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America's Next Move in Afghanistan Must Be a Non-Military One

Michael Shank | Posted 06.01.2012

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Michael Shank

The best way America can establish the infrastructure for long-term security and stability in Afghanistan is less through military means and more through improvements to quality of life and basic services.

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Andrea Stone

PHOTOS: Exclusive Satellite Images Show Syria Massacre

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.31.2012

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WASHINGTON -- New satellite images of the besieged Syrian region of Houla provide stark evidence of last week's massacre of more than 100 civilians, m...

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Making Defense Sense With Budget Cuts

Charles Knight | Posted 05.30.2012

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Charles Knight

Military power is but one part of national strength. The Pentagon's budget, and our overall federal budget priorities, must reflect this reality.

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Congress Should Support Pentagon Energy Security Efforts

Phyllis Cuttino | Posted 05.30.2012

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Phyllis Cuttino

Congress should support policies that will reduce our reliance on foreign oil, not undermine them. There is too much at stake for the nation's energy future to do anything less.

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The Pentagon's Dirty Deal

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.29.2012

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Tom Andrews

Recently, the House unanimously passed an amendment to the House Defense Authorization bill that bans the purchase of weapons from any firm "controlled, directed or influenced by" a country providing weapons to state sponsors of terrorism, including Syria.

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Republicans Put Oil Money Above Troops' Lives

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Pentagon, Iraq War, Phil Gingrey, John McCain, Steven Anderson, Military, Alternative Energy, James Inhofe, Big Oil, Oil, Green Energy, House Armed Services Committee, Afghanistan War, Green Energy u.s. Army, Clean Energy, u.s. Army Green Energy, Politics News
Jon Soltz

While we all love the environment and want to be good stewards of the earth, the military isn't on some kind of ecological mission when it comes to renewables. They're trying to help ensure men and women come home to their loved ones.

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Memorial Day Thoughts on National Defense

Robert Reich | Posted 05.27.2012

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Robert Reich

At a time when Medicare, Medicaid, and non-defense discretionary spending (including most programs for the poor, as well as infrastructure and basic R&D) are in serious jeopardy, Obama and the Democrats should be calling for even more defense cuts.

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Propaganda, Public Diplomacy and the Smith-Mundt Act

John Brown | Posted 05.26.2012

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John Brown

Propaganda is an instrument of war used by a government, primarily but not exclusively, against a present or possibly future enemy, and a democratic government should not propagandize its own people.

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Yoga Industry May Have Found a Few Good Men -- and Millions of Devilish Ones, Too

Stewart J. Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: John Friend Scandal, Pentagon, Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Playboy, Sex, Internet Porn, Elena Brower, Porn Industry, Naked Yoga, Aaron Star, Kathryn Budig, Yoga Porn, Business News
Stewart J. Lawrence

Women continue to be the most active and attractive names and faces around which the yoga industry is most visibly promoted, but the market clearly needs fresh blood -- and increasingly that blood is male.

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Follow the Defense Dollars -- If You Can

Joe Newman | Posted 05.23.2012

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Joe Newman

What happens when Congress does the public's business in secret? The well-connected corporate lobbyists, fundraisers and campaign contributors are the ones who benefit the most because of their insider access.

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Who Commands America's Killer Drones?

AP | KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted 05.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for dron...

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GOP Blasts Obama Defense Budget 5 Times Larger Than China's

Bloomberg | Posted 05.22.2012

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Republicans and President Barack Obama are squaring off again over federal spending, only this time the president wants to cut it and the Republicans ...

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China: Pentagon Hypes Military Threat

AP | Posted 05.22.2012

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BEIJING -- China's Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and its threat to Taiwan in a depiction that will ultima...

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On Afghanistan, the Pentagon Has Lost the American People

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.18.2012

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Robert Naiman

Until now the Administration has gotten away with a having a two-faced policy: presented to the American people as a timetable for withdrawal, but understood by the Pentagon and the Republican leadership as allowing tens of thousands of U.S. troops to remain in Afghanistan forever.

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Former U.S. nuclear commander startles with proposal to cut weapons arsenal by 80%

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

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The Center for Public Integrity

By R. Jeffrey SmithiWatch NewsThe chairman of a House subcommittee that helps shape the nation's nuclear arsenal, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), has bee...

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House Votes To Continue The War In Afghanistan

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the Amer...

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U.S. arms Bahrain, despite human rights concerns

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

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The Center for Public Integrity

By Aaron MehtaiWatch NewsWhile much of the world's focus has been on the civil war in Syria, the island kingdom of Bahrain continues to shake with a...

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Defense Chief Restricts Flights Of Stealth Fighter That's Been Choking Pilots

Wired | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 05.16.2012

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For five years, America’s most expensive fighter jets have been poisoning their pilots and crew. On Tuesday, the Defense Secretary finally stepped i...

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House Panel Spares One Area From Fiscal Discipline

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.10.2012

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta slammed a House panel on Thursday for adding billions of dollars to President Barack Obama's defense...

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House Rejecting Obama Cuts...For The Military

AP | ROBERT BURNS and DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.10.2012

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WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday backed construction of a missile defense site on the East Coast, rejecting Pentagon...

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Internal Review Shows Gross Mishandling of Military Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 05.08.2012

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Project On Government Oversight

We owe military whistleblowers every possible opportunity to safely expose wrongdoing, and this report shows that the system has let them down. It's imperative that we fix it.

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GOP Spares Pentagon From Big Cuts

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.09.2012

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WASHINGTON — Republicans controlling the House are sparing the Pentagon, military veterans and most homeland security programs from the budget k...

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House Defense Bill Funds Programs Pentagon Wanted To Cut

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A House panel has unveiled a $608 billion defense spending bill that restores some of the programs the Pentagon wanted to cut next year ...

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GOP Plan Cuts Social Services To Protect The Pentagon

Posted 05.07.2012

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By ANDREW TAYLOR, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- The Republicans who control the House are using cuts to food aid, health care and social servi...

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The F-22: Final Delivery for a Flying Disaster

William Hartung | Posted 05.03.2012

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William Hartung

Wednesday Lockheed Martin delivered the last of 187 F-22 Raptor fighter jets to the U.S. Air Force. The roll out prompted executives to describe the plane as "the baddest bird on the planet" and "an icon of American power." The facts suggest otherwise.

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