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Psst, hey buddy, want to buy a tank?
I'm here to tell you, my fellow Americans, that there has never been a better time to buy a heavily armored Abrams tank. A tank, you ask? Why on earth would a civilian buy a tank, Abrams or otherwise? There are two answers to that question: 1) Tanks...Tags: Highway Transportation, Armed Forces, Finance, U.S. Army, National Rifle Association of America
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Australia to back F-35 buy in new defence blueprint
Reuters* Autralia keeps plan to buy 100 F-35s * Canberra also to buy Asia-first Growlers in new defense strategy * Canberra reassesses military in light of U.S. pivot By Andrea Shalal-Esa and Rob Taylor WASHINGTON/CANBERRA, May 2 (Reuters) - Australia's...Tags: Science and Technology, Personal Service, Netherlands, Budgets and Budgeting, Singapore
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COLUMN - Obama can close Guantanamo
Reuters(Daphne Eviatar is a Reuters columnist but her opinions are her own.) By Daphne Eviatar May 1 (Reuters) - At his news conference on Tuesday, President Barack Obama for the first time in years spoke about the controversial detention center at...Tags: Prisons, National Security, Human Rights, U.S. Department of State, White House
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Thune praises Air Force plan to allow limited flying of B1's
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune today praised the Air Force’s announcement that it plans to alter its previous decision to ground B-1B Lancer bombers at Ellsworth and once again begin flying B-1 training missions on a limited basis starting...Tags: Military Equipment, National Security, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Hundreds attend meeting hoping for no force reductions at Ft. Wood
ReporterHundreds of Ozarkers are begging the United States Army to reconsider. Many of them showed-up at what was called a "listening meeting" at Fort Leonard Wood Tuesday night where army officials heard from the community about force reduction. The army has...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Lebanon, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Arms makers welcome dialogue with Pentagon as budget woes rise
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Executives at U.S. weapons makers on Tuesday said their meeting on Monday with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was a "positive continuation" of a dialogue begun by his predecessor, Leon Panetta. About 50 defense industry...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Defense Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Leon Panetta, Northrop Grumman Corporation
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Why is the Pentagon exempted from scrutiny?
The most common complaint from people who email me about my columns is that the federal government is horrible: Too big and growing too fast, too corrupt and wasteful, and providing too many benefits to too many Americans. If we just shrink the...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Bribery, Political Corruption, Government, Corruption
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France to keep defence budget stable, cut 34,000 jobs
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - France will keep its defense budget stable over the next six years, after the army and lawmakers expressed concern at proposed cuts, and cut 34,000 defense ministry jobs, a strategic review showed on Monday. The "White Paper", which...Tags: Francois Hollande, Budgets and Budgeting, Republic of Ireland, France, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Taliban announces spring offensive
KABUL, Afghanistan — At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...
Tags: Taliban, International Military Interventions, Religion and Belief, Rebellions, Suicide
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US Army Alaska Hosts Listening Session Before Potential Military Cuts
Channel 2 NewsOn Friday, the leaders of U.S. Army Alaska held a listening session in a classroom at the UAA Fine Arts building. They listened to those who feared the effects of the military's 2011 Budget Control Act, which will reduce the total number of soldiers...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. doubts on Syria lie in how sarin exposure occurred
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies unanimously agree that Syrians have been exposed to deadly sarin gas in recent weeks, but they are divided over how certain they can be that the Syrian regime is to blame, U.S. and congressional officials said...Tags: Weaponry, Washington, DC, Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. Department of State, Rebellions
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IDF supporters celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut
More than 100 Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), lay leaders and supporters from the United States and Panama recently flew to Israel on an Israeli Air Force plane to commemorate Yom Ha'zikaron and celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut. The group was...Tags: Judaism, Knesset, New York City, Palm Beach County, Israel
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