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Former Combat Soldier-Activist Paul Rieckhoff on Wikileaks and Founder Julian Assange

After a "pretty heated discussion" with the man who revealed almost 100,000 classified military documents, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America says he's concerned about Assange's agenda.READ»

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Hillary, Brown Back $500 M Deal for the Taliban

Let’s say you’re in $100,000 debt. Would you care about trying to finance a BMW? Would you care about keeping up with the Jones’? No. You’re fighting to put food on the table, not worrying about a sexy car or the size...READ»

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Battle Plan

Former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Ralph Peters outlines nine strategies for understanding, fighting, and defeating the new enemy. Rule #1: Culture is king.READ»

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Infographics Shed Light on IED Strategy in Afghanistan

Researcher and former Army officer Alec Barker creates heat maps that illustrate how the Afghan fight is evolving.READ»

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Prince Harry: Courageous Matt Drudge: Inexcusable

As I've written before...people shock the hell out of me! It happened again. Irresponsible journalism set a new standard yesterday when Matt Drudge of The Drudge Report published the news of Prince Harry's location on the ...READ»

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NATO Tweets Too [Updated]

Twitter gained a lot of credibility thanks to its use by Iranian protestors recently, and we already knew that it was useful for spreading breaking news. But did you know that NATO, the global military machine, Twitters ...READ»

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Obama Relieves McChrystal of His Duty: Leadership Lessons

Leadership Lessons from Obama's McChrystal decision.READ»

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Hard Times in Little Kabul

Afghan businesses in the Fremont, California area have been hard hit by fallout from the terrorist attacks. But patriotic Afghan-Americans are hopeful that their customers will return before it's too late.READ»

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Wikipedia and 'The New York Times' Suppress Facts to Save Kidnapped Journo

Last week, journalist David Rohde escaped after a seven-month kidnap by the Taliban. It's fabulous news, and it's been partly attributed to the fact that The New York Times suppressed it in the first place. But today we learn that ...READ»