By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:09:47 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:17:03 EST, 9 September 2012 A Foreign Office aide has slammed claims that Afghanistan could be split into eight different ‘kingdoms’ – with some ruled by the Taliban. According to the… Read More ›
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Taliban pretend to be attractive women on Facebook to spy on soldiers and gather crucial information
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:15:01 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:15:44 EST, 9 September 2012 The Taliban are posing as pretty girls on Facebook in an attempt to befriend soldiers online and gather crucial information, a report has warned. Australian and… Read More ›
Are America’s war vets ageing prematurely? Alarming study reveals how a young traumatized U.S. soldier can suffer same brain deterioration as a 70-year-old
Consortium in Boston is studying PTSD in young veterans and those exposed to traumatic brain injury In veterans no older than 30, brain imaging sometimes looks like that of a 70-year-old Current diagnosis includes self-reporting, but scientists hope to create… Read More ›
The case of Brandon Raub: Can the government detain you over Facebook posts? “Without a warrant or recitation of his Miranda rights, Raub was handcuffed and taken into custody” (U.S)
WASHINGTON, August 22, 2012 — Brandon J. Raub, a 26-year-old pro-liberty activist, former U.S. Marine, and Virginia resident, was arrested after authorities deemed his Facebook posts threatening. Citing an obscure statute allowing the involuntary detainment of a citizen for psychiatric… Read More ›
The Army Has Issued Anti-Suicide Nasal Spray To Keep Troops From Taking The ‘Easy Out (U.S.)
Geoffrey Ingersoll|Aug. 18, 2012, 1:50 AM The military suicide rate doubled in July. That’s one of our troops, almost every day. To come up with an answer, the Army recently gave 3 million dollars to a university of Indiana research… Read More ›