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Pfc. Bradley Manning's WikiLeaks trial also a test for government
WASHINGTON — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has already confessed to mishandling classified information for sending hundreds of thousands of U.S. intelligence documents to the WikiLeaks website, including reports of airstrikes that killed civilians,...
Tags: National Government, Fort Meade (military base), Pentagon Papers Release (2011), Justice System, Daniel Ellsberg
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One man's defiance inspires a region to stand up to the Taliban
ZANGABAD, Afghanistan — The uprising began in early February with a Taliban commander's knock on the door of Hajji Abdul Wudood. The militant leader demanded that Wudood, a stout, weathered man of 60, surrender one of his eight sons, who was...
Tags: Corruption, Armed Forces, Emergency Incidents, Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions
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Red Cross temporarily halts operations in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — The International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday that it has temporarily suspended operations in Afghanistan after an attack this week in the eastern city of Jalalabad in which a security guard was killed and a staff...
Tags: United Nations, Political Dissent, Kabul (Afghanistan), International Organizations, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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U.S. transfers suspected senior al Qaeda member to Mauritania
ReutersBy Laurent Prieur NOUAKCHOTT, June 1 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have transferred Younis al-Mauritani, a suspected senior member of al Qaeda previously held in Afghanistan, to Mauritania, officials in the West African nation said on Saturday....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Military, Mauritania
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Protesters gather at Fort Meade in support of Bradley Manning
Chanting "Free Bradley Manning" and wielding signs that read "my hero" and "Americans have the right to know," hundreds of demonstrators descended on Fort Meade on Saturday to support the soldier now facing a court-martial in the largest security breach...
Tags: Military Justice, Fort Meade (military base), The New York Times, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Pentagon Papers Release (2011)
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U.S. rebalance to Asia-Pacific gaining steam, Pentagon chief says
ReutersBy David Alexander SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military will devote more air power, ground troops and high-tech weaponry to the Asia-Pacific region as it moves ahead with a strategic rebalance, the U.S. defense chief said on Saturday in a...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Defense, Leon Panetta, Asia
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REFILE-U.S. militants jailed for Internet threats are still posting from prison
Reuters(Refiles to correct spelling of last name to Segal in final paragraph) By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - American Islamist militants jailed for threatening violence over the Internet are still posting political writings on the Web - while...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), U.S. Department of Justice, Islam, Religion and Belief, Religious Conflicts
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U.S., NATO to hold 2014 summit on Afghan troop withdrawal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - The United States and NATO plan to hold a summit meeting in 2014 to discuss troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said on Friday after a meeting with the alliance's head, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Obama...Tags: Barack Obama, NATO, Washington, DC
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Bradley Manning's WikiLeaks trial: Book parts delivered as it happens
Leftie publisher O/R Books is covering the Bradley Manning trial for a book slated to appear in October, "The United States vs. PFC Bradley Manning: A Graphic Account From Inside the Courtroom." The chronicler is Clark Stoeckley -- he's a WikiLeaks...
Tags: Military Justice, Book, Fort Meade (military base), Trials, WikiLeaks
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Outfielder Joey Falcone, former Marine medic, knows about pressure
This week has been a wonderful blur for Columbia outfielder Joey Falcone. Monday, he stood on the mound at Citi Field, which might as well have been a mountaintop. It was Memorial Day. The former Marine medic, with two tours of duty in Iraq and one in...
Tags: Baseball, New York Mets, Ivy League, Penn Quakers, Cal State Fullerton Titans
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Afghan Taliban deny attacking Red Cross
ReutersBy Mirwais Harooni Kabul, May 31 (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban on Friday denied attacking the International Committee of the Red Cross in Jalalabad this week, saying the group never targets those who "truly serve" the people. Four insurgents, two...Tags: Robin Williams, American Red Cross, Kabul (Afghanistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taliban
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Retired general from Michigan City gets NATO appointment
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentMICHIGAN CITY -- A Michigan City native and retired general has been appointed by President Barack Obama as the United States permanent representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Douglas Lute, 60, was nominated May 23 by...Tags: Barack Obama, National Security, The New York Times, White House, High Schools
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