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Sheepdogs for Lambs: Meaningful Action in Schools

Sheepdogs for Lambs: Meaningful Action in Schools

by Mark Miller

Tragic recent events have restarted a debate in Washington about what politicians can to do to protect school children. President...

April 19, 2013 · 73 Comments
CIA Found Terror Links A Day After Libya Attack

CIA Found Terror Links A Day After Libya Attack

by Mark Miller

Anonymous U.S. officials have told the Associated Press that the CIA station chief in Libya reported to the CIA within...

October 27, 2012 · 399 Comments
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State Department Email on Benghazi Attack Released

by Mark Miller

CBS News has obtained State Department email sent as the Benghazi attack unfolded containing timely and accurate descriptions of the attack. The State...

October 24, 2012 · 249 Comments
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Could the U.S. Have Sent a Rescue Force to Libya?

by Mark Miller

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and John McCain (R-Arizona) have released the following statement on the lack of United...

October 22, 2012 · 62 Comments
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Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of Salim Hamdan (bin Laden’s driver)

by Mark Miller

debbieschlussel.com reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has overturned the conviction of Salim Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden’s...

October 19, 2012 · 26 Comments
State Department Wants to Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Past 2014

State Department Wants to Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Past 2014

by Mark Miller

Foreignpolicy.com reports that the U.S. State Department is in negotiations with the Afghani government to extended the presence of U.S....

October 18, 2012 · 105 Comments
RSO in Libya Twice Asked DoS for More Security

RSO in Libya Twice Asked DoS for More Security

by Mark Miller

Reuters reports that, Eric Nordstrom, the Regional Security Officer of the US Embassy in Libya, sent two cables to State Department...

October 15, 2012 · 127 Comments
Osama bin Laden Compound Raid Mock-up Found

Osama bin Laden Compound Raid Mock-up Found

by Mark Miller

The folks at cryptome.org  have found the mock-up used by SEALs to rehearse their raid on the Bin Laden compound.  Accounts...

October 13, 2012 · 32 Comments
SFC Christopher Speer's Killer Freed From Gitmo

SFC Christopher Speer’s Killer Freed From Gitmo

by Mark Miller

The Weekly Standard reports that Omar Khadr has been released from Guantanamo and sent to Canada. Khadr has become a...

October 5, 2012 · 229 Comments
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Positive ID on Libyan Attackers

by Mark Miller

Anonymous intelligence officials told The Daily Beast today that U.S. agencies had identified four al Qaeda–affiliated jihadis who attacked the consulate in Benghazi...

September 26, 2012 · 60 Comments
UK Soldier Gives Birth in Combat Zone

UK Soldier Gives Birth in Combat Zone

by Mark Miller

Women that get pregnant overseas earn a one-way ticket home. This has been a problem that has plagued many units...

September 26, 2012 · 29 Comments
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New Details Emerge On Benghazi attack

by Mark Miller

Three days after the Benghazi attack, agents of CNN entered the unsecured consulate compound and found seven pages of handwriting...

September 24, 2012 · 231 Comments
55 Gitmo Prisoners Set For Release Before U.S. Elections

55 Gitmo Prisoners Set For Release Before U.S. Elections

by Mark Miller

According to documents on the Politico website, the Obama administration is planning the release or transfer of about one third...

September 23, 2012 · 366 Comments
Did the U.S. train a Taliban Air Force

Did the U.S. train a Taliban Air Force?

by Mark Miller

In his online magazine, Michael Yon has an interesting take on Green on Blue attacks.  The Taliban should use air...

September 20, 2012 · 61 Comments
Tradecraft? There is An App For That

Tradecraft? There is An App For That

by Mark Miller

There are any number of reasons why you might want to talk to a stranger without giving out your own...

September 18, 2012 · 25 Comments
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