Armed Forces

Ecuadorean Military Base in Miami

The Man Who Armed Iraq

Partner of Plantation Arms Smuggler Pleads Guilty

Back in July, the Feds indicted Hassan Saied Keshari and Traian Bujduveanu with charges that the two were illegally exporting military aircraft to Iran. The pair were involved in a scheme that bought American made planes and parts for fighter jets, and then sold them for profit in Iran, funneling th ... More >>

Birth of a Notion

Here's a new idea: Haitian babies born at the Guantanamo Naval Station should be considered U.S. citizens

Tortilla Flattery

Here's a new idea: Haitian babies born at the Guantanamo Naval Station should be considered U.S. citizens

Memo From Baghdad: Miami Soldier Says Obama's Withdrawal Plans Will Work

Capt. Agustin Dominguez understands the ebb-and-flow of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as only a battle-hardened soldier who's been there truly can.Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsAn Iraqi soldier on patrolDominguez, a Miami native and '98 grad of Palmetto Senior High, followed a stint in northern ... More >>

Did You Sully That Gully?

They're working to make Homestead Air Force Base pollution-free, but the military wants no part of the canal that flows from the base into Biscayne Bay

Armed Again

Indicted Miami Beach weapons dealer Efraim Diveroli is still making millions of dollars from the U.S. government.

Armed and Caffeinated

Iraq gets juiced Miami style

Ramadi Madness

When every member of Florida's 124th Infantry returned from Iraq alive, it seemed too good to be true. It was.

Fightin’ Words

What are they good for?

Camilo's Retreat

He left the war behind to enter a whole new controversy

Close to Home

He left the war behind to enter a whole new controversy

Letters from the Issue of January 6-12, 2005

He left the war behind to enter a whole new controversy

Cheech's Collection

He left the war behind to enter a whole new controversy

Alchemist

1st Infantry Koch

Shadow Dwellers

Is Miami-Dade County Manager Steve Shiver a lying little weasel? Absolutely, absolutely.

Enough's Enough

Will the county risk Homestead's future on a no-win lawsuit? Find out on Tuesday.

Victory!

Hip hip hooray. The Homestead airport is dead. For now, at least.

Only Himself to Blame

Hip hip hooray. The Homestead airport is dead. For now, at least.

Dog Fight

Hip hip hooray. The Homestead airport is dead. For now, at least.

Letters

Hip hip hooray. The Homestead airport is dead. For now, at least.

Ack-Ack Over Washington

Hip hip hooray. The Homestead airport is dead. For now, at least.

Secretary of Limbo

Hip hip hooray. The Homestead airport is dead. For now, at least.

Flying High

Before heading off to Washington for confirmation as Secretary of the Air Force, State Sen. Daryl Jones got involved in one last bond deal. The money was very good, but the backwash could be very bad.

Temporarily Grounded?

The race to develop Homestead Air Force Base could soon hit a major snag. It's called Mother Nature.

Land Mine Legacy in Coral Gables

Photos at the Spanish Cultural Center remind us wars linger.

Cold War Alert! Russian Subs Patrolling the Seas Around South Beach

via Wikimedia CommonsMight need to get those signs out again, kids.​New York Times this morning and had a serious 1962 flashback.The Times reports today that two Akula-class Russian nuclear submarines are patrolling international waters just off the East Coast. Defense Department sources told the ... More >>

Sweat for Vets

via Wikimedia CommonsMight need to get those signs out again, kids.​New York Times this morning and had a serious 1962 flashback.The Times reports today that two Akula-class Russian nuclear submarines are patrolling international waters just off the East Coast. Defense Department sources told the ... More >>

The Real Gitmo

via Wikimedia CommonsMight need to get those signs out again, kids.​New York Times this morning and had a serious 1962 flashback.The Times reports today that two Akula-class Russian nuclear submarines are patrolling international waters just off the East Coast. Defense Department sources told the ... More >>

Punk Benefit

via Wikimedia CommonsMight need to get those signs out again, kids.​New York Times this morning and had a serious 1962 flashback.The Times reports today that two Akula-class Russian nuclear submarines are patrolling international waters just off the East Coast. Defense Department sources told the ... More >>

Two Hialeah Men Arrested on Terrorism Charges

Yanny Aguila​Abdalaziz Aziz Hamayel, 23, a Palestinian national who had attended Hialeah Senior High, and Yanny Aguila Urbay, 24, who arrived from Cuba seven years ago, have been arrested on terrorism-related charges. The two were caught in a scheme to purchase more than 300 stolen weapons, includ ... More >>

Reporters Covering Miami Heat Training Camp Must Pass Military Background Check

For this year's training camp the Miami Heat have gone way up North in Florida to the real South, and will be holding court at the Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach in the Panhandle. Yes Pat Riley and crew are keeping the on-court development of Wade, Bosh and James so und ... More >>

