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SOFREP on Newsmax TV Discussing Benghazi

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Their uniforms became encrusted with layers of powdery concrete blanketing them as they descended the stairs. Across their weary faces,...

May 5, 2013 · 35 Comments
No Kidding There I Was...MC-12 and JTAC

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by SOFREP

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Vilayet Dagestan And The Continuing Intel Muddle About Boston

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by Peter Nealen

Whatever Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s affiliations may have been, they are still unknown and being investigated. While the mainstream media has trumpeted...

May 3, 2013 · 16 Comments
State Department at Fault Over Benghazi Response

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by SOFREP

The State Department was at fault for failing to have a clear emergency response plan in the hours following the Benghazi attack, says Brandon Webb.

May 2, 2013 · 229 Comments
MC-12 Liberty Down in Afghanistan

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by Michael Golembesky

It is very humbling for me to write an article about this event because it involves the loss of four...

May 2, 2013 · 41 Comments
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