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Pentagon Claims $757 Million Overbilling by Contractor in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1692

Bomb kills 3 Afghan policemen; Taliban claims it's the first attack of its spring offensive 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1710

WWII vet who provided flag on Iwo Jima has died 1 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 1900

Red Cross arrives at Guantánamo as hunger strike hits 100 mark 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1634

Affordability priority for F-35 program 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1849

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.25.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1850

Commentary: F-35 program is a shambles 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2482

Air Force Secretary Donley Resigns; Female SAIC Prez Rumored Next In Line 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2413

Army Plays Shell Game With Unfinished Apache Helicopters: Put The Transmission In, And Pull It Out A 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2521

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.23.2013 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1963

Software problems could delay F-35's delivery beyond 2017 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2352

Norway extends period for buying F-35 fighter jets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2005

Pentagon downplays comment on F-35 fighter jet cyber threat 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1685

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.26.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1711

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.24.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2002

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.22.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1706

U.S. military faulted for burn-pit use 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2031

US Accused of Skirting Responsibilities for Egregious Philippine Reef Disaster 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2069

F-35 Plans Attack Civilians 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2047

Panelists say post-traumatic stress disorder can't be cured, can only be managed 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2393

Drones Over The Homeland: Mission Creep, Lack of Accountability, Boosterism, and More Coming 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1849

Pentagon’s budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1875

Opa-locka (FL) field was once the site of secret CIA base 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 1873

Military says Guantánamo hunger strike grows again 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1544

'Terrorism' and the Perpetual Emotion War Machine 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1781

Do you know a Vet down on his or her luck? 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1550

NATO, Eucom Commander Outlines Challenges Ahead 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1743

Another hearing in case of US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1652

Army To Congress: If You Can't Stop Sequester, At Least Slow It Down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1753

277 Million Boston Bombings 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1918

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Brokaw: We Need to Examine Drone Policy as a Motivation for Terrorism 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1703

Contaminated Nation: Inhuman Radiation Experiments 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2246

Gitmo Dilemma Remains a Monkey on the Back of US Democracy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2345

Soldier pleads guilty to murdering five colleagues in Iraq 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1993

Where did they find the money to send troops to Jordan? 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2162

Marine Corps and Camp Lejeune water contamination...... 2 mrmpa Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2571

Nearly half of Guantánamo prisoners now on hunger strike 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1602

US National Security State Fails in Boston: Brothers Tsarnaev Victorious! 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2674

Despite Track Record, US Hires Contractor to Provide Troops to UN Haiti Mission 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1982

Why We Should Reduce the Defense Budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1673

Imperial Overreach: Forces Driving Pentagon Spending and US Asia-Pacific Military Strategies 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2345

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.19.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1990

Airman woke up as he was being raped 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2358

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.18.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1594

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.17.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 7291

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.16.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1720

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.15.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1823

After Airstrike, Afghan Points to C.I.A. and Secret Militias 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1839

Study Finds Sharp Rise in Attacks by Taliban 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1724

Beneficiary RX co-pays would climb for a decade 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1594

Madigan health task force shut down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1701

Cutting the Pentagon Budget: A Step to Curbing Climate Change and Healing the Planet 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1617

April 25: A Historic Day to Cut the Bloated Pentagon Budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1598

Guantánamo hunger strike count reaches 63 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1599

Apache Helicopter: Congress Asks Army Why It's Accepting Unfinished AH-64Es 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2676

Red Cross says security deteriorating in Afghanistan, as foreign militaries prepare to withdraw 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1583

Exploding your emotional bandwidth 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1734

Commentary: War costs last forever 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1520

The Orwellian Warfare State of Carnage and Doublethink 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1546

America Keeps Honoring One of Its Worst Mass Murderers: Henry Kissinger 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 8 2466

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Gitmo Is Killing Me 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1903

The C.I.A.’s Angry Birds 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2004

Hagel Eliminates Distinguished Warfare Medal 2 douglas9 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2111

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.9.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1949

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.12.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2347

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.11.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1870

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.10.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1759

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.8.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1733

America: Always Searching for New and Better Ways to Kill People 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2346

Three Key Lessons from the Obama Administration's Drone Lies 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1819

Mali: Mission Accomplished or Hollande's Bush Moment 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1576

Two Obamas, Two Classes of Children (**graphic pic**) 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 8 2133

Bell Unveils V-280 Valor Tiltrotor For Future Vertical Lift Program 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2726

Tomgram: Mattea Kramer, A People's Budget for Tax Day 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1659

Gitmo Defense Lawyers Say Somebody Has Been Accessing Their Emails 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1683

Pentagon budget steers $5.5 billion to Evergreen State for military construction, new jets 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1938

Dedicated to all who served in Vietnam. 3 LiberalLoner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2825

(Tacoma) Local military spending would go down under new budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1780

The Army Has It Worst 2.0: Readiness Shortchanged $13.7 Billion 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1606

Navy Budget Share Grows, Boosted By Pacific Strategy Shift 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1560

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