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Pentagon spends nearly $1B a year on unemployment 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1826
F-35 program too big to fail 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1530
British study: Young soldiers more likely to commit violent crimes 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1595
Marylander who died of rabies contracted disease from kidney transplant 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1825
Nato troops in Afghanistan 'in a similar situation to failed Soviet invasion' 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1641
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.15.2013 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2256
Scientists confirm Marines’ poisonous Camp Lejeune water wells date back to mid-century 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1641
CIA may target Syrian extremists with drones: LA Times 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1836
Study: Iraq War Cost U.S. $2.2 Trillion, Claimed Nearly 200,000 Lives 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 1635
Court: CIA cannot continue to deny basic information on drone program 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1559
Millions went to war in Iraq, Afghanistan, leaving many with lifelong scars 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2434
U.S. pledge to help Iraqis who aided occupation largely unfulfilled 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1692
By the Order of the Black Colonels 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1769
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.14.2013 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1629
Gohmert: ‘Vietnam was winnable,’ but ‘people in Washington decided’ to lose 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1857
Middle East in turmoil 10 years after Iraq invasion that officials said would bring peace 5 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2113
'Army Has It Worst' In Budget Crunch: DoD Comptroller Robert Hale 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2031
Private Security Guard Kills U.S. Soldiers 2 douglas9 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2034
3 men focus of veterans charity scam 0 white cloud Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 1848
Sequester Will 'Gut' DoD Modernization; Navy's SSBN-X, Long Range Strike, Other New Starts In Peril 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1901
CNO Adm. Greenert Emphasizes Navy's Bright Future, Not Budget Crisis 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2841
Moving mountains of war gear home from Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1751
Defense strategy emerges for U.S. soldier accused of fratricide in Iraq 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1480
CIA's one-time Lao base still shrouded in secrecy 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2416
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.13.2013 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1979
(VA) Whistleblower Accuses Government Of Neglecting Suicidal Veterans And Suppressing Science 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1804
US Claims No Indefinite Detention at Guantánamo 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1519
Kill Anything That Moves 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1682
Military rape victims: Stop blaming us 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 6 2818
F-35 Debacle: No End In Sight 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1715

Veterans Continued...

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Fact-finding group recommends charges vs USS Guardian crew 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1682
Salvage work on USS Guardian reaches halfway mark 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2527
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.12.2013 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1790
U.S. nukes to remain in South (Korea) 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1554
Afghanistan faces cash hole 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1611
Hagel orders halt to production of drone pilot, cyberwarrior medal 0 douglas9 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1646
Former VA Researcher Raises Ethics Concerns 0 pinboy3niner Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1487
GCV And Beyond: How The Army Is Gettin' Heavy After Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2239
A Sexual Predator 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1764
CIA ramps up role in Iraq 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1859
UPDATE 1-U.S. Air Force defends Afghan plane contract award 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1547
One of First Iraq Veterans to Publicly Oppose War Will Die for Our Sins 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1793
The rough road ahead for Afghanistan 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1574
Desperate times: Marines told to 'save every round' 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1941
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.11.2013 3 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2793
10 Companies Profiting Most From War: 24/7 Wall St. 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1795
VA’s ability to quickly provide benefits plummets under Obama 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1700
How Americans were swindled by the hidden cost of the Iraq war 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 7 1807
New Calls For Bush War Criminals To Face Justice 29 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 68 6478
As U.S. troops prepare to leave, they rush to teach Afghans to hunt for roadside bombs 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1507
Lockheed Martin's Herculean Efforts to Profit From Defense Spending 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1526
Karzai accuses Taliban of Serving US Interests, Slams (Non-Existent) US-Taliban Talks 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1531
Pakistan supply routes open, but move gear slowly into Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0
Air Force erases drone strike data in Afghanistan war report just one day after Rand Paul's filibust 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2604
$875M computer center coming to Fort Meade 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 3155
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.8.2013 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2460
Di Fi thinks we are all crazy 5 sarisataka Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2377
No Program Left Behind - A Quick Look At The JSF 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1913
America Is Plagued by Zombie “Experts” Who Are Invariably Wrong on Foreign Affairs 3 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1896
F-35’s ability to evade budget cuts illustrates challenge of paring defense spending 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2066

Veterans Continued...

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Exclusive: Retrofits to add $1.7 billion to cost of F-35 - GAO report 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1503
(TX) Sales tax exemption for disabled vets would impact cities 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2441
Army report stemming from Madigan complaints recommends overhaul of psychiatric programs 3 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1833
Beechcraft Protests Light Air Support Award; Kansas Lawmakers On Warpath 2 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2186
House passes bill shielding shipbuilding from deep cuts 5 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2013
California Coastal Commission Rejects Navy Offshore Training 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1915
Obama’s Air Force No Longer Making Drone Strike Records Public 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 1749
Aleppo at War: Everyday Life in the Death Zone 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2278
(Dutch) Afghan police training mission to stop on July 1, cabinet agrees 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1561
Transfer of US prison to Afghans delayed again 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1494
Leon Panetta: Military 'looked the other way' in case of Jeremy Goulet, and Santa Cruz officers paid 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1688
Dempsey "committed' to missile defense deal with Russia 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1715
Military sexual-assault case triggers political furor 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1693
Overcoming Woman-Hatred in Afghanistan: 3 Stories 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 1678
Sequestration Hits Army Tuition Assistance 3 douglas9 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2273
Improving fuel distribution effectiveness in Afghanistan 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1953
Test Pilots: Stealth Jet’s Blind Spot Will Get It ‘Gunned Every Time’ 4 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 6 2169
Military Contracts Awarded On 3.7.2013 0 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1784
Pentagon investigating link between US military and torture centres in Iraq 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1653
The Commons: Think of the F-35 as a Senate with wings 1 unhappycamper Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1547
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