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REPORT: The US Military's Top Spy Is Being Forced Out

Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, is being pushed out after a series of clashes over his leadership style, report Greg Miller and Adam Goldman at The Washington...

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Here's How US Arms Dealers Sell Weapons All Over The World

On Sept. 11, 2011, an Armenian carrier from Albania landed in Benghazi, Libya. It was carrying 800,000 rounds of ammunition originating from Albanian surplus stocks. Three of those stocks belonged to...

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Afghan Opium Production Is At An All-Time High Despite $7.5 Billion Spent To...

Opium cultivation is estimated to be at an all-time high in Afghanistan, despite the US spending $7.5 billion to combat it.A report released Wednesday by Washington’s Afghanistan war watchdog has found...

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Pro-Russian Protesters Commandeered The Prosecutor's Office In Ukraine's Donetsk

DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian protesters stormed the prosecutor's office in the separatist-held city of Donetsk on Thursday, lobbing stones and smashing windows after accusing the office of...

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Congressman Trashes Lieutenant General Who Could Become Military's Top Spy

The possible nomination of Lt. Gen. Mary A. Legere to the top position of the Defense Intelligence Agency is a seriously misguided move, according to one congressman. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA)...

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30 Retired Generals Urge Obama To Declassify The CIA Torture Report

Thirty retired generals are urging President Obama to declassify the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture, arguing that without accountability and transparency the practice could be...

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Soldier Wants $100 Million In Lawsuit Against Army Over 'Unconstitutional'...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky National Guard soldier with aspirations of joining a U.S. Army special operations unit wants a federal judge to overturn the military's new regulations concerning...

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North Korea Nears Test Of Missile Designed To Send Nukes Around The World

North Korea has been testing engines for an inter-continental ballistic missile, a US think-tank said Friday, as Pyongyang announced a top military reshuffle that coincided with signs of a looming...

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10 Photos Of The Ukrainian Military Assault That Russia Says Ended The Last...

The Ukrainian military offensive against the pro-Russian rebel held city of Slaviansk has largely stalled. Ukraine is in control of all the checkpoints surrounding Slaviansk, but has failed to take the...

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America’s Huge Hard Power Advantage Is Slipping

No other country comes close to America’s hard power, but its lead is slipping.Despite falling spending, America’s military pre-eminence is vast. A budget of $600 billion for 2014, including $84...

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America Is No Longer As Alarming To Its Foes Or Reassuring To Its Friends

America's allies are nervous. With Russia grabbing territory, China bullying its neighbours and Syria murdering its people, many are asking: where is Globocop? Under what circumstances will America act...

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Why Japan's Smaller Military Could Hold Its Own Against China

China's soaring military spending — up 12.3% this year — and aggressive gestures in the region could be setting the scene for major conflict. With various countries feuding over Pacific territory,...

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The American Legion Calls For Resignations At Veterans Affairs Over...

The American Legion has issued a call for the resignations of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Under Secretary of Health Robert Petzel, and Under Secretary of Benefits Allison...

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The CIA Probably Has A Huge Secret Arms Cache At This Base In Texas

Camp Stanley, a U.S. Army weapons depot north of San Antonio, is the probable location of a secret CIA weapons cache, Charlie Savage of The New York Times reports.Until now, nobody has known the exact...

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Here's An Award-Winning Photo Of The Super Agile Eurofighter Typhoon

This intense photo, taken by photographer Ian Ramsbottom in 2011, shows a Eurofighter Typhoon racing through the Mach Loop, a series of valleys in Wales used for training jet aircraft. The Eurofighter...

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US Plans To Send Expert Team To Nigeria To Help Rescue Kidnapped Schoolgirls

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has offered to send an American team of experts to Nigeria to support the government's response to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by an Islamist...

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The 16 Countries With The Biggest Risk Of Violence And Unrest

Leading global risk analytics firm Maplecroft have put out a midyear update of the countries facing the worst risk of conflict and political violence. All together, 48 countries around the world have...

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Nazi Germany Surrendered 69 Years Ago Today — Here Is General Eisenhower's...

At the time of the surrender on May 7, 1945, Nazi forces had all but disintegrated. Hitler had committed suicide and Soviet forces had already taken Berlin, which resulted in 70,000 Nazi soldiers...

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Rebels In East Ukraine Region: 'We're Already Not In Ukraine'

DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Behind the barricades of tires and car bumpers, past the masked militants who hold Donetsk's filthy administration building, there is a man in a suit in a spotless office,...

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US MILITARY: Here's How We Failed In Afghanistan

When President Obama met top NATO officials in Brussels on March 26, he publicly expressed renewed optimism that America’s estimated $120 billion effort to reconstruct Afghanistan will leave behind “a...

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