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Obama Unveils Guantanamo Closure 'Plan' to Immediate Criticism From All Sides
Eight years after he first vowed to close the detention facility at Guantanamo, Obama delivered a long-awaited plan Tuesday that offered little in the way of new ideas.
The Pentagon Is Betting Big on Space Warfare — Against China and Russia
The US Defense Department is pouring money into an extraterrestrial arms race at a time when China and Russia are increasingly asserting themselves in space.
The Pentagon's New Defense Budget Is Going Long on War Foreplay
The US military is shifting from its "Global War on Terror" after more than a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it needs another decade to become really confident that it can defeat a major competitor like Russia or China in a war.
How America's New Invisible Flying Gas Stations Could Keep Russia in Check
By discussing previously classified programs, the Pentagon is letting Russia and China know that the US will continue to hold its own in air combat.
US Defense Secretary Announces Navy Can Blow Up Anything It Wants, Any Time It Wants
The US Navy's SM missile can now hit anything from ships to land targets to satellites. That may not sound like a big deal — but to Chinese military planners, it certainly is.
'These Kinds of Things Happen': A US Airstrike Accidentally Killed Nine Iraqi Soldiers
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said a US aircraft was responsible for an airstrike that mistakenly killed nine Iraqi soldiers during an operation against the Islamic State near Fallujah.
A Pentagon Whistleblower Says He’s Being Punished for Calling Out Waste in Afghanistan
Colonel John C. Hope says his career is in jeopardy because he spoke out against a program that blew millions of dollars on ill-conceived projects.
Veterans Urge US Military to Remove Barriers That Prevent Sikhs From Serving
Twenty-seven retired military leaders have signed a letter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter asking him to remove barriers that effectively prevent observant Sikhs to serve without being forced to violate their religious obligations.
Islamic State Video Shows Four Prisoners Beheaded in Retaliation for US Raid
The militant group released a video that purportedly shows the beheading of four Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in retaliation for the raid that freed 70 prisoners last week in Iraq.
Video Shows the Islamic State Prison Rescue Operation That Killed an American Soldier
The operation took place at a prison compound in the town of Hawija on Thursday that was planned by Kurdish forces with the support of American military forces, who were ultimately drawn in when the Kurds began to incur casualties.
MSF Says Afghan Hospital Was 'Repeatedly Hit' by Bombs in Prolonged Attack
Doctors Without Borders says an apparent attack by US forces on a hospital in the city of Kunduz killed at least 19 people, including 12 hospital staff members and three children.
John Kerry Says Assad 'Has to Go' — But Only Through Negotiation
The top US diplomat called on Russia and Iran to use their influence over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to convince him to negotiate a political transition.