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Islamic State confirms Baghdadi is dead, appoints successor 4 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1392
WhatsApp hacked to spy on top government officials at U.S. allies - sources 5 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 14 1715
The Latest: NSC adviser Morrison resigns on eve of testimony 3 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 25 2074
Republicans shoot down White House plan to install Cuccinelli atop DHS 3 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1554
Trump presents Medal of Honor to second Green Beret for actions in Battle of Shok Valley 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1309
Baghdadi raid video released as US general warns of Isis reprisal attacks 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1538
Military dog hurt in al-Baghdadi raid is K-9 combat veteran 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1268
Trump minimizes Kurds' role in Baghdadi raid, adding insult to injury 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1167
Acting homeland security secretary Kevin McAleenan finally agrees to testify 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1652
Navy Reduces Punishment for SEAL Edward Gallagher in War Crimes Case 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1180
Scientists Were Hunting for the Next Ebola. Now the U.S. Has Cut Off Their Funding. 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1218
Amazon poised to escalate Pentagon 'war cloud' fight 0 nitpicker Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1347
Ex-CIA spy Sabrina de Sousa flees from Italy to U.S. fearing for her safety: paper 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 8 1659
This is from twitter N/T 2 ballardgirl Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1983
Lawyers say video of a transgender immigrant who died in ICE custody may have been deleted 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1127
Alleged White Supremacist Indicted, Accused of Lying to Feds About Hate Group Membership for Navy Fa 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1262
'Happy Hunting': Documents Reveal Close Ties Between ICE And Boston Police 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1394
Key Witness in Impeachment Inquiry, Charles Kupperman, Asks Federal Court to Rule Over Testifying 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1219
TMZ Emailed The Secret Service About Eminem's Trump Lyrics. Agents Then Investigated The Rapper. 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 5 1629
Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 971
'Secret and unaccountable': Where some immigrant teens are being taken by ICE 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 18 1721
ICE withdraws big fines for immigrants taking sanctuary in churches 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1043
Charge dropped against man arrested by Border Patrol after speaking Spanish 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1239
Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay 5 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1263
US takes step to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1097
Trump Said to Favor Leaving a Few Hundred Troops in Eastern Syria 4 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1197
The US Military Is Pouring Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Into Tiny Wake Island 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 9 1558
Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey 6 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 23 2419
The Navy Wants to Push Out Problem SEALs. But Trump May Get in the Way. 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1316
British family deported after saying they accidentally crossed US border 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1270

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Harry Harris says Seoul's financial contribution is not enough 2 soryang Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1153
CBP: Jailed British tourists entered US 'deliberately' 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1545
The Kurdish girl who can never go home 0 Mustellus Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1199
US seizes only two British Isis prisoners in Syria, leaving others 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1013
S. Korean army to curtail forces by 100K amid shrinking population 0 soryang Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1078
U.S. Forces Leave 'High-Value' ISIS Detainees Behind in Retreat From Syria 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 9 1154
Saudi king approves U.S. military deployment: SPA 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1177
U.S. forces say Turkey was deliberately 'bracketing' American troops with artillery fire in Syria 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1217
In campaign stop with evangelical Christians, Trump defends his actions on Syria 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1088
ISIS Rears Its Head, Adding to Chaos as Turkey Battles Kurds 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1361
Turkey's invasion of Syria puts Islamic State fight on hold at a critical time 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 894
Lower federal courts side against Trump on border fence funding, 'public charge' rule 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 971
US airstrikes in Afghanistan near record high 0 soryang Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1156
Francis S. Currey: Local WWII hero, Medal of Honor recipient passes away 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1218
Louisiana becomes new hub in immigrant detention under Trump 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1113
New York bomber convicted in shootout with New Jersey police 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1225
U.S. And U.K. Governments Issue Update Now Warning For Windows, macOS And Linux Users 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1459
U.S. Army To Execute Its Most Massive European Deployment Exercise In 25 Years 1 soryang Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1273
Donald Trump's Own Former National Security Officials Sign Open Letter Saying Ukraine Whistleblower 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1213
Americans Think ICE Is the Worst Federal Agency, Poll Shows 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1228
Whistleblower's attorney says team now representing 'multiple' officials as impeachment inquiry expa 6 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 7 1562
No one could prevent another 'WannaCry-style' attack, says DHS official 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1253
Marines disciplined at San Diego boot camp for abuse and racism targeting recruits 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1565
"The most hated man in the Pentagon," investigative report 1 soryang Oct 2019 Oct 2019 13 1958
Air Forces launches unarmed Minuteman III ICBM in test 2 soryang Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1218
North Korea may have fired missile from submarine 3 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1197
Acting homeland security chief frustrated and isolated -- even as he delivers what Trump wants at the 3 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1500
CSIS- U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: The Struggle to Align Forces with Strategy 0 soryang Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1123
Jihadists 'attack US Baledogle training base in Somalia' 0 nitpicker Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1116
Washington idle as ransomware ravages cities big and small 7 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 5 1878

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Nerds Shut Down ISIS 7 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 63 3540
Ellsworth bomb wing commander said B1 fleet is being restored to readiness 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 5 1431
Large chunk of border wall funding diverted from tiny Guam 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1115
US tanks and troops headed to Lithuania for lengthy deployment 4 soryang Sep 2019 Sep 2019 7 1411
Why U.S. Patriot missiles failed to stop drones and cruise missiles attacking Saudi oil sites 1 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1288
Hands Off, Budgeteers! DoD Must Fund Our Small Bomber Fleet 1 soryang Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1158
Tectonic Shift As NRO Moved Under Space Command In Wartime 1 soryang Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1238
Incredibly sad story out of Portsmouth today. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 Sep 2019 9 1500
Passing the paramilitary torch from the CIA to Special Operations Command 0 soryang Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1161
Judge declines to drop charges against Coast Guard lieutenant accused in terror plot 1 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 7 1449
Fry an Egg On The Wall. 2 True Blue American Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 2503
DoD identifies Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin as Green Beret killed by small arms fire 11 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 13 4231
White House to withdraw Trump's nominee to head FEMA 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1509
At least 30 civilians killed in air strike in eastern Afghanistan: government officials 1 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1306
So Trump Tossed Out The Iran Deal Because He Didn't Like Obama - Then What Happened? 0 SeaTownBlue Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1278
Pentagon puts brakes on 3 border barrier projects because of cost 0 sandensea Sep 2019 Sep 2019 5 1402
The SR-71 Blackbird's Predecessor Created "Plasma Stealth" By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 Sep 2019 5 1475
Seoul set for tough talks on defense costs 0 soryang Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1204
Fort Leonard Wood Takes A New Approach To Suicide Prevention 0 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1212
Navy SEAL acquitted of war crimes files lawsuit against ex-lawyers and military legal nonprofit 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1331
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