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Post: What About the Camp Bastion Attack?

Three days after the bloody 9/11 siege on our consulate in Benghazi, the Taliban waged an intricately coordinated, brutal attack on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. The murderous jihadists released video exactly one month ago this week … Continue reading →
Post: Leon Panetta: U.S. “reaching the limits of our patience” with Pakistan terror safe havens

In some of the strongest language yet from a U.S. official, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that the U.S. was “reaching the limits of our patience” with Pakistan allowing militant groups to enjoy safe … Continue reading →
Post: ‘Frustrated’: Dad of Taliban Prisoner Bowe Bergdahl Takes Matters into Own Hands

The father of Bowe Bergdahl, a U.S. soldier held prisoner by the Taliban since 2009, is so frustrated that more than a year of covert diplomacy has been unable to free his son that he is … Continue reading →
Post: Alleged shooter had brain injury, marital problems

The Army staff sergeant who allegedly went on a rampage and killed 16 Afghans as they slept in their homes had a traumatic brain injury at one point and had problems at home after his last … Continue reading →
Post: Taliban says Afghanistan airport blast ‘revenge’ for Koran burnings

A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a NATO base and airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a blast that killed nine Afghans, officials said. The Taliban claimed the attack was … Continue reading →
Post: Obama apologizes to Afghanistan over Quran burning

President Barack Obama has written a letter to his Afghan counterpart apologizing for the burning of copies of the Quran at a NATO military base in the country. Two U.S. soldiers were also shot dead Thursday … Continue reading →
Post: Perry Slams Obama Team’s Response to Marines Video

GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry today criticized the Obama administration for its “over the top” rhetoric in response to a video that purports to show four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. Perry, … Continue reading →
Post: Administration’s ‘Self-defeating,’ Wishful Thinking

A retired Army officer and national defense expert thinks Vice President Joe Biden’s recent gaff that the Taliban is not an enemy of the United States was based on wishful thinking rather than reality. In a … Continue reading →
Post: Medal of Honor Winner is Reluctant Hero

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer consented to press interviews so people would know the story of the teammates who didn’t survive the ambush in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The men Meyer wants the world to remember … Continue reading →
Post: Taliban Is Far From Defeated, General Warns

The Taliban is far from defeated and will soon shift tactics towards political assassinations, according to the number two American general in Afghanistan. At a Pentagon briefing Tuesday, Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, head of the NATO … Continue reading →