Shoot first, pay them later: US loses the Afghan drug warUS military are struggling to handle the Afghan drug trade. Although it’s a violation of Afghanistan’s laws, the US military have complied a kill on sight, drug lord hit list. Too bad some Afghan drug lords are on the CIA’s pay roll, writes Jeff Sparrow.
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VIDEO: Remote control warfare: the destructive double-life of drone pilots
By day, these US Airforce pilots fly combat planes over Iraq and Afghanistan; at night, they return home to their kids in Las Vegas. They’re the remote control navigators of unmanned “drone” planes whose lives are in America while their heads are in a warzone.
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How the Pentagon used PSYOPS on the US public
New evidence uncovered by Raw Story exposes how the US military’s propaganda arm used “psychological operations” tactics on the US public to sell them on the Iraq War.
Why the US can’t beat the Taliban: their secret finances revealed
It’s no longer just opium poppies funding the Taliban. Fundraising from foreign donations, kidnappings and extortion have created a financial monopoly so strong that the US military have publicly admitted they are struggling to fight it.
Meghan McCain: Man up over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Barack Obama may love a stirring speech about his plans to end the controversial ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy for gays in the military, but he is all talk no action, argues Meghan McCain.
Shhh! Obama sneaks 13,000 extra troops into Afghanistan
The White House publicly announced that 21,000 more troops would be sent to Afghanistan this year — what they didn’t mention was that an additional 13,000 “support” troops were also being deployed. Sneaky semantics.
Guantánamo guard: “Why I converted to Islam”
Six months into his work in the US military as a guard at the notorious Gitmo, Terry Holdbrooks converted to Islam with the help and mentoring of the prisoners. What made him do it?
Hybrid airships for Afghanistan gain buoyancy
Nerdy aviation people, get excited. The US military are planning an autonomous, free-flying, surveillance airship (read: a type of futuristic hybrid Hindenburg) to be used in the war in Afghanistan.
Stars and Stripes: keeping an eagle eye on the Pentagon
US military newspaper Stars and Stripes may be partially funded by the Pentagon, but its not afraid to hold the government and military to account. Editor Howard Witt talks independent investigative journalism, and why he gave Ann Coulter and Ariana Huffington the boot.
Chilling photos from a war on terror
Peter van Agtmael worked as an embedded photojournalist in Iraq and Afghanistan. His book, 2nd Tour, Hope I Don’t Die, tells of a complex war.
Obama kills F-22 fighter jet production
Bad news for those in Australia’s defence world who have been coveting an F-22 fighter plane to call their very own: the US government just scrapped the $1.75 billion program
Do ask, do tell: gays in the military
It’s fine (at least officially) to be an openly gay soldier in Australia, Britain, Israel — so when will the US military catch up to the rest of the world?
US military panel recommends discharge for gay soldier
13,000 people have been discharged from the US armed forces since Bill Clinton made his “don’t ask, don’t tell” compromise with military leadership, barring homosexuals from serving openly. Lieutenant Dan Choi is the latest.
