Special Ops

U.S. To Rely On Special Forces In Afghanistan As Combat Winds Down

The New York Times | Posted 02.04.2012

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WASHINGTON — The United States’ plan to wind down its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected relies on shifting responsibility to...

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Obama Praises Navy SEAL Hostage Rescue

AP | By LOU KESTEN and KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted 01.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- "Good job tonight," President Barack Obama told his Defense chief as he arrived for his annual State of the Union message. Unknown to a...

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Call Of Duty: Do Zombies Pwn Special Ops?

Posted 01.08.2012

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Who's excited about Modern Warfare 3's release? Between the above trailer featuring veteran and noobs Sam Worthington and Jonah Hill, and the 6,000 co...

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A Secret War in 120 Countries

Nick Turse | Posted 10.04.2011

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Nick Turse

While it's well known that U.S. Special Operations forces are deployed in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq, the full extent of their worldwide war has remained deeply in the shadows.

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How to Turn Off WikiLeaks

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Keith Thomson

How do we turn WikiLeaks off? As one of my intelligence community sources says, we need to eliminate MICE. By that he means Money, Ideology, Compromise, Ego, the common denominators of all leaks. In other words, leaks will persist as long as human nature does. A counter to the above carrots may be a swift and public stick so that potential leakers think twice, or a hundred times about interfering with military operations.

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Chertoff Suggests Special Ops Takeout Cyber-Attacking Servers?

Josh Rushing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Rushing

Did Michael Chertoff, former director of Homeland Security, seriously suggest the possibility of responding with special forces to takeout the servers...

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McChrystal Choice Suggests Special Ops Strikes Will Continue

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gareth Porter | Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, May 12 (IPS) - The choice of Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal to become the new U.S. commander in Afghan...

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Publish Your Presidential Election Coverage Through HuffPost's OffTheBus

Marc Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marc Cooper

As Campaign '08 comes to a close, are you as frustrated and often outraged as we are about the blizzard of totally predictable media bloviating that seems to blanket us 24/7? Then help fight back by enlisting in the growing army of HuffPost's OffTheBus citizen reporters.

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Pakistan Premier Joins Army Chief In Rebuke Of US Army, Further Straining Alliance

AP | NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's prime minister on Thursday backed a harsh rebuke of the U.S. by the Muslim nation's military chief, a sign of a...

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The Patron Saint For Missing Kids

Diane Dimond | Posted 11.17.2011

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Diane Dimond

Bazzel Baz is a former CIA agent who takes on the most impossible cases. And he doesn't charge the heartsick family of the missing a penny.

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OTB Swing-Voter Survey

John Tomasic | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Tomasic

This past month, before the Democratic National Convention, OffTheBus community members conducted interviews with swing voters -- and people they thou...

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