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Militaries’ growing use of ground robots raises ethics concerns 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1673

Shadows of dishonor cast on the U.S. military 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1775

Military sex offenders rarely punished, while victims are discharged 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1687

Uncle Sam’s Wars and Anesthesia 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1970

Civilian court only fix for military sex crimes 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 2352

Why National Guard and Reservist Suicide Numbers May Be Misleading 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2098

Male rape survivors tackle military assault in tough-guy culture 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1793

At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1774

Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1647

Afghanistan starts first commercial oil production in July 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1700

Afghanistan Hit by Wave of Violence 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1687

Sentences, charges handed down for military bonus fraud 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2085

Massachusetts man was haunted by toxins 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1785

Camp Lejeune: Test that would have flagged water problems never done 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1712

On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2065

After nearly 30 years, Camp Lejeune coming clean 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1892

Afghanistan: Pentagon asks to shift $9.6 billion 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1922

Mesmerizing Photographs Of Soldiers' Faces Before And After A War 23 Scuba May 2013 May 2013 39 13714

This Is What Winning Looks Like 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 1837

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's lawyers want computer evidence from his Fort Bragg residence thrown ou 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2055

Pentagon urges safety valve for F-35 to help jet survive attack 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2493

F-35: Sequester May Cost Air Force 5 More F-35As; Air Guard, Modernization At Risk 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1990

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2587

Way of the Future: Navy Launches Mother Drone from Aircraft Carrier 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2769

Again: Army Sexual Assault Prevention Officer Accused Of Sexual Assault 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2015

Pentagon vows to take action after latest sex assault scandal 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 4042

Debris And Liberation 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2230

Woodrow W. Keeble, an amazing soldier... 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 May 2013 2 1838

How Contractors Raked in $385 Billion to Build and Support Bases Abroad Since 2001 6 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2497

Germany Pulls Plug on Drone Procurement 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1694

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Betrayed? Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. government biggest offender 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 1839

2 Fort Bragg generals to testify at Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair case hearing 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2215

Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1954

U.S. Army General Faces Life In Prison For Sexual Assault Charges 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1982

U.S. Army investigates sexual assault prevention officer for sex abuse 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0

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Afghan Finance Minister accuses MPs of corruption 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1852

Commander Denies U.S. to Blame in Afghan Deaths 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1674

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair back in Fort Bragg courtroom Tuesday 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2638

“A Lake of Blood and Destruction” – The Voices We Never Hear From America's Wars 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 1905

Former Drone Pilot Talks Candidly About Attacks 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2023

Pentagon grapples with sex crimes by military recruiters 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1899

Leaving Afghanistan Is a $7 Billion Moving Task for U.S. 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1986

5 Common Errors in Veteran Disability Claims to appeal to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 2 elleng May 2013 May 2013 2 2122

Afghans Say an American Tortured Civilians 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 1798

Ted Rall Toon: Rapist Nation 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 13 2262

Lawmakers call for VA hospital changes following fourth suicide 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1849

G.I. Stones a Portrait of Karzai, Causing a Stir 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1811

Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 2212

Navy carrier jets (F-35) 'can't land in hot weather' 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 3177

Top General's Unbelievably Idiotic Comment About Rape in the Middle of Military Rape Epidemic 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2061

Wait, We Outsource Military Supply Contracts To CHINA? 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2396

Addressing the Epidemic of Military Sexual Assault 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2037

The Single Most Expensive Piece Of Military Equipment Ever Has Reached A Massive Milestone 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 3154

USS Ford final hull piece installed 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2351

Army Radios: Contractors Lobby Congress Against Competition 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1833

GCV And Beyond: How The Army Is Gettin’ Heavy After Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2029

Karzai Says U.S. Bases Can Stay, Raising Some Eyebrows in West 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2257

Murphy calls on VA to improve monitoring of suicidal veterans 1 Recursion May 2013 May 2013 1 1852

The Real Secret Behind the Stealth Fighter 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1723

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F-35 project to ‘earn Turkey $12 billion’ 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1895

Sexual Assaults and Nuclear Missiles: What's the Matter With the Military? 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1669

Drone Strikes Affecting Thousands in Pakistan, Fueling Hatred of U.S. 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1813

LCS: Navy Pushes Back Against Criticisms 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1976

Ever wonder what the word "littoral" means? 6 Renew Deal May 2013 May 2013 0 2977

Michele Bachmann May Face Lawsuit Over 'Religious Freedom in The Military' Campaign 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2085

Sen. McCain Slams $2.5B Carrier Cost Increase; Navy Struggles To Fund SSBN-X, Destroyers 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2102

Air Force Crisis: Sex, Nukes And Leadership 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2303

Guantánamo is not an anomaly — prisoners in the US are force-fed every day 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 5 1967

DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA - And then there was one 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1663

Decade after Iraq, hawks reunite over Syria 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1685

KARZAI'S CIA BUNDLES - The hand that scolds also bribes 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1782

Navy Can’t Calculate Littoral Combat Ship’s Operating Costs, Says GAO Draft 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2082

Gen. Odierno: Budget Crunch Will Render Army Unready For Syria & Hybrid War 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1948

Over 600,000 veterans caught in messy bureaucracy awaiting pending claims 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1797

Anchorage Marine rapist walks without prison time 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2343

More $$$ Down The Afghanistan Money Pit 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1671

MI6 'handing bundles of cash to Hamid Karzai' 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1760

Study: Care for veterans at risk of suicide inadequate 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1714

Navy Ship (LCS) Can’t Meet Mission, Internal U.S. Report Finds 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2716

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