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Afghan Policy Remains in the Dark Ages

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 12.07.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, US Military, Military, War on Terror, National Security, Afghanistan Surge, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghan War, President Obama, US Foreign Policy, Counterinsurgency, Barack Obama, Us Troops Afghanistan, Afghan Taliban, Afghanistan War, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

For our part, it is time to shift America's focus away from a power that peddles so many deadly weapons to one that fosters economic growth, entrepreneurial ventures and positive creativity.

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Take It, We Need It: Army Donates Millions in Gear To Iraq That Could Be Used in Afghanistan

washingtonpost.com | Ernesto LondoñO | Posted 12.06.2009 | World

Read More: Army Afghanistan, Military, Military Equipment, U.S. Military, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Surge, Army Iraq, Iraq, Military Funding, War in Iraq, World News

Even as the U.S. military scrambles to support a troop surge in Afghanistan, it is donating passenger vehicles, generators and other equipment worth t...

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Was U.S. Soldier Who Killed Two Army Buddies Shattered by Iraq Tragedy?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 12.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military, Soldier Murders, Iraq, Ptsd, Fort Drum, Joshua Hunter Killing, Joshua Hunter, Joshua Hunter Murders, Fort Drum Murders, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Joshua Hunter has been arrested in the killing of two servicemen near the army base at Fort Drum, N.Y. It's not known what sparked the murders, but he had returned from 15 months in Iraq.

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Issue the Order: Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Ryan McDermott | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gays in the Military, Military, Army, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Veterans, President Obama, Politics News
Ryan McDermott

Ordering the drafting of an implementation plan would be a tangible step forward in the right direction -- the President could make such an order today.

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Obama, Progressives and Afghanistan

Robert Creamer | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Islam, Military, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Breaking News, Obama, Progressive Movement, Al Queda, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Progressives must not lose sight of the fact that, although we may disagree with President Obama's decision on Afghanistan, he shares a progressive vision of American foreign policy.

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Soldiers On Acid: 1963 British VIDEO Shows Troops Under The Influence Of LSD

Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mlitary Experiments Video, Military Experiments, Military, Lsd, Military Acid Video, Military Lsd VIDEO, British Troops Lsd, Politics News

This is a must watch. Environmental Graffiti has a post up on the decades of experiments western armies undertook in an attempt to develop chemical w...

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The Eisenhower-Obama Doctrine? Ending the Military's "Blank Check"

Peter M. Shane | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Military, Change We Can Believe In, Afghanistan, Military Spending, Progressives, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Peter M. Shane

When it comes to national defense, there appears to be no ambition too excessive, no cost too burdensome, and no deficit too large.

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9/11? Yes, 9/11.

Oliver Willis | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military, Iraq, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Obama Afghanistan, Obama Afghanistan Troop Increase, Obama West Point Speech, December 7 1941, Politics News
Oliver Willis

If you don't support increasing the amount of troops, that is a fine and patriotic position to have, but folks on the Left have got to quit rewriting history by pretending Obama is somehow suddenly a hawk on Afghanistan.

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It's Time to Come Home

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Iraq War, Redeployment, President Obama, Troops, Economy, Military, Thanksgiving, Afghanistan, United States, Chicago News
Cheryle Jackson

It's time for America to bring our troops and money home. This should be the last holiday season our troops are separated from their families.

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Senate Report: Bin Laden Was 'Within Our Grasp' In 2001

AP | CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan War, Bush, Rumsfeld, US Military, Afghanistan, Troop Levels, Pakistan, 9/11, Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Afghan War, John Kerry, Military, George W. Bush, 2001, Donald Rumsfeld, Tora Bora, World News

WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made th...

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Military Divorces Edge Up Again In 9th Year Of War

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, United States Military, Military Divorce, Military, Divorce, U.S. Troops, War in Afghanistan War in Iraq, Politics News

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...

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Grateful For America

Grant Cardone | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Sales Training, Founding Fathers, Military, America, Grant Cardone, Freedom of Religion, Selling, Thanksgiving, Living News
Grant Cardone

While the world spends so much time complaining about what is wrong I am reminded at this time to focus on what I have to be grateful for: All those ...

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CNN's Shamelessly Biased Report On 3 American Soldiers' Murders In Iraq

Sam Sedaei | Posted 11.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Nidal Malik Hasan, Anderson Cooper, Abu Gharib, Military, Iraq, Cnn, Media News
Sam Sedaei

How independent can we really expect any mainstream media reports to be on any story that relates to the military if it has already decided who is good and who is evil?

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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

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Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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The Conventional Arms Control Challenge

Frida Berrigan | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

Read More: Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Military, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, World News
Frida Berrigan

The Obama administration's work to reduce nuclear weapons and reduce nuclear dangers has not been complemented by similar diligent work in the area of conventional weapons exports.

