marine corps

Don’t miss this mammoth USA Today investigation into retired generals and admirals receiving heaps of Pentagon cash for occasional “mentoring” work to their previous service branches — usually while they’re receiving not only their duly-earned pensions, but also generous military contractor dollars. Tom Ricks, who thinks the piece ought to contend for a Pulitzer, puts [...]

Adam Kokesh, a libertarian Marine Corps veteran who became a fairly prominent anti-Iraq War activist, is running for Congress as an independent in New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District.
After leaving the Marine Corps, I joined the monumental fight to end the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, bring our troops home to defend America, and restore a [...]

Want to get a crash course in all things Af-Pak without, like, going to Afghanistan or Pakistan? The Marine Corps University at Quantico, Va., is the place to be on Wednesday and Thursday. A two-day conference called Emerald Express features discussions and presentations about nearly every Af-Pak question under the sun, including such minor issues [...]