United States Military

Military Divorces Edge Up Again In 9th Year Of War

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

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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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U.S. Accuses Pakistan Of Illegally Modifying American-Made Missiles

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT and DAVID E. SANGER | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON -- The United States has accused Pakistan of illegally modifying American-made missiles to expand its capability to strike land targets, a ...

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Is the US Military a Socialist Institution?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

Does anyone disagree that the military is almost entirely government run? If you agree to that obvious fact, when you attack all government run programs, aren't you by definition attacking the US military?

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US Stops Giving Militant Death Tolls In Afghanistan

AFP | Posted 08.25.2009 | World

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The US military in Afghanistan has stopped releasing figures showing how many militants have been killed in fighting with US-led forces, officials sai...

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The Only Real "Existential Threat": A Sane Path for Reducing Nuclear Arsenals

Robert Mackey | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

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Robert Mackey

The new administration needs to take on the one real "existential threat" to the Republic -- the sane, mutual reduction of nuclear weapons in the United States and the Russian Federation.

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The Greening Of The United States Military

Huffington Post | Posted 09.26.2008 | Green

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It's pretty safe to say that the military doesn't spring to mind when you're making a list of organizations looking to go green. But, just as it does ...

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