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More U.S. Soldiers Killed Themselves Than Died in Combat in 2010
Since 2009, more U.S. troops have committed suicide than been killed on the battlefield. What's worse is that military doesn't know how to help them.
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Nicaragua Mistakenly Invades Costa Rica, Blames Google Maps [UPDATED]
Here's the amusing story of how one South American nation invaded its neighbor, then blamed a Google Maps error after the fact.
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U.S. General Says Soldiers Who Commit Suicide Are 'Selfish'
And we wonder why more soldiers aren't quick to ask for help with their PTSD.
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What If We Had Just Waited for the Iraqis to Topple Hussein?
What if we'd waited for the Iraqis to take back their own country instead of trying to do so ourselves?
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Why All the Gaddafi Death Porn?
Now that the Libyan leader has been killed, what good does it do to circulate footage of his body being desecrated?
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Infographic: U.S. Military Spending Versus Foreign Aid
Where do you think the U.S. government allocates more of its funding?
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Urination at War: Don't Be Mad at the Peeing; Be Mad at the Killing
The graphic video enraging Afghanistan and America alike should upset you. But not for the reasons you think.
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How to Rectify Our Military's Culture of Rape?
A new lawsuit alleges Defense Secretaries Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld have allowed rape to proliferate in our armed forces.
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Transparency: Veterans Charged with Murder
In 2008, The New York Times published a stunning report on veterans who had come home from Iraq and Afghanistan and then were charged with...
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The Top 10 Ways that Libya 2011 Is Not Iraq 2003
Before you go comparing Libya to Iraq and Obama to Bush, you need to read this.
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Sixty Percent of American Teenagers Now Support Torture
A new study from the Red Cross says a shocking number of young people support torturing and killing prisoners of war.
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How Nonchalant Has the Military Gotten About Its Death Machines? Very
For proof that military spending has gotten insanely lax, check out this outrageous contract solicitation, "Whatever it is."
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Purple Hearts: Photographs of War's Human Toll
Nina Berman captures portraits of the soldiers who have made life-altering sacrifices during their service.
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Q&A: Could Egypt-Style Revolution Have Happened in Iraq?
The Center for American Progress' Brian Katulis fields questions on whether large-scale protests could have happened in Iraq.
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Afghanistan: America's Longest War?
This is the 10th Veterans Day we've celebrated since the start of the war in Afghanistan. Does that mean it's our nation's longest war?
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Saviors?: U.S. Soldiers Accused of Shooting Six Libyan Civilians
Reports say Marines may have accidentally shot Libyan civilians today while rescuing a downed American pilot.
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'We Need Him Alive!' Gaddafi and the Villains We Don't Put on Trial
Bursts of vengeance make for dramatic YouTube videos, but trials and testimonies go down in history books.
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Why Aren't All Courts Veterans Courts?
Some soldiers returning from the Middle East are facing special courts when they break the law. Here's why that's wrong.
