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That Soldier Wooing You Over Facebook Probably Isn’t Real
3:37PM Max Read | Is a handsome young soldier currently professing his love to you on Facebook? He might be real! But probably, he’s not. Especially if he’s asking you to send him money. The AP reports that the fake-Facebook-soldier (or whatever the snappy conman name is) is “becoming an all-too-common ruse”, in one case costing a victim $US25,000. It is not a particularly sophisticated ruse, however: More »
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Senate Repeals ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
7:48AM jeff neumann | The Senate today repealed the US military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy of barring openly gay servicemembers by a vote of 65 to 31, ending years of discrimination within the armed forces. President Obama only needs to sign it. [TPM] More »
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Advances In Senate — Final Vote Likely This Weekend
4:31AM TPM | The Senate took a big step toward ending the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers today. By a vote of 63 to 33, the Senate voted to end debate on a bill repealing the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. More »
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Israel’s Own Military Prisoner Photo Scandal, On Facebook
5:14AM Hamilton Nolan | Well, this was inevitable, what with Israel’s political situation and the existence of Facebook: A former Israeli soldier has posted a bunch of photos of herself posing with blindfolded Palestinians, for kicks. Mini-Abu Ghraib? More »
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Wikileaks’ Assange Working Through ‘Backlog’ Of Millions Of Documents
1:59AM Jim Newell | Wikileaks’ Julian Assange is still alive. And he’s sifting through “several million more” documents following yesterday’s dump of 92,000 war diaries. Even by magical white rabbit standards, he’s a busy one and his operation is going to get larger. More »
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8:15AM Brian Moylan | [My imaginary boyfriend Prince Harry flees a serious attack of the non-lethal biological weapon known as "cooties" while visiting a Royal Air Force base in Suffolk today. Image via Getty]
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8:15AM Brian Moylan | [My imaginary boyfriend Prince Harry flees a serious attack of the non-lethal biological weapon known as "cooties" while visiting a Royal Air Force base in Suffolk today. Image via Getty] 
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Military Pressing Criminal Charges Against Wikileaker
2:33AM Hamilton Nolan | The US Army says it will charge Pfc. Bradley Manning with leaking classified information – specifically, the video of the 2007 Apache helicopter attack in Baghdad that killed a journalist and civilians – to Wikileaks.com. [CNN]
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Dancing Soldiers On YouTube: A Civilian’s Guide To The Brave New Meme
3:21AM Maureen OConnor | In a dusty storeroom in Afghanistan, seven soldiers stand in formation. Lady Gaga is on the sound system. They dance. These videos from the frontline are a far cry from hazing rituals and Wikileaks nightmares that have hogged the spotlight. More »
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Meet The Men Of The Soldier Lady Gaga Video
1:39AM Maureen OConnor | Yesterday we met a group of nimble-footed US soldiers who, in their free time in Afghanistan, remade Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video, with glorious results. Today, The Smoking Gun introduces us to the lip-syncing stars of the 82nd Airborne Division. [TSG]
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