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The US military’s “Pacific Pivot” is raising tensions with China and prompting local resistance.

The US military’s aggressive Asia-Pacific strategy is escalating tensions with China and prompting local resistance throughout the region.

How can two generals be hailed as military heroes, when the wars they commanded failed spectacularly?

Petraeus may have had the affair, but we're all responsible for the U.S' worshipful embrace of our military generals. 

If the director of the CIA and a Reserve intelligence officer can’t even conduct a decent affair, what does that say about the institution that groomed them?

Most media has lauded Petraeus for his military success. But his true strength was as a P.R. prodigy. 

As the infrastructure of many U.S. cities crumbles, the Pentagon continues to pump over a billion dollars into military bases throughout the Middle East. 

Within some military and intelligence circles, it was the CIA director's relationship with JSOC—not Paula Broadwell—that raised concerns.

The future of US global power is in space warfare. 

The Green Party presidential candidate wants to cut the military budget, bring the troops home and spend the extra funds at home.