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Pentagon To Take Over Some CIA Drone Operations, Sources Say

Reuters | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

* Pentagon control could open program to more congressional oversight * Strikes in Yemen to be run by armed forces * CI...

Europe: Soft Power Is No Power

Joost Lagendijk | Posted 05.13.2013 | World
Joost Lagendijk

Most of its member states are stuck in an economic crisis that many Europeans blame on austerity measures enforced by the EU, perceived as a faraway, bureaucratic entity that has spun out of control and is out of touch with the concerns and hardships of ordinary Europeans.

DOD: Prosecutors Didn't See Guantanamo Defense Emails

Ryan J. Reilly | Posted 04.12.2013 | Politics
Ryan J. Reilly

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is denying that military prosecutors saw privileged emails belonging to defense attorneys representing Guantanamo...

Zach Carter

Latest GOP Budget Plan Wouldn't Aid Poor, Students, Seniors ...

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 03.05.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are proposing a short-term budget that would ease the impact of sequestration on defense, veterans, immigration and la...

Afghanistan Quagmire

Lt. Gen. Clarence E. McKnight Jr. | Posted 04.27.2013 | Politics
Lt. Gen. Clarence E. McKnight Jr.

At the end of the day, we are stuck between a rock and a hard place in Afghanistan. In war, people who do not value human life have a built-in advantage over those who do. This war has gone on far too long.

Democrats and Defense

Gary Hart | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics
Gary Hart

When will Democrats rightly claim to be the most knowledgeable, thoughtful, experienced, imaginative leaders on defense of our nation?

Four Reasons Chuck Hagel Would Be a Good Secretary of Defense

William Hartung | Posted 03.09.2013 | Politics
William Hartung

Hagel has taken flak from neo-conservatives and other advocates of military overspending for rightly suggesting that the current Pentagon budget is "bloated" and can afford to be cut significantly beyond current plans.

Obama Signs Defense Bill Into Law

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 03.04.2013 | Politics

HONOLULU (Associated Press) — President Barack Obama signed a $633 billion defense bill for this year despite serious concerns about the limits Cong...

More Than Just About Hagel

Trita Parsi | Posted 02.26.2013 | World
Trita Parsi

While America's relationship with Israel is important, Chuck Hagel is being considered for Secretary of Defense of the United States, not Israel. Whether he would be good for Israel or not cannot be a central concern -- and certainly not the cause to preemptively slander and dismiss this decorated soldier.

Senate Overwhelmingly Backs New Defense Bill

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 02.20.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Barack Obama a $633 billion defense bill for next year that would tighten penalties on Iran to thwart its n...

D'Antoni's Defense Is Destroying Lakers Playoff Hopes

Tyler R. Tynes | Posted 02.11.2013 | Sports
Tyler R. Tynes

With playoff hopes fading for the Lakers, the team needs to get their act together, and fast. The City of Angels might just be a correct nickname for the club offensively (7th in NBA in scoring) but it's looked rather ghoulish on the other side of the ball.

Military Prepares For Massive Cuts

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 12.05.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department says it has begun planning for the roughly $500 billion in personnel and program cuts that will be needed if Cong...

52 Reasons to Vote for Obama: #44, He Drives the Right Crazy

Bernard Whitman | Posted 12.23.2012 | Politics
Bernard Whitman

Health care, for everyone? You can't be serious! Opportunity for all, including immigrants? No way! More oversight and transparency on how we conduct our business? Outrageous! Clean energy? Aaaaahhhh!!! Quick, grab the garlic!!!

Preserving Old Warships Proves Costly

Reuters | Posted 11.30.2012 | Politics

By Harriet McLeod MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, a popular tourist spot in So...

Indefensible: The Truth About Pentagon Spending

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 11.06.2012 | Politics
Project On Government Oversight

With the U.S. war in Iraq officially over and our operations in Afghanistan drawing down, this is the perfect time to stop partisan squabbling and rethink the way we fund the Pentagon

Does It Matter Whether Osama bin Laden Was Armed?

David Uberti | Posted 10.31.2012 | Politics
David Uberti

If Mark Owen's account -- to be released on Sept. 4 -- is true, it really doesn't change anything. All it does is show that the administration doesn't trust its own public to digest the truth, even with something as easy to swallow as the death of its greatest enemy.

Boosting the Small Business Administration Budget Will Cut Deficit

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.24.2012 | Small Business
Lloyd Chapman

If president Obama, Congress and the bureaucrats in Washington want to cut the deficit, the best way is to pump up federal programs for small businesses, which will create millions of jobs for the middle class and boost the taxes flowing into the nation's treasury.

Gov 2.0 and Cyberwar Mashup

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 10.23.2012 | Technology
Alan W. Silberberg

Digital bullets might be replacing real bullets but when whole systems like water, electricity, or transportation go down due to hacking, cyberwar or cyber economic espionage; the effect could be the same.

Wrapped in the Flag: Immigration, Ethnic Studies, and Gun Legislation in Arizona

American Anthropological Association | Posted 10.21.2012 | College
American Anthropological Association

Immigration, ethnic studies, and guns on campuses may appear to be discrete issues, yet they form a discursive web of control in which my state's educational institutions are dangling.

Tailspin or Stall? Challenges Face New USAF Chief But Money Not the Problem

Lawrence Korb | Posted 10.16.2012 | Politics
Lawrence Korb

Even those who believe that modernization is more important to the Air Force than any other pressing issues should be encouraged by the actual budget data. The Air Force is not locked in a "downward spiral" but is dealing, like the rest of our military, with a drawdown from war and a tight fiscal situation.

Air Force Still Not Opening Up About F-22 Safety Problems

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 10.07.2012 | Politics
Project On Government Oversight

After years of looking into the F-22's pilot disorientation problems, the Air Force has announced that it has everything under control. According to some defense experts, however, the Air Force still has a long way to go in proving its investigation is complete, reliable and transparent.

With Needed Defense Cuts on the Horizon, Industry Forces Rev Up the Propaganda Machine

Robert Greenwald | Posted 09.16.2012 | Politics
Robert Greenwald

You know it's a big moment for defenders of the United States' bloated military budget when some of the all-time superstars of the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex descend on Capitol Hill to fight for their perceived right to profit.

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

Michael Shank | Posted 08.01.2012 | Politics
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.

A Chicago Road to Perdition for NATO?

Rabah Ghezali | Posted 07.17.2012 | World
Rabah Ghezali

The NATO summit in Chicago in May is being seen as an important test of whether the alliance's European members can mitigate their collective military decline by pooling and sharing capabilities.

Homefront Heroes Takes Compelling Wounded Warrior Stories to GI Film Festival

Mark Drapeau | Posted 07.14.2012 | Impact
Mark Drapeau

For those not directly connected with an active-duty military person or a veteran, you often only hear their stories vaguely, or in passing. Now, two very different people have created Homefront Heroes to deliver veterans' stories to you in a very compelling, human way.