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Spock and Awe: How 4 Lucky Post-9/11 War Vets Landed Roles in "Star Trek Into Darkness"

Director J.J. Abrams has taken a strong interest in a nonprofit that helps soldiers readjust to civilian life.

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 4:05 PM PDT
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Dick Cheney, Benghazi, and White House Lies

The former veep knows all about misleading the public.

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| Wed May. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Contractors Raked in $385 Billion on Overseas Bases in 12 Years

Every year, US taxpayers send billions of dollars abroad to build and maintain our military presence.

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| Tue May. 14, 2013 11:26 AM PDT
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What Would Happen if Israel Nuked Iran

A strike on Tehran could kill an estimated 5.6 million and injure 1.6 million.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 10:58 AM PDT

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Sexual Assaults in Military Keep Rising—And Nearly 90 Percent Never Report It

New Pentagon data indicate that assaults rose last year—and most victims kept quiet about it.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 7:16 AM PDT
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Our Arms Race of One

Since the Solviet Union collapsed, it's remarkable how much—and how little—has changed.

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| Tue May. 7, 2013 10:31 AM PDT
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Depressing Headline of the Day

"Air Force sex assault prevention chief charged…"

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| Mon May. 6, 2013 3:13 PM PDT

Photos: Stark Scenes From the Guantanamo Hunger Strike

Military photographs show guards throwing away uneaten food and the "feeding chair" where detainees are force-fed.

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| Sat May. 4, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Lethal Battlefield Robots: Sci-Fi or the Future of War?

Warbots don't exist yet, and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots hopes to keep it that way.

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| Fri May. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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America Is Filling Empty Battlefields

A new book tells the secret history of twenty-first century American war.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 10:04 AM PDT
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How Bombs in Iraq Saved Lives in Boston

10 years of IEDs and shrapnel wounds taught surgeons critical lessons about trauma—and tourniquets.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

These Soldiers Did the Boston Marathon Wearing 40-Pound Packs. Then They Helped Save Lives.

When the bombs went off, the Tough Ruck 2013 crew sprang into action.

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| Tue Apr. 16, 2013 10:22 AM PDT
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What Taxes Would Look Like if Normal People Called the Shots

Changes already popular with Americans could make us healthier, wiser, and less indebted.

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| Thu Apr. 11, 2013 12:26 PM PDT
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Before the Great Recession, There Was the Long Recession

Forty years of declining wages, security, and hope was a recession of its own.

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| Tue Apr. 9, 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Are You Ready for the Coming of the Drones?

"We are not darkening the skies yet," says executive at SoCal civilian drones conference, "but we are poised."

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| Mon Apr. 1, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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American Anniversaries from Hell

Anniversaries to not be proud of, from "mission accomplished" to the My Lai massacre.

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 10:16 AM PDT

Look at This Drone Deaths Interactive

A West Coast data visualization shop has created a controversial visualization of every attack by the US and coalition forces in Pakistan since 2004.

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 7:18 AM PDT
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Look at This Visualization of Drone Strike Deaths

A California data design company has just put out a controversial new drone data project.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 10:31 AM PDT
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Drone Strikes on Hackers?

If you're the bad guy from "Skyfall" during a war, then yes, NATO commanders could very well destroy you.

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Drone Warfare Isn't Cheap, and it Isn't Targeted

The idea that drones can make war better is part of a longstanding myth about air power.

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| Mon Mar. 25, 2013 1:34 PM PDT