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Military Judge Refuses to Toss Out Charges Against Bradley Manning: Calls His Pretrial Punishment Illegal
Manning trial set for March 6.
PTSD: The Soldier’s Private War
Treatment possibilities are many, but one advocate says soldiers face many obstacles to getting help.
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Suicides Outnumber Battle Deaths in the Armed Services
This is a public health crisis and an epidemic; veterans alone account for 20 percent of US suicides.
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The Hollow Glory of “Zero Dark Thirty“
Bigelow film tries too hard to justify questionable actions.
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Doing Hard Time for Peace
The question of whether a sacrifice has been worth the effort often remains an open question for a very long time.
Timothy Leary: Violence Is Killing With Machines at a Distance
Although many will dispute his exclusion of other forms of aggression as violence, few will argue that Timothy Leary's assertion is more valid than ever now: Violence is killing …
Were US Marines Used as Guinea Pigs on Okinawa?
Growing evidence suggests that the US military tested biochemical agents on its own forces on the island in the 1960s.
True Believer: Petraeus and the Mythology of Afghanistan
Petraeus apparently came to believe the myth he had artfully created.
Picking Up a $170 Billion Tab: How US Taxpayers Are Paying the Pentagon to Occupy the Planet
David Vine decided to make sense of what garrisoning the planet means to our pocketbooks.
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Latif Letter About Guantanamo Speaks From the Grave: “I Am Being Pushed Toward Death Every Moment“
Gitmo detainee outlines a self-fulfilling prophesy two years before his death.