Arizona cop's tale of a Latino drug smuggler shooting him doesn't add up

For this year's training camp the Miami Heat have gone way up North in Florida to the real South, and will be holding court at the Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach in the Panhandle. Yes Pat Riley and crew are keeping the on-court development of Wade, Bosh and James so und ... More >>

The U.S. Military Ready to Wage War on Outerspace Terrorists

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke dissects the worldwide UFO conspiracy.A propaganda campaign to prepare us for the next big war is underway. But this time ... More >>

Judge Issues "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Injunction, Obama Administration Expected to Appeal

​Today, in a court room in California, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips issued an injunction that would prevent the U.S. military from enforcing its 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which forbids homosexuals from serving openly in the military. About time. Though, The Washingto ... More >>

Aliens, military wackos, and the next war

​Today, in a court room in California, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips issued an injunction that would prevent the U.S. military from enforcing its 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which forbids homosexuals from serving openly in the military. About time. Though, The Washingto ... More >>

Letters from the issue of October 21, 2010

​Today, in a court room in California, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips issued an injunction that would prevent the U.S. military from enforcing its 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which forbids homosexuals from serving openly in the military. About time. Though, The Washingto ... More >>

Perry Farrell at Bardot for Art Basel December 2

​Today, in a court room in California, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips issued an injunction that would prevent the U.S. military from enforcing its 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which forbids homosexuals from serving openly in the military. About time. Though, The Washingto ... More >>

Two Miami Republicans Break with Party to Vote for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal

In one of his last votes of his 18 year congressional career, retiring congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart was just one of 15 Republicans in the House to vote to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. He was joined in voting for the repeal by fellow Miami Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, perhaps ... More >>

MSG Murals

In one of his last votes of his 18 year congressional career, retiring congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart was just one of 15 Republicans in the House to vote to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. He was joined in voting for the repeal by fellow Miami Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, perhaps ... More >>

Military Choppers Invade Downtown Miami

​It could be a scene out of some spy or invasion flick -- flocks of ominous black military choppers fluttering over Miami's glittering skyline. But this is no movie. It's been a reality for Brickell residents these past few nights, and they've been capturing the strange occurrences on YouTube vid ... More >>

Two Wounded, One Killed In Assault Rifle Ambush in Liberty City

​Miami police are looking for multiple gunmen with assault rifles who attacked a group in Liberty City early this morning, leaving one man dead and two seriously wounded.Dean Nathan Young, who was 45 years old, died shortly after he and two others were "ambushed" on the front lawn of a home on NW ... More >>

Venezuelan Missile Crisis? Chavez Letting Iran Build Rockets on Coast, German Paper Says

photo by Carlosar via Wikimedia CommonsFollowing in Fidel's footsteps​Stop us if this sounds familiar: An antagonistic South American strongman invites one of America's worst enemies to build long-range missiles in his country, sending the region -- and damn near the world -- to the brink.Hugo Cha ... More >>

Guns online: No permit needed

photo by Carlosar via Wikimedia CommonsFollowing in Fidel's footsteps​Stop us if this sounds familiar: An antagonistic South American strongman invites one of America's worst enemies to build long-range missiles in his country, sending the region -- and damn near the world -- to the brink.Hugo Cha ... More >>

Allen West Says "It's Just a Matter of Time" Before Gays "Break Down the Military"

​In another public reaffirmation of his belief that gay people are going to make America lose wars, Florida Republican Congressman Allen West said at a dinner in Plant City Saturday night that "when you take the military and you tell it they must conform to the individual's behavior, then it' ... More >>

Troubled Woman Fatally Shot After Opening Fire on Miami-Dade Police

​At 3:30 this morning a Miami-Dade police shot and killed a 32-year-old woman after she started firing at officers, and shot one in the abdomen. Police responded to the scene after the woman was reported to have been making threats to herself and others. Update: The woman has been identified as&nb ... More >>

Andrew Marshall: Miami's Unabomber, Part 2

For details about Marshall's childhood, injury, and lawsuits against the city, see Part 1.

Florida Republican Audience Boos Gay Soldier at Last Night's Debate

​Last night, the merry band of Republicans running for president met for the second time in Florida for a debate. This time in Orlando for a debate sponsored by Google and Fox News that involved questions submitted by actual citizens, including Stephen Hill, a newly out and openly gay soldier stat ... More >>

Grenades, Cocaine, Pig, and Squatters Found in Miami Home UPDATE

​What makes a house a home? Probably not cocaine, a shotgun, marijuana, grenades, a pig, and lack of ownership.Police arrested a couple last night who they found squatting in a Miami home with all of those strange items and more. A bomb squad had to be called to remove the grenades.Update: Police ... More >>