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Shake off your apathy, take a stand
I can no longer remain in one of the fastest growing groups in America, Apathy Anonymous. I've lived nearly 70 years and have marched, signed petitions, written letters to everyone from the president, to local, state and federal officials, concerning...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, West Bank, Environmental Issues, Global Change
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Socom's goal: Pre-empt wars
The Tampa TribuneThey make small footprints at the edges of the Earth. Sometimes they hunt and kill. Sometimes they teach rural tribes how to govern and farm. But after more than 12 years of war, special operations forces are frayed -- and in more demand than ever....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Al-Qaeda
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Fort Bliss Maj. Pittard 'has all the traits you look for in a military leader'
El Paso Times, TexasAs a boy growing up in El Paso, Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard found inspiration in a most unlikely place. In 1969, Pittard was 10 years old and was thumbing through the pages of National Geographic magazine when he came across an article on Dwight D....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fort Eustis, U.S. Army, John Doe, Armed Forces
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Finals week was dangerous for Navy pilot earning master's degree in Afghanistan war zone
Associated PressSAN DIEGO (AP) — Finals week was dangerous for Thomas Saenz. The Navy lieutenant needed armed guards and an armored car to get to an exam site, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A deadly bomb attack also caused him to his miss classes — transmitted live...Tags: Bombings, University of Maryland, College Park, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Teachers, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Life Out Here: Hillary vs. The Angry Koala
If there is proof that Hillary Clinton was incompetent, indifferent or conspiratorial, or any combination of the aforementioned, in the Benghazi attack and subsequent scandal, she should never again be given serious consideration as a presidential...
Tags: Benghazi, Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Central Intelligence Agency, John McCain
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Ambush, shootings a deadly betrayal by Afghan allies
The News TribuneThe killers bided their time for days, then weeks, waiting for a moment when American soldiers would be vulnerable. It came, finally, in the early hours of Sept. 16, 2012. Six soldiers in a Joint Base Lewis-McChord cavalry squadron had an overnight...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Freedom of Information Act, U.S. Army, Weaponry, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Welcome to the 'Stop Hillary Clinton' hearing
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who's the most powerful woman of them all?" No doubt about it. Not Queen Elizabeth, Angela Merkel or Oprah Winfrey. The most powerful woman on the planet is former first lady, former senator from New York, former...
Tags: Benghazi, Hillary Clinton, Italy, Lindsey O. Graham, Republican Party
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EDITORIAL: Security failure
The Akron Beacon JournalGregory Hicks proved a compelling witness during the Wednesday hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The veteran diplomat captured the drama, anxiety and confusion of the attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi,...Tags: Benghazi, Christopher Stevens, U.S. Department of State, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Darrell E Issa
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Bad faith and Benghazi
Jonah Goldberg"Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference -- at this point, what difference does it make?" That was how then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously...Tags: Hillary Clinton, U.S. Department of Defense, Benghazi, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Christopher Stevens
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...
Tags: Military Justice, Sexual Assault, Crime Victims, U.S. Congress, Armed Forces
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Obama on military sex assaults: 'No tolerance for this...I expect consequences'
WASHINGTON – President Obama said Tuesday that he has “no tolerance” for sexual assault in the U.S. military and pledged to crack down on the crime and any officials who turn a blind eye to it. Obama said he talked with Defense...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Wars and Interventions, Sexual Assault, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Assault
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Officer who led Air Force's sex assault response branch accused of groping in Va.
Associated PressARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — An Air Force officer who led the branch's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit has been charged with groping a woman in a northern Virginia parking lot, authorities said Monday. Arlington County Police said Lt. Col....Tags: Military Justice, Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress
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