United States Military

How A Jewish Marine Inspires Freedom

Chava Tombosky | Posted 04.29.2012

Chava Tombosky

When asked why Dave decided to become observant he explained that although his family did not follow many of the Jewish holidays, he clearly remembers Passover as a recurring holiday where the whole family got together.

World's Largest Weapons Exporters

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 02.05.2012

Howard Steven Friedman

Not surprisingly, the United States is by far the largest arms exporter, with Russia being the only country with more than half the value of military exports.

$30 Billion for Occupy Wall Street

Alison Avigayil Ramer | Posted 12.18.2011

Alison Avigayil Ramer

I'm writing to you, Occupy Wall Street, from Palestine, and asking that when you're sitting in your people's assemblies, please make this one demand clear: End American military aid to Israel.

Libya Rebels Advance After Airstrikes

AP | By RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.25.2011

ZWITINA, Libya -- Libya's rebels scrambled to try to exploit international strikes on Moammar Gaddafi's forces and go on the offensive, as some of the...

Justice Remains Elusive for Many at U.S. Prison in Afghanistan

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Daphne Eviatar

As the war in Afghanistan drags into its tenth year, the United States doesn't need more martyrs. It does need to do a much better job of winning regional support for its mission. Sending innocent prisoners home would be a good start.

Dan Froomkin

Advisory Group Urges Gene Mapping For Soldiers

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

It sounds like something out of a dystopian science fiction novel, but it's not. A new report from a secretive, highly influential group of scientis...

WATCH: Gen. Shelton To Jon Stewart

Posted 05.25.2011

General Hugh Shelton, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 2001 of the United States, spoke to Jon Stewart last night abou...

Bombing Iran? Take It "Off the Table"

William Hartung | Posted 05.25.2011

William Hartung

Joe Klein of Time magazine has a new piece out this week indicating that after being largely dismissed during the Bush administration, "the military option is very much back on the table" with respect to Iran's nuclear program.

Military Divorces Edge Up Again In 9th Year Of War

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past yea...

Afghanistan War Strategy Faces Mounting Challenges In Year Ahead

thehill.com | Posted 05.25.2011

President Barack Obama met a key domestic goal by getting healthcare reform passed in the Senate by Christmas, but reaching the point where U.S. troop...

War Zone Pregnancy Punishments Dropped

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — A recent military policy that added pregnancy to the list of reasons a soldier could be disciplined in a war zone will be rescinded...

U.S. Accuses Pakistan Of Illegally Modifying American-Made Missiles

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT and DAVID E. SANGER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- The United States has accused Pakistan of illegally modifying American-made missiles to expand its capability to strike land targets, a ...

Is the US Military a Socialist Institution?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Cenk Uygur

Does anyone disagree that the military is almost entirely government run? If you agree to that obvious fact, when you attack all government run programs, aren't you by definition attacking the US military?

US Stops Giving Militant Death Tolls In Afghanistan

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

The US military in Afghanistan has stopped releasing figures showing how many militants have been killed in fighting with US-led forces, officials sai...

The Only Real "Existential Threat": A Sane Path for Reducing Nuclear Arsenals

Robert Mackey | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Mackey

The new administration needs to take on the one real "existential threat" to the Republic -- the sane, mutual reduction of nuclear weapons in the United States and the Russian Federation.

The Greening Of The United States Military

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

It's pretty safe to say that the military doesn't spring to mind when you're making a list of organizations looking to go green. But, just as it does ...