Picture Of The Day

Early Work Army Sgt. Astor P720, a military working dog, waits for his next command from Army Spc. Kurtis Swift during obedience training ...

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Is America Losing The Cyber War?

Cyberwar games at the United States Military Academy. (Photo: Michael Falco for The New York Times ) Paul D. Shinkman, US News and World ...

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Before The Battle For Mosul Begins Iraqi Forces Must Retake The City Of Hawijah

(BBC) Nancy Youseef, Daily Beast : This Is Where the Next Battle Against ISIS Will Be Taking Hawijah would deprive ISIS of a place to fl...

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The Importance Of Rhetoric In International Relations

Russian MiG-29 jet fighters perform during an air show last year outside Moscow. (Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters) Shoko Kohama, Kazunori Inamasu an...

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Tonight's Movie Is 'Battle Of The Pacific'

From Wikipedia : Oba: The Last Samurai (太平洋の奇跡 –フォックスと呼ばれた男 – Taiheiyō no kiseki: Fokkusu to yobareta otoko, i.e. Miracle of the Pacific: ...

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 30, 2016

Annie Gowan, Washington Post : India's ‘surgical strike’ on Pakistan territory hints at new era for nuclear-armed rivals NEW DELHI —...

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World News Briefs -- September 30, 2016

NBC News : U.S. Officials: Thousands of Ground Troops Massing Around Aleppo Two senior U.S. officials tell NBC News that thousands of gro...

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Friday music: If you don't love jazz, you hate America

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 30, 2016

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses U.S. military personnel during a meeting near an F-16 fighter jet at Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeo...

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Preparations Underway For The Liberation Of Mosul from The Islamic State

Newsweek: Mosul Offensive Against ISIS Set to Begin, Says French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian's comments come after the Fren...

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Will Russian President Putin Run For The Presidency Again In 2018?

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) watches celebrations for City Day in Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File...

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Is Now The Time To Draw The Line Against Russia?

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, Septembe...

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How to predict WI GOP reaction to Voter ID court order

Here we are on a Friday afternoon, news is breaking about a Federal judge ordering an investigation into whether the State of Wisconsin vio...

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President Obama Hints That He Will Be A Very Activist Ex-President When He Leaves Office

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in the White House Press Briefing Room in Washington, June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing...

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United Nations: U.S. Drone Strike In Afghanistan Killed 18 Civilians

Washington Post: U.N. officials criticize fatal U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan KABUL — United Nations officials Thursday condemned an ai...

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Judge orders WI to investigate itself, but...

Is the Federal Court's direction to Wisconsin to investigate Wisconsin's possible violation of Federally-ordered Voter ID procedure...

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As Trump self-destructs, a reminder of his major WI backer

Scott Walker wants this unstable and unethical head case with US nuclear codes at the ready.

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Some post-debate polling in Florida

One more quick observation.  As we wait on national polling, we have a post-debate poll from Florida.  Mason-Dixon has Clinton up by 4 in a ...

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Russia Has Now Been Waging War In Syria For One Year

Reuters : Russia sending more warplanes to Syria as world anger grows over 'barbarous' strikes Russia is sending more warplanes ...

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The Battle For The Syrian City Of Aleppo Rages On

Reuters : Syrian army, rebels wage fierce battles in Aleppo Syrian government forces and rebels fought battles in the center of Aleppo a...

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Saudi Arabia Tried To Cut A Deal With OPEC To Limit Iran's Oil Production

(Click on Image to Enlarge) Wall Street Journal: Economics Drove Saudi OPEC Move Behind the kingdom’s decision to agree to production ...

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Editor's Note

Because of time constraints Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted at 17:00 EST and 18:00 EST respective...

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A $100 Million U.S. Drone Base In Africa

Image : BBC The Intercept: U.S. Military Is Building a $100 Million Drone Base in Africa FROM HIGH ABOVE, Agadez almost blends into th...

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U.N. News Agency Calls On Americans Living Abroad To 'Defeat Trump'

An errant tweet has been deleted from this account. The cause is being investigated. Our official site for UN news: https://t.co/7F5x0BC4s5...

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Pentagon: US To 'Sharpen Military Edge' In Asia

Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego, Sept. 29, 2016. Carter is on a trip to discuss reba...

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U.S. Airforce Now Conducting Tests In Comparing The A-10 And F-35 When It Comes To Providing Close Air Support

Photo: Air Force Scout Warrior: Pentagon Advances F-35 vs A-10 Close Air Support Testing Will the F-35s current and future line up of...

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One quick observation about the resurrection of the Lewinsky stuff

There have been very few midterm elections in which the president's party gained seats.  One was 1998, in which the backlash against the...

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Likens Himself To Adolf Hitler

Sydney Morning Herald: Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte likens himself to Adolf Hitler, wants to kill millions of drug Manila: Philippi...

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Is The Islamic Satte Becoming More Dangerous As It's Defeat On The Battlefield Becomes More Likely?

A member of Iraqi army stands near weapons that belonged to Islamic State militants, at an Iraqi army base in Camp Tariq near Falluja, Iraq...

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U.S. Pushed To Lift UN Sanctions On Iranian Banks On The Same Day That Four American citizens Were Released From Prison

A Bank Sepah branch in Tehran. The U.S. agreed to lift United Nations sanctions on Bank Sepah and its London affiliate on the same day in J...

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Tweet For Today

Women chess players asked to wear hijab for chess tournament in Iran. https://t.co/qKxSp8Nh2h — DrMajorlyPhD, Expert (@majorlyp) September...

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Comparing U.S. And Russian Nuclear Weapons

Russian Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile system drives during Victory Day parade to mark end of World War Two at Red Square in...

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Picture Of The Day

Sunset Parking A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits on the parking ramp before a mission during Exercise Cerberus Strike 16-02 at Fort Car...

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Chinese Navy Wants To Copy How The U.S. Launches Its Carrier Fighters

Photo taken in May 2012 shows a Chinese aircraft carrier cruising for a test on the sea. China's first aircraft carrier was delivered a...

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The U.S. Navy Has A Plan To Save Its Aircraft Carriers From Multiple Torpedo Attacks

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits up the Elizabeth River as it passes the downtown Norfolk waterfront...

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