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Private contractors replacing troops in Iraq, Afghanistan

If you thought the end of American intervention in foreign wars was nearing, think again. President Obama has been replacing soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan
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[Blog] Will history repeat itself in Afghanistan?

British military intervention in Afghanistan has a chequered history, making it easy to conclude that British forces will fail again. But such a conclusion is ...
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[Blog] Ross Kemp signs exclusive two-year deal with Sky1

Ross Kemp has signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with Sky1 to produce two new factual series.Under the exclusive deal with Sky1, Kemp will front ...
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[Blog] Secret war of the SAS

Three suicide bombers, three cafes - many dead. That was the warning given by an informant to his MI6 handler in Baghdad in the summer ...
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[Blog] Northrop Grumman's Second E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Enters Next Phase Of Flight Testing

The first E-2D System Development and Design (SDD) aircraft, Delta One, transitioned to Pax River on May 30 and testing began shortly thereafter, led by ...
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[Blog] EADS' Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System Performs Nighttime Contacts With NATO F-16

This validation confirmed the performance of the boom's state-of-the-art enhanced vision system -- which features laser infrared lighting and high-definition digital stereoscopic viewing -- and ...
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[Blog] Afghanistan changed me - TV's Ross Kemp

ROSS KEMP has been dreaming about Afghanistan since he returned from the front line of Helmand Province.In one nightmare, he is playing football against the ...
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[Blog] Armed Robbers Ambush Military Team

A gang of heavily armed robbers yesterday escaped with a military vehicle after they had ambushed some soldiers on administrative duties between Takoradi and Obuasi.The ...
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[Blog] Armed Forces Day mocks our military

Instead of accountability over those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the government offers us a day of sugary sentiment...
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[Blog] SAS - a History

The origins of modern-day Commandos can be traced back to the Boer War1. The name Commando was given by the British to the Boer irregular ...
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Michigan weapons company Trijicon takes flak for rifle scopes with Bible verse

A Michigan weapons company is under fire for branding thousands of rifle scopes used by U.S. soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan with passages from the
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Britain bans Islamist group at centre of march row

Britain will outlaw an Islamist group that provoked anger with a plan to march through a town where British troops killed in Afghanistan are honored, the interior minister announced Tuesday.
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The danger of hired guns

Private security contractors are set to make up half of the military presence in Afghanistan, but has the US lost control of them?
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Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Most U.S. Warplanes (Updated)

Tapping into drones’ video feeds was just the start. The U.S. military’s primary system for bringing overhead surveillance down to soldiers and Marines on the
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The fallacies of military intervention: Obama on Afghanistan and Vietnam

Yet this argument [the similarity of Vietnam to Afghanistan] depends on a false reading of history.” President Barack Obama
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Afghanistan Hub Gets Half-Billion-Dollar Facelift

Southern Afghanistan is the initial focus of the military’s rapid, six-month troop buildup. And in recent months, Kandahar Airfield, the main logistics hub in southern
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All Blacks to mark Remembrance Sunday with poppy

The All Blacks will mark Remembrance Sunday this weekend by wearing red poppies embroidered on their jerseys for the Test match against Wales at Millennium
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Airbags vs Rocket-Propelled Grenades

Airbags have saved countless lives over the years in car crashes. Now they’re set to save lives in another way: by stopping rocket propelled grenades.
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China’s Unmanned, Knock-Off Air Force

America’s robotic air force gets all the attention — especially with U.S. drones continuing to blast suspected militants in Pakistan. But China is developing its
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Darpa Spy Cams to Find Threats in ‘Weak Evidence’

The military’s got spy drones and surveillance cameras all over Afghanistan, and they’re looking to add even more. But the heaps of footage are already
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