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From the Lion's Den: An Open Letter (and Invitation) to Vietnam Veterans 4 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2609

A Hundred Hungry Men at Guantánamo 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1652

Not Ready for War Drones 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1749

Authorization for Use of Military Force: a blank check for war without end 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1907

Chuck Yeager: F-35 Not The Right Stuff 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 3316

Pentagon Uses the Upcoming "Man of Steel" Superman Movie to Promote New F-35 Fighter Jet 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2703

April Iraq's deadliest month in almost five years 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1890

Syria: The Only Red Line Should Be To Stay Out 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1645

VA backlog follows veterans to the grave 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2230

US drone strikes being used as alternative to Guantánamo, lawyer says 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1758

Guantanamo Attorney Found Dead in Apparent Suicide 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1936

'The Point of No Return': Should Robots Be Able to Decide to Kill You On Their Own? 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2495

Sec Army McHugh Says No Choice But Accept Apache Transmission Swaps; Line Would Have Shut Down 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2345

CODE BLUE for the Pentagon’s $1.5 Trillion F-35 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2336

Another sales pitch for F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1936

'Torture Reinforcements' Not 'Medical Personnel' Arrive to Combat Gitmo Hunger Strike 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2369

Afghanistan blames opium surge on global demand 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1736

Distorted Priorities: Military Spending vs. People's Health 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1950

VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2789

Washington's nuclear hypocrisy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1708

Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists 5 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2345

Guantanamo gets extra medical staff as hunger strike continues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1772

Israeli Aerospace reaches deal with Lockheed to make wings for F-35 next generation warplane 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1935

With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2149

Thomas Gibbons-Neff: With Boston bombs, the war comes home 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2400

Claim: Kan. pill mill tied to soldier overdoses 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1760

Young war veterans struggle to find jobs 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1963

War against Taliban being won in Afghanistan: Dunford 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1703

A post-history strip tease (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1626

Pentagon Claims $757 Million Overbilling by Contractor in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1748

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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 1764

WWII vet who provided flag on Iwo Jima has died 1 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 1970

Red Cross arrives at Guantánamo as hunger strike hits 100 mark 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1684

Affordability priority for F-35 program 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1916

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.25.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1919

Commentary: F-35 program is a shambles 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2588

Air Force Secretary Donley Resigns; Female SAIC Prez Rumored Next In Line 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2483

Army Plays Shell Game With Unfinished Apache Helicopters: Put The Transmission In, And Pull It Out A 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2583

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.23.2013 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2033

Software problems could delay F-35's delivery beyond 2017 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2409

Norway extends period for buying F-35 fighter jets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2053

Pentagon downplays comment on F-35 fighter jet cyber threat 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1738

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.26.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1769

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.24.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2053

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.22.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1757

U.S. military faulted for burn-pit use 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2103

US Accused of Skirting Responsibilities for Egregious Philippine Reef Disaster 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2143

F-35 Plans Attack Civilians 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2135

Panelists say post-traumatic stress disorder can't be cured, can only be managed 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2497

Drones Over The Homeland: Mission Creep, Lack of Accountability, Boosterism, and More Coming 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1916

Pentagon’s budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1945

Opa-locka (FL) field was once the site of secret CIA base 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 1941

Military says Guantánamo hunger strike grows again 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1600

'Terrorism' and the Perpetual Emotion War Machine 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1872

Do you know a Vet down on his or her luck? 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1590

NATO, Eucom Commander Outlines Challenges Ahead 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1794

Another hearing in case of US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1699

Army To Congress: If You Can't Stop Sequester, At Least Slow It Down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1810

277 Million Boston Bombings 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2019

Brokaw: We Need to Examine Drone Policy as a Motivation for Terrorism 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1773

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Contaminated Nation: Inhuman Radiation Experiments 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2322

Gitmo Dilemma Remains a Monkey on the Back of US Democracy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2395

Soldier pleads guilty to murdering five colleagues in Iraq 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2041

Where did they find the money to send troops to Jordan? 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2237

Marine Corps and Camp Lejeune water contamination...... 2 mrmpa Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2659

Nearly half of Guantánamo prisoners now on hunger strike 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1666

US National Security State Fails in Boston: Brothers Tsarnaev Victorious! 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2768

Despite Track Record, US Hires Contractor to Provide Troops to UN Haiti Mission 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2064

Why We Should Reduce the Defense Budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1727

Imperial Overreach: Forces Driving Pentagon Spending and US Asia-Pacific Military Strategies 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2412

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.19.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2043

Airman woke up as he was being raped 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2430

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.18.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1654

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.17.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 7345

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.16.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1775

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.15.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1881

After Airstrike, Afghan Points to C.I.A. and Secret Militias 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1894

Study Finds Sharp Rise in Attacks by Taliban 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1777

Beneficiary RX co-pays would climb for a decade 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1643

Madigan health task force shut down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1756

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