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War Is Boring Creator David Axe Has a New Site
War Is Boring Creator David Axe Has a New Site
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David Axe
Mar 20
War Is Boring Has Moved!
War Is Boring Has Moved!
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War Is Boring
Apr 1, 2017
In West Mosul, Iraqi Troops With Heavy Weapons Battle ISIS Snipers
In West Mosul, Iraqi Troops With Heavy Weapons Battle ISIS Snipers
It’s a hard fight as soldiers advance slowly and methodically
Matt Cetti-Roberts
Mar 31, 2017
The F-35 Is a $1.4 Trillion National Disaster
The F-35 Is a $1.4 Trillion National Disaster
The JSF is a terrible fighter, bomber and attacker — and unfit for aircraft carriers
War Is Boring
Mar 31, 2017
The Islamic State’s Deadly Drone Fleet
The Islamic State’s Deadly Drone Fleet
Podcast — quadcopters are dropping bombs on Mosul
Matthew Gault
Mar 31, 2017
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Burt Rutan’s Light Attack Plane Was Too Radical for the U.S. Military
Burt Rutan’s Light Attack Plane Was Too Radical for the U.S. Military
Army and Air Force generals helped kill ARES
War Is Boring
Mar 31, 2017
Trump Aides and Russian Mobsters Pulled Strings in Putin’s Massive Ukraine Gas Scheme
Trump Aides and Russian Mobsters Pulled Strings in Putin’s Massive Ukraine Gas Scheme
Follow the money
War Is Boring
Mar 30, 2017
A Gang Broke Apart, Then Baltimore Homicides Spiked
A Gang Broke Apart, Then Baltimore Homicides Spiked
The Black Guerrilla Family went from revolution to anarchy as police pulled back
War Is Boring
Mar 30, 2017
Russia Has a Ton of Problems in Syria — Israeli Air Strikes Are Not One of Them
Russia Has a Ton of Problems in Syria — Israeli Air Strikes Are Not One of Them
The Kremlin’s missiles could threaten Israeli warplanes, but it’s curious that they haven’t
Paul Iddon
Mar 30, 2017
Is the U.S. Air Force Ready for a New Light Attack Aircraft?
Is the U.S. Air Force Ready for a New Light Attack Aircraft?
Flying branch begins search for its next close air support plane
War Is Boring
Mar 30, 2017
With Patrick Shanahan, the Military-Industrial Complex Is Alive and Well
With Patrick Shanahan, the Military-Industrial Complex Is Alive and Well
Amid ethics concerns, Boeing exec is headed to the Pentagon
War Is Boring
Mar 29, 2017
Transnational Crime Made a Trillion Dollars in 2016
Transnational Crime Made a Trillion Dollars in 2016
Politicians and cops are doing very little to stop it
Kevin Knodell
Mar 29, 2017
‘All You Have to Do Is Not Die Over There’
‘All You Have to Do Is Not Die Over There’
‘Once a Marine’ explores hard homecomings for America’s warriors
Matthew Gault
Mar 29, 2017
South Sudan Is Dying
South Sudan Is Dying
Millions displaced, hundreds of thousands starving
War Is Boring
Mar 29, 2017
Britain’s Bizarre ‘Fleet Shadower’ Showed Up at the Wrong Time
Britain’s Bizarre ‘Fleet Shadower’ Showed Up at the Wrong Time
Slow-flying battleship spotters were obsolete by 1940
Robert Beckhusen
Mar 28, 2017
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