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Army Keeping Media From Palin Event

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media


RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from inter...

Strip Jefferson of His Retirement

Eric C. Anderson | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Eric C. Anderson

I am aghast to discover former congressman William J. Jefferson could depart Washington a convicted criminal and still take home approximately $60,000 a year in retirement pay.

The Next US Invasion -- at a Campus Near You

Michael Schwartz | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Michael Schwartz

People in universities are committed to establishing a "veteran friendly" campus, and some believe that bringing ROTC onto campus is a way to make veterans feels more comfortable. This is simply not true.

Uganda Heads Toward Humanity in Security Council

Sarah Holewinski | Posted 11.18.2009 | World


Sarah Holewinski

Uganda reminded us that the distinction between lawful and unlawful harm shouldn't give warring parties an excuse to walk away from civilian suffering.

Missing Elements of a Comprehensive Strategy in Afghanistan

Lisa Schirch | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


Lisa Schirch

The center of gravity in Afghanistan is not the military war, but the "war of ideas." America's version of the Taliban, the KKK, was not defeated. The force of public opinion made them irrelevant.

Blue Star Mothers Send Care Packages Overseas

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact


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...

The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

A Salute to Military Academy Basketball

Eric Angevine | Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports


Eric Angevine

We live in the age of the pampered athlete. On Veteran's Day, let's salute the programs that still value discipline, unselfishness, and leadership in their hoops recruits.

Holiday Mail For Heroes Kicks Off With Cards For Veterans Washington Event

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact


WASHINGTON — Dozens of volunteers and passers-by are stopping by an American Red Cross building on Veterans Day to sign holiday greetings cards ...

Golden Corral Offers Free Meal For Veterans, Military Personnel on Nov. 16, 2009

Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Golden Corral will be holding its 9th annual Military Appreciation Monday dinner on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in all Golden Corral r...

Veteran's Day Quotes: 15 Best, Most Famous Remembrance Day Sayings

Posted 11.11.2009 | Home


Veteran's Day Quotes are not hard to come by, but here's a compilation of some of the best and most famous in one place. "Freedom is never free." -...

Honor Our Veterans by Learning More

Michael Foote | Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver


Michael Foote

There are 446,000 veterans in Colorado, making up 10% of our state's population. It is difficult to be successful and inclusive in this state without understanding the military and veterans.

Terrorism, Religious Extremism, and the Fort Hood Massacre

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Michael J.W. Stickings

Without rushing to prejudicial conclusions, after all, we do need to consider the possibility that Nidal Malik Hasan's Muslim faith played a major role, if not necessarily the dominant one, in what happened.

Of Jedi Knights, Death Stars, and Afghanistan

William Astore | Posted 11.09.2009 | World


William Astore

Can one truly be both Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, both cunning and courteous Jedi Knight and Dark Lord of imperial power projection?

Rep. Eric Massa VIDEO: War In Afghanistan Must End

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


2,950. That's the number that echoes throughout Rep. Eric Massa's (D-N.Y.) five minute speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, as he fer...

U.S.-Colombia Military Deal Angers Activists

BBC | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


Colombian opposition groups have reacted angrily after details of a controversial military deal with the US were made public....

Last Plan for Afghanistan

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


Stewart Nusbaumer

Plan Z is one of those rare strategies that is hatched not from the mind of confused strategic thinkers by from the womb of Americana. What is Plan Z? Buy the bad guys.

Catch-22 in Afghanistan

William Astore | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


William Astore

As we send more troops to stiffen Afghani government forces and to stabilize the state, that high-profile presence will serve to demoralize Afghani troops and ultimately to destabilize the state.

Obama Seeking Options To Send Fewer Troops To Afghanistan

washingtonpost.com | Anne E. Kornblut and Greg Jaffe | Posted 10.31.2009 | World


President Obama has asked the Pentagon's top generals to provide him with more options for troop levels in Afghanistan, two U.S. officials said late F...

Iraq Troops Sing Karaoke, Join Book Clubs, Rarely Go To War

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.21.2009 | World


A new USA Today article has some interesting details about how U.S. troops stationed in Iraq are spending their time these days. Soccer makes the lis...

Military Report On Iraq Stress Clinic Killing Spree: Soldier Showed Obvious Signs Of Unraveling

AP | REBECCA SANTANA and CHELSEA J. CARTER | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — The soldier at the center of the military's worst soldier-on-soldier violence in six years had gone to four counseling sessions. His r...

Robert Pape: To Beat The Taliban, Fight From Afar

nytimes.com | ROBERT A. PAPE | Posted 10.15.2009 | World


AS President Obama and his national security team confer this week to consider strategies for Afghanistan, one point seems clear: our current military...

Inside Afghanistan's "Black Hawk Down"

nytimes.com | THOM SHANKER | Posted 10.03.2009 | World


The battle of Wanat is being described as the "Black Hawk Down" of Afghanistan, with the 48 American soldiers and 24 Afghan soldiers outnumbered three...

McChrystal Rejects Calls To Lower Afghan Aims

New York Times | JOHN F. BURNS and ALAN COWELL | Posted 10.01.2009 | World


The top military commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, rejected calls for scaling down military objectives there on Thursday and said ...

The Forgotten War

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

No so very long ago, Afghanistan was known as "the forgotten war." But these days, Afghanistan is hard to miss in the headlines. Obama needs to begin talking about our newly-forgotten war: Iraq.