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DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA - And then there was one 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1693

Decade after Iraq, hawks reunite over Syria 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1715

KARZAI'S CIA BUNDLES - The hand that scolds also bribes 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1806

Navy Can’t Calculate Littoral Combat Ship’s Operating Costs, Says GAO Draft 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2113

Gen. Odierno: Budget Crunch Will Render Army Unready For Syria & Hybrid War 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1979

Over 600,000 veterans caught in messy bureaucracy awaiting pending claims 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1821

Anchorage Marine rapist walks without prison time 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2375

More $$$ Down The Afghanistan Money Pit 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1702

MI6 'handing bundles of cash to Hamid Karzai' 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1786

Study: Care for veterans at risk of suicide inadequate 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1739

Navy Ship (LCS) Can’t Meet Mission, Internal U.S. Report Finds 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2754

Littoral Combat Ship Network Can Be Hacked, Navy Finds 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1735

NATO probes charges of misconduct in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1676

Milley takes command in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2191

Survivor of Baghdad fratricide saw gunman's boots and knew "it's one of our people" 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1928

AP Exclusive: Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2028

A Soldier's Story: Bush, Cheney and the Lies That Killed 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 7 1963

Why is Obama withholding secret torture report from Americans? 4 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 9 2424

Air Force sexual assault prevention officer arrested for fondling woman 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 7 2140

Robot Top Gun: Navy X-47B Drone Rehearses Carrier Landings 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2094

Ducking the Full Costs of War: The Ongoing Scandal Called the Veterans Administration 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1676

4 Big Pushers of War in Iraq Now Gunning for Intervention in Syria -- Consequences be Damned! 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2011

Motor vehicle crashes: A little-known risk to returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2072

From the Lion's Den: An Open Letter (and Invitation) to Vietnam Veterans 4 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2739

A Hundred Hungry Men at Guantánamo 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1724

Not Ready for War Drones 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1825

Authorization for Use of Military Force: a blank check for war without end 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1988

Chuck Yeager: F-35 Not The Right Stuff 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 3425

Pentagon Uses the Upcoming "Man of Steel" Superman Movie to Promote New F-35 Fighter Jet 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2777

April Iraq's deadliest month in almost five years 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1967

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Syria: The Only Red Line Should Be To Stay Out 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1718

VA backlog follows veterans to the grave 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2320

US drone strikes being used as alternative to Guantánamo, lawyer says 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1834

Guantanamo Attorney Found Dead in Apparent Suicide 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2022

'The Point of No Return': Should Robots Be Able to Decide to Kill You On Their Own? 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2588

Sec Army McHugh Says No Choice But Accept Apache Transmission Swaps; Line Would Have Shut Down 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2454

CODE BLUE for the Pentagon’s $1.5 Trillion F-35 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2420

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

'Torture Reinforcements' Not 'Medical Personnel' Arrive to Combat Gitmo Hunger Strike 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2479

Afghanistan blames opium surge on global demand 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1809

Distorted Priorities: Military Spending vs. People's Health 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2045

VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2948

Washington's nuclear hypocrisy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1786

Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists 5 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2465

Guantanamo gets extra medical staff as hunger strike continues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1855

Israeli Aerospace reaches deal with Lockheed to make wings for F-35 next generation warplane 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2020

With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2233

Thomas Gibbons-Neff: With Boston bombs, the war comes home 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2490

Claim: Kan. pill mill tied to soldier overdoses 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1834

Young war veterans struggle to find jobs 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2048

War against Taliban being won in Afghanistan: Dunford 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1789

A post-history strip tease (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1688

Pentagon Claims $757 Million Overbilling by Contractor in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1822

Bomb kills 3 Afghan policemen; Taliban claims it's the first attack of its spring offensive 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1838

WWII vet who provided flag on Iwo Jima has died 1 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2056

Red Cross arrives at Guantánamo as hunger strike hits 100 mark 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1759

Affordability priority for F-35 program 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2001

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.25.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2001

Commentary: F-35 program is a shambles 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2693

Air Force Secretary Donley Resigns; Female SAIC Prez Rumored Next In Line 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2578

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Army Plays Shell Game With Unfinished Apache Helicopters: Put The Transmission In, And Pull It Out A 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2664

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.23.2013 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2134

Software problems could delay F-35's delivery beyond 2017 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2500

Norway extends period for buying F-35 fighter jets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2129

Pentagon downplays comment on F-35 fighter jet cyber threat 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1816

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.26.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1845

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.24.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2124

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.22.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1835

U.S. military faulted for burn-pit use 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2189

US Accused of Skirting Responsibilities for Egregious Philippine Reef Disaster 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2215

F-35 Plans Attack Civilians 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2226

Panelists say post-traumatic stress disorder can't be cured, can only be managed 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2625

Drones Over The Homeland: Mission Creep, Lack of Accountability, Boosterism, and More Coming 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2002

Pentagon’s budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2031

Opa-locka (FL) field was once the site of secret CIA base 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2021

Military says Guantánamo hunger strike grows again 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1680

'Terrorism' and the Perpetual Emotion War Machine 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1972

Do you know a Vet down on his or her luck? 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1647

NATO, Eucom Commander Outlines Challenges Ahead 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1869

Another hearing in case of US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1779

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