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Decade after Iraq, hawks reunite over Syria 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1710

KARZAI'S CIA BUNDLES - The hand that scolds also bribes 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1801

Navy Can’t Calculate Littoral Combat Ship’s Operating Costs, Says GAO Draft 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2109

Gen. Odierno: Budget Crunch Will Render Army Unready For Syria & Hybrid War 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1975

Over 600,000 veterans caught in messy bureaucracy awaiting pending claims 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1818

Anchorage Marine rapist walks without prison time 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2370

More $$$ Down The Afghanistan Money Pit 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1699

MI6 'handing bundles of cash to Hamid Karzai' 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1782

Study: Care for veterans at risk of suicide inadequate 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1737

Navy Ship (LCS) Can’t Meet Mission, Internal U.S. Report Finds 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2749

Littoral Combat Ship Network Can Be Hacked, Navy Finds 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1730

NATO probes charges of misconduct in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1674

Milley takes command in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2189

Survivor of Baghdad fratricide saw gunman's boots and knew "it's one of our people" 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1925

AP Exclusive: Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2023

A Soldier's Story: Bush, Cheney and the Lies That Killed 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 7 1957

Why is Obama withholding secret torture report from Americans? 4 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 9 2414

Air Force sexual assault prevention officer arrested for fondling woman 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 7 2134

Robot Top Gun: Navy X-47B Drone Rehearses Carrier Landings 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2090

Ducking the Full Costs of War: The Ongoing Scandal Called the Veterans Administration 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1671

4 Big Pushers of War in Iraq Now Gunning for Intervention in Syria -- Consequences be Damned! 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2009

Motor vehicle crashes: A little-known risk to returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2069

From the Lion's Den: An Open Letter (and Invitation) to Vietnam Veterans 4 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2723

A Hundred Hungry Men at Guantánamo 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1718

Not Ready for War Drones 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1821

Authorization for Use of Military Force: a blank check for war without end 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1983

Chuck Yeager: F-35 Not The Right Stuff 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 3418

Pentagon Uses the Upcoming "Man of Steel" Superman Movie to Promote New F-35 Fighter Jet 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2770

April Iraq's deadliest month in almost five years 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1964

Syria: The Only Red Line Should Be To Stay Out 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1712

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VA backlog follows veterans to the grave 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2313

US drone strikes being used as alternative to Guantánamo, lawyer says 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1826

Guantanamo Attorney Found Dead in Apparent Suicide 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2018

'The Point of No Return': Should Robots Be Able to Decide to Kill You On Their Own? 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2585

Sec Army McHugh Says No Choice But Accept Apache Transmission Swaps; Line Would Have Shut Down 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2449

CODE BLUE for the Pentagon’s $1.5 Trillion F-35 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2417

Another sales pitch for F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2010

'Torture Reinforcements' Not 'Medical Personnel' Arrive to Combat Gitmo Hunger Strike 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2470

Afghanistan blames opium surge on global demand 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1804

Distorted Priorities: Military Spending vs. People's Health 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2037

VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2940

Washington's nuclear hypocrisy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1777

Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists 5 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2451

Guantanamo gets extra medical staff as hunger strike continues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1850

Israeli Aerospace reaches deal with Lockheed to make wings for F-35 next generation warplane 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2014

With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2229

Thomas Gibbons-Neff: With Boston bombs, the war comes home 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2484

Claim: Kan. pill mill tied to soldier overdoses 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1831

Young war veterans struggle to find jobs 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2044

War against Taliban being won in Afghanistan: Dunford 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1771

A post-history strip tease (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1683

Pentagon Claims $757 Million Overbilling by Contractor in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1820

Bomb kills 3 Afghan policemen; Taliban claims it's the first attack of its spring offensive 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1835

WWII vet who provided flag on Iwo Jima has died 1 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2054

Red Cross arrives at Guantánamo as hunger strike hits 100 mark 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1755

Affordability priority for F-35 program 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1993

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.25.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1992

Commentary: F-35 program is a shambles 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2689

Air Force Secretary Donley Resigns; Female SAIC Prez Rumored Next In Line 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2573

Army Plays Shell Game With Unfinished Apache Helicopters: Put The Transmission In, And Pull It Out A 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2661

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Military Contracts Awarded On 4.23.2013 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2127

Software problems could delay F-35's delivery beyond 2017 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2496

Norway extends period for buying F-35 fighter jets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2120

Pentagon downplays comment on F-35 fighter jet cyber threat 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1807

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.26.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1842

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.24.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2121

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.22.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1831

U.S. military faulted for burn-pit use 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2185

US Accused of Skirting Responsibilities for Egregious Philippine Reef Disaster 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2209

F-35 Plans Attack Civilians 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2220

Panelists say post-traumatic stress disorder can't be cured, can only be managed 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2616

Drones Over The Homeland: Mission Creep, Lack of Accountability, Boosterism, and More Coming 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1998

Pentagon’s budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2026

Opa-locka (FL) field was once the site of secret CIA base 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2019

Military says Guantánamo hunger strike grows again 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1677

'Terrorism' and the Perpetual Emotion War Machine 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1967

Do you know a Vet down on his or her luck? 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1644

NATO, Eucom Commander Outlines Challenges Ahead 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1860

Another hearing in case of US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1774

Army To Congress: If You Can't Stop Sequester, At Least Slow It Down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1883

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