Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Military Related Headlines 7/14


  • 2 U.S. Marines killed in Afghanistan [CNN]
  • Auditors: Privacy lacking at some VA hospitals [Newsvine]
  • Pot-Smoking Afghan Cops Challenge Marines [ABC News]
  • Helicopter reported shot down in Afghanistan [USA Today]
  • US general says US ready for NKorean attack [Newsvine]

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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Military Related Headlines 7/8


  • Marines push militants out of Afghan region [USA Today]
  • Drones 'kill dozens' in Pakistan [BBC News]
  • N. Korea Suspected of Global Cyber Attack [CBS News]
  • U.S. commander: More Afghan troops needed in Taliban push [CNN]
  • White House among targets of sweeping cyber attack [Newsvine]
  • Strikes Kill 45 Militants in Pakistan [NY Times]

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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Military Related Headlines 7/2


  • U.S. Marines Try to Retake Afghan Valley From Taliban [NY Times]
  • Obama to reassess US troop levels in Afghanistan [Newsvine]
  • Afghan rebels capture US soldier [BBC News]
  • N. Korea Test-Fires 4 Short-Range Missiles [CBS News]
  • U.S. Marines launch major offensive in Afghanistan [USA Today]
  • FBI notes: Saddam feared Iran more than US attack [Newsvine]

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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 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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Monday, April 20, 2009

Military Related Headlines 4/20


  • Justin Reed, US Marine, Arrested At Airport With Gun, Bomb-Making Materials [Huff Po]
  • CIA Exempt On Torture, But Not Lynndie England [NPR]
  • HIV-POSITIVE: Virginia Clinics May Have Infected Patients [Huff Po]
-Dippold

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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Military Related Headlines 4/9


  • Brain Tests For Returning Troops [Huff Po]
  • Lockheed Beats Boeing in U.S. Defense Budget [Bloomberg]
  • Extremist Web Sites Are Using U.S. Hosts [Wash Po]
  • Marine acquitted of murder in Iraq slaying [Newsvine]
  • Navy Continues Delicate Dance With Pirates [CBS News]
  • Tale of the secret Army tape [Salon]
  • Pentagon Preps For Economic Warfare [CBS News]
  • Maersk Alabama Hostage Situation: FBI Now Assisting US Navy [Huff Po]
-Dippold

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Thursday, March 05, 2009

Military Related Headlines 3/5


  • 13 Marines, driver injured in North Carolina bus crash [CNN]
  • Army captain charged with $690K theft while in Iraq [USA Today]
  • Army reports 18 more suspected suicides last month [Newsvine]
  • Bomb kills 10 in cattle market south of Baghdad [USA Today]
  • Poor wiring endangers troops in Afghanistan, contractors say [CNN]
-Dippold

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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Military Related Headlines 3/4


  • A drawdown of contractors in Iraq [CS Monitor]
  • New Post Proposed at Pentagon [Wash Po]
  • Marines Ignored Warnings In Jet Crash [CBS News]
  • The soldiers who can no longer fight [BBC News]
-Dippold

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Friday, January 23, 2009

Military Related Headlines 1/23


  • With Closing Of Guantanamo, What Happens Next? [NPR]
  • NOAA sets rules for Navy sonar training [AP via Newsvine]
  • Questions surround Obama nominee's contractor ties [CNN]
  • Marine commandant wants his troops out of Iraq [AP via Newsvine]
-Dippold

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Monday, January 12, 2009

Military Related Headlines 1/12


  • Help Wanted: 'Human Terrain' Teams for Africa [Wired: Danger Room]
  • Military Fights New "Battle Of The Bulge" [CBS News]
  • Army Training Turns To Tackling Counterinsurgency [NPR]
  • Army defends spy case [AP via Newsvