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Pentagon Uses the Upcoming "Man of Steel" Superman Movie to Promote New F-35 Fighter Jet 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 2 2696

April Iraq's deadliest month in almost five years 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1881

Syria: The Only Red Line Should Be To Stay Out 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1638

VA backlog follows veterans to the grave 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 11 2223

US drone strikes being used as alternative to Guantánamo, lawyer says 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 1751

Guantanamo Attorney Found Dead in Apparent Suicide 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1928

'The Point of No Return': Should Robots Be Able to Decide to Kill You On Their Own? 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2488

Sec Army McHugh Says No Choice But Accept Apache Transmission Swaps; Line Would Have Shut Down 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 1 2336

CODE BLUE for the Pentagon’s $1.5 Trillion F-35 1 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 2328

Another sales pitch for F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1927

'Torture Reinforcements' Not 'Medical Personnel' Arrive to Combat Gitmo Hunger Strike 2 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 4 2356

Afghanistan blames opium surge on global demand 0 unhappycamper May 2013 May 2013 0 1731

Distorted Priorities: Military Spending vs. People's Health 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1937

VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses 10 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2779

Washington's nuclear hypocrisy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1704

Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists 5 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 2337

Guantanamo gets extra medical staff as hunger strike continues 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1766

Israeli Aerospace reaches deal with Lockheed to make wings for F-35 next generation warplane 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1925

With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2141

Thomas Gibbons-Neff: With Boston bombs, the war comes home 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2388

Claim: Kan. pill mill tied to soldier overdoses 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1753

Young war veterans struggle to find jobs 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1957

War against Taliban being won in Afghanistan: Dunford 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1696

A post-history strip tease (xpost from GD) 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1619

Pentagon Claims $757 Million Overbilling by Contractor in Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1741

Bomb kills 3 Afghan policemen; Taliban claims it's the first attack of its spring offensive 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1758

WWII vet who provided flag on Iwo Jima has died 1 pinboy3niner Apr 2013 Apr 2013 4 1958

Red Cross arrives at Guantánamo as hunger strike hits 100 mark 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1678

Affordability priority for F-35 program 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1908

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.25.2013 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1909

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Commentary: F-35 program is a shambles 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2567

Air Force Secretary Donley Resigns; Female SAIC Prez Rumored Next In Line 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2477

Army Plays Shell Game With Unfinished Apache Helicopters: Put The Transmission In, And Pull It Out A 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2574

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.23.2013 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2024

Software problems could delay F-35's delivery beyond 2017 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2400

Norway extends period for buying F-35 fighter jets 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2047

Pentagon downplays comment on F-35 fighter jet cyber threat 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1729

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.26.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1763

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.24.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2046

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.22.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1748

U.S. military faulted for burn-pit use 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2090

US Accused of Skirting Responsibilities for Egregious Philippine Reef Disaster 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2135

F-35 Plans Attack Civilians 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2124

Panelists say post-traumatic stress disorder can't be cured, can only be managed 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2483

Drones Over The Homeland: Mission Creep, Lack of Accountability, Boosterism, and More Coming 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1905

Pentagon’s budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1930

Opa-locka (FL) field was once the site of secret CIA base 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 1928

Military says Guantánamo hunger strike grows again 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1590

'Terrorism' and the Perpetual Emotion War Machine 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1859

Do you know a Vet down on his or her luck? 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1582

NATO, Eucom Commander Outlines Challenges Ahead 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1787

Another hearing in case of US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1691

Army To Congress: If You Can't Stop Sequester, At Least Slow It Down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1801

277 Million Boston Bombings 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2007

Brokaw: We Need to Examine Drone Policy as a Motivation for Terrorism 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1759

Contaminated Nation: Inhuman Radiation Experiments 1 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2311

Gitmo Dilemma Remains a Monkey on the Back of US Democracy 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2385

Soldier pleads guilty to murdering five colleagues in Iraq 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2034

Where did they find the money to send troops to Jordan? 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2228

Marine Corps and Camp Lejeune water contamination...... 2 mrmpa Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2650

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Nearly half of Guantánamo prisoners now on hunger strike 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1653

US National Security State Fails in Boston: Brothers Tsarnaev Victorious! 6 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2751

Despite Track Record, US Hires Contractor to Provide Troops to UN Haiti Mission 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2055

Why We Should Reduce the Defense Budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1719

Imperial Overreach: Forces Driving Pentagon Spending and US Asia-Pacific Military Strategies 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2396

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.19.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2034

Airman woke up as he was being raped 2 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2421

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.18.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1642

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.17.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 7335

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.16.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1762

Military Contracts Awarded On 4.15.2013 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1872

After Airstrike, Afghan Points to C.I.A. and Secret Militias 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1884

Study Finds Sharp Rise in Attacks by Taliban 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1767

Beneficiary RX co-pays would climb for a decade 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1634

Madigan health task force shut down 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1745

Cutting the Pentagon Budget: A Step to Curbing Climate Change and Healing the Planet 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1662

April 25: A Historic Day to Cut the Bloated Pentagon Budget 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1645

Guantánamo hunger strike count reaches 63 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1643

Apache Helicopter: Congress Asks Army Why It's Accepting Unfinished AH-64Es 3 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2739

Red Cross says security deteriorating in Afghanistan, as foreign militaries prepare to withdraw 0 unhappycamper Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1623

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