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Syrian Government and Rebels Blame Each Other For Chemical Attack In Aleppo
Syria's government on Tuesday accused rebel forces of using chemical weapons for the first time, but the opposition denied the claim, saying instead that government forces might have used banned...
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How The American People Were Sold The Iraq War
On March 19, 2003, as troops packed gear into their trucks on the Iraq-Kuwait border and loaded weapons for combat, President George W. Bush told the American people he had given the order to...
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The Letter James Mattis Wrote To His Marines Is A Must Read In Military History
Marine Gen. James N. Mattis is something of a legend in the U.S. military. Looked at as a warrior among Marines, and well-respected by members of other services, he's been at the forefront of a number...
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It's Highly Unlikely The 2 Alleged Chemical Attacks In Syria Came From Rebels
There are reports that neighborhoods near both Aleppo and Damascus were hit with chemicals — suggesting a coordinated attack — and the circumstances make it unlikely rebels were responsible, James...
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The Israeli Army Is NOT Happy About Bar Refaeli's Pro-Israel Ad
The Israeli Foreign Ministry picked supermodel Bar Refaeli as the face of its new ad campaign, and the Israeli Defence Force is not happy about it.Why? The Sports Illustrated bikini model dodged...
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New US-Educated Prime Minister Of Syria Has One Massive Problem
On Monday the Syrian opposition chose naturalized Syrian-born American citizen Ghassan Hitto to lead an interim government tasked with aiding rebels and serving as an alternative to the regime of...
View ArticleB-52 Bombers Are Flying In South Korea As Show Of Force Against The North
On Mar. 8, a B-52 bomber based at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flew a mission over South Korea as part of Exercise Foal Eagle.Although Foal Eagle is an annual exercise involving U.S. and South Korean...
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This Reporter Followed US Marines As They Fought The Most Storied Battle Of...
I first learned of Kevin Sites after finding a video posted on YouTube, where he interviewed a young Marine named William Wold on the deadly streets of Fallujah in 2004. In that incredible video, I saw...
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South Korean Banks And Broadcasters Paralyzed By Cyberattack
Skulls pop up on the screens of some computers — a strong indication that hackers planted a malicious code in systemsComputer networks at two major South Korean banks and three top TV broadcasters went...
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Everyone Should Remember The Casualties Of War On The 10th Anniversary Of The...
Back in August, The New York Times ran a spread containing all the faces of the dead Afghanistan veterans.On the 10th anniversary of America's invasion of Iraq, it's important to remember there's still...
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Every Day I Walk The Streets Of America, A Part Of Me Is Walking In Baghdad
Iraq. It wasn't a great war, it wasn't a "loved" war, and when they write the final history of this country, I think it will be nothing more than a foot note. It was contentious. It was painful. It...
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Why President Obama Refuses To Pardon Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard
As President Barack Obama traveled to Israel, more than 2,000 gathered outside Israeli President Shimon Peres' house to call for the release of dual American-Israeli citizen Jonathan Pollard.Pollard,...
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BY THE NUMBERS: The Staggering Cost Of The Iraq War
The Iraq War was so messy and costly that the best attempt to assess the sheer damage is through numbers.We drew from sources including various news reports, The Brookings Institute 's Iraq Index, and...
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F-22 Raptor Pilots Are Getting High-Tech Helmets
Although it is integrated in U.S. F-15C/D, F-16 Block 40 and 50 and F-18C/D/E/F, on the Eurofighter Typhoon and on several other modern planes (including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter – with some...
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A Tragic Timeline Of America's 33-Year Love Affair With Iraq
America's rocky relationship with Iraq didn't start 10 years ago with the beginning of the war that would eventually oust Saddam Hussein.It didn't even start in 1990, following Saddam's invasion of...
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Pentagon Taking Over Drones Magnifies The CIA's Free Rein
Recently divulged plans to shift the drone program away from the CIA and solely into the hands of the Defense Department (DoD) highlights a huge issue about targeted killings by CIA drone pilots.Daniel...
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North Korea Threatens To Strike US Bases In Japan
The North Korean army on Thursday threatened a possible strike against US military bases in Japan, in response to the use of nuclear-armed US B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea.The...
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CIA Chief Tech Officer: Big Data Is The Future And We Own It
On Wednesday, the CIA's chief technology officer detailed the Agency's vision for collecting and analyzing all of the information people put on the Internet.The wide-ranging presentation at GigaOM's...
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I Remember Calling My Father To Tell Him That He Was Going To War
A decade ago I would have never have imagined what today would look like.I was seventeen-years-old and riding up the southern California coast to Camp Roberts, a base that time forgot built of white...
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The Most Influential Voice Yet Warned Obama About 'Blowback' From Drones
This is a whopping "I told you so" moment for a decent handful of pundits and analysts: Army Gen. James E. Cartwright has expressed worry to Obama that drone strikes may cause "blowback."Mark Mazzetti...
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