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From the Lion's Den: An Open Letter (and Invitation) to Vietnam Veterans 4 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2394

A Hundred Hungry Men at Guantánamo 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1545

Not Ready for War Drones 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1649

Authorization for Use of Military Force: a blank check for war without end 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1794

Chuck Yeager: F-35 Not The Right Stuff 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 3160

Pentagon Uses the Upcoming "Man of Steel" Superman Movie to Promote New F-35 Fighter Jet 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2611

April Iraq's deadliest month in almost five years 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1775

Syria: The Only Red Line Should Be To Stay Out 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1550

VA backlog follows veterans to the grave 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2060

US drone strikes being used as alternative to Guantánamo, lawyer says 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1664

Guantanamo Attorney Found Dead in Apparent Suicide 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1798

'The Point of No Return': Should Robots Be Able to Decide to Kill You On Their Own? 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2298

Sec Army McHugh Says No Choice But Accept Apache Transmission Swaps; Line Would Have Shut Down 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2207

CODE BLUE for the Pentagon’s $1.5 Trillion F-35 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2184

Another sales pitch for F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1809

'Torture Reinforcements' Not 'Medical Personnel' Arrive to Combat Gitmo Hunger Strike 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2090

Afghanistan blames opium surge on global demand 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1617

Distorted Priorities: Military Spending vs. People's Health 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1781

VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2506

Washington's nuclear hypocrisy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1602

Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists 5 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2098

Guantanamo gets extra medical staff as hunger strike continues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1645

Israeli Aerospace reaches deal with Lockheed to make wings for F-35 next generation warplane 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1800

With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2022

Thomas Gibbons-Neff: With Boston bombs, the war comes home 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2264

Claim: Kan. pill mill tied to soldier overdoses 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1644

Young war veterans struggle to find jobs 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1830

War against Taliban being won in Afghanistan: Dunford 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1598

A post-history strip tease (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1519

Pentagon Claims $757 Million Overbilling by Contractor in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1630

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Bomb kills 3 Afghan policemen; Taliban claims it's the first attack of its spring offensive 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1646

WWII vet who provided flag on Iwo Jima has died 1 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 1817

Red Cross arrives at Guantánamo as hunger strike hits 100 mark 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1581

Affordability priority for F-35 program 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1774

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.25.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1791

Commentary: F-35 program is a shambles 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2334

Air Force Secretary Donley Resigns; Female SAIC Prez Rumored Next In Line 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2328

Army Plays Shell Game With Unfinished Apache Helicopters: Put The Transmission In, And Pull It Out A 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2436

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.23.2013 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1885

Software problems could delay F-35's delivery beyond 2017 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2261

Norway extends period for buying F-35 fighter jets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1957

Pentagon downplays comment on F-35 fighter jet cyber threat 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1636

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.26.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1640

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.24.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1951

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.22.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1646

U.S. military faulted for burn-pit use 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1932

US Accused of Skirting Responsibilities for Egregious Philippine Reef Disaster 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2004

F-35 Plans Attack Civilians 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1939

Panelists say post-traumatic stress disorder can't be cured, can only be managed 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2219

Drones Over The Homeland: Mission Creep, Lack of Accountability, Boosterism, and More Coming 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1778

Pentagon’s budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1799

Opa-locka (FL) field was once the site of secret CIA base 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 1825

Military says Guantánamo hunger strike grows again 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1490

'Terrorism' and the Perpetual Emotion War Machine 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1683

Do you know a Vet down on his or her luck? 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1518

NATO, Eucom Commander Outlines Challenges Ahead 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1682

Another hearing in case of US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1597

Army To Congress: If You Can't Stop Sequester, At Least Slow It Down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1699

277 Million Boston Bombings 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1800

Brokaw: We Need to Examine Drone Policy as a Motivation for Terrorism 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1632

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Contaminated Nation: Inhuman Radiation Experiments 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2142

Gitmo Dilemma Remains a Monkey on the Back of US Democracy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2271

Soldier pleads guilty to murdering five colleagues in Iraq 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1930

Where did they find the money to send troops to Jordan? 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2024

Marine Corps and Camp Lejeune water contamination...... 2 mrmpa Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2384

Nearly half of Guantánamo prisoners now on hunger strike 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1549

US National Security State Fails in Boston: Brothers Tsarnaev Victorious! 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2486

Despite Track Record, US Hires Contractor to Provide Troops to UN Haiti Mission 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1891

Why We Should Reduce the Defense Budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1616

Imperial Overreach: Forces Driving Pentagon Spending and US Asia-Pacific Military Strategies 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2257

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.19.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1943

Airman woke up as he was being raped 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2264

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.18.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1545

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.17.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 7248

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.16.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1669

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.15.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1778

After Airstrike, Afghan Points to C.I.A. and Secret Militias 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1792

Study Finds Sharp Rise in Attacks by Taliban 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1682

Beneficiary RX co-pays would climb for a decade 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1541

Madigan health task force shut down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1656

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