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Sexual Assault Reports Double at West Point

Feb 7, 2018
Defense Department officials attribute the jump to a concerted effort to encourage victims to come forward. But the dramatic and consistent increases may suggest more assaults are occurring.
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Extremely Unctuous

Jul 12, 2011
To listen to the bloviators, “religious extremist” means Muslim, and too many Americans buy in without understanding that this “God is (only) on our side” nonsense infects elements in pretty much every belief system. A mandate from God that the adherents of this particular One True Faith should take over our nation’s institutions? Yup.

Gates Warns Against Wars Like Iraq and Afghanistan

Feb 26, 2011
In a critique of recent US foreign policy, Defense Secretary Robert Gates openly told an audience of West Point cadets that it would be unwise for the nation to venture into another war like Iraq or Afghanistan foreign policy, Defense Secretary Robert Gates openly told an audience of West Point cadets that it would be unwise for the nation to venture into another war like Iraq or Afghanistan.