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When the Towers Fell

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The Futility of Cleanliness

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In the Shadow of the Yanks

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Ours Was Not to Reason Why

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A Millionaire in the Danger Zone

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The Bore War

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Last Letters

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"I want you to shoot me," he said. He must have been joking. It was a struggle to...

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Too Far From the Front Line to Care

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The Afghanistan war started over ten years ago. We"ve seen maps and graphics on the ne...

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Was Iraq Worth It?

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Stay out of the Syrian Maelstrom

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Moonlight Over Basra

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When the Towers Fell

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The Futility of Cleanliness

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In the Shadow of the Yanks

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Ours Was Not to Reason Why

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A Millionaire in the Danger Zone

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The Bore War

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Too Far From the Front Line to Care

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