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North Korea Threatens War, and South Korea Wants Revenge
The threats from Pyongyang are the same as ever. But now South Korea is different.
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Video: North Korea threatens to strike Colorado Springs but doesn’t know where it is
The latest propaganda video misidentifies the location of its target by almost 1000 miles.
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Maybe
Or maybe NOT!
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Defiant Assad vows to defeat Syrian rebels
Syrian president tells pro-regime TV there will be no "surrender' and that rebels' victory would spell end of Syria.
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The Secret History of the Vietnam War
If you thought you knew all there was to know about the Vietnam War, you were wrong. For example: ever heard of the "Mere Gook Rule," a code of conduct the US military came up with in order to make it easier for soldiers to murder Vietnamese civilians without feeling too bad about it? ("It's only a mere gook you're killing!")
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Pit of hopelessness: Guantanamo grows tense, inmates suicidal
At least two Guantanamo Bay detainees have attempted suicide since the confrontation between guards and prisoners in February that brought about the ongoing hunger strike, AP reports.
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Taliban Abduct 11 Civilians After Their Helicopter Goes Down in Afghanistan
An emergency landing by a helicopter ferrying foreign engineers in eastern Afghanistan turned into a mass abduction by the Taliban, officials said Monday, offering a stark reminder of the insurgents’ continuing hold on significant parts of the countryside.
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That time Polish partisans stole a Nazi V2 rocket
It was the dawn of the ballistic missile era, and with the invention of the V2 rocket, the Germans had beaten everyone to the punch. Eager to get their hands on one of these horrific new devices, the Allies embarked on an audacious plan to steal one. Here’s the fascinating story of how they did it.
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Syrian Blood Tests Positive for Sarin Gas, U.S. Spies Say
The U.S. intelligence community has uncovered strong evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. Several blood samples, taken from multiple people, have tested positive for the nerve agent sarin.
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Assad Thinks He's Winning The Syrian War — And He May Be Right
"The regime has managed to turn off the weapons tap."
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Hitler's food taster tells of poisoning fears
They were feasts of sublime asparagus — laced with fear. And for more than half a century, Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from her husband. Then, a few months after her 95th birthday, she revealed the truth about her wartime role: Adolf Hitler's food taster.
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New Documentary Says This US Soldier Is Alive In Vietnam 44 Years After Being Left Behind
"Our government doesn't want him."
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China Orders Troops and Tanks to North Korean Border
China is reportedly beefing up its military presence on the North Korean border amid heightening tensions in the region.
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John McCain: If We Don’t Invade Syria, They’ll Hate Us For Not Invading Them (Seriously)
Russians! Jihadists! Iran! WMDs! We have to help the children! John McCain has a laundry list of reasons why we should invade Syria. Curiously, he left 'Get their oil!' off the list.
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Syrian premier escapes bomb attack in Damascus
Syria's prime minister escaped an assassination attempt Monday when a bomb exploded near his convoy in Damascus, state media reported, in the latest attack to target a top government official.
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Futurama Fry on North Korean war
Good analogy.
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Family discovers fully-stocked fallout shelter in their back yard from the height of the Cold War
The shelter in Neenah, Wisconsin, was loaded with food, clothing, medical supplies, tools, flashlights and batteries.
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Clouds Over Cuba (An Interactive Experience)
Relive the Cuban Missile Crisis 50 years later and discover what might have been.
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Syria: Attack on military facility was a 'declaration of war' by Israel
A Syrian official called an attack Sunday on the nation's military research facility a "declaration of war" by Israel.
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Germany Arrests 93-Year-Old 'Auschwitz Guard'
Hans Lipschis was deported from the United States to Germany in 1983 after U.S. authorities found that he lied about his past. German authorities are expected to charge Lipschis with accessory to murder.
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