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Top Story — McChrystal: Assault Weapons for Soldiers, Not America’s Streets

“I think we have to look at this legislation. The number of people killed by firearms is extraordinary compared to other nations. I don’t think we’re a bloodthirsty culture, and we need to look at everything we can do to safeguard our people.” – Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal on assault weapons ban THERE IS no [...]

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CIA Director David Petraeus Resigns, Cites Extramarital Affair, Paula Broadwell Speculated [Update - Video]

The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook “Of all the exceptional men and women I have worked with over the years, I can honestly say that Dave Petraeus stands out as one of our nation’s great patriots.” DNI James Clapper BREAKING NEWS… David [...]

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Tensions Explode Between State Department and Buzzfeed’s Michael Hastings

AFTER THE reporting Michael Hastings did that scuttled the career of Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Rolling Stone, it’s not hard to appreciate the type of relationship that was set into place with the State Department. The Benghazi terrorist attack has brought this tension into the open, which can be seen through the email exchange [...]

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News Desk: After Continued Killings, Coalition Sharply Reduces Joint Operations with Afghans

IT TOOK too long and the ultimate message still hasn’t been received, but at least there is a decision that acknowledges reality. From the New York Times: After years of tightly intertwining its forces with Afghan troops, the American-led military coalition has sharply curtailed ground-level operations with the Afghan Army and police forces, potentially undercutting [...]

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Afghanistan Women Scatter

WOMEN TUNNELING OUT of Afghanistan to escape the Taliban hasn’t happened yet, but Afghan women’s plight was predicted by the Washington Post‘s Dana Priest back in 2009. “… (Dana Priest) is increasingly of the view that we’re going to probably have to come to terms with the Taliban and just find a way to tunnel [...]

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Army 82nd Airborne Pose with Afghan Bomber Body Parts

U.S. troops posed with body parts of Afghan bombers An American soldier says he released the photos to the Los Angeles Times to draw attention to the safety risk of a breakdown in leadership and discipline. The Army has started a criminal investigation. We have a breakdown and it started some time ago. George W. [...]

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Secret Service Visited Pley Club Brothel Bragging About Their Duties

video platform video management video solutions video player Run down on the outside, on the inside the brothel offers fun and games with high priced call girls. “From fantasy to reality” is the slogan, but it’s clear that the Secret Service agents and the elite force team members got a lot more than that there. [...]

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