Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Military Related Headlines 6/24


  • Fierce Battles and High Casualties on the Frontlines of Afghanistan [ABC News]
  • Gates asks Gulf leaders for more Afghanistan help [Newsvine]
  • Top senator calls for structural changes at VA [Newsvine]
  • Ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” [Center for American Progress]
  • Pentagon: No decision yet on North Korean ship [Newsvine]

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Military Related Headlines 6/23


  • China and US hold military talks [BBC News]
  • NKorea warning hints short- to medium-range launch [Newsvine]
  • War zone contractors likely here to stay [CNN]
  • Gates approves creation of new cyber command [Newsvine]
  • US: missile spat with Russia will be worked out [Newsvine]
  • Gates asks Gulf leaders for more Afghanistan help [Newsvine]
  • Deadly 'drone attack' hits Pakistan [Al Jazeera English]

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Military Related Headlines 6/22


  • The great poppyseed caper: The US military proudly announced it had "busted" Afghanis in possession of 82.5 tons of bagel topping. [Global Post]
  • U.S.: No More Fighting Near Afghan Homes [CBS News]
  • Iraq Blasts Kill More Than a Dozen [NY Times]
  • Marines Train To Conquer Taliban, Their Own Fears [NPR]
  • N. Korea Threatens To Hit U.S. If Provoked [CBS News]
  • US 'to limit Afghan air strikes' [BBC]

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Military Related Headlines 6/17


  • War-funding bill may face difficulty in the Senate [Newsvine]
  • North Korea Warns US Of "Thousand-Fold" Military Action Day After Obama Meeting [Huff Po]
  • Lee says North Korea must give up nukes [Newsvine]
  • Romney Blasts Obama: '180 Degree' Flip on Iran Nukes [ABC News]
  • Pakistan Taliban Leader Allied With Al Qaida Faces Challenge From New Islamic Militia Leader [Huff Po]

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Military Related Headlines 6/10



  • Afghanistan Grenade Attack: U.S. Releases Footage In Defense Of G.I. [Huff Po]
  • 'Many militants dead' in Pakistan [BBC News]
  • US Kills Militant Said Linked to Iran's Quds Force [ABC News]
  • Soldier hurt in shooting: 'I like defending this country' [CNN]
  • U.S. Marines Arrive in 'The Desert of Death' [ABC News]
  • Iraq releases man held in slayings of U.S. soldiers [CNN]
  • Contractor oversees security guards in Afghanistan [Newsvine]

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Monday, June 08, 2009

Military Related Headlines 6/8


  • 7,000 US Marines Patrolling Southern Afghan Desert [Huff Po]
  • High court rejects lawsuit over gays in military law [CNN]
  • Court: Military court can open old conviction [Newsvine]
  • Minibus bomb 'kills seven' in southern Baghdad [BBC News]
  • U.S. Troops Faulted In Afghan Air Strikes [CBS News]

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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Military Related Headlines 6/2


  • General: War in Afghanistan is `winnable' [Newsvine]
  • Dexter Filkins: The 'Forever War' In Afghanistan [NPR]
  • Obama picks NY Republican for Army secretary [Newsvine]
  • The most deadly US foe in Afghanistan [CS Monitor]
  • US military joining search for French plane [Newsvine]

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