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Digital Blackwater: How the NSA Gives Private Contractors Control of the Surveillance State
As the Justice Department prepares to file charges against Booz Allen Hamilton employee Edward Snowden for leaking classified documents about the National Security Agency, the role of private intelligence …
Are Washington, Moscow, and Beijing Using the Global Arms Trade to Create a New Cold War?
In the early months of 2013 arms sales, and the power dueling and competition that comes with them, have been gaining momentum.
“Astoundingly Disturbing”: Obama Administration Claims Power to Wage Endless War Across the Globe
A Pentagon official predicted Thursday the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates could last up to 20 more years. The comment came during a Senate hearing revisiting the Authorization …
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Drones Over the Homeland: From Border Security to National Security
Public attention and Congressional review, writes Barry, should focus on the increasing militarization of border control, especially in the management of the border drone program.
How Contractors Raked in $385 Billion to Build and Support Bases Abroad Since 2001
Though base numbers remain staggering and historically unprecedented, most Americans are hardly aware of their existence.
Christianity of the Inquisition in the US Army
Col. Larry Wilkerson: Evangelical Christianity is spreading with official support throughout the US armed forces, including the persecution of ‘non-believers.’
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Sexual Abuse in the Military
Sexual abuse in the military .
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Guatemala Illuminates its Dark History With a Stunning Guilty Verdict for Rios Montt
Former dictator Rios Montt has been sentenced to jail for 80 years for genocide in an undeniable victory.
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Sexual Assaults and Nuclear Missiles: What’s the Matter With the Military?
Robert Reich: Why has it been so difficult for the military to remedy its sexual assault problem?
Pentagon Study Finds 26,000 Military Sexual Assaults Last Year, Over 70 Sex Crimes Per Day
A shocking new report by the Pentagon has found that 70 sexual assaults may be taking place within the U.S. military every day.