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VA Doctors Instructed to Avoid Diagnosing PTSD


Veterans' New Right to Hire Attorneys Before VA


Libya Frees ex-Gitmo Detainee
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400


Judge Overturns Neb. Flag Mutilation Ban
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400


VA Readies AO-Related Payments
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400


Fidel Castro Dusts off Military Duds
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400


American Legion Condemns Stalin Bust
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400


Analysis: Spec-Ops on Show to Woo Skeptics
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
The new top commander in Afghanistan is talking up special operations missions to try to convince skeptics the war can be won. More than previous commanders, Gen. Petraeus has been releasing the results of special operations missions to demonstrate the militants are also suffering losses.

Twenty Haqqani Killed in Afghan Raids
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400


Petraeus to Face Complaints Over War Rules
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Crouched in a field, a young Marine lieutenant pleaded over the radio for an airstrike on a compound where he believed a sniper was firing at his troops. Request denied. Civilians might be inside and the Marines couldn't see a muzzle flash to be absolutely sure the gunman was there.

Spec Ops Command Cancels New Rifle
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400
In a surprising reversal that follows years of effort to design a one-of-a-kind commando rifle, the U.S. military's Special Operations Command has abruptly decided to abandon the new SOCOM Combat Assault rifle -- commonly known as the "SCAR" -- in favor of previously-fielded carbines.

Al-Qaida Warns of New, Deadlier Attacks
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400