US Military Bases

Breaking Down Bases

John Feffer | Posted 01.01.2012

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John Feffer

Our elected representatives are desperate to find cuts in military spending that won't lead to job loss among their constituents. One cut would not compromise employment at home: U.S. overseas bases.

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Laura Stampler

Divorce Rate For Women In Military Double That Of Men

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Stampler | Posted 06.12.2011

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When naval officer Amanda Smith was deployed to Kuwait in August of 2009, her job was to find holes in existing military medical programs and fix them...

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Does the Pentagon Really Have 1,180 Foreign Bases?

Nick Turse | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nick Turse

In a world of statistics and precision, a world in which accountability is now a Washington buzzword, a world where all information is available at the click of a mouse, there's one number no American knows.

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US Military Plans MASSIVE 'Super Base' In Guam

The Telegraph | Praveen Swami, Diplomatic Editor | Posted 05.25.2011

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The US is building an £8 billion super military base on the Pacific island of Guam in an attempt to contain China's military build-up. The expans...

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Controversial U.S. Military Bases Not In Iraq Or Afghanistan

GlobalPost | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK, Thailand -- If you spin a globe and randomly point to a country, there's a one-in-five chance the U.S. military runs a piece of the nation un...

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FBI, Pentagon Beefing Up Military Base Security

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Nearly a year after a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, the Pentagon is taking new steps to beef up security and surveillance p...

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US Bases Abroad Trigger Suicide Terrorism: Are There Other Options?

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Clemons

Can it be that American military bases abroad, usually thought of as "stabilizers" in tough neighborhoods, are really the primary cause of radical terrorism against the US and its allies?

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100,000 Okinawans Can't Be Wrong

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Feffer

One place where the original spirit of Earth Day prevailed was Okinawa. This past Sunday, 10 percent of all Okinawans gathered to protest the building of another U.S. military base on their island.

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