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Anchorage Marine rapist walks without prison time 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2366

More $$$ Down The Afghanistan Money Pit 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1694

MI6 'handing bundles of cash to Hamid Karzai' 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1776

Study: Care for veterans at risk of suicide inadequate 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1732

Navy Ship (LCS) Can’t Meet Mission, Internal U.S. Report Finds 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2741

Littoral Combat Ship Network Can Be Hacked, Navy Finds 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1723

NATO probes charges of misconduct in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1667

Milley takes command in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2181

Survivor of Baghdad fratricide saw gunman's boots and knew "it's one of our people" 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1920

AP Exclusive: Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2019

A Soldier's Story: Bush, Cheney and the Lies That Killed 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 7 1955

Why is Obama withholding secret torture report from Americans? 4 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 9 2411

Air Force sexual assault prevention officer arrested for fondling woman 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 7 2129

Robot Top Gun: Navy X-47B Drone Rehearses Carrier Landings 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2086

Ducking the Full Costs of War: The Ongoing Scandal Called the Veterans Administration 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1669

4 Big Pushers of War in Iraq Now Gunning for Intervention in Syria -- Consequences be Damned! 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2005

Motor vehicle crashes: A little-known risk to returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2065

From the Lion's Den: An Open Letter (and Invitation) to Vietnam Veterans 4 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2721

A Hundred Hungry Men at Guantánamo 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1714

Not Ready for War Drones 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1818

Authorization for Use of Military Force: a blank check for war without end 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1979

Chuck Yeager: F-35 Not The Right Stuff 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 3412

Pentagon Uses the Upcoming "Man of Steel" Superman Movie to Promote New F-35 Fighter Jet 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2768

April Iraq's deadliest month in almost five years 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1956

Syria: The Only Red Line Should Be To Stay Out 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1709

VA backlog follows veterans to the grave 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2308

US drone strikes being used as alternative to Guantánamo, lawyer says 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1823

Guantanamo Attorney Found Dead in Apparent Suicide 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2012

'The Point of No Return': Should Robots Be Able to Decide to Kill You On Their Own? 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2578

Sec Army McHugh Says No Choice But Accept Apache Transmission Swaps; Line Would Have Shut Down 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2437

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CODE BLUE for the Pentagon’s $1.5 Trillion F-35 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2410

Another sales pitch for F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2005

'Torture Reinforcements' Not 'Medical Personnel' Arrive to Combat Gitmo Hunger Strike 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2465

Afghanistan blames opium surge on global demand 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1801

Distorted Priorities: Military Spending vs. People's Health 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2032

VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2926

Washington's nuclear hypocrisy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1773

Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists 5 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2444

Guantanamo gets extra medical staff as hunger strike continues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1847

Israeli Aerospace reaches deal with Lockheed to make wings for F-35 next generation warplane 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2009

With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2222

Thomas Gibbons-Neff: With Boston bombs, the war comes home 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2474

Claim: Kan. pill mill tied to soldier overdoses 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1827

Young war veterans struggle to find jobs 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2037

War against Taliban being won in Afghanistan: Dunford 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1767

A post-history strip tease (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1679

Pentagon Claims $757 Million Overbilling by Contractor in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1815

Bomb kills 3 Afghan policemen; Taliban claims it's the first attack of its spring offensive 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1832

WWII vet who provided flag on Iwo Jima has died 1 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2043

Red Cross arrives at Guantánamo as hunger strike hits 100 mark 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1750

Affordability priority for F-35 program 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1987

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.25.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1985

Commentary: F-35 program is a shambles 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2684

Air Force Secretary Donley Resigns; Female SAIC Prez Rumored Next In Line 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2565

Army Plays Shell Game With Unfinished Apache Helicopters: Put The Transmission In, And Pull It Out A 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2656

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.23.2013 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2118

Software problems could delay F-35's delivery beyond 2017 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2490

Norway extends period for buying F-35 fighter jets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2114

Pentagon downplays comment on F-35 fighter jet cyber threat 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1802

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.26.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1835

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Military Contracts Awarded On 4.24.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2117

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.22.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1825

U.S. military faulted for burn-pit use 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2181

US Accused of Skirting Responsibilities for Egregious Philippine Reef Disaster 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2204

F-35 Plans Attack Civilians 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2214

Panelists say post-traumatic stress disorder can't be cured, can only be managed 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2606

Drones Over The Homeland: Mission Creep, Lack of Accountability, Boosterism, and More Coming 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1994

Pentagon’s budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2021

Opa-locka (FL) field was once the site of secret CIA base 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2015

Military says Guantánamo hunger strike grows again 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1673

'Terrorism' and the Perpetual Emotion War Machine 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1961

Do you know a Vet down on his or her luck? 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1641

NATO, Eucom Commander Outlines Challenges Ahead 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1855

Another hearing in case of US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1770

Army To Congress: If You Can't Stop Sequester, At Least Slow It Down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1880

277 Million Boston Bombings 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2090

Brokaw: We Need to Examine Drone Policy as a Motivation for Terrorism 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1842

Contaminated Nation: Inhuman Radiation Experiments 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2396

Gitmo Dilemma Remains a Monkey on the Back of US Democracy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2461

Soldier pleads guilty to murdering five colleagues in Iraq 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2105

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