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File- Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, USMC, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division (MAR DIV), returns a salute from Marines of 1st Battalion (BN) 4th Marines about to be promoted, at Camp Commando, Kuwait while forward deployed in support of Operation enduring Freedom.
(photo: USMC / SSgt Daniel Schrubb)
The 'Real' Rogue Soldiers
WorldNews.com
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | At first glance and in regards to the title, it might seem this article pertains to the Afghan army sergeant who recently turned his weapon and fired on trainers, or Bradley Manning who is suspected of leaking 90,000 secret military reports to...
zai, center, shakes hands with British Prime Minister David Cameron prior to a meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, June 10, 2010.
(photo: AP / Shah Marai, Pool)
 Pakistan slaps down Cameron in terror row
Independent online
| Pakistan on Thursday slapped down remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron that it is guilty of exporting terrorism, saying close ally London knows the menace has no borders. | "Terrorists have no religion, no humanity, no specific ethnicity or geography. Terrorists' networks, as the UK kno...
The 'Real' Rogue Soldiers
WorldNews.com
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | At first glance and in regards to the title, it might seem this article pertains to the Afghan army sergeant who recently turned his weapon and fired on trainers, or Bradley Manning who is susp...
Poll: Support for Afghanistan troop surge rises
MSNBC
| WASHINGTON — As the Obama administration decides whether or not to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds that a plurality of Americans now backs a troop increase, and a strong majority supports wa...
Karzai denounces leaking of Afghan informant names
CNN
Karzai denounces leaking of Afghan names | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan's president said he is incensed that leaked secret U.S. military documents include the names of Afghan informants. | "This indeed is very irresponsible and shocking," ...
Renton sailor reported missing in Afghanistan
Seattle Post
| A Renton sailor was reported missing in Afghanistan by the Department of Defense Tuesday. See photo | RENTON BLOTTER: Husband, wife beaten in front of family | Changes to Renton River Days make most successful year yet | Renton sailor reported miss...
Britain's opposition Conservative Party leader David Cameron answers a question from a journalist as he gives a speech to journalists and academics at a think tank on Policy Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007.
AP / Akira Suemori
UK 'terror' warning angers Pakistan
Al Jazeera
| Remarks by David Cameron, the British prime minister, that Islamabad should not "promote the export of terror" have angered Pakistani officials. | Cameron made the comments ...
President Barack Obama speaks to those attending an Earth Day reception in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 22, 2010.
AP / Susan Walsh
US lawmakers okay new war funding
Taipei Times
| REMEMBERING VIETNAM: A bipartisan resolution to enact a law that would have given the US Congress the power to remove US troops from Pakistan was soundly defeated | AFP , WASHING...
British troops sit on top of a tank as they secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack on a British patrol that left two Iraqi women injured, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday Feb. 21, 2008 a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported. Blair will also tell the House of Commons during his regular weekly appearance before it that a total of about 3,000 British soldiers will have left southern Iraq by the end of 2007, if the security there is sufficient, the British Broadcasting Corp. said, quoting government officials who weren't further identif
AP / Nabil al-Jurani
British army almost 'seized up' in Iraq, Afghan wars
The Star
| LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's army was on the verge of "seizing up" in 2006 when it faced a "perfect storm" of simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a former military chief s...
Karzai urges action against militants in Pakistan
Khaleej Times
KABUL ' Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday urged his Western allies to destroy Islamist militant sanctuaries in neighbouring Pakistan after thousands of secret US files were leaked. | 'The time has come for our international allies to know tha...
Afghanistan asks why allies won’t act on Pakistan
Deccan Herald
Kabul, July 29, Reuters: | Afghan President Hamid Karzai questioned on Thursday the willingness of his Western allies to strike insurgent bases in Pakistan given the strong evidence of Islamabad’s support for the Taliban. |  “The war against te...
How to smarten up US aid in Afghanistan
The Christian Science Monitor
| "We should do as much as we can effectively and accountably, and no more. When we start spending money unaccountably, then it's having a lot of negative consequences, including perceptions of corruption. That then delegitimizes the government,...
Politics
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, right, greets Vice President Joe Biden at the U.S. Naval Academy class of 2010 graduation and commissioning ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
(photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst)
Vice President Biden says Afghan policy still developing
USA Today
Updated  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   By Crystal Ochoa/The Arizona Republic Vice President Biden said the White House won't be able to assess whether President Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan is working until December, when a formal review is due. "  PUBLIC OPINION | From Truman to Obama, s...
Business
Britain's opposition Conservative Party leader David Cameron answers a question from a journalist as he gives a speech to journalists and academics at a think tank on Policy Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007.
(photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
UK 'terror' warning angers Pakistan
Al Jazeera
| Remarks by David Cameron, the British prime minister, that Islamabad should not "promote the export of terror" have angered Pakistani officials. | Cameron made the comments on Wednesday during a visit to promote increased trade with India, which has tense relations with neighbouring Pakistan. | "We cannot tolerate in any sense the idea ...



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