VA to launch full review of electronic medical records overhaul amid concerns over project’s progress
The 12-week review will look at issues with the new system but will not consider abandoning the project. View original article
Same sh*t, different decade: the War on Terror just won’t end for these 2 Army pilots
What’s worse than Groundhog Day? Groundhog Day in the Global War on Terror, where, instead of waking up every day on Feb. 2 like Bill Murray does in the 1993 movie, you deploy to the same war again and again, year after year. But it’s a lot easier when you have a buddy with you. …
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Turkey joins Russia in condemning Biden’s ‘killer’ comment
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday sided with Russia in its heated diplomatic dispute with the U.S., saying that President Biden’s recent claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a killer is “not fitting” of a world leader. Mr. Ergodan’s comments suggest that Mr. Biden’s seemingly off-the-cuff allegation to … View original article
Saudi Arabia: Drones attack Riyadh oil facility, no damage
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A drone attack struck an oil installation in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh on Friday, the Saudi state-run news agency reported, igniting a blaze at the facility deep in the kingdom’s territory. The dawn attack caused no injuries or damage, and did not disrupt … View original article
A Marine looks back at the invasion of Iraq, 18 years later: ‘The war can’t go on unless all the poop’s burned’
On March 20, 2003, Mark Pirhala was a 21-year-old Marine lance corporal serving as third crewman on an amphibious assault vehicle attached to the 1st Marine Division as it rolled into Iraq. It was the start of a long, bloody war and a wild several weeks for Pirhala as his unit, India Co., 3rd Battalion, …