IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1030-10 November 09, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Anthony Vargas, 27, of Reading, Pa., died Nov. 8 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1032-10 November 09, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Jason J. McCluskey, 26, of McAlester, Okla., died Nov. 4 at Zarghun Shahr, Mohammad Agha district, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with [...]

Moe Tkacik hasn’t, so reading her work makes me nostalgic for when I wanted to be a better writer. On Fair Game: The Valerie Plame story is the improbable tale that manages to reach the elite “apotheosis” level of Bush Administration corruption without making a central plot point out of the indiscriminate killing and/or sexual [...]

In Kuala Lumpur, the secretary of defense reiterates his we’ll-stay-in-Iraq-if-you-ask-us line: Speaking during a news conference here with Malaysian Defense Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Gates left the door open to discussions about a continued troop presence in Iraq beyond the Dec. 31, 2011, deadline. “In terms of a future strategic relationship beyond 2011, I would [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1028-10 November 09, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Nov. 7 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with small arms fire. Killed were: Sgt. Aaron B. Cruttenden, 25, [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1025-10 November 08, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Randy R. Braggs, 21, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Nov. 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1024-10 November 08, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Jordan B. Emrick, 26, of Hoyleton, Ill., died Nov. 5 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Explosive [...]

I’m a reasonable man. So I presume that you would rather read my stuff if I presented you with the truth as best I can determine it than if I pawned off a bunch of ideology-reinforcing fairy tales that are comparatively easier to write. Lindsey Graham, on the other hand… Repeating comments he has made [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1022-10 November 07, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Shane M. Reifert, 23, of Cottrellville, Mich., died Nov. 6 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. [...]

Imagine if an American who told you he was a reporter showed up at your place and asked if you had ever heard of Anwar al-Awlaki. The upside of saying yes is… what, exactly? Especially if you suspect the U.S. is about to send Predators buzzing overhead, trying to learn who knows what about Awlaki [...]