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A bipartisan group of senators led by Bernie Sanders (I-VT) asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to look into allegations of defense contractor fraud that 60 Minutes investigators claimed they discovered. “Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, and TransDigm are among the offenders, dramatically overcharging the Department and U.S. taxpayers while reaping enormous profits, seeing their stock prices soar, and handing out massive …

For many generations, misconceptions about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder effectively prevented victims from getting treatment. For example, in the American Civil War, doctors concluded that soldiers with depression and other PTSD symptoms had nostalgia, which was essentially advanced homesickness. The cure, according to doctors, was a vigorous offensive campaign that would take their minds off their homesickness. Ironically, of course, …

Syria’s foreign minister condemned an Israeli rocket attack that targeted Damascus, damaged some military facilities, and seriously injured two people. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said it was the fifth Israeli strike on Syria this month. Israeli authorities declined to comment. An opposition source with contacts on the ground said the strikes hit a car …

The UK plans to hand over the Chagos Islands, which includes Diego Garcia, to Mauritius. But officials worry that Chinese investment in Mauritius could affect the vital U.S. military base on Diego Garcia. China has invested more than a billion dollars in Mauritius. The fact that Diego Garcia is home to such a vital military installation is probably not a …

Black Skills, a shadowy organization with no known affiliation with any government, is a military contractor that focuses exclusively on cyber warfare. The name “Private Military Hacking Company” is a clear riff on the growing presence and cult of private military companies in Russia (primarily the Wagner Group). It is also likely a not-so-subtle invitation to the Russian government to …