Obama Sells Out to the Neocons
The Obama administration is close to announcing its decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan. Reuters reports that the "final number [of troops...
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High Army Suicide Rate & U.S. Foreign Policy
Reuters and other media organs have reported that the suicide rate in the United States Army is twice the national suicide rate and...
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Public Opinion Turns Against Afghan War
The tide of U.S. public opinion is turning against the war in Afghanistan according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted November 12-15....
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Blackwater (Xe) Criticized for Iraq Bribes
Executives at the private North Carolina-based U.S. security firm Blackwater approved secret payments of about one million dollars to Iraqi officials to "silence...
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Obama to Consider Four Afghan Troop Options
On November 11, President Obama held his eighth Situation Room meeting in the last two months to discuss the ongoing war in Afghanistan....
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U.S. Navy Isn’t Just for America Any More
The U.S. Navy has unveiled a new recruitment video commercial boasting that it is now a “global force for good.” Apparently, the U.S....
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On 8th Anniversary: Obama Weighs Afghanistan Options
Eight years after the war in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, in response to the September 11 attacks, President Obama is busy...
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Costly Guam Base Raises Controversy Over Jobs
With a population of approximately 178,000 people residing on an island roughly one-seventh the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state in the...
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Obama Meets McChrystal Aboard Air Force One
President Obama met with U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, aboard Air Force One at...
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McChrystal Assesses Afghanistan at the IISS
Speaking at London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on October 1, U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO...
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Afghanistan: Recycling an Old Strategy
U.S. military commander for Afghanistan General Stanley McCrystal told CBS's 60 Minutes that the situation in Afghanistan is worsening. Asked if things are...
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Security Council Adopts Nuclear Weapons Resolution
The UN Security Council, acting during an unprecedented summit chaired by President Barack Obama, unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted resolution on September 24 calling...
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Obama at UN, Calls for “Change … New Era of Engagement”
President Obama delivered his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, employing impassioned rhetoric reminiscent of his presidential campaign's...
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Obama Pledges to “Renew Our Resolve” Against Al-Qaeda
President Obama made a solemn and mostly non-political speech on the anniversary of the September 11 bombings that will have politicos guessing about...
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Partial Iraq Withdrawal Could Save $1.1 trillion
The Army Times is reporting that a congressional study has once again discovered the obvious: pulling out of Iraq will save money. “A...
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