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BOOK REVIEW: Hell on the home front 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1624

Microsoft giving away free IT training -- and a job -- to soldiers 1 douglas9 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1721

First of its kind JBLM center consolidates services for sex assault victims 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1649

'Howard Zinn Read-In' Celebrates Power of 'Dangerous' Education 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1817

San Diego getting futuristic ($5~7 billion dollar) destroyer 3 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2420

'Big, striking horror:' US military doctors allowed torture of detainees, new study claims 11 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 29 4396

Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz, Navy Commander, Accused Of Selling Secrets For Prostitutes, Lady Gaga 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1947

US threatens Turkish F-35 jet deal 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1814

N.C. Army medical center to cut more than 500 jobs 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1854

70,000 disabled vets still have chance to gain ‘retiree’ status (please pass along) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1606

Guard ordered to ensure gay spouses’ benefits 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1694

Scrooge Republicans prefer Pentagon White Elephants to Food Stamps for Poor Children 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1730

Capt. Kirk Takes Command Of Hot New Ship – Really! USS Zumwalt Sails 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 2110

medically discharged with disability ratings of 20 percent or less? 1 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1871

CNO to Hill: Reprogram By January Or Programs ‘Paralyzed’ (or Still Bitching About 5% Budget Cut) 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1619

Top Ten Reasons the US should Stay out of Iraq and put Conditions on Arms Sales 0 unhappycamper Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1572

‘SkyNet’ Automated Systems Could Save Lots of Lives 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1944

Marines, Navy Reach Out To Army, Air Force For Expeditionary Warfare 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1685

Navy: We Never Said We Were Buying More Super Hornets 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1832

Dick Cheney Calls for War on Iran 5 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2441

($40 billion dollar) Aircraft carrier Ford to be christened in Newport News 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1886

Translator at drone strike hearing moved nearly to tears by survivor testimony 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1674

Afghanistan 'zero option' takes shape 3 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1932

Pakistani family testifies to empty room on Hill about US Drone that killed Granny 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1876

Deckhouse of new ($5 BILLION) destroyer ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) makes unplanned stop at Norfolk 1 unhappycamper Nov 2012 Oct 2013 1 2440

Marines Brush Off DoD IG Criticisms Of V-22 Readiness Reporting 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1723

Here’s what HealthCare.gov and the F-35 have in common 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1755

Veterans Duckworth and Soltz: Food stamp cuts for veterans ‘unacceptable’ and ‘revolting’ 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1557

Marine could be booted from Corps for warning troops about rapist Afghanistan cop 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1842

Defense Department seeks to implant devices capable of stimulating depressed soldiers’ brains in rea 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 2652

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Navy's giant, stealthy new destroyer gets hull wet 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2145

Pope shutdown recovery slow 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1764

Congress ended the government shutdown, but ... 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1566

The American Quagmire in Afghanistan by the Numbers (21,565 US Troops Dead or Wounded) 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1559

After troops leave, U.S. to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1786

Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Bashing "Isolationists" While at War in the World 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1557

Consensus Grows Among UN States for Greater Transparency on Drone Civilian Deaths 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1495

Dumping of military equipment at Tacoma landfill spurs inquiry 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 2013

Alaska National Guard unit being investigated for allegations of sexual misconduct 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1884

2 shot at Guard armory in Tenn.; man in custody 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1805

Ft. Hood: Local, Army leaders want another BRAC 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1697

8 Shaw Air Force officers reprimanded in sexual misconduct investigation 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1882

The European Drone War 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1662

Pentagon dollars flow into Africa 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1676

Ex-drone operator describes a kill: ‘I watched this guy bleed out’ 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1823

Government contracts for the last week: 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1583

Joining Forces to Provide Jobs for Military Families - video 0 Tx4obama Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1550

War veterans face epilepsy as side effect of head trauma 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1701

US And Pakistan Locked In A "Drone Marriage" 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1516

Time for the Truth about 'Targeted' Killings and US Drones' Civilian Victims 5 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1955

Radio Wars: Will Production Halt Force Army To Play Radio Shell Game? 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1632

JLTV Wracked By ‘Perfect Storm’ Of CR, Shutdown, Sequester: Uncertainty Rules 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1544

Military misconduct cases worry Pentagon brass 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1626

Vermont Progressives Aiming to Shoot Down F-35 Stealth Bomber 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 1607

Sex allegations at Carlsbad academy 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1887

Fake 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1732

Monument for dogs used in military to be dedicated 0 douglas9 Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 1605

Iconic and Unseen War Photos From Vietnam and Iraq 2 douglas9 Oct 2013 Oct 2013 7 2643

Demon-focused ex-Navy chaplain ‘Dr. Chaps’ is running for elected office 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2136

Sequestration Cuts Leave Army With Only 2 Brigades Ready To Fight: CSA Odierno 6 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 2673

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Why Washington Just Can’t Stop Making War 4 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1912

The Senate Is Sitting On A Devastating Report About How The CIA Avoided Oversight Of Unnecessary Tor 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 13 1687

Former Bush Official: We Went Into Iraq Because 'We Were Looking For Somebody's Ass To Kick': Report 4 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2225

SOCOM Wants YOU To Help Build High-Tech ‘Iron Man’ Armor 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1544

With U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, American military gear sold as scrap 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1621

US gives up on Central Asian base 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1535

The Business of America Is War 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1563

Bribery scandal engulfs U.S. Navy; contractor traded inside data for hookers and Lady Gaga tickets 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1661

From adultery to illegal gambling — U.S. military generals face tougher scrutiny for personal conduc 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1818

Guardsman blew whistle, then his career blew up 2 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 5 2143

Sex allegations at Carlsbad academy 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1993

UN Expert Challenges Foundations of US Covert Drone War 1 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1912

THE ROVING EYE: 'Our' weaponized Wahhabi bastards 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1584

Air Force Officer At Center Of Sexual Assault Controversy Demoted And Forced Into Retirement 4 pinboy3niner Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1922

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Veterans Arrested at Vietnam Memorial 3 PeoViejo Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2372

Making Peace with War 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1541

The American Genocide Against Iraq: 4% of Population Dead as result of US sanctions, wars 0 unhappycamper Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1602

Obama Awards Medal Of Honor To Afghan War Vet 3 jakeXT Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1961

A HOPEFUL EMAIL to A landlord... 0 AsahinaKimi Oct 2013 Oct 2013 11 1879

VA Chief: Shutdown Could Hit Millions of Vets 11 pinboy3niner Oct 2013 Oct 2013 4 2805

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