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Obama Won't Rule Out Re-Opening US Embassy In Iran
President Barack Obama is open to the idea of opening an embassy in Tehran within the final two years of his term. "I never say never, but I think these things have to go in steps," Obama said when...
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German And British Soldiers In Afghanistan Commemorated World War I's...
One hundred years ago, German, British, and French soldiers left their trenches along the western front of World War I to observe the Christmas holiday in peace.Servicemen and women stationed in Kabul...
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The Assad Regime Is Running Low On Soldiers
Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria is increasing pressure on draft dodgers in recent months, with arrests and regulations to prevent military-aged males from leaving the country, the Washington Post...
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Russia Is Deploying A Drone Fleet To The Arctic
Russia plans on deploying a series of drones to the Arctic before the end of the year as the country dedicates increasing resources towards militarization of the frozen north, Russian news agency Tass...
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12 Huge Geopolitical Events We Think Will Happen In 2015
If 2014 proved anything, it's that guessing at the state of the world a year down the line is a vain or even slightly embarrassing endeavor.Indeed, who could have expected a year ago that Russia would...
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The US Just Bombed A Terrorist Leader In Somalia
The US military has carried out an airstrike in Somalia today against a senior leader of the al-Shabaab group, the Pentagon has said in a statement.The Pentagon is currently uncertain as to whether or...
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A Hacker Says He Can Recreate Fingerprints From Photographs
A speaker at a yearly hacking conference in Germany has claimed the ability to recreate someone's fingerprints using just photographs of their fingers, as reported by the BBC.This capability would...
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Stop Saying North Korea Didn't Hack Sony
At this point, anyone who doubts that North Korea helped hack Sony is disagreeing with several top cybersecurity firms and the US intelligence community.Nevertheless, many smart people are highly...
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How Navy Special Ops Survive Training Missions In Freezing Water
During Navy Special Ops training, candidates complete exhaustive missions under extreme stress, limited sleep, and in freezing water conditions. For the last 25 years, the US military has used an...
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One Of The World's Worst Dictators Is Taking A Victory Lap
Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir is riding the kind of hot streak that might make other autocrats think twice before dialing back their most oppressive and provocative policies.First, the International...
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Russia Arrests Putin's Biggest Critic After He Leads Protest To 'Destroy' The...
Alexei Navalny, an activist who led mass protests against Russian government corruption three years ago, has battled a series of fraud charges that critics say are meant to silence him, and he has...
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This Chart Shows The Staggering Hourly Cost Of Operating US Military Aircraft
The US military is set replace many of its aircraft with planes that cost substantially more to operate by the hour.James Fallows, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, noted in a recent cover...
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The 12 Best History Books Of 2014
If you're looking for a compelling story to start off the new year, why not opt for a true tale?Amazon recently announced its list of the best history books of 2014, and it's filled with in-depth...
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Barely Anyone Watched The Best Spy Show Of 2014
From 1985 to 1987, the spy war between the US and the Soviet Union reached a bizarre fever pitch.CIA assets inside the KGB were rounded up and executed, and no one could figure out why. A disgruntled...
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John McCain Describes What It Was Like To Be A War Prisoner In Vietnam
"I reacted automatically the moment I took the hit and saw my wing was gone. I radioed, 'I'm hit,' reached up, and pulled the ejection seat handle. I struck part of the airplane, breaking my left arm,...
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Astonishing Pictures Of What Afghanistan Looked Like Before Its Decades Of War
Operation Enduring Freedom, the US's over-13-year-old campaign in Afghanistan, ended this week.The next chapter in Afghanistan's modern history — one that's left all but the most remote corners of the...
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The 50 Best Photos Of 2014
This was a tumultuous year. From revolution and war in Ukraine, Syria, and Israel to social unrest across the US and the Ebola outbreak in Africa, 2014 was anything but quiet. And, as the old adage...
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Here's What It Takes To Fire The Biggest Gun On The USS Barry
When I hauled myself aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Barry, one of the first things I was shown was the ship's 5-inch, 127mm gun."This is how the Barry pays its bills," the...
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The US Military Just Released Videos Of Airstrikes Blowing Up ISIS Warehouses...
The US military released two new videos of airstrikes against the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) on Monday.The strikes targeted four ISIS warehouses near the city of Fallujah...
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Here's What It's Like In The Most Dangerous City In The World
In San Pedro Sula, Honduras last year, 187 were murdered for every 100,000 people. That tragic statistic makes the city the most violent in the world.The statistic is even more startling when you...
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