan.The report details a lawsuit that alleges British security...
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Homeland Security Is Researching A Huge New Public Surveillance System
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Secret Service have requested information to support the installation of a gunshot detection system in Washington D.C.Such a system is already in place...
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How Coalition Planes Hunt For Somali Pirates Off The Coast Of Africa
DJIBOUTI – The shipping lanes of the pirate-infested Somali basin have faded somewhat from the headlines in the past year as attacks and successful hijackings have dropped significantly. The decrease...
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Female Veterans Speak Out About Women In Combat
The Pentagon's decision to give women the chance to serve in front-line combat drew mixed reactions Wednesday from female veterans.Veterans such as U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth -- the first woman injured...
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Taiwanese Activists And Japanese Coast Guard Have Water Cannon Duel Near...
A boat with Taiwanese activists headed for disputed Japanese-controlled islands turned back Thursday after coastguard vessels from the two sides converged and duelled with water cannon.The boat,...
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Iran Says War Is The Only Thing That Can Stop Them Now
The United States has nothing left to pressure Tehran over its nuclear programme except for war, and if it chooses conflict Iran could close a key energy chokepoint, its envoy to Baghdad told AFP on...
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BREMMER: The Japan-China Crisis Is The Most Significant Geopolitical Tension...
China and Japan appear to be on the verge of a shooting war over some tiny islands that are the subject of a territorial dispute.Tension between these countries is escalating irrespective of the...
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US Wasted Millions Of Dollars On Afghan Police Cars That Don't Exist
The U.S. unnecessarily paid $6.3 million on contracts for Afghan police vehicles from April 2011 to September 2012, according to a report released last week from the Special Inspector General for...
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Does The Navy Have A Drinking Problem?
With hand-held alcohol detection devices headed across the fleet, you might think the U.S. Navy has a drinking problem.The Navy said on Wednesday it would conduct random blood-alcohol tests on sailors...
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