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The Iraq War: Forgotten in Plain Sight
On the 11th anniversary of the war in Iraq, the US mainstream media fail to explain how violence in Iraq is a direct consequence of a botched US invasion.
Military and Congressional Leadership Failure
Our US Senate, in a 55-45 vote margin, struck down the Military Justice Improvement Act that would have taken reporting of sexual assault crimes out of the chain of …
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Nukes Now: Obama Worse Than Reagan
Heads-up, veterans of the nuclear freeze movement, anti-Euromissile campaigns and anti-nuke efforts in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Incoming.
Four Ways To Really Fix the Pentagon’s Effort To ID the Missing
Changes must go beyond bureaucracy to update the scientific approach and embrace outside help.
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The Devil—and the Lord—Is in the Details
Military personnel, particularly officers, surrender several Constitutional rights immediately upon becoming members of the armed forces.
America’s $1 Trillion National Security Budget
The Pentagon remains unaudited, which will remain the case even after it meets its overdue and embarrassingly modest financial management goals - which by the way, it will do …
From Waterboarding to Water Curing: Gitmo Detainee Sues Over Force-Feeding
Military protocols for force-feeding prisoners have been knowingly altered to inflict superfluous suffering.
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Debt Collectors Go After Service Members Despite Protections
Debt collectors are targeting members of the Armed Services by calling their superior officers, threatening reduction in rank and even courts-martial, despite stepped-up efforts to protect them from abuse.
The Anatomy of the Perfect Whistle-Blower
Is Charles M. Smith the perfect whistle-blower?
Accounting for a Decade of Global War
The United States' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights includes violations that must be sanctioned.