Since the Civil War, the US military has only had 11 years where troops were not engaged in combat: 1935-1936, 1938-1940, and 1974-1979.

The head gangster tellng a sociopathic joke about killing the Jonas brothers with predator drones.

"If these videos shock and revolt you, they show the reality of what war is like."

These are the words of 

Josh Stieber, a member of IVAW who served with Bravo Company 2-16, the Company whose members were involved in the incident captured in Wikileaks' "Collateral Murder" video.

Congrats to those who protested last weekend in the District of Columbia but there needs to be more protests because Bush might of gone but there are still wars raging causing disgusting consequences for all on this planet.

A House subcommittee is set to shed new light on the problem of sexual assault in the military today, when it will hear testimony on sexual assault numbers, prevention and response as part of its ongoing investigation into the issue.

"A woman who signs up to protect her country is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire," said Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), who introduced a bill this summer to increase and encourage the investigation of prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military and is attending today's hearing.

I’ve no problem with Israel & I’d gladly trade with them particularly as Marks & Spencer shrimp are delicious & if it were legal I’d gladly buy an Uzi or two. I just don’t want to suffer the blowback from the foreign policy of the British & US governments which are geared towards supporting the Israeli state in its quarrels & as consequence suffering the blowback upon my liberty & security.

Following a pitched court battle, the British Foreign Office has been forced to release seven previously “redacted” paragraphs regarding allegations of mistreatment by former Gitmo detainee Binyam Mohamed. The paragraphs were part of a CIA document shared with the British government about Mohamed’s status. The rest of the document had previously been released.