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Female Cop Hailed as Ft. Hood Hero
(CBS/ AP) Updated at 9:45 p.m. EST A military mental health doctor facing deployment overseas opened fire at the ...via CBS News -
Strain of deployments hit base
Fort Hood, the Texas military base that was the scene of a mass shooting Thursday, has been hard hit by the growing ...via Washington Post -
Seven members of House defense subcommittee scrutinized by ethics investigators
The investigations by two separate ethics offices include an examination of the powerful subcommittee chairman, ...via Washington Post
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Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation
The Department of Defense awarded nearly $30 million in stimulus contracts to six companies while they were under ...via Ellen Miller -
Seymour Hersh: Military Is Waging War Against The White House
In addition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States military is also fighting a war against the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Zakaria on a Third Surge in Afghanistan
The real question we should be asking in Afghanistan is not "Do we need a surge?" but rather "Do we need a third ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Reading the McChrystal Report
It’s not the Pentagon Papers. After all the noise and controversy, the assessment of the war in Afghanistan by ...via Google News -
12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World
Warning: The people's ideas expressed here may be dangerous. For this year's list, we walked right past the usual ...via Wired
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Former Marine captain resigns in protest of Afghanistan war
(Blog Post) Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain with combat experience in Iraq, resigned last month from his position with the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Lt. Choi Won't Lie for His Country
After receiving the letter from the Army, Choi wrote an open letter to his commander in chief, Obama. He said: "I ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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US diplomat quits over Afghan war
A senior US diplomat in Afghanistan has become the first such person to resign in protest at the war against the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Official resigns over Afghan war
A former Marine Corps captain with combat experience in Iraq, Hoh had also served in uniform at the Pentagon, and ...via Digg -
Lisa Versus Lisa: EPA's Jackson Bests Sen. Murkowski
Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s plan to limit EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases won’t be coming up for a vote after ...Posted by Patricia L'Herrou
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Afghanistan Surge? Jamal Dajani Weighs In
The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan has warned that the U.S.-led NATO coalition risks losing the war ...via Jamal Dajani -
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Former Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Charles C. Krulak and former commander of Central Command Gen. Joseph P. ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve
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Fear was no excuse to condone torture
In the fear that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Americans were told that defeating Al Qaeda would require us ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Zakaria on a Third Surge in Afghanistan
The real question we should be asking in Afghanistan is not "Do we need a surge?" but rather "Do we need a third ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World
Warning: The people's ideas expressed here may be dangerous. For this year's list, we walked right past the usual ...via Wired
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Obama Finally Facing Reality in Afghanistan
Should Obama actually change his mind about Afghanistan, our elite journalists -- obsessed as they are with how the ...via Patrick Ruffini -
Former Marine captain resigns in protest of Afghanistan war
(Blog Post) Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain with combat experience in Iraq, resigned last month from his position with the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