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Arthur Delaney

Army Mom Confined To Base After Skipping Deployment To Care For Baby

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Court Martial, Fort Stewart Hunter, Afghanistan, Single Mothers, Military Parents, Georgia, Savannah, Military Policy, Military, Miss Deployment, Single Parents, Army Moms, Court-Martial, Deployment, Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield, Alexis Hutchinson, Politics News

Single-mother Alexis Hutchinson refused to deploy to Afghanistan on Nov. 5, she said, because she didn't have anyone to take care of her infant son. N...

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New Tools for Peace in Afghanistan

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Debate, President Obama, Humanitarian, Washington, Security Forces, Congress, Washington Post, Military Options, President Karzai, Surge, Hammers, Foreign Policy, Government, Infrastructure, Japanese Government, Karl Eikenberry, Escalation, Military, Afghanistan, Military Spending, Un, Terrorism, Security, Development, Humanitarian Assistance, World News
Jim Wallis

Development and humanitarian assistance can no longer be an afterthought; they must be central to any strategy the U.S. government puts forward in Afghanistan.

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Blue Star Mothers Send Care Packages Overseas

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Blue Star Mothers of America, US Military, US Military Afghanistan, Military, Volunteering, Chris Morrow, US Military Iraq, CNN Ireport, Impact News

Veterans Day was last week, but our troops are still in harm's way, with many more likely on their way overseas. Fortunately, efforts continue to sup...

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Michelle Obama Announces Community Service Network for Vets

Posted 11.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Community Service, Michelle Obama, Mission Serve, Military, Volunteering, Community Service Program, Veterans, Impact News

On Veterans Day, First Lady Michelle Obama announced the launch of Mission Serve, a network that links veterans to community service groups, calling u...

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Brain Scans Reveals Invisible Damage Of PTSD

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Afganistan, Neuroscience, Mental Health, Military, Brain, Health, Brain Damage, Ptsd, Iraq, Brain Scan, Wellness, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News

WASHINGTON — Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-...

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Reading the Pictures: 100% of Your Weekly Dose of Terrorism Panic

Michael Shaw | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Fort Hood, Ft. Hood, TIME Cover Hasan, Scary Muslim, Time, Fear Mongering, Muslim, Hasan Muslim, Military, Psycho, Hasan, Hasan Fort Hood, Scaremongering, Fort Hood Rampage, Fort Hood Shootings, Fort Hood Murders, Terrorism, Media News
Michael Shaw

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Why The Right Is Wrong On Ft. Hood

Azam Nizamuddin | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sesame Street, Ft Hood Shooting, Michelle Obama, Right Wing, Michelle Malkin, Islamophobia, Iraq War, Rwanda Genocide, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, American Muslims, Fox News, Religious Right, Muslim, Sesame Street 40th Anniversary, Hindu-Militants, Christian Right, Military, James Allison, Politics News
Azam Nizamuddin

In the Ft. Hood aftermath, we shouldn't allow right-wing hooliganism, wherever it stems from, to dictate how we view tragedies and interpret human beings with cultures and religions separate from our own.

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When Militarism 'Invades' Medicine...Doctatorship Happens

Dana Ullman | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Homeopathic, Military, Physicians, Military Industrial Complex, Weapons of Mass Destruction, War, Side Effects, Natural Medicine, Militarism, Collateral Damage, Medicine, Homeopathy, Health, Living News
Dana Ullman

Our medical thinking has become totally militaristic. It is not just happenstance that doctors proudly assert that they seek to attack illness, combat disease, kill infective agents, and create a war on cancer.

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Accused Military Fake Steven Burton Charged: Man Allegedly Wore Unearned medals To Class Reunion

AP | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home

Read More: Burton, Fraud Steven Burton, Crime, Veteran, Afghanistan, Impersonating, Medals, Bronze Star, Fbi, Veterans, Dressed, Fake Veteran, Military, Fake Marine Steven Burton, Steve Burton, Palm Springs, Uniform, Navy Cross, Veteran's Day, Military Fake, Class Reunion, Iraq, Purple Heart, Home News

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A Palm Springs man who was never in the military has been charged with wearing the Navy's highest honor. Federal prosecu...

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Military Sexual Trauma - Seeking Justice

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact

Read More: Veterans for Peace, Department of Veterans Affairs, Kira Mountjoy-Pepka, Rape, Military Sexual Trauma, Veteran's Administration, Ann Wright, Grace After Fire, Service Women;s Action Network, Coalition Against Sexual Assault in the Military Services, Rotc, Code Pink, Pack Parachute Charity, Ptsd, Afghanistan War, Pascale Bourgaux, Veteran's Day, Military, Mercedes Gallego, Eve Ensler, Iraq War, Tina Priest, Rape in the Ranks, Fort Bragg, Disable Amercian Veterans, Staff Sergeant Sandra Lee, Military Rape Awareness Wekk, U.S. Army, Vva, Vetwow, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

While embedded with Marines during the invasion of Iraq, journalist Mercedes Gallego was cautioned that it was not safe to be alone. The reason, the servicewomen explained, was fear of being raped.

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