An American Army sergeant shot and killed five fellow soldiers following an altercation at a military counseling center in Iraq Monday, officials said. picked by muppet 7 months ago

Facing a growing demand for transplants, the Beijing government finally conceded that abuses had taken place after years of allegations that prisoners and even young conscripts in its army were targeted for their organs. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Patricia Hearst was a relatively unknown sophomore at Berkeley until Symbionese Liberation Army members kidnapped her on Feb. 4, 1974, launching one of the FBI's most intensive searches and a 20-month media frenzy. picked by meggysue 10 months ago

The £41m total does not include security provided by the police and Army or the ceremonial duties performed by the Armed Forces.

The cost of Royal travel, which is also paid by the taxpayer, increased by £300,000 from £6.2m to £6.5m. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

The age of the British amateur inventor toiling away in his humble garden shed lives on - and Geoff Hatton is proof of it. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

A wine made out of Army Worms (a pest).

In response to Turtle's post. picked by melgesevad 2 years ago

It may not quite match the Day Of The Triffids. But Britain is being invaded by an army of alien plants.
Ministers are so concerned about the threat from foreign imports that choke rivers, smother ponds and force out native species that they want to ban the sale of 15 of the worst offenders. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin sent her son off to fight for a "righteous cause" as his Army unit prepared to deploy to Iraq.

Palin promised the 4,000 troops gathered on a tarmac at Fort Wainwright Thursday that she was honored to be there to see them "go forth in defense of America and America's cause -- and it is a righteous cause." picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

Diane Schroer of Alexandria, Va., applied for the terrorism analyst job while she was still a man named David Schroer. He was offered the job, but the offer was pulled after he told a library official that he was having surgery to change his gender. picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

In the minutes and hours after an Army officer opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, last week, the media floodgates opened in a now-standard way. A torrent of news reports and commentary poured from the scene, the immediate community and the Pentagon, amplified by corollary data, informed commentary and rank speculation from journalists, bloggers, podcasters, Tweeters, texters a... read full post picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

Hells Yeah! picked by punthe 2 years ago

Two years ago, Google sent out an army of hybrid electric automobiles, each one bearing nine cameras on a single pole. Armed with a GPS and three laser range scanners, this fleet of cars began an endless quest to photograph every highway and byway in the free world. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Police in Sierra Leone have called in the army and fire brigade to try to take back control of a police station which has been overrun by hundreds of venomous snakes. picked by tigertony 6 months ago

"Wisconsin peace activist groups on Tuesday said some protesters might increasingly turn to destruction as their frustrations mount."

Anyone else find it ironic that PEACE ACTIVISTS are resorting to VIOLENCE?! picked by ImNotBlue 3 years ago

During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday praised an Army soldier in eastern Afghanistan who drew media attention this month after rushing to defend his post from attack while wearing pink boxer shorts and flip-flops.

In fact, Mr Gates said he wants to meet the soldier and shake his hand the next time he visits Afghanistan.

**Update to This Story picked by bingo 6 months ago

Gus Zamora is a former Army ranger. He specializes in retrieving children taken by non-custodial parents who run off to other countries beyond the reach of US law. He has returned 54+ children. Here is the story of #55. picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military, according to Pentagon statistics gathered by an advocacy group.

I don't know about you, I don't always need to ask, I can usually tell if someone's a lesbian and wtf does it matter? picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A man at a Fort Lewis army post on Wednesday fatally shot a woman before turning the gun on himself, military authorities said.Scary, I was there this morning an hour prior to the shooting. picked by sholom22 4 months ago

Cockroach-controlled robots? Don't know the practicality of this creation but I like it.Can't wait to see the army take over this project and warp the hell out of it. picked by unoriganl 2 years ago