Military

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
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The US Has Officially Transferred Controversial Bagram Prison to the Afghan Government

A look at why the detention center is so controversial.

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| Mon Mar. 25, 2013 12:01 PM PDT
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McCain's Lesson From Iraq: Surge Hard, But Don't Lie America Into War So Much

An an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday, the senator from Arizona dinged the Bush administration and talked a lot about surging.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 4:09 PM PDT

Corn on "Hardball": Iraq, 10 Years Later

Our $6 billion dollar mistake.

Tue Mar. 19, 2013 3:29 PM PDT

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The Pentagon Is Spending $1 Billion to Protect America From North Korea's Nonexistent Long-Range Nuclear Missiles

... and GOP congressmen love the idea.

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| Mon Mar. 18, 2013 7:59 AM PDT

Court Says Obama Can't Talk About Drones and Still Call Them Secret

The ACLU gets a small win in its attempt to force disclosure on targeted killing.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 10:17 AM PDT
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Report: The CIA Increasing Operations in Iraq

Officials cite concern over potential extremist spillover from the conflict in neighboring Syria.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 2:30 PM PDT
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Climate Change is Biggest Threat, Says Top Navy Commander in Pacific

The top US Navy commander in the Pacific says that global climate change is likely to be our biggest security threat in the region.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:14 AM PDT

Lockheed Martin's Herculean Lobbying Efforts

Thanks to Lockheed, Congress keeps funding more cargo planes the military doesn't need.

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 12:28 PM PDT
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Rand Paul Exploits Drones Grandstanding With False Fundraising Letter

The senator tries to cash in on his filibuster stunt by zapping out a fundamentally inaccurate fundraising email for his 2016 reelection campaign.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 9:38 AM PST

Navy Says Biofuels a Priority During Sequester

Sequester be damned. The Navy hopes to keep up a full head of steam on biofuels and energy efficiencies programs.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 4:18 AM PST

Happy 10th Anniversary, Iraq War

Why the invasion of Iraq was the worst foreign policy decision in American history.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Attorney General: Obama Can't Order Drone Attack on Americans on US Soil

The Obama administraton clarifies its stance on the use of military force in the United States.

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| Thu Mar. 7, 2013 11:40 AM PST

Republican Senator Filibusters Obama's CIA Nominee Over Drones

Sen. Rand Paul engaged in a marathon talking filibuster of John Brennan, Obama's nominee to head the CIA, on Wednesday.

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| Wed Mar. 6, 2013 3:50 PM PST

More Cocaine Could Soon Be on Our Streets, Thanks to the Sequester

The Navy says it's pulling back on operations that intercepted 160 tons of cocaine and 25,000 pounds of pot last year.

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| Wed Mar. 6, 2013 1:05 PM PST
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Drones: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Always Afraid to Ask

Which other nations have them? Did they exist during the Civil War? What do they have to do with tacos and rhinos?

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| Tue Mar. 5, 2013 4:00 AM PST

What's Homeland Security?

The trillion-dollar concept that no one can define.

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| Thu Feb. 28, 2013 12:24 PM PST

The Hidden History of Waterboarding

Americans used the technique for decades. Only recently did we stop calling it torture.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 12:07 PM PST
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How the Military Repelled the GOP's Biofuel Attack

Inside the green/camo alliance that won the Pentagon's green-energy campaign.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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My Heart-Stopping Ride Aboard the Navy's Great Green Fleet

With Washington frozen solid on climate, the Navy is breaking the ice.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST