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Source: Petraeus submitted preliminary Iraq report

wtop.com     9 hrs ago   2 related          

By ROBERT BURNS AP Military Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The officer, who spoke to The Associated Press only on condition that he not be identified, said Petraeus was still analyzing the situation and had not yet submitted a...                    

Air Force disciplines Minot officers

stripes.com     6 hrs ago   3 related          

By Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes European edition, Saturday, August 30, 2008 ARLINGTON, Va. — The Air Force has punished a missile combat crew that fell asleep while watching nuclear launch code components last month at...                    

Marine eyes Iraq to Afghanistan shift

msn.com     yesterday   84 related          

Officer: Anbar handover could free up troops to fight rising Afghan violence WASHINGTON - The top U.S. Marine officer said on Wednesday he could reduce his 25,000-strong force in the former al-Qaida stronghold of Iraq’s...                    

U.S. military secretly sending foreign fighters to home nations

iht.com     yesterday   5 related          

United States military personnel at the air base in Bagram, Afghanistan, in 2005. (Keith Bedford for The New York Times ) U.S. military secretly sending foreign fighters to home nations : The U.S. military has secretly...                    

Can America Change the Mindset to War?

asiantribune.com     27-Aug-2008          

By Habib Siddiqui Fighting terrorism will not be easy in this age of ours when the superpowers and their allies have all the necessary ammos to justify their terrorization of unarmed civilians while the have-nots have...                    

100 GIs to man Patriot missile battery in Poland

freerepublic.com     27-Aug-2008   18 related          

100 GIs to man Patriot missile battery in Poland By Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Wednesday, August 27, 2008 ARLINGTON, Va. — About 100 U.S. soldiers are expected to man a Patriot missile battery in...                    

Deployment of X-Band Radar in Israel

israelmatzav.blogspot.com     27-Aug-2008   1 related          

Here's a video report on the deployment of X-Band Radar in Israel, which appears likely to happen by early 2009. As part of extensive, bilateral preparations against the growing threat from Iran, the Pentagon wants to...                    

Fort Lewis love fest: 4-6 Air Cav comes home

thenewstribune.com     27-Aug-2008   3 related          

The screaming and waving began as soon as 280 soldiers from a helicopter unit marched into the hangar Tuesday at Fort Lewis. The troops of the 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment stopped and made a right face toward...                    

Medvedev seeks support from China, allies on Georgia

unian.net     27-Aug-2008   11 related          

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao today as he seeks to muster support from Asian allies for Russia`s recognition of Georgia`s breakaway regions, according to Bloomberg. Medvedev...                    

Afghanistan's Epidemic of Child Rape

time.com     26-Aug-2008          

An Afghan girl walks along a street Sweeta tucked her hands between her thighs and began to rock as she told her story. Last winter she had just stepped out of her house in Afghanistan's northern province of Jowzjan to...                    

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