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Agent Orange at Okinawa’s Futenma Base in 1980s
The U.S. Marine Corps buried a massive stockpile of Agent Orange at the Futenma air station in Okinawa, seriously sickening the base's former head of maintenance and potentially contaminating …
The Real Reason the Military Is Going Green
Big Oil is a big risk for national security. Can our militaryu2014the world's No. 1 oil guzzleru2014change the politics of climate change?
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Radicalization Within the Armed Forces: DoD Losing Sight of the Forest for the Trees
Make no mistake, this homegrown u201cradicalizationu201d has a specific name: extremist, evangelical, Christian fundamentalism or u201cChristian Dominionism.u201d
Don’t Thank Me for My Service
Now, that is not something for which a person should be proud nor thanked. In fact, it is regrettable, and for me a source of guilt and shame, something …
The Final Indignity, the Last Insult, the Real America
The Air Force dumped the incinerated partial remains of at least 274 American troops in a Virginia landfill.
They Will Steal It!
“When you’ve got something really good, you don’t have to force it on people. They will steal it!”
Reveling in the Pain of Others: Moral Degeneracy and Violence in the “Kill Team” Photos
The “Kill Team” photos offer a glimpse into a larger set of social conditions in a winner-take-all society.
Public Support for Israel
What does the public really think about aiding Israel?
Pentagon Health Plan Won’t Cover Brain-Damage Therapy for Troops
Versions of this story were co-published with NPR [1] and Stars and Stripes [2]. For more coverage, listen to NPR's All Things Considered [3] starting today at 4 p.m.
The End of (Military) History?
What’s the point of constantly using our superb military if doing so doesn’t actually work?