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What This Soldier Did Was So Impressive His Silver Star Was Upgraded To A...
Specialist Craig Warfle was in a sticky situation.A CH-46 helicopter had flown through a hail of bullets and dropped off Ranger Element 1, Warfle's team, in the heat of a highly kinetic gunfight with...
View ArticleCanada Investigates Bizarre Video Of Soldier Dressed As Bin Laden's Brother
In the video below, a Canadian soldier is supposed to be dressed as bin Laden's brother (but looks decidedly more like a tan Santa Claus). The video was apparently shown at a military "mess dinner."The...
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Report: China Close To Arming Subs With Nukes
China appears to be within two years of deploying submarine-launched nuclear weapons, adding a new leg to its nuclear arsenal, a draft US report claims.China also remains "the most threatening" power...
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Lawmakers Will Finally Be Allowed To Look At Documents Related To The...
Since the September 11 attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Congressional leadership — especially the House Oversight Committee— has consistently demanded that the State Department release files...
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Colorado And Washington Are The First Places In The World Where Weed Is Truly...
The marijuana legalization initiatives passed this week in Colorado and Washington state are completely unprecedented around the world, according to a leading drug policy expert.Beau Kilmer, Codirector...
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New Laws Grease The Gears For Troops To Quickly Qualify For Commercial...
The Department of Defense's office of training readiness and safety recently announced the Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012, which offers a shortcut to soldiers who drive certain...
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Drone Propaganda Site Pops Up Just In Time For Obama's Second Term
Drones (and their corresponding strikes) don't have the best public face, especially since the wars are winding down and they've starting coming home to roost.It's not just Obama who's expanding (and...
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7 Navy SEALs Punished For Allegedly Disclosing Classified Info To Video Game...
The Navy has given 7 SEAL Team Six members nonjudicial punishment for disclosing sensitive information to the video game maker electronic arts as they advised the production of the game "Medal of...
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Veteran: Do Me A Favor This Year And Hold All The 'Thank-Yous'
November 11th is Veterans Day in America. Originally it came from Armistice Day, which we celebrated the end of the Great War (now just called WWI) which ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day, of the...
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North Korea To Test Nukes And Long Range Delivery Systems
South Korea's defence minister said Thursday that North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test, and would also test-launch long-range missiles sometime in the future."Many...
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There Are 500 Trillion Cubic Feet Of Gas Under Those Disputed Islands In The...
While China's leadership transition captured the world's attention, it was away from that spotlight that the Chinese state revealed a crucial bit of information that says a lot about what motivates its...
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Forget Everything You've Heard About 'Winning' In Afghanistan
It’s been a bit of a rough week here in Afghanistan, punctuated by at least one good thing: the first professional boxing match in Afghanistan in over 30 years.So that was a plus. Faryab…not so much of...
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Behind The Scenes With Presidential Secret Service Agents
They're the guys in suits surrounding the President of the United States, ready to take a bullet to protect the leader of the free world.See the Secret Service >But that wasn't always their main...
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Mexico Charges 14 Federal Police Officers For Shooting Up CIA Vehicle
Mexico has formally charged 14 federal police officers with attempted murder for shooting up a vehicle carrying two CIA agents and a Mexican Navy captain, Gabriel Stargardter of Reuters reports. On...
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Weed Legalization Could Set Off A Radical Chain Of Events In Latin America
The top advisor to incoming Mexican president Peña Nieto said the world's first full legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington “changes the rules of the game” in the war on drugs, The...
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CIA DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS RESIGNS — Extramarital Affair Cited In Letter
CIA Director David Petraeus is resigning over an extramarital affair, according to a letter submitted to CIA staff.Press Secretary Jay Carney confirmed the news in a White House press briefing Friday...
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Why An Extra-Marital Affair Means Automatic Resignation For The Head Of The CIA
The central risk of a CIA agent disclosing sensitive information to someone with whom he was maintaining an illicit extra-marital affair is minor compared with the possibility the affair could be used...
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The Man Who Tracked Down Bin Laden Reported To Be New Head Of CIA
With David Petraeus stepping down as CIA Director after reports of an extra-marital affair, we're seeing reports that Mike Morell, currently deputy C.I.A. director, will take the job on an interim...
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The Outcome Of The Afghan War Is Now Hinging Upon 'Unpaid Donkey Contractors'
Afghan donkey contractors, some of whom haven't been paid for more than a year, are threatening to bring the war effort to a halt.Yes, donkey contractors.Kevin Sieff of The Washington Post reports that...
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SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN: 'I Wish President Obama Had Not Accepted This...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in a statement today that she "regretted"the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus over an extramarital...
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