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Autism in the Military Next?

| May 3, 2024 | 29 Comments
Autism in the Military Next?

The Good Idea Fairy is Alive and Well People with autism navigate roadblocks to serving in the military Applicants and military members push for review of eligibility standards. By John Donvan, Marjorie McAfee, Katy Sheward, Justin Green, and Aria Young For people on the autism spectrum, finding their place in the American military can be […]

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Gaza Aid Pier Attacked

| April 26, 2024 | 32 Comments
Gaza Aid Pier Attacked

Gaza Humanitarian Aid Target U.S. troops have begun construction of a floating pier off the coast of Gaza with the intent to speed the flow of humanitarian aid when it becomes operational in May, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Joe’s String Pullers announced the pier in March as aid officials implored Israel to ease access […]

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Pentagon’s Abby Gate Review Challenged By Video Evidence

| April 24, 2024 | 47 Comments
Pentagon’s Abby Gate Review Challenged By Video Evidence

Exclusive: New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s account of a horrific attack as the US withdrew from Afghanistan Nick Paton Walsh Mick Krever New video evidence uncovered by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was released last week, into an ISIS-K suicide attack outside Kabul airport, during the American troop withdrawal from […]

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CENTCOM Finds Abby Gate Bombing “Not Preventable”

| April 16, 2024 | 46 Comments
CENTCOM Finds Abby Gate Bombing “Not Preventable”

Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable By Lolita C. Baldor and Farnoush Amiri WASHINGTON (AP) — The suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the “bald man in black” spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the […]

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Milley, McKenzie Testify on A-Stan Debacle

| March 20, 2024 | 66 Comments
Milley, McKenzie Testify on A-Stan Debacle

Biden Foreign Policy These military leaders advised Biden against withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. What are they saying now? Story by Payton Davis Military leaders who advised President Joe Biden against the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan testified about it before Congress on Tuesday for the first time since their retirements. Former Joint Chiefs of Staff […]

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The US military leveraged Artificial Intelligence to pick targets in Iraq and in Syria this year

| March 1, 2024 | 14 Comments
The US military leveraged Artificial Intelligence to pick targets in Iraq and in Syria this year

This specific program has been in place since 2017 via Project Maven. Companies developed a program that leveraged Artificial Intelligence to identify targets based on inputs from information gathering sources. This program was used in airstrikes that targeted over 85 locations across Syria and Iraq. The surprise attack conducted by Hamas against Israel, on October […]

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SECDEF, “Sorry.”

| February 1, 2024 | 30 Comments
SECDEF, “Sorry.”

Lloyd Austin Austin apologizes for secret hospital stay: ‘I did not handle this right’ BY BRAD DRESS Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized Thursday for his secretive hospitalization in early January, admitting he “did not handle this right” amid questions about his failure to notify administration officials of the hospital stay. Austin appeared in the Pentagon […]

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DOJ: Diverse Army Officer Corps a National Security Imperative

| January 31, 2024 | 40 Comments
DOJ: Diverse Army Officer Corps a National Security Imperative

Biden DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow race-based admissions at West Point By Kaelan Deese The Biden administration on Tuesday responded to a request by a student group seeking to block race-based admissions practices at the U.S. Military Academy, telling the Supreme Court not to block affirmative action policies at the school. U.S. Solicitor General […]

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