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Misconduct discharges increase sharply in Army 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2187

Matt Gurney: America’s bored nuclear triggermen 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2099

Military sex abuse victims seek VA help 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1660

Militaries’ growing use of ground robots raises ethics concerns 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1684

Shadows of dishonor cast on the U.S. military 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1787

Military sex offenders rarely punished, while victims are discharged 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1700

Uncle Sam’s Wars and Anesthesia 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1983

Civilian court only fix for military sex crimes 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 2370

Why National Guard and Reservist Suicide Numbers May Be Misleading 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2109

Male rape survivors tackle military assault in tough-guy culture 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1807

At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1785

Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1658

Afghanistan starts first commercial oil production in July 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1714

Afghanistan Hit by Wave of Violence 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1699

Sentences, charges handed down for military bonus fraud 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2102

Massachusetts man was haunted by toxins 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1798

Camp Lejeune: Test that would have flagged water problems never done 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1726

On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by Debt 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2077

After nearly 30 years, Camp Lejeune coming clean 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1906

Afghanistan: Pentagon asks to shift $9.6 billion 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1940

Mesmerizing Photographs Of Soldiers' Faces Before And After A War 23 Scuba May 2013 May 2013 39 13753

This Is What Winning Looks Like 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 1850

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's lawyers want computer evidence from his Fort Bragg residence thrown ou 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2073

Pentagon urges safety valve for F-35 to help jet survive attack 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2522

F-35: Sequester May Cost Air Force 5 More F-35As; Air Guard, Modernization At Risk 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2001

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2599

Way of the Future: Navy Launches Mother Drone from Aircraft Carrier 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2788

Again: Army Sexual Assault Prevention Officer Accused Of Sexual Assault 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2029

Pentagon vows to take action after latest sex assault scandal 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 4057

Debris And Liberation 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2242

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Woodrow W. Keeble, an amazing soldier... 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 May 2013 2 1851

How Contractors Raked in $385 Billion to Build and Support Bases Abroad Since 2001 6 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2512

Germany Pulls Plug on Drone Procurement 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1711

Betrayed? Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. government biggest offender 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 1852

2 Fort Bragg generals to testify at Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair case hearing 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2226

Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1966

U.S. Army General Faces Life In Prison For Sexual Assault Charges 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1995

U.S. Army investigates sexual assault prevention officer for sex abuse 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0

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Afghan Finance Minister accuses MPs of corruption 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1867

Commander Denies U.S. to Blame in Afghan Deaths 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1688

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair back in Fort Bragg courtroom Tuesday 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2653

“A Lake of Blood and Destruction” – The Voices We Never Hear From America's Wars 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 1917

Former Drone Pilot Talks Candidly About Attacks 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2035

Pentagon grapples with sex crimes by military recruiters 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1909

Leaving Afghanistan Is a $7 Billion Moving Task for U.S. 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2000

5 Common Errors in Veteran Disability Claims to appeal to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 2 elleng May 2013 May 2013 2 2138

Afghans Say an American Tortured Civilians 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 1811

Ted Rall Toon: Rapist Nation 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 13 2276

Lawmakers call for VA hospital changes following fourth suicide 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1856

G.I. Stones a Portrait of Karzai, Causing a Stir 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1822

Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 3 2225

Navy carrier jets (F-35) 'can't land in hot weather' 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 3189

Top General's Unbelievably Idiotic Comment About Rape in the Middle of Military Rape Epidemic 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2078

Wait, We Outsource Military Supply Contracts To CHINA? 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2410

Addressing the Epidemic of Military Sexual Assault 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2051

The Single Most Expensive Piece Of Military Equipment Ever Has Reached A Massive Milestone 5 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 3174

USS Ford final hull piece installed 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2367

Army Radios: Contractors Lobby Congress Against Competition 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1846

GCV And Beyond: How The Army Is Gettin’ Heavy After Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2042

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Karzai Says U.S. Bases Can Stay, Raising Some Eyebrows in West 3 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2270

Murphy calls on VA to improve monitoring of suicidal veterans 1 Recursion May 2013 May 2013 1 1870

The Real Secret Behind the Stealth Fighter 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1735

F-35 project to ‘earn Turkey $12 billion’ 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1908

Sexual Assaults and Nuclear Missiles: What's the Matter With the Military? 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1683

Drone Strikes Affecting Thousands in Pakistan, Fueling Hatred of U.S. 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1828

LCS: Navy Pushes Back Against Criticisms 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1989

Ever wonder what the word "littoral" means? 6 Renew Deal May 2013 May 2013 0 3002

Michele Bachmann May Face Lawsuit Over 'Religious Freedom in The Military' Campaign 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2096

Sen. McCain Slams $2.5B Carrier Cost Increase; Navy Struggles To Fund SSBN-X, Destroyers 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2113

Air Force Crisis: Sex, Nukes And Leadership 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2317

Guantánamo is not an anomaly — prisoners in the US are force-fed every day 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 5 1979

DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA - And then there was one 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1680

Decade after Iraq, hawks reunite over Syria 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 1697

KARZAI'S CIA BUNDLES - The hand that scolds also bribes 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1793

Navy Can’t Calculate Littoral Combat Ship’s Operating Costs, Says GAO Draft 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2101

Gen. Odierno: Budget Crunch Will Render Army Unready For Syria & Hybrid War 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1962

Over 600,000 veterans caught in messy bureaucracy awaiting pending claims 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1808

Anchorage Marine rapist walks without prison time 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2353

More $$$ Down The Afghanistan Money Pit 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1685

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