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http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/senators-demand-military-lock-american-citizens-battlefield-they-define-being UPDATE III: The Senate rejected the Udall amendment 38-60 . While nearly all Americans head to family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, the Senate is gearing up for a vote on Monday or Tuesday that goes to the very heart of who we are as Americans. The Senate will be voting on a bill that will direct American military resources not at an enemy shooting at our military in a war zone, but at American citizens and other civilians far from any battlefield — even people in the United States itself.

Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American Citizens in a “Battlefield” They Define as Being Right Outside Your Window

https://rt.com/usa/news/us-unarmed-holmes-afghanistan-255/

American soldier admits to thrill kill in Afghanistan

American soldier admits to thrill kill in Afghanistan

Ottawa denies health care to aging veterans

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION By: The Red Deer Advocate http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/ottawa-denies-health-care-to-aging-veterans-126652198.html
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Military crime rate on the rise, report says

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/09/pol-nato-awacs-canada-mackay.html The government of Canada intends to cut its participation in a NATO air surveillance program, CBC News has learned. The cuts have not yet been publicly announced, but sources tell CBC that Defence Minister Peter MacKay raised the issue with some allies at a NATO conference in Brussels, this week.

Canada to pull out of key NATO air defence program - Politics

By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 11:38 GMT, 12 July 2011 They look like children's toys that are left discarded in wardrobes around the world.

U.S. military drones that are so small they even look like insects

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2013802/U-S-military-drones-small-look-like-insects.html
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/diabetes.asp

Agent Orange: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) - Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards

Veterans who develop type 2 diabetes mellitus and were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service do not have to prove a connection between their disease and military service to be eligible to receive VA disability compensation . About type 2 diabetes mellitus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13819270 18 June 2011 Last updated at 05:20 ET

Surge in applications for redundancy in the Army