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US Army general facing (Jeffery Sinclair) sex charges back in court 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2316

Army General Suspended of Command for Adultery Investigation 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1701

Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sources 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1597

Afghan peace lost in transition worries 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1781

VA numbers show staggering effects of sexual abuse in military 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1791

Guantanamo inmates cost U.S. $900,000 each per year 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1884

VA researcher quits over burn pit studies 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2073

Misconduct discharges increase sharply in Army 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2198

Matt Gurney: America’s bored nuclear triggermen 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2109

Military sex abuse victims seek VA help 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1667

Militaries’ growing use of ground robots raises ethics concerns 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1695

Shadows of dishonor cast on the U.S. military 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1797

Military sex offenders rarely punished, while victims are discharged 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1708

Uncle Sam’s Wars and Anesthesia 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1992

Civilian court only fix for military sex crimes 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 2390

Why National Guard and Reservist Suicide Numbers May Be Misleading 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2125

Male rape survivors tackle military assault in tough-guy culture 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1814

At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1795

Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1668

Afghanistan starts first commercial oil production in July 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1725

Afghanistan Hit by Wave of Violence 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1711

Sentences, charges handed down for military bonus fraud 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2111

Massachusetts man was haunted by toxins 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1806

Camp Lejeune: Test that would have flagged water problems never done 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1736

On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2096

After nearly 30 years, Camp Lejeune coming clean 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1915

Afghanistan: Pentagon asks to shift $9.6 billion 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1949

Mesmerizing Photographs Of Soldiers' Faces Before And After A War 23 Scuba May 2013 May 2013 39 13825

This Is What Winning Looks Like 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 1856

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's lawyers want computer evidence from his Fort Bragg residence thrown ou 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2080

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Pentagon urges safety valve for F-35 to help jet survive attack 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2536

F-35: Sequester May Cost Air Force 5 More F-35As; Air Guard, Modernization At Risk 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2008

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2606

Way of the Future: Navy Launches Mother Drone from Aircraft Carrier 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2798

Again: Army Sexual Assault Prevention Officer Accused Of Sexual Assault 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2042

Pentagon vows to take action after latest sex assault scandal 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 4068

Debris And Liberation 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2250

Woodrow W. Keeble, an amazing soldier... 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 May 2013 2 1860

How Contractors Raked in $385 Billion to Build and Support Bases Abroad Since 2001 6 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2531

Germany Pulls Plug on Drone Procurement 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1721

Betrayed? Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. government biggest offender 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 1862

2 Fort Bragg generals to testify at Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair case hearing 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2241

Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1978

U.S. Army General Faces Life In Prison For Sexual Assault Charges 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2003

U.S. Army investigates sexual assault prevention officer for sex abuse 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0

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Afghan Finance Minister accuses MPs of corruption 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1877

Commander Denies U.S. to Blame in Afghan Deaths 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1697

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair back in Fort Bragg courtroom Tuesday 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2663

“A Lake of Blood and Destruction” – The Voices We Never Hear From America's Wars 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 1925

Former Drone Pilot Talks Candidly About Attacks 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2047

Pentagon grapples with sex crimes by military recruiters 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1920

Leaving Afghanistan Is a $7 Billion Moving Task for U.S. 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2009

5 Common Errors in Veteran Disability Claims to appeal to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 2 elleng May 2013 May 2013 2 2144

Afghans Say an American Tortured Civilians 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 1820

Ted Rall Toon: Rapist Nation 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 13 2283

Lawmakers call for VA hospital changes following fourth suicide 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1864

G.I. Stones a Portrait of Karzai, Causing a Stir 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1829

Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 2233

Navy carrier jets (F-35) 'can't land in hot weather' 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 3202

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Top General's Unbelievably Idiotic Comment About Rape in the Middle of Military Rape Epidemic 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2086

Wait, We Outsource Military Supply Contracts To CHINA? 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2424

Addressing the Epidemic of Military Sexual Assault 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2059

The Single Most Expensive Piece Of Military Equipment Ever Has Reached A Massive Milestone 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 3185

USS Ford final hull piece installed 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2377

Army Radios: Contractors Lobby Congress Against Competition 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1857

GCV And Beyond: How The Army Is Gettin’ Heavy After Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2048

Karzai Says U.S. Bases Can Stay, Raising Some Eyebrows in West 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2283

Murphy calls on VA to improve monitoring of suicidal veterans 1 Recursion May 2013 May 2013 1 1883

The Real Secret Behind the Stealth Fighter 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1750

F-35 project to ‘earn Turkey $12 billion’ 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1922

Sexual Assaults and Nuclear Missiles: What's the Matter With the Military? 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1692

Drone Strikes Affecting Thousands in Pakistan, Fueling Hatred of U.S. 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1841

LCS: Navy Pushes Back Against Criticisms 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2000

Ever wonder what the word "littoral" means? 6 Renew Deal May 2013 May 2013 0 3018

Michele Bachmann May Face Lawsuit Over 'Religious Freedom in The Military' Campaign 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2103

Sen. McCain Slams $2.5B Carrier Cost Increase; Navy Struggles To Fund SSBN-X, Destroyers 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2123

Air Force Crisis: Sex, Nukes And Leadership 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2325

Guantánamo is not an anomaly — prisoners in the US are force-fed every day 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 5 1986

DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA - And then there was one 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1689

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