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Tag: special operations

Posted inWorld

Letter tells special ops troops to ‘be nice’

by Dave Makichuk February 3, 2020February 18, 2020

It was bound to happen. It was only a matter of time. Anybody, who has worked in any job, for any length of time, knows that bad news, or “catching hell,” always flows downhill. And no one, not even special operations commandos, are immune. Case in point — the following high-profile cases involving war fighters […]

Posted inWorld

US Army: If it moves, we can kill it

by Dave Makichuk December 24, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Student nabbed with drugs worth 6.8 mln pesos

by Asia Times staff March 26, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inUnited States, World

Why America can’t win wars

by David Isenberg February 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Mapping a world from hell: 76 countries now involved in US ‘war on terror’

by Tom Engelhardt January 9, 2018January 9, 2018
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

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by Salman Rafi November 2, 2016

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