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How Americans were swindled by the hidden cost of the Iraq war 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 7 1849
New Calls For Bush War Criminals To Face Justice 29 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 68 6930
As U.S. troops prepare to leave, they rush to teach Afghans to hunt for roadside bombs 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1540
Lockheed Martin's Herculean Efforts to Profit From Defense Spending 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1571
Karzai accuses Taliban of Serving US Interests, Slams (Non-Existent) US-Taliban Talks 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1562
Pakistan supply routes open, but move gear slowly into Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0
Air Force erases drone strike data in Afghanistan war report just one day after Rand Paul's filibust 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2665
$875M computer center coming to Fort Meade 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 3242
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.8.2013 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2499
Di Fi thinks we are all crazy 5 sarisataka Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2470
No Program Left Behind - A Quick Look At The JSF 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1953
America Is Plagued by Zombie “Experts” Who Are Invariably Wrong on Foreign Affairs 3 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1969
F-35’s ability to evade budget cuts illustrates challenge of paring defense spending 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2115
Exclusive: Retrofits to add $1.7 billion to cost of F-35 - GAO report 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1556
(TX) Sales tax exemption for disabled vets would impact cities 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2505
Army report stemming from Madigan complaints recommends overhaul of psychiatric programs 3 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1902
Beechcraft Protests Light Air Support Award; Kansas Lawmakers On Warpath 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2241
House passes bill shielding shipbuilding from deep cuts 5 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2092
California Coastal Commission Rejects Navy Offshore Training 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1976
Obama’s Air Force No Longer Making Drone Strike Records Public 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 1810
Aleppo at War: Everyday Life in the Death Zone 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2324
(Dutch) Afghan police training mission to stop on July 1, cabinet agrees 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1616
Transfer of US prison to Afghans delayed again 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1564
Leon Panetta: Military 'looked the other way' in case of Jeremy Goulet, and Santa Cruz officers paid 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1724
Dempsey "committed' to missile defense deal with Russia 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1743
Military sexual-assault case triggers political furor 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1738
Overcoming Woman-Hatred in Afghanistan: 3 Stories 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1730
Sequestration Hits Army Tuition Assistance 3 douglas9 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2328
Improving fuel distribution effectiveness in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1992
Test Pilots: Stealth Jet’s Blind Spot Will Get It ‘Gunned Every Time’ 4 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 6 2239

Veterans Continued...

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Military Contracts Awarded On 3.7.2013 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1818
Pentagon investigating link between US military and torture centres in Iraq 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1694
The Commons: Think of the F-35 as a Senate with wings 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1592
Inspector general report: U.S. cannot account for $1.7 billion spent in Iraq 14 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 13 3957
Peter Van Buren, One Day Even the Drones Will Have to Land 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1432
Individual Honor versus Unpleasant History: The Battle Still Rages Over What Vietnam Means 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1863
US to equip Afghan army with drone capabilies: Gen. Mattis 4 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2049
Top Tester Says F-35A 'Immature' For Training; JPO Says 'Ready For Training' 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1808
F-35 fighter jet plagued by poor visibility, Pentagon report warns 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 3236
Guantánamo-bound barge loses cargo into ocean 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1588
Prices soar, enthusiasm dives for F-35 Lightning; pilots worry about visibility problem 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1611
General foresees end to grim rise in Army suicides 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1972
Gun “Background Check” on Pentagon 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1577
Reef Rammers Hailed as Heroes 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2040
Pentagon linked to Iraqi torture centers by Central American ‘dirty war’ veteran 4 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2306
Army Central Command leader wanted larger force in Afghanistan after 2014 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1666
Former Lackland trainer sentenced to 3 months in jail 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2006
??? Military Contracts Awarded On 3.6.2013 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1614
Tucson tech: Raytheon readies to start production of ($89,000) Excalibur Ib 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2076
Taliban attack trends: Never mind 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2802
Senators outraged by dismissal of assault case 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1896
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.5.2013 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1966
Navy's New Mobile Landing Platform, Montford Point, To Revolutionize Amphibious Warfare 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2902
Predator Drones Being Configured To Listen To Your Phone Calls 10 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2989
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.4.2013 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1886
Pentagon Operations Would Get $10 Billion Under Proposal 3 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2062
General Dynamics unit, others issue layoff notices, blame U.S. budget cuts 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2095
Dam and other Afghanistan projects being scaled back as U.S. picks up pace of withdrawal 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1847
Task force recommends U.S. keep nuclear option as response for massive computer attack 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1998
Predator Drones Get Domestic Surveillance Tech from DHS; Privacy Concern Arises 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2117

Veterans Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Lawyers for Guantanamo prisoners say most on hunger strike; US military says it’s not true 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1520
Budget cuts to hit military school districts first 7 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2410
Editorial: More - VA's resources too meager to end backlog 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1828
Another group helping vets 1 nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1604
Former president George W. Bush gives a tribute for Van Cliburn at his funeral 0 douglas9 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1780
Boeing touts fighter jet to rival F-35 — at half the price 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1977
Lockheed Wins $334 Million F-35 Contract Before U.S. Cuts 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2340
U.S. general's Australian outburst could undermine F-35 program 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2091
Bradley Manning pleads guilty to leaking secret government documents 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1822
Nato commander apologises after troops shoot dead Afghan children 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2459
Tomgram: Kramer and Hellman, The Washington Creation That Ate Your Lunch 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1747
US troops to Niger: A new stage in the scramble for Africa 6 unhappycamper Feb 2013 Mar 2013 2 2724
Homelessness in the USA: The Price of War? 1 unhappycamper Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 1865
Five Military Cuts That Would Fix Sequestration 1 unhappycamper Feb 2013 Feb 2013 4 2035
Pentagon to keep Gen. John R. Allen probe a secret 1 unhappycamper Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2099
Lockheed dispute clouds Turkey’s F-35 commitment 0 unhappycamper Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1703
F-35 chief Bogdan to execute, not cheerlead 0 unhappycamper Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1766
Australia Begins Super Hornet Study As F-35 Slide Continues 0 unhappycamper Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1767
Yesterday in Arizona, I heard a news report that a soldier from AZ had been killed in Afghanistan 0 lonestarnot Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1729
Army assault ladders — headed to Afghanistan soon 2 unhappycamper Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2223
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