Military

WATCH: Dear Gitmo, Happy Tenth Anniversary [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu Jan. 12, 2012 1:08 PM PST

Obama's Mission Accomplished Moment

The White House's plans for a "leaner, meaner" military don't actually accomplish anything.

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| Thu Jan. 12, 2012 12:16 PM PST
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Marines in Video Identified, US Military Investigating (Updated)

The soldiers who urinated on corpses are with an elite unit deployed in Afghanistan. Plus: Rick Perry's take: Patton and Churchill did it too!

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| Wed Jan. 11, 2012 4:01 PM PST

The Secret Drones in America's Skies

Want to know who's flying unmanned aerial vehicles in US airspace? Sorry, the government tell you.

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| Wed Jan. 11, 2012 10:59 AM PST

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Love Letters for Veterans

Reading families' insanely moving letters to their soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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| Fri Jan. 6, 2012 9:20 AM PST
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Obama's Leaner, Meaner Military

The president plans to shrink the Pentagon. But are we just swapping soldiers for drones, contractors, and reserve troops?

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| Fri Jan. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Paul Supporter Likely Violated Military Conduct Code

Active-duty service members aren't supposed to be out front at political rallies.

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| Wed Jan. 4, 2012 11:36 AM PST
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Cruising Toward a Showdown With Iran

Why Iran is talking tough, the US is maneuvering warships, and gasoline is getting more expensive by the hour.

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| Tue Jan. 3, 2012 4:58 PM PST

Did We Learn Anything in Iraq?

What our lost war in Iraq means for our troops in Afghanistan.

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| Tue Jan. 3, 2012 12:36 PM PST
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Obama Signs Controversial Defense Bill On New Year's Eve

New Year's News Dump.

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| Mon Jan. 2, 2012 5:04 AM PST

We're Still at War: 2011 in Photos

US combat troops have left Iraq, but the global war on terror is far from over.

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| Fri Dec. 30, 2011 4:00 AM PST

The Secret Lives of Killer American Drones

What our busted and confiscated robot airplanes tell us about the US's new method of warfare.

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| Tue Dec. 20, 2011 12:00 PM PST
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Lie by Lie: A Timeline of How We Got Into Iraq

Mushroom clouds, duct tape, Judy Miller, Curveball. Recalling how Americans were sold a bogus case for invasion.

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| Tue Dec. 20, 2011 4:00 AM PST
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WATCH: Last US Convoy Leaves Iraq

The last truck pulls over the border, and the gate closes. But already, the country's free factions are quarreling.

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| Mon Dec. 19, 2011 4:00 AM PST

The Defense Bill Passed. So What Does It Do?

Codifying indefinite detention on American soil.

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| Fri Dec. 16, 2011 3:34 PM PST
Iraq war for dummies

MoJo's Anthology of the Iraq War

Since 2003 we've investigated Bush's lie factory, the real WMD, shady contractors, war resisters, KBR fraudsters, wounded heroes, and much more.

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| Fri Dec. 16, 2011 4:00 AM PST
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Romney: Obama's Foreign Policy Is Based On Begging

...and pleading, and being weak, and being a wuss, and bowing, and...

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| Thu Dec. 15, 2011 9:37 PM PST
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US Freezes Aid to Pakistan

US' move to halt aid to Pakistan poses another hurdle in a shaky alliance.

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| Thu Dec. 15, 2011 5:06 PM PST

WATCH: Mission Accomplished-ish [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu Dec. 15, 2011 11:59 AM PST

Did the Pentagon Help Suppress the Arab Spring?

As the Arab Spring blossomed, the Pentagon was busy forging ever deeper ties with some of the most repressive regimes in the region.

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| Tue Dec. 13, 2011 11:39 AM PST