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US military spending hit $607 billion in 2008
The global arms madness continues. A new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (one of my favorite think tanks) confirms that worldwide military expenditure is again on the up and up, with
Read More »Pentagon knowingly exposed troops to cancer-causing chemicals, document shows
By John Byrne | A newly leaked military document appears to show the Pentagon knowingly exposed US troops to toxic chemicals that cause cancer, while publicly downplaying the risks exposure might cause. The document,
Read More »Military Takeover of Federal Weapons Research Labs
By Phil Leggiereon Physicist Robert Oppenheimer fought successfully to keep nuclear weapons research under civilian control and oversight, where it currently resides with the Department of Energy. Ronald Reagan fought, and failed, to bring
Read More »Military seeks better use of finger, eye scans
By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON — On the front lines in Iraq, U.S. troops can scan someone’s eye or finger to try to determine if he is a potential enemy or has been connected
Read More »What’s Wrong with the U.S. Military
By ANDREW COCKBURN Coinciding with the arrival of Obama and his deputies in Washington, the Center for Defense Information is releasing “America’s Defense Meltdown — Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress,”
Read More »AP lifts ban on military photos
The Associated Press on Friday lifted its suspension on the use of photos provided by the U.S. military after the Pentagon assured the news cooperative that it would avoid distributing altered images to the
Read More »Soldiers’ Suicide Rate On Pace to Set Record
By Ann Scott Tyson | Suicides among active-duty soldiers this year are on pace to exceed both last year’s all-time record and, for the first time since the Vietnam War, the rate among the general
Read More »Study: 1 in 4 soldiers at war have hearing loss
By Gregg Zoroya | The bombs along the Baghdad road exploded one after the other, leaving one soldier unconscious and another screaming from his wounds. Staff Sgt. Kevin Dunne’s squad was under attack. Rifle
Read More »Sexual Assault in the Military: A DoD Cover-Up?
TruthDig | There was quite a struggle in Congress this week. The Department of Defense refused to allow the senior civilian in charge of its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) to testify in
Read More »Military censorship of the war in Iraq
By Naomi Spencer | Five years of bloody US occupation have seen numerous crimes against humanity unfold in Iraq. Millions of Iraqi civilians have been killed and wounded, with millions more made into refugees.
Read More »Pentagon eyes sending hundreds of troops to Afghanistan
AP | WASHINGTON – Top Pentagon leaders are expected to recommend soon that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so, according to a
Read More »Civilian sex assaults by Afghan soldiers ignored
By Rick Westhead | Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been ordered by commanding officers “to ignore” incidents of sexual assault among the civilian population, says a military chaplain who counsels troops returning home
Read More »Doctors’ Report Finds Evidence of U.S. Torture and ‘War Crimes’
AP | Medical examinations of former terrorism suspects held by the U.S. military at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, found evidence of torture and other abuse that resulted in serious
Read More »V.A. Using Iraq Vets as Guinea Pigs in Drug Tests
By Greg Mitchell | As if the “soldier suicide” problem wasn’t bad enough already, word has just emerged from ABC News and The Washington Times that our government is testing drugs with severe side
Read More »Bush threatens Iran with military action
By Colin Brown | George Bush has warned Iran that military action is still “on the table” if it fails to respond to tightening diplomatic pressure to abandon its nuclear weapons programme. The EU
Read More »Blackwater opens California training center under court order
AP | A new counterterrorism training facility operated by Blackwater Worldwide, the largest private security company in Iraq, echoed with the grunts of Navy sailors, a day after a judge ordered the city to
Read More »US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,092
The Associated Press | As of Friday, June 6, 2008, at least 4,092 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated
Read More »White House denied knowledge of military analyst program
By Eric Brewer | In the two weeks since I asked Dana Perino whether the White House knew about or approved of the Pentagon’s use of TV military analysts as propaganda tools, I’ve been
Read More »Soldiers need loans to eat, report reveals
By Jonathan Owen and Brian Brady | A highly sensitive internal report into the state of the British Army has revealed that many soldiers are living in poverty. Some are so poor that they
Read More »U.S. deploys more than 43,000 unfit for combat
By Gregg Zoroya | More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon records show. This
Read More »US air force calls for mission to combat climate change
By David Adam | The US air force will this week call for the world’s top scientists to come together in a 21st-century Apollo-style programme to develop greener fuels and tackle global warming. It wants
Read More »US prepping military options against Iran
By Mike Sheehan | Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the Pentagon is planning “potential” military actions against Iran, reports The Washington Post. Mullen criticized Iran’s “‘increasingly lethal
Read More »Blackwater wants to use N.C. airport
By Connie Sage | The town is negotiating with Blackwater to allow the private security company to lease space at Northeastern Regional Airport to use for its driver training program. Blackwater would instruct defensive
Read More »Breaking the Silence – Israeli Soldiers Speak Out
By Stephen Lendman - RINF | They’re called “Refuseniks” but not for refusing to serve. They’ve done it proudly and courageously, and here’s how “Courage to Refuse” members state their position: “We, reserve officers and
Read More »British government lied about Persian Gulf incident
By Paul Mitchell | Secret Ministry of Defence documents released to the Times newspaper reveal that the British government lied about the circumstances surrounding the capture of 15 sailors and marines from HMS Cornwall
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