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Putin returns, and so does a Cold War mentality
Now that Vladimir Putin is Russia's president once again, the result of still another fraudulent election, we should expect ever more hostile relations with Moscow. Mr. Putin, a vain and vulgar man, was born and bred to despise the United States. And...
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Former Mid sues Naval Academy over rapes
A former midshipman who says she was raped twice while at the Naval Academy has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force officials to improve their response to sexual assaults at the service academies. In a complaint filed Friday, the woman, now 22, says...Tags: U.S. Military, Trials, Annapolis, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Sexual Assault
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Saluting the rapists: America's culture of silence on sex
Remember that awkward silence that fell across the nation back in '94 when Bill Clinton's surgeon general used the M-word?
Jocelyn Elders, speaking at an AIDS conference at the U.N. about reducing the risk of sexually transmitted disease, said that...Tags: AIDS, U.S. Military, Abusive Behavior, Human Body, Sex Crimes
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Defense suggests accused WikiLeaker was troubled soldier
To his supporters, Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning is a hero, the whistle-blower who revealed U.S. war crimes and diplomatic double-dealing in the Pentagon records and State Department cables he is alleged to have sent to the anti-secrecy organization...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Lawyers, Witnesses, Iraq, Labor Legislation
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Ending 'Don't ask, don't tell' is about more than gays in the military
Tuesday marked the end of the Pentagon's nearly two-decade policy barring openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual people from military service. The death of "Don't ask, don't tell" is a big win for the LGBT rights community, but it may be an even bigger win...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Armed Forces, Michael G. Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Time to end misguided foreign wars
First I saw the headline detailing a strike on a military base ("5 U.S. soldiers killed in strike on Baghdad base," June 7) and then on the following page a warning that a decade-long conflict may needed to be extended ("Gates: Afghan job not done"). What...Tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Barack Obama
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Foreign aid serves U.S. interests
The recent Republican presidential candidate debate in Las Vegas put a new spotlight on the issue of U.S. spending on foreign aid, although it may have escaped the notice of many ("Republicans take off gloves in Vegas debate," Oct. 19). Times are tough...Tags: Republican Party, Foreign Aid, Elections, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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A funding cut that endangers America
In a time of great political gridlock, there is at least one issue that both parties still agree on — the urgency to confront and reduce the threat posed by terrorist groups that are actively seeking nuclear weapons.
But Congress reduced the fiscal...Tags: Terrorism, Weaponry, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Defense
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Which way in Afghanistan?
With the first anniversary of the U.S. "surge" in Afghanistan coming up in August, President Barack Obama will soon have to decide whether to maintain the current force levels or begin withdrawing some of the 30,000 additional troops he ordered there last...Tags: Terrorism, David Petraeus, U.S. Military, Iraq, Corporate Crime
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We need a 'weapons BRAC'
The American defense community stands at a crossroads. The need to trim the defense budget, as Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently put it, is a "matter of simple arithmetic and political reality." Meanwhile, this year's defense authorization bill,...Tags: Dennis J. Kucinich, Weaponry, Foreign Aid, Budgets and Budgeting, Dick Armey
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Gates is right call out European allies on NATO
Defense Secretary Robert Gates was right to call out our European allies for their lack of commitment to NATO and their over dependence on the defense forces of the USA ("Gates hits NATO allies hard," June 11). Anyone who has traveled to Western Europe...Tags: Germany, Finance, NATO, Europe
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Bartlett, colleagues, sue Obama over Libya
Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday in filing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama over U.S. involvement in Libya, alleging that the White House overstepped its constitutional authority when it launched the...Tags: Dennis J. Kucinich, Muammar Gaddafi, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. Military, Trials
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