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Official: Obama Does Not Plan To Accept Afghan War Options, Wants Handover Details
AP | BEN FELLER and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.12.2009 | World
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing ...
Why Military Dreams Fail -- and Why It Doesn't Matter
Tom Engelhardt | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics
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Robot war. It just couldn't be cooler, could it? Especially if the only blood you spill is the other guy's, since our "pilots" are flying those planes from thousands of miles away. So why am I not excited?
CBS News: Obama Has Decided To Send Almost 40,000 Troops To Afghanistan
CBS News | Font Size Print E | Posted 11.09.2009 | World
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President Obama has settled on a new strategy for Afghanistan. CBS News correspondent David Martin reports that the president will send a lot more tro...
McClatchy: Obama Leaning Toward 34,000 More Troops For Afghanistan
McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay | Posted 11.07.2009 | World
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President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it unti...
The Myth of Collateral Damage: Truth, Consequences and a Challenge to 'Say It Plain'
Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 10.30.2009 | World
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The Iraqi refugee tragedy continues to unfold. It is time for proactive policy and action, for Americans to make friends of the people we were seeking to help by doing the right things.
Mapping Congo's Militarized Mines
David Sullivan | Posted 10.30.2009 | World
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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 has been making news because of all the things left out of it, including billions of dollars in cuts to expensive weapons systems.
President Obama: Afghanistan Needs More Than a Military Solution
Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 10.29.2009 | World
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The news media has an annoying tendency to focus on the symptoms, not the disease.
Matthew Hoh Resigns: State Department Official Quits Over Afghan War
Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — A former Marine who fought in Iraq, joined the State Department after leaving the military and was a diplomat in a Taliban strongho...
Obama's Decision On Afghanistan Troop Levels Likely Between November 7 And 11; More Troops Likely
ABC News | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
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Sources tell ABC News that as of now President Obama will likely announce his decision about a new strategy in Afghanistan at some point between the A...
US Held Secret War Game To Test Afghan Troop Levels
Washington Post | Greg Jaffe and Karen DeYoung | Posted 10.26.2009 | World
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The Pentagon's top military officer oversaw a secret war game this month to evaluate the two primary military options that have been put forward by th...
Raw Story: Bush Pentagon Used Psychological Operation On US Public
The Raw Story | Brad Jacobson | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
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A months-long review of documents and interviews with Pentagon personnel has revealed that the Bush Administration's military analyst program -- aimed...
New York Times: Military Establishment Frustrated With Pace Of Obama's Deliberations On Afghan War
New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 10.19.2009 | World
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After nearly a month of deliberations by Mr. Obama over whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan, frustrations and anxiety are on the rise ...
Stewart Nozette (PICTURE): Scientist Arrested On Spy Charges Worked For Department Of Defense
AP | LARRY MARGASAK and DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — A scientist credited with helping discover evidence of water on the moon was arrested Monday on charges of attempting to pass along...
John Kerry On Afghanistan: Sending More Troops Is "Irresponsible" Until Afghan Election Is Settled
Reuters | Posted 10.17.2009 | World
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In an interview with CNN's "State of the Union," Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the United States should not proceed ...
Afghanistan: Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham: Update
Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.14.2009 | World
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Even as we buy and produce new MRAPs, train the troops to use them, and look for ways to deliver them, the President is still attempting to define our strategy for how we will wage the war in Afghanistan.
Cannibal Conservatism: Author Makes Up Charges Against Secretary Gates
Richard Allen Smith | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics
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In a time of crisis, Republicans begin to eat their own. The infighting has been going on for months and has occasionally touched the national security establishment.
Conde Nast to End War in Afghanistan
Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.06.2009 | Comedy
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In what some experts are calling a bold and unorthodox strategy, the U.S. Department of Defense has hired the Conde Nast magazine group to end the unpopular war in Afghanistan.
Happy Birthday, AFRICOM!
Brian Palmer | Posted 10.05.2009 | World
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Unbeknown to most Americans, the Departments of Defense and State maintain a wide web of military programs across Africa. Collectively, they fall under the jurisdiction of AFRICOM.
8 Troops Killed In Afghanistan; Remote Outposts Attacked
AP | ROBERT H. REID and RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 10.05.2009 | World
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KABUL — Hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan bor...
Fresh Breeze Blowing in the Pentagon
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics
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An Air Force colonel's new article is the closest we've ever come to recognition by an official Pentagon publication that "don't ask, don't tell" has got to go, and go soon.
Article In Military Journal Endorses Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home
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WASHINGTON -- In an unusual show of support for allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces, an official military journal articl...
The President in Chains
Gary Hart | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
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The national security state has become a kind of powerful prison with the president as warden. He has authority over it, but he cannot escape it.
Afghanistan Pullback: U.S. May Focus On Drone Attacks On Terrorists
AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 09.23.2009 | World
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WASHINGTON — Military officials voiced frustration and congressional leaders urged caution Tuesday over what they described as President Barack ...
Brutal Destruction Of Iraq's Archaeological Sites Continues (SLIDESHOW)
Diane Tucker | Posted 09.25.2009 | World
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A brutal plundering of this rich cultural heritage has been taking place in broad daylight ever since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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David Sirota | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics