Last month, a group of 14 U.S marines were killed in a nighttime training accident in North Carolina. While much of the media talked about the tragedy of these deaths, what went unnoticed and unreported is that these service members were taking part in what may be the most extensive WAR GAMES since the Korean War. What are the marines training for?
GUEST: PHYLLIS BENNIS.
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In a Senate hearing today, Pentagon officials claimed President Obama and future presidents have the power to send troops anywhere in the world to fight groups linked to al-Qaeda, based in part on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed by Congress days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. [includes rush transcript]
