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Pentagon Spent $150 Million on Afghanistan “Villas,” Security for Lavish Compounds
Included among the lavish services were luxury commodities provided by private military contractors.
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White House Goes Soft on Thailand’s Junta During TPP Push
The White House welcomed Thailand to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but hasn't pushed its military junta toward democracy.
AFRICOM’s New Math, the US Base Bonanza and “Scarier” Times Ahead in Africa
In recent years the US military has developed a remarkably extensive network of more than 60 outposts and access points in Africa.
As US Special Operations Forces Enter Syria, Growing Presence in Africa Goes Unnoticed
This year, special ops have been sent to a record 147 countries.
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Repurpose November 11 From a War-Loving Day to a Peace-Loving Day
It seems logical to stop honoring the military veterans on this day, and to repurpose the day.
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A Brief History of ISIS and the Problem With the West’s War on Terror
Polls suggest the majority of the public would support military action against the group commonly referred to as the ISIS.
Women in Combat? Let’s Reframe the Debate
Women's rights advocates contend that exclusion is a form of sex discrimination.
The United States’ Elite Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015
Iraq, Afghanistan and other Special Ops “successes.”
Clash in Japan Over New US Military Base on Okinawa
Okinawans complain of the violent expansion of US military might, on lands taken from them more than six decades ago.
The Secret to Winning the Nobel Peace Prize: Keep the US Military Out
That this year's Nobel Prize will go to a Tunisian group of civil organizations that struggled to bring peace - not war - to their land has special meaning.