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Politics Buzz War: What is it good for? If you're Rick Perry at the Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, then it's worth at least a few rounds of roaring applause from the audience.
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“A” for effort guys. Here are the weapons that almost worked, in a world where “almost working” might as well be “hilarious failure.”
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Even camels fled to Canada to escape the draft. From horses to glowworms (yes glowworms), animals have played crucial roles in shaping the outcome of war.
It's sobering when you realize how young these men actually were when they went to war. This is definitely a tear jerker! (via liveleak.com)
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Happy Veteran's Day! Over 100 million military personnel participated in the war, and not all of them men. Here are the stories of eleven brave women who fought for their countries.
Politics Buzz VICE reporter Sherif Elhelwa snapped some pics of the Al Qaeda flag flying atop the Benghazi courthouse where the Libyan revolution started. Elhelwa was later told by a guard, “Whomever speaks ill of this flag, we will cut off his tongue.”
Politics Buzz Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul used to publish a libertarian newsletter in the '80s and '90s. They were not, shall we say, sane. From those newsletters, here are some racist/homophobic/anti-semitic musings on everything from AIDS to Hate Whitey Day (aka Martin Luther King Jr. Day). Paul says he didn't write any of the following quotes, but they all appeared under his name. Yiiiiiikes.
Politics Buzz Is it Sharia or Shariah? Shari'ah? Whatever, just wait until the Republican candidates hear about this. (via english.aljazeera.net)
Culture Buzz Photographer Balazs Gardi is an acclaimed photo journalist who has been in Afghanistan documenting the war with his iPhone. Recently some of his photos were released as a photo essay in Foreign Policy Magazine. These are those amazing shots. (via thehighdefinite.com)
Politics Buzz In a new report on defense strategy The Pentagon has added the Internet to its list of war domains. We finally made it?
Politics Buzz In a speech before the nation, President Obama outlined his plans to reduce U.S. forces in Afghanistan ahead of schedule, removing more than 30,000 troops by the end of next year. 10,000 troops will be home by the end of this year, and another 23,000 will return by September of 2012.
See how crafty rebels are using DIY to help their revolution put an end to Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year rule in Libya.
The Whitest Kids You Know nails it. Now, God bless the U.S.A.
Conflict History is an amazing visualization of the history of war and conflict across the globe. The site uses Google Maps and Wikipedia to create a virtual world war timeline.
I did an image search using the search term war. The images results are very graphic, very violent, and very sad.
Culture Buzz The latest news on the uprising in Libya and the international intervention against Muammar Gaddafi.
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Here we have Conan O'Brien shamelessly (and adorably) exploiting…
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