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U.S. to increase size of army by 22,000
Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense, announced on Monday that the U.S. Army will increase its overall strength by 22,000 soldiers. The U.S. Army has an overall strength of 547,000. 130,000 are still... US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 667
The Department of Defence released its latest figures on numbers of US military that died in Afghanistan at 10am EDT on Friday. As of Saturday, July 18, 2009, at least Pakistan and Uze667 members of the U.S.... CIA Spent $1 Million Training Hit Squads to Kill Al Qaeda Leaders
Over the past eight years, the CIA is reported to have spent $1 million on a "highly classified program" to train elite hit squads intended to target and kill Al Qaeda leaders. CIA Director Leon Panetta canceled the...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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159 views | 38 recommendations | 4 comments
Obama's Afghanistan Strategy - Will it work?
Operation Kanjar (Strike of the Sword) began with fanfare a few days ago. The strategy was that US troops would occupy villages and win the heart and minds of locals. Brigadier General Larry Nicholson told... 233 views | 38 recommendations | 7 comments
Obama is a Neocon Liar
The following is my commentary concerning, "UN Official Demands Torture Accountability," (by Edger. Antemedius.com. July 2, 2009) and specifically Edger's comment at the end of that post as follows, "Where is the... Day 2 Operation Khanjar - Marines enter key centres in Helmand
Marines began to secure key centres in Helmand on Friday. Operation Khanjar which aims at pushing out the Taliban entered Day 2. Neither US or NATO troops have operated in this area in large numbers. ... 915 views | 56 recommendations | 7 comments
CAP issues five-step plan for repealing DADT
The Centre for American Progress (CAP) has issued a five-step plan for repealing "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), the common term for the policy about homosexuality in the U.S. armed forces mandated by federal law...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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257 views | 46 recommendations | 4 comments
Civilian Workers Strike Continues at Vance AFB
Rick Boardman can say all he wants to a reporter for the Enid (Okla.) News & Eagle — as he does in this video — in an attempt to justify the decision to strike that garnered support of 94 percent of the union members for whom he serves as president. What he... Astronomers Lose Access to Military Data
Astronomers have lost a valuable information source in their search of the heavens. The US military has maintained an informal relationship with astronomers tracking meteors and meteorites. The Pentagon...
created by Barbara McPherson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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216 views | 24 recommendations | 2 comments
Transformers: Coming to an Army Near You
This time, the Pentagon may have outdone itself. And I'm not even referring to death tolls, leaked documents, scandals, or borderline war crimes.No, this one can go under #straight-up-insanely-cool-science-and-technology.The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects... Oklahoma Soldier Facing Miscarriage of Justice
Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna of Edmond, Okla., was convicted of executing an Iraqi detainee, Ali Mansur, on May 16, 2008, according to a recent report at NewsOK.com. Many, including a bipartisan group... Lt Gen McChrystal to face Senate on Afghan Plans
The Senate Armed Services Committee will be drilling Lt Gen McChrystal, late on today, on the future plans for Afghanistan. McChrystal replaces Lt Gen McKiernan, who was abruptly removed by the... Bi-Partisan New Weapon Acquisition Reform Act for DOD
This morning, President Obama signed this important bill on May 22, to curb wasteful military spending that was sponsored and voted by members of Republican and Democrat parties. Senators Carl Levin... GQ Slams Rumsfeld for Relying Upon Scripture
By Bob McCarty at BobMcCarty.com Published under the GQ headline, “AND HE WILL BE JUDGED,” Robert Draper’s lengthy feature article about Donald Rumsfeld is chock full of criticism about the former secretary... US Senate Blocks Guantanamo Detainee Transfer, Camp Closure Funds
The US Senate voted 90-6 on Wednesday to reject the planned transfer of 240 detainees from Guantanamo Bay and refused the $80 million funding request Obama's administration had previously made to close down the...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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521 views | 24 recommendations | 2 comments
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