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The Colony Stranded in the Middle of U.S. War Plans

By Sophia Cardona A thunder-like noise echoed through the island of Vieques at dusk on a Monday in 1999. It turned out to be two bombs that killed security guard Davis Sanes Rodriguez and injured four other people. They were mistakenly dropped by the U.S….


Photo Essay: Parade and Protest Split Capital in Two

Editor’s note: Gargoyle reporter Logan Johnson spent summer 2025 interning in Washington D.C. at the Laslo Congressional Bureau. She sent in this essay chronicling her experiences at Trump’s 250th military anniversary parade and the protests that surrounded it. By Logan Johnson WASHINGTON D.C. — June…



Pentagon lifts ban on women in combat

The cracks in the military’s historic glass ceiling are expanding.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced last month that the Pentagon is lifting the ban on women in front-line positions. This landmark decision reverses a 1994 rule that denies women certain combat roles.