Troops to decide, where would you prefer to serve, Iraq or Afghanistan?

A posting in the US military used to be about seeing the world. Now the options are slimmer. A US soldier today will most likely do tours in either Iraq, Afghanistan or both. So we ask you, which of the two postings is the better deal, and why? Read GI comments and have your...

The worst African dictators of all times, past and present

Africa has and continues to have its share of dangerous and sometimes crazy dictators. A good example is Idi Amin Dada, a former British army lieutenant who subsequently styled himself as “His Excellency President for Life Field Marshal Al Hadji Dr. Idi Amin, VC,...