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hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! Would you do the same?
A woman, believed to be of the Yazidi-Kurdish minority, shot and killed senior Islamic State commander Abu Anas just outside the former ISIS stronghold of Mosul, Iraq in 2015. The woman is a part of a group of Iraqi women, who are growing in numbers that are fighting against ISIS, the terrorist orga...
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What should Trump do about Iran?
Iran recently released footage of what it claims is a fifth-generation stealth fighter jet called the Qaher F-313 rolling around a runway, but experts aren't buying it. The F-313 has appeared before, in 2013, when War Is Boring pointed out that the jet was too small to carry its announced weapons pa...
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This guys is the man
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is well known for having delivered some controversial quotes in the past, and he uttered yet another during a speech last week to sailors at Naval Base Kitsap in Washington. During a short speech on Aug. 9 followed by a question-and-answer period, Mattis thanked the sail...
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Fed report: Safety problems persist at immigration detention center in South Georgia
An immigration detention center in South Georgia has struggled with serious safety problems undermining the "humane treatment" of its detainees, according to a stinging new report by the U.S. Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General. At Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, some det...
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New JFK files show FBI misplaced Oswald’s fingerprints, and CIA opened his mail
The National Archives unsealed thousands of pages from the President John F. Kennedy files on Friday, and while assassinations buffs weren't likely to find any major revelations — no proof of a second gunman, a Cuban plot, or evidence the killer could have been stopped — they'll have plenty to c...
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The most stunning photos from the United States military
Tuesday marks the 241st American Independence Day, "the great anniversary festival," in the words of founding father John Adams. "It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from thi...
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The military guys are the best.
The U.S. military is on and above the ground in Texas. After Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of the Gulf Coast and brought up to 50 inches of rain to parts of Houston, the US military and state National Guard joined in rescue and recovery efforts. It's pretty clear from the photos that they are do...
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Be smart or this could happen to you. When was your last fight?
Pedestrians ought to think twice before picking fights with professional movers. In the video below, a shirtless man in Boston's Chinatown approaches a mover looking to cause trouble, but to his dismay the mover has MMA fighting skills. The narrator in the video starts by mentioning that "movers are...
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Do you think politicians or military personnel are more standup people?
During a social dinner at President Donald Trump's clubhouse restaurant in Bedminster, New Jersey, late last week, White House chief of staff John Kelly reportedly joked that his storied career in the US Marine Corps paled in comparison to the politics at the White House. "The best job I ever had wa...
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Devil dogs!
Marine Corps Martial Arts is an intense program at all belt levels, but making it to the top and earning your black belt is a point of pride for many Marines. The climb to becoming a black belt in the program is not an easy one, but it can have big implications. Not only in each individual's career,...
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Apply this to your life
"Think different and don't be afraid to change your thinking. If you have a dream, accomplish that dream. To think differently, you need to have a mind that motivates you, because when you have a lazy mind it's harder to accomplish your dreams." With these words, we get one of those motivational pre...
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Okinawa governor wants all US aircraft grounded after window fell near schoolchildren
Okinawa's governor has demanded that all U.S. military aircraft be grounded on the island for safety checks after a Marine Corps helicopter lost a window over an elementary school on Wednesday. Gov. Takeshi Onaga's comments came Thursday during a meeting in Tokyo with Japan's State Minister of Defen...
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Former Southcom general John Kelly faces ‘baptism of fire’ in Trump White House
Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly is a lot like Donald Trump. From his candid and sometimes foul language to his disgust for Washington politics and his disdain for the press, the man who devoted his mlitary career to the Marine Corps fits the president's mold. Now it's time to see if he can fix the pr...
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This raid was the reason for the laptop travel ban
Details of a previously classified intelligence operation show the reasoning behind the decision to ban laptops on certain flights. During the dangerous night-time raid, members of an elite special forces unit discovered that ISIS terrorists were working to find a way to transform laptops into explo
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95-year-old WWII Marine veteran fights off burglar
An alleged burglar got into a bigger fight than he was expecting when he stepped into a 95-year old Marine's house on Dec. 4, the Journal Sentinel reported. The World War II veteran, identified as Fred, wrestled the alleged burglar to the ground. Afterward, his daughter chased after the burglar and�...
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Fort Stewart soldier dies from injuries suffered in live-fire training
A Fort Stewart soldier died Tuesday of injuries he suffered last week while participating in a nighttime live-fire training exercise on the coastal Georgia Army post, Army officials said Wednesday. Sgt. Michael T. Trask died in a hospital in nearby Savannah from the injuries he sustained Dec. 6 duri...
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