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Matt Gurney: America’s bored nuclear triggermen 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1876

Military sex abuse victims seek VA help 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1523

Militaries’ growing use of ground robots raises ethics concerns 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1539

Shadows of dishonor cast on the U.S. military 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1630

Military sex offenders rarely punished, while victims are discharged 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1550

Uncle Sam’s Wars and Anesthesia 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1813

Civilian court only fix for military sex crimes 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 2096

Why National Guard and Reservist Suicide Numbers May Be Misleading 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1906

Male rape survivors tackle military assault in tough-guy culture 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1655

At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1628

Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1500

Afghanistan starts first commercial oil production in July 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1540

Afghanistan Hit by Wave of Violence 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1537

Sentences, charges handed down for military bonus fraud 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1956

Massachusetts man was haunted by toxins 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1634

Camp Lejeune: Test that would have flagged water problems never done 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1569

On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1895

After nearly 30 years, Camp Lejeune coming clean 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1719

Afghanistan: Pentagon asks to shift $9.6 billion 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1733

Mesmerizing Photographs Of Soldiers' Faces Before And After A War 23 Scuba May 2013 May 2013 39 12687

This Is What Winning Looks Like 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 1720

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's lawyers want computer evidence from his Fort Bragg residence thrown ou 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1904

Pentagon urges safety valve for F-35 to help jet survive attack 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2196

F-35: Sequester May Cost Air Force 5 More F-35As; Air Guard, Modernization At Risk 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1836

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2431

Way of the Future: Navy Launches Mother Drone from Aircraft Carrier 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2521

Again: Army Sexual Assault Prevention Officer Accused Of Sexual Assault 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1766

Pentagon vows to take action after latest sex assault scandal 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 3826

Debris And Liberation 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2080

Woodrow W. Keeble, an amazing soldier... 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 May 2013 2 1692

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How Contractors Raked in $385 Billion to Build and Support Bases Abroad Since 2001 6 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2125

Germany Pulls Plug on Drone Procurement 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1541

Betrayed? Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. government biggest offender 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 1682

2 Fort Bragg generals to testify at Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair case hearing 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1972

Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1797

U.S. Army General Faces Life In Prison For Sexual Assault Charges 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1823

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 1636

Commander Denies U.S. to Blame in Afghan Deaths 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1521

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair back in Fort Bragg courtroom Tuesday 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2479

“A Lake of Blood and Destruction” – The Voices We Never Hear From America's Wars 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 1752

Former Drone Pilot Talks Candidly About Attacks 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1850

Pentagon grapples with sex crimes by military recruiters 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1721

Leaving Afghanistan Is a $7 Billion Moving Task for U.S. 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1822

5 Common Errors in Veteran Disability Claims to appeal to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 2 elleng May 2013 May 2013 2 1886

Afghans Say an American Tortured Civilians 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 1653

Ted Rall Toon: Rapist Nation 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 13 2078

Lawmakers call for VA hospital changes following fourth suicide 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1703

G.I. Stones a Portrait of Karzai, Causing a Stir 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1643

Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 2066

Navy carrier jets (F-35) 'can't land in hot weather' 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2986

Top General's Unbelievably Idiotic Comment About Rape in the Middle of Military Rape Epidemic 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 1885

Wait, We Outsource Military Supply Contracts To CHINA? 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2171

Addressing the Epidemic of Military Sexual Assault 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1836

The Single Most Expensive Piece Of Military Equipment Ever Has Reached A Massive Milestone 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2897

USS Ford final hull piece installed 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2171

Army Radios: Contractors Lobby Congress Against Competition 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1680

GCV And Beyond: How The Army Is Gettin’ Heavy After Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1882

Karzai Says U.S. Bases Can Stay, Raising Some Eyebrows in West 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2019

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Murphy calls on VA to improve monitoring of suicidal veterans 1 Recursion May 2013 May 2013 1 1676

The Real Secret Behind the Stealth Fighter 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1577

F-35 project to ‘earn Turkey $12 billion’ 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1751

Sexual Assaults and Nuclear Missiles: What's the Matter With the Military? 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1513

Drone Strikes Affecting Thousands in Pakistan, Fueling Hatred of U.S. 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1628

LCS: Navy Pushes Back Against Criticisms 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1820

Ever wonder what the word "littoral" means? 6 Renew Deal May 2013 May 2013 0 2698

Michele Bachmann May Face Lawsuit Over 'Religious Freedom in The Military' Campaign 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1938

Sen. McCain Slams $2.5B Carrier Cost Increase; Navy Struggles To Fund SSBN-X, Destroyers 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1963

Air Force Crisis: Sex, Nukes And Leadership 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2165

Guantánamo is not an anomaly — prisoners in the US are force-fed every day 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 5 1813

DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA - And then there was one 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1537

Decade after Iraq, hawks reunite over Syria 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1531

KARZAI'S CIA BUNDLES - The hand that scolds also bribes 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1621

Navy Can’t Calculate Littoral Combat Ship’s Operating Costs, Says GAO Draft 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1942

Gen. Odierno: Budget Crunch Will Render Army Unready For Syria & Hybrid War 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1806

Over 600,000 veterans caught in messy bureaucracy awaiting pending claims 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1632

Anchorage Marine rapist walks without prison time 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2155

More $$$ Down The Afghanistan Money Pit 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1540

MI6 'handing bundles of cash to Hamid Karzai' 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1635

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