From "mission accomplished" through those endless "turning points" and "the precipice," American officials in Baghdad and Washington haven't been sparing with the use of images or analogies. Can you pass the War of the Words quiz?
Iraq is driving down the number of new enlistees, and in desperation recruiters are bringing in a motley mix of underage teens, foreign fighters, neo-Nazis, and ex-cons.
From Bush and Blair dolls to bombs and fighter-bombers, here's a list of presents that will make this a jolly "military-corporate complex" Xmas for you and yours.
By using high technology and cutting edge biomedicine, the military hopes to create an entire army of Captain Americas – a fighting force made up of super-soldiers whose human-ness has been all but banished.
The Republican National Convention protests gave law enforcement the perfect opportunity to stockpile weapons systems and high-tech equipment, and refine new tactics for squelching dissent.
From August 30 through September 2, when the Republican National Convention invades New York, the GOP wants to see a Manhattan emptied of life and the entire event 'bubble-ized.'
The reach of the military-academic complex goes far beyond schools like West Point and Annapolis; today almost 350 civilian universities conduct Pentagon-funded research.
The ever-expanding military-industrial complex is learning from the animal world. From octopus camoflauge tactics to the eyes of flies, government innovation and creativity seems to be the domain of weapons advancement.
