Army Drawdown Continues: 1,100 Captains to Be Cut
• military.comThe Army drawdown continues this week, when about 1,100 Army captains will receive word that their military careers are about to end.
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Military Pay Outpaces Civilians'. Is It Justified?
• military.comWhether you are military or civilian, enlisted or officer -- mention military pay in this region and you are likely to hear an earful.
Resort hotel also serves as military test site
• Associated PressTo the tourists who frolic in the crystal-blue surf of this picturesque, white-sand beach, the Fort Walton Beach Holiday Inn Resort looks like, well, a Holiday Inn with a large beach ball statue on top.
Saddam's Red-Haired Iraq Deputy Back In The Fray
• news.sky.comDubbed the King of Clubs in the US Most Wanted deck of cards, Izzat Ibrahim al Douri is behind ISIS' success in northern Iraq.
Military considers shopping perk for most veterans
• Associated PressThe U.S. military is looking into allowing all of the nation's veterans who served honorably to shop online at exchanges that sell discounted, name-brand goods - a perk that is currently available only to a small minority.
Pentagon Scraps 'Lightsaber' Weapons Program After Gross Misconduct, Numerous Injuries
• Duffel BlogSaid Pentagon spokesman George Little, "Apparently, when you give soldiers a weapon they've dreamed about their entire lives, their intelligence drops to the level of a retarded monkey."
Jordan bolsters Iraq border defences as militants close in
• france24.comJordan on Sunday stepped-up its defences on its border with Iraq after Sunni militants captured territory nearby and appeared to have also taken control of the only land crossing with its large eastern neighbour, officials and witnesses said.
Navy SEALs Order More 'Don't Tread on Me' Patches
• kitup.military.comThe U.S. Navy is ordering more "Don't Tread on Me" flag patches eight months after it was reported that Navy SEALs had stopped wearing them because the Tea Party used a similar flag.
No Danger Pay for Special Forces Headed To Iraq
• military.comSpecial Forces troops heading to Iraq to advise the Iraqi security forces will not receive combat pay but will have immunity from local law, Pentagon officials said Friday.
Back to Iraq: F-18 Super Hornets patrol desert to track ISIS forces
• http://thelibertybeat.comA report by Russia Today says another operation "desert storm" could be on its way following the recent deployment of nearly 300 US troops to Iraq.
Indications that the U.S. Is Planning a Nuclear Attack Against Russia
• http://www.washingtonsblog.comOn Wednesday, June 11th, CNN headlined "U.S. Sends B-2 Stealth Bombers to Europe," and reported that "they arrived in Europe this week for training."
Iraq Exodus? Oil Majors Withdraw Staff as Terror Threat Rises
• RT.comBP and ExxonMobil have both ordered staff to leave Iraq, and China is considering pulling some of its 10,000 workers from projects following the turmoil caused by jihadist rebel group ISIS, which has rocked the country and threatened security.
Bombing Won't Save Iraq
• http://www.lewrockwell.comThe panic that engulfed this capital after the fall of Mosul, when it appeared that the Islamist fanatics of ISIS would overrun Baghdad, has passed. And the second thoughts have begun.
We're Going Back to Iraq – Unless Americans rise up and say "No!"
• http://original.antiwar.comPresident Obama's announcement that the US is sending 300 "advisors" back to Iraq to stave off the rising Sunni insurgency was couched in assurances that "American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq" – but who really believes that?
US Airmen on Standby to Launch Iraq Air War
• http://news.antiwar.comAmid an increasing number of surveillance overflights, US airmen in the region around Iraq are on standby to launch airstrikes against Iraq as soon as they given the go-ahead by President Obama.
EDITORIAL: Strange priorities at the VA
• http://www.washingtontimes.comThe administrators at the Veterans Administration have apparently been busy while old soldiers waited to see a doctor, after all. Serving those who served is not necessarily a priority, but saving the planet is Job 1.
Here's The New Kurdish Country That Could Emerge Out Of The Iraq Crisis
• Business InsiderChaos is spreading in Iraq as the militant jihadi group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and its affiliated members launch operations throughout the country, and Syria's civil is still grinding on
U.S. Military Blocks Infowars.com
• Prison PlanetWebsite censored for over 700,000 active duty servicemembers worldwide
Two Letters: The Militarization of LEOs
• http://survivalblog.comGood Morning, Mr. Latimer. I have been following the subject of police incompetence very closely for the last few years, with the parallel corruption and deterioration of our political establishments and our military officer corps.
Public Faith in Congress Falls Again, Hits Historic Low
• gallup.comOf major U.S. institutions, Americans most confident in the military
US Poised to Strike Iraq, But CIA Has No Idea Who They're Aiming At
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzAgency Lacks Intelligence on Where to Find Potential Targets
How Statism Drove Iraqis into the Arms of Terrorists
• https://medium.com, Dan SanchezThe rapid territorial gains in Iraq of the Al Qaeda splinter group ISIS in recent days has seized the attention of American news followers, many of whom don't realize that ISIS's rise in Iraq started back in January, when it took over at least parts
DARPA Brain Chips to Implant False Memories
• http://www.infowars.com, by Paul Joseph WatsonTechnology has the potential to create "fearless monsters"
Over 5,000 Iranians 'sign up to defend Iraq holy sites'
• http://news.yahoo.com, AFPSome 5,000 Iranians have pledged online to defend Iraq's Shiite Muslim holy sites against Sunni extremists who are waging war against the Baghdad government, a report said on Tuesday.
US military's top 10 weird gizmos and gadgets
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Rosa PrinceAs a laser weapon capable of shooting down enemy drones is developed by the US military, we look at other weird gizmos and gadgets soon to be rolled out by the US army
The Latest News Out Of Iraq - Full Overnight Update
• zerohedge.comEvents in Iraq are changing by the hour, now that US combat boots are "on the ground", expect them to change even faster.
Over 300 Killed Across Iraq As US Sends Troops
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Margaret GriffisAt least 339 people were killed today and 91 more were wounded. This figure includes 200 militants that the Iraqi government says were killed in Anbar province.
US Marines, Warships Head Toward Iraq
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzUS Adds 275 Marines to Defense of Embassy
Obama Poised to Send Special Forces to Iraq
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzWhite House Insists They Won't Count as 'Combat Troops'
Blowback! U.S. trained ISIS at secret Jordan base
• http://www.wnd.com/2014/06/officials-u-s-trained-iDescribed as covert aid to insurgents targeting al-Assad
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