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  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Pat Tillman: Hero, victim or mere disposable celebrity? The readers write.
    May 13, 2004

  • Code that kills, for real

    Future military combat systems will require ever more complicated code, but writing software that is bug free and ready for a firefight is a challenge that gets tougher every day.
    By Scott Rosenberg May 11, 2004

  • Can the U.S. avoid a worst-case scenario in Iraq?

    Perhaps -- by increasing troop strength and raising taxes. An interview with "Dark Victory" author Jeffrey Record.
    By Robert Schlesinger April 29, 2004

  • Right Hook

    War hawks Brooks, Kagan and Kristol admit that Bush has blundered in Iraq. Plus: A new CEO for the CIA, and recruiting "wild Christian warriors."
    By Mark Follman April 21, 2004

  • "Guantanamo on steroids"

    Abu Ghraib was an infamous prison under Saddam. Now, for Iraqis seeking relatives detained by the U.S. military, it is still a place where men disappear.
    By Jen Banbury March 3, 2004

  • Did Bush drop out of the National Guard to avoid drug testing?

    The young pilot walked away from his commitment in 1972 -- the same year the U.S. military implemented random drug tests.
    By Eric Boehlert February 6, 2004

  • From the halls of Montezuma to the whores who give for free

    A Nevada brothel is offering free sex to U.S. troops who fought in Afghanistan or Iraq.
    By Jason Feifer June 18, 2003

  • "Jarhead" by Anthony Swofford

    In this self-lacerating memoir, an ex-Marine sniper who fought in the Gulf yearns to escape from the myths of warfare and the sadism of military life.
    By Laura Miller March 10, 2003

  • Welcome to New Jersey, the sunshine state?

    Republicans raise the specter of Florida and its notorious military ballots to keep Democrat Frank Lautenberg out of the U.S. Senate race. But this time the law is not on their side.
    By Eric Boehlert October 4, 2002

  • Bringing the war home

    A rash of murders in military families highlights the weaknesses of the armed services' well-meaning domestic-abuse program.
    By Amy Benfer September 23, 2002

  • Twisted flyboys and online meat markets

    Readers respond to recent articles on a U.S. servicewoman's fight over mandatory Muslim garb, and the perils of self-branding in the world of Internet love.
    May 17, 2002

  • Bully for them

    The first U.S. ship to join Operation Enduring Freedom has a moose named Bully onboard.
    By Danielle Egan January 10, 2002

  • The high-tech bully

    By reaching for the remote control instead of sending ground troops into Afghanistan, the U.S. is reinforcing its international image as the schoolyard bully, a British critic argues.
    By Walter Ellis October 26, 2001

  • "The golden age of intelligence is before us"

    Robert Kaplan says fighting terrorism will require new rules for spying, but he predicts that fighting an "almost comic book evil" will lead to a revival.
    By Laura Rozen September 20, 2001

  • The shadowy world of Special Operations

    Any strike against bin Laden will rely heavily on the military's Special Forces, known for daring, high-risk raids that are all too often disastrous.
    By David J. Morris September 20, 2001

  • Good to go

    For the first time I feel like an American, willing to fight for my country.
    By Russell Morse September 19, 2001

  • Why gays shouldn't serve

    By David Horowitz
    June 27, 2001

  • Missile defense goes global

    Bush seeks to woo Europe while violating our hallmark arms control agreement with Russia. Analysts react to the president's speech.
    By Fiona Morgan May 2, 2001

  • Our wolves in uniform

    A novelist tells how U.S. sailors take Thai sex tours on the taxpayer's dime, and the Christian right cries foul.
    By Suzy Hansen March 22, 2001

  • John McCain

    Faith of my Fathers
    By Biography | Random House Audio October 5, 2000

  • The sting

    Navy investigators seeking ecstasy dealing at Washington dance clubs are accused of targeting gay sailors.
    By Daryl Lindsey July 18, 2000

  • Canadian troops say no to combat bra

    Military women want government reimbursement for their underwear purchases.
    By Jack Boulware July 17, 2000

  • A heartbreaking decision

    Gay officers must choose between personal happiness and the careers they've spent years building. Second of two parts.
    By Dave Cullen June 7, 2000

  • The Cost of the Closet

    A Salon special report examines the real-life impact of "don't ask, don't tell."
    By Daryl Lindsey June 6, 2000

  • Don't ask, don't tell, don't fall in love

    A rare peek inside the lives of gay military officers reveals staggering sacrifice, loneliness and glass ceilings.
    By Dave Cullen June 6, 2000
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