Hat tip to reader vtcodger The NYT reports: Over the last decade, even as spending on new military projects has reached its highest level since the Reagan years, the Pentagon…

Counterpunch reports this item: A psychiatrist who has treated former military personnel at Guantánamo prison camp is telling a story of prisoner torture and guard suicide there, recounted to him…

…for Policy Douglas Feith in July. Though the new officials were briefed about terrorism and some of the earlier planning, including that for Operation Infinite Resolve [the military options for…

…but if such feelings have been filtering through the US military as well, then could it be that the Republicans’ traditional edge in military absetee ballots will fade somewhat this…

Today’s Howler Somerby reads David Ignatius so you don’t have to. Here’s Mr. Ignatius explaining why, despite the information being readily available from military experts, the press failed to predict…

Military Records When there was a mini-flareup last week of Kerry’s military record, I speculated that “Kerry just might have a litttle Brer Rabbit in him, and the Republicans were…

…of our military in a region that never has known peace. Our military is being forced to trade away its maneuverability in the wider war against terrorism while being placed…

Bush’s Military Records I’m still digesting the President’s MTP appearance. One interesting bit of possible fallout just caught my eye. Bush was asked about the well-known allegations that he failed…

Rumsfeld on Military History I caught a clip on CNN of Rumsfeld saying something to the effect that the march to Baghdad was the fastest in history. That didn’t sound…

…that was not directly threatening the United States and, in so doing, bogged down a huge percentage of our military in a region that never has known peace. Our military…