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Meet the Military Man Battling Dangerous Christian Extremism in the Military

Matt Harwood, TruthOut.org. July 12, 2010.

A pervasive Christian supremacist milieu exists inside the U.S. military that's a danger not only to constitutional order, but to the American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

10 Things We Must Remember on Memorial Day

Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. May 29, 2010.

The war in Iraq is in its seventh year. The war in Afghanistan, in its ninth year, is the longest war in our history.

We Must Force Obama to Stick to His Deadline to Withdraw From Iraq

Raed Jarrar, AlterNet. May 18, 2010.

Two key deadlines are approaching for U.S. troops to exit Iraq, deadlines that were won through the work of millions of Iraqis and Americans. We can't stop now.

How You Can Demand an Afghanistan Exit Strategy

Katrina vanden Heuvel, TheNation.com. April 29, 2010.

A vote on legislation demanding a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan could could come up in the next two weeks. Let Congress know you support the bill.

My Life as an Insurgent, And Why I Quit

Anonymous, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. April 23, 2010.

A former Iraqi member of al-Qaeda in Anbar province discusses why he chose to fight the U.S. occupation and why he eventually left.

Report: British Soldiers Using Models of Mosques for Target Practice

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 8, 2010.

While a military spokesman denied the structures were meant to be mosques, he defended the use of props 'that replicate the environment [soldiers] will be deployed to.'

Toxic Burn Pits Are Giving U.S. Soldiers Cancer: Will the Pentagon Do Something About It?

Beth Hawkins, Mother Jones. April 3, 2010.

Burning trash on bases is sickening soldiers, but the Army refuses to extinguish the burn pits.

Campaign to Ban Homeless in Colorado Springs Going After Wrong Target

Kathy Kelly, CounterPunch. February 16, 2010.

Our addiction to war has led to a perverse use of resources that could house and feed our neighbors instead of destroying homes and villages abroad.

Soldiers Are Being Forced to Choose Between Their Children And the Military, And They're Paying the Price In Jailtime

Dahr Jamail, AlterNet. January 26, 2010.

Soldiers who face unexpected parenting hardships and are unable to deploy are supposed to be honorably discharged. Instead they are being slapped with criminal charges.

Shocking Report: U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes

Staff, AlterNet. January 18, 2010.

Pentagon supplier says it has 'always' added New Testament references

As Afghan War Escalates, Military Expert Predicts 300-500 U.S. Troops To Be Killed or Wounded Per Month

As Afghan War Escalates, Military Expert Predicts 300-500 U.S. Troops To Be Killed or Wounded Per Month

Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress. January 4, 2010.

Retired General Barry McCaffrey: "That's what we probably should expect. And that's light casualties."

War Vet: I Served 40 Months in Iraq, After Which I Didn't Want to Go Back Home

Anonymous, New America Media. December 24, 2009.

Veteran with PTSD: "I don't feel comfortable at home anymore. My threat tolerance and response to perceived threats is so finely tuned that I felt safer in Iraq. "

Jailtime For Pregnant Soldiers? The Army Has Made Getting Pregnant a Punishable Offense

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. December 21, 2009.

Under a new policy enacted by Major Gen. Anthony Cucolo, troops expecting a baby face court martial and possible prison -- and so do the men who made them pregnant.

WTF? $26 Software Being Used to Hack Drone Program in Iraq & Afghanistan

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. December 17, 2009.

The Wall Street Journal calls it a "potentially serious vulnerability in Washington's growing network of unmanned drones."

What Nidal Hasan, Timothy McVeigh, and the Beltway Sniper Have in Common: All Were Scarred by Pointless U.S. Wars

What Nidal Hasan, Timothy McVeigh, and the Beltway Sniper Have in Common: All Were Scarred by Pointless U.S. Wars

Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. November 25, 2009.

Some of the most notorious massacres of the past 15 years have been committed by veterans whose brains have been severely damaged from trauma or exposure to toxic chemicals.

Obama Will Announce 34,000-Troop Escalation in Afghanistan 'Within Days'

Obama Will Announce 34,000-Troop Escalation in Afghanistan 'Within Days'

Agence France PresseNovember 24, 2009.

Obama faces a U.S. public sharply divided on the war and calls from some Democratic allies to set a flexible timetable for withdrawal.

How the U.S. Funds the Taliban

How the U.S. Funds the Taliban

Aram Roston, The Nation. November 13, 2009.

The U.S. government is funding the very forces its troops are fighting -- funds that add up to a huge amount of money for the Taliban.

Husband Joins Army So Cancer-Stricken Wife Can Get Health Care

Zaid Jilani, ThinkProgress. October 20, 2009.

Bill Caudle was laid off from his job in March 2009, which resulted in his family losing their health care coverage.

John Bolton on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell:'

John Bolton on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell:' "People Can Have Any Sexual Orientation They Want"

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. September 29, 2009.

In spite of this statement, Bolton, the former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, stopped short of endorsing the policy's dissolution.

One Year After Her Family Died In U.S. Airstrike, Seven-Year-Old Afghan Girl Lives In Constant Fear

One Year After Her Family Died In U.S. Airstrike, Seven-Year-Old Afghan Girl Lives In Constant Fear

Mustafa Saber, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. September 24, 2009.

On the night of August 22, 2008, Zahra's father, mother, sister and two brothers were killed by American bombs. This is her life now.

The Mysterious Electrocution Death of a Military Contractor in Iraq

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. September 10, 2009.

The death of a Triple Canopy contractor in the Green Zone resembles an earlier electrocution ruled to be a "negligent homicide."

Aid Group: U.S. Troops Stormed Afghan Hospital, Tied Up Staff

Aid Group: U.S. Troops Stormed Afghan Hospital, Tied Up Staff

AlterNet Staff, September 7, 2009.

A Swedish aid group accused American troops Monday of breaking down doors in a hospital in central Afghanistan to search for militants.

Journalistic Outrage: The Pentagon Paid a Disgraced PR Firm to Profile My Reporting

Journalistic Outrage: The Pentagon Paid a Disgraced PR Firm to Profile My Reporting

Nir Rosen, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. September 1, 2009.

"A public affairs officer told me it was the most alarming report about a journalist that he had ever seen."

Why Are U.S. Officials Protecting the Pakistan Military on Aid to Taliban?

Why Are U.S. Officials Protecting the Pakistan Military on Aid to Taliban?

Gareth Porter, IPS News. August 8, 2009.

General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani may be providing assistance to Taliban insurgents, yet the U.S. government continues to fund the Pakistan military.

Afghan Bomb Kills 21 Wedding Guests: Govt

Agence France Presse August 5, 2009.

A roadside bomb killed 21 Afghan wedding guests, the latest in a wave of violent attacks ahead of key elections, as the NATO chief Thursday assessed efforts to quell the insurgency.

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