Friendly Fire

Unfriendly Friendly Fire

Jeff Danziger | Posted 04.30.2012

Jeff Danziger

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Retired Lieutenant Who Accidentally Killed ATF Agent Is 'Devastated'

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 03.06.2012

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — An attorney for a retired police lieutenant who fired the shot that killed a federal agent trying to thwart a New Year's Eve...

NATO: Mistakes Led To Attack That Killed 24 Pakistani Troops

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC and PATRICK QUINN | Posted 02.21.2012

KABUL, Afghanistan — An investigation into a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops last month near the Afghan border has concluded that a ...

Trying to Keep a Straight Face in the Midst of Madness: The Debt Ceiling Kabal & Balance

Mitchell J. Rabin | Posted 10.10.2011

Mitchell J. Rabin

Dear President Obama and the rest of the shrewd cast of characters: if you want to balance the budget, stop the wars, close military bases, stop corporate subsidies, vastly reduce the military budget from .50 of every dollar to a fraction of that and declare a moratorium on foreclosures.

Accidental Fire

John Darnton | Posted 05.25.2011

John Darnton

Why are the authorities so cowardly when it comes to admitting that sometimes mortars land in the wrong places and sometimes helicopter gunships shoot the wrong hillside?

ReThink Interview: Amir Bar-Lev, Director of The Tillman Story (VIDEO)

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Kim

I talked with director Amir Bar-Lev about why Americans weren't more outraged when it was revealed that the made-for-Hollywood stories of Tillman and Jessica Lynch were lies.

Shakespeare: Don't Like the News, Then Kill the Messenger

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Weller

While the U.S. is seeking to find allies who might arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, there are other stories out there that they should be worrying about. One is Pat Tillman.

Ron Barr Goes Back for More...

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Favorito

In many places across the country, Ron Barr's interviews on the syndicated SportsByline USA radio network have been the soundtrack and the touchstone for hundreds of thousands of sports fans.

Second Shooting In Month Casts Doubt On Afghan Forces

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 05.25.2011

KABUL, Afghanistan — The second shooting of Western troops by one of their Afghan counterparts this month has highlighted the potential hazards ...

The GAO Transcripts, Part 15: Coordination is Easier Said Than Done

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

David Isenberg

This is the fifteenth installment of the Government Accountability Office interview transcripts that were prepared pursuant to the July 2005 GAO repor...

NATO Airstrike Accidentally Kills Afghan Troops

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ and KAY JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

KABUL, Afghanistan — A botched NATO airstrike killed five Afghan soldiers after they were mistaken for insurgents early Wednesday, highlighting ...

The GAO Transcripts, Part 8: WANTED: Village Idiots Guide for PSC/Military Relationships

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

David Isenberg

This is the eighth installment of the Government Accountability Office interview transcripts that were prepared pursuant to the July 2005 GAO report "...

McChrystal -- Pat Tillman

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Danziger

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Louis Maxwell, UN Security Guard, May Have Been Killed By Afghan Police

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

UNITED NATIONS — "Friendly fire" from Afghan security forces may have killed a U.N. employee during a Taliban attack in October on a guest house...

'Friendly Fire' Author C.D.B. Bryan Dead

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 05.25.2011

HARTFORD, Conn. — C.D.B. Bryan, whose 1976 book "Friendly Fire" about the accidental death of a soldier in Vietnam struck a chord with disillusi...

WATCH: Krakauer And Jon Stewart On Pat Tillman

Posted 05.25.2011

"It's the worst best story you'll ever read," said Daily Show host Jon Stewart last night about Jon Krakauer's new book, Where Men Win Glory. Krakaue...

Omar Edwards Shooter Faces No Charges

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can "Smart" Guns Help Save Lives Of New York Cops?

New York Post | John Doyle | Posted 05.25.2011

In the wake of the tragic death of Officer Omar Edwards at the hands of another cop, the NYPD said the department is looking at new technology to help...

NYPD Friendly-Fire Training Video

NY Daily News | Alison Gendar | Posted 05.25.2011

This is the decade-old video the NYPD uses to teach cops how to avoid "friendly fire" incidents like the one that left a young officer dead last week....

Army Shreds Documents Following Friendly Fire Coverup (VIDEO)

Salon | Posted 05.25.2011

Last month, Salon ran an article that featured video of an American tank appearing to fire on American troops, despite the army's denials regarding th...

Iraq Friendly Fire: US Tank Appears To Attack American Soldiers (VIDEO)

Salon | Posted 05.25.2011

Oct. 14, 2008 | PHILADELPHIA -- Once a cop, always a cop. Asked if she wanted to see a graphic battle video showing her son Albert bleeding to death, ...