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OBAMA: Chuck Hagel Is 'The Leader That Our Troops Deserve'
President Barack Obama announced at a press conference that he has chosen former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense, setting up a fight with Senate Republicans for his...
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GREENWALD: CIA Nominee John Brennan Is Being Rewarded For Extremism And...
Prior to President Obama's first inauguration in 2009, a controversy erupted over reports that he intended to appoint John Brennan as CIA director. That controversy, in which I participated, centered...
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Let's Be Honest: Chuck Hagel Will Be The Next Secretary Of Defense
Despite attempts to stir up controversy about Obama defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, it seems likely that he will get the job.First of all, the only time a Secretary of Defense nominee has been...
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The Row Between The Brits And The Argentinians Over The Falkland Islands Is...
It started when Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner published an open letter in the Guardian calling for Prime Minister David Cameron to "cede" the Falkland Islands back to...
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Former Obama Adviser: Drones Are Much More Destructive Than Officials Admit
The United States' use of drones is counter-productive, less effective than the White House claims, and is "encouraging a new arms race that will empower current and future rivals and lay the...
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China Could Be Spending More On Its Military Than The US By 2035
China's military budget has been exploding and could soon pass the US military budget in just over two decades.From a recent research note published by Societe Generale:Growing dispute with China and...
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A Marine Recounts How He Lost His Bomb Sniffing Dog In Combat
August 9th dawned scalding and dry across the Marjeh district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. In the blocks, a fertile swath of land watered by a canal network stretching dozens of square kilometers,...
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Brookings Fellow Sums Up Afghanistan Debacle In Two Short Paragraphs
Brookings Institute fellow and counterinsurgency expert Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown did an AMA on Reddit Monday in which she nailed the problems with America's efforts in Afghanistan.Here's her response to...
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The US Is Accelerating A Military Policy Shift In Africa
In the weeks leading up to Chuck Hagel's nomination, the Pentagon announced plans to put specialized Army troops in 35 countries in Africa.Though the announcement came on Christmas Eve and didn't...
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Rand Paul Courts Israeli Leaders, But Stays Silent On Chuck Hagel's Defense...
JERUSALEM — Sen. Rand Paul steered clear of wrangling over former Sen. Chuck Hagel's nomination as Defense Secretary, as he wrapped up a second day of meetings with political leaders in the Middle East...
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US Defense Contractor Pays $5 Million Over Abu Ghraib Abuse
A US defense contractor accused of helping torture prisoners at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison has paid former detainees more than $5 million to settle a lawsuit, according to regulatory filings...
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A Single Cyber Attack Could Take Out The Whole British Military
The British military's dependence on information technology means it could be "fatally compromised" by a cyber-attack but the government seems unprepared for such an event, lawmakers warned...
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Photo Found Of Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Mushroom Cloud Splitting In Two
A rare photo showing the mushroom cloud from the Hiroshima atomic bombing in two distinct parts, one above the other, has been discovered in the city, a museum curator said Wednesday.The...
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REPORT: The US Now Blames Iran For Kidnapping Former FBI Agent Robert Levinson
When Robert Levinson retired from the FBI, he launched a new private investigation career that in 2007 took him to Iran, where he was kidnapped and believed held in Southwest Asia ever since.At the...
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A British Team May Have Found Dozens Of WWII Fighter Planes Buried In Burma
An excavation team searching for a stash of Second World War era British Spitfires in Burma says it has found a wooden crate believed to contain one of the planes, but it is full of muddy water.It was...
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Nobel Laureate Says There's A Better Way To Make Hiring Decisions
Most hiring decisions come down to a gut decision.According to Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, however, this process is extremely flawed and there's a much better way.Kahneman learned in his days as a...
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John Brennan's 2011 Claim About Civilian Drone Casualties Is Increasingly...
On June 29, 2011, chief counterterrorism advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama and CIA director nominee John Brennantold an audience that there had not been "a single collateral death" in covert U.S....
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Al-Qaeda Advances From Mali Stronghold
Al-Qaeda fighters have advanced beyond their stronghold in northern Mali for the first time, striking towards a vital garrison town protecting the route to the capital.The latest fighting raised fears...
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Iran's Spy Chief Secretly Advised Muslim Brotherhood To Push Back Against The US
Providing more evidence of the warming ties between Iran and Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the Times of London reports that the head of Iran’s Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Suleimani, made a secret two-day...
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There's An Arms Race Going On In Asia Unlike Anything Since The Cold War
Japanese officials followed their first defense spending increase in a decade by promising they would lay out another 2.1 billion dollar one-time bonus for defense procurement.The bonus puts Japan's...
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