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Another sales pitch for F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2082

'Torture Reinforcements' Not 'Medical Personnel' Arrive to Combat Gitmo Hunger Strike 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2597

Afghanistan blames opium surge on global demand 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1887

Distorted Priorities: Military Spending vs. People's Health 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2136

VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3171

Washington's nuclear hypocrisy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1856

Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists 5 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2598

Guantanamo gets extra medical staff as hunger strike continues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1926

Israeli Aerospace reaches deal with Lockheed to make wings for F-35 next generation warplane 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2110

With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2323

Thomas Gibbons-Neff: With Boston bombs, the war comes home 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2584

Claim: Kan. pill mill tied to soldier overdoses 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1910

Young war veterans struggle to find jobs 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2142

War against Taliban being won in Afghanistan: Dunford 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1866

A post-history strip tease (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1755

Pentagon Claims $757 Million Overbilling by Contractor in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1895

Bomb kills 3 Afghan policemen; Taliban claims it's the first attack of its spring offensive 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1912

WWII vet who provided flag on Iwo Jima has died 1 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2138

Red Cross arrives at Guantánamo as hunger strike hits 100 mark 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1833

Affordability priority for F-35 program 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2094

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.25.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2092

Commentary: F-35 program is a shambles 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2837

Air Force Secretary Donley Resigns; Female SAIC Prez Rumored Next In Line 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2678

Army Plays Shell Game With Unfinished Apache Helicopters: Put The Transmission In, And Pull It Out A 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2757

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.23.2013 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2238

Software problems could delay F-35's delivery beyond 2017 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2591

Norway extends period for buying F-35 fighter jets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2209

Pentagon downplays comment on F-35 fighter jet cyber threat 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1895

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.26.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1927

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.24.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2201

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Military Contracts Awarded On 4.22.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1910

U.S. military faulted for burn-pit use 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2298

US Accused of Skirting Responsibilities for Egregious Philippine Reef Disaster 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2297

F-35 Plans Attack Civilians 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2344

Panelists say post-traumatic stress disorder can't be cured, can only be managed 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2789

Drones Over The Homeland: Mission Creep, Lack of Accountability, Boosterism, and More Coming 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2084

Pentagon’s budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2115

Opa-locka (FL) field was once the site of secret CIA base 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2117

Military says Guantánamo hunger strike grows again 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1750

'Terrorism' and the Perpetual Emotion War Machine 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2062

Do you know a Vet down on his or her luck? 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1707

NATO, Eucom Commander Outlines Challenges Ahead 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1945

Another hearing in case of US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1856

Army To Congress: If You Can't Stop Sequester, At Least Slow It Down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1965

277 Million Boston Bombings 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2203

Brokaw: We Need to Examine Drone Policy as a Motivation for Terrorism 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1943

Contaminated Nation: Inhuman Radiation Experiments 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2501

Gitmo Dilemma Remains a Monkey on the Back of US Democracy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2543

Soldier pleads guilty to murdering five colleagues in Iraq 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2184

Where did they find the money to send troops to Jordan? 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2431

Marine Corps and Camp Lejeune water contamination...... 2 mrmpa Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2872

Nearly half of Guantánamo prisoners now on hunger strike 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1836

US National Security State Fails in Boston: Brothers Tsarnaev Victorious! 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3045

Despite Track Record, US Hires Contractor to Provide Troops to UN Haiti Mission 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2256

Why We Should Reduce the Defense Budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1876

Imperial Overreach: Forces Driving Pentagon Spending and US Asia-Pacific Military Strategies 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2600

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.19.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2200

Airman woke up as he was being raped 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2611

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.18.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1796

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.17.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 7492

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Military Contracts Awarded On 4.16.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1921

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.15.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2059

After Airstrike, Afghan Points to C.I.A. and Secret Militias 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2060

Study Finds Sharp Rise in Attacks by Taliban 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1930

Beneficiary RX co-pays would climb for a decade 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1783

Madigan health task force shut down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1926

Cutting the Pentagon Budget: A Step to Curbing Climate Change and Healing the Planet 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1817

April 25: A Historic Day to Cut the Bloated Pentagon Budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1797

Guantánamo hunger strike count reaches 63 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1804

Apache Helicopter: Congress Asks Army Why It's Accepting Unfinished AH-64Es 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2961

Red Cross says security deteriorating in Afghanistan, as foreign militaries prepare to withdraw 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1774

Exploding your emotional bandwidth 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1975

Commentary: War costs last forever 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1715

The Orwellian Warfare State of Carnage and Doublethink 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1745

America Keeps Honoring One of Its Worst Mass Murderers: Henry Kissinger 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 8 2765

Gitmo Is Killing Me 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2126

The C.I.A.’s Angry Birds 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2190

Hagel Eliminates Distinguished Warfare Medal 2 douglas9 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2373

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.9.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2176

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.12.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2541

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