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This week in American power projection: the map was wrong, the dorms were fine, and the travel card was for official purposes.

Story Roundup

Pentagon casualties, metric improvement, and Fat Leonard’s least dignified phase.

Situation Report

A State Department map that relocated most of Africa, one ambitious government travel card, and 5,200 medical students moved from dorms that definitely do not have mold.

ISIS commander tells suicide bombers: 'Remember, you're an ambassador for our nation'

The following is a brief given by the motivated Mullah Al Habib to new ISIS insurgents before they leave for Europe.

Okay, listen up men! Today is the first day of a brand new assignment, and I know you're excited to get out there and serve your country, but we need to go over your foreign duty station brief first.

I know, I know. I can practically see your eyes glazing over already.

But believe me, as soon as you set foot out there, you're gonna have a gigantic target painted on your back.

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