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Jailed Taliban Leader Still a Pakistani Asset
Contrary to initial U.S. suggestions that it signals reduced Pakistani support for the Taliban, the detention of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the operational leader of the Afghan Taliban, represents …
GRITtv: STD Vaccines for Minors Without Parental Consent?
A new bill is making its way through the New York state legislature that would give minors the ability to consent to vaccinations for sexually transmitted infections, like Gardasil, …
Officers Absent as Afghan Ambush Killed Five US Troops
The absence of experienced senior leaders and inadequate action by officers in a tactical operations center, including a failure to provide effective artillery and air support, contributed to the …
American Blitzkrieg
“Why do people have a fixation with the German military when they haven't won a war since 1871?” — Tom Clancy Loving the German War Machine to Death
White House, Republican Graham Team Up on Indefinite Detention Legislation
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said that he is working with the White House on legislation that would allow some alleged terrorists to be held indefinitely without trial. The …
Bagram, Obama’s Secret Penal Colony
They look at one another, happy and deeply moved. A little self-conscious also. How to meet again after so long? How to pick up the thread of an existence …
Morocco’s Organic Farming Is Growing
Shoul, Morocco - On a 50-acre farmstead outside the country’s capital, the scene did little to evoke agriculture on the cutting edge: Two lanky men in mud boots labored …
White House Working With Senator Graham on Indefinite Detention Legislation
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said that he is working with the White House on legislation that would allow some alleged terrorists to be held indefinitely without trial. The …
Homeland Security Targets “Criminal Aliens“
A little-known program run by the Department of Homeland Security is using inaccurate databases and functioning "as little more than a dragnet to funnel even more people into the …
Little Resistance to Gay Troops Among Soldiers
Amman, Jordan - Navy Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was nearing the end of a 25-minute question and answer session with troops serving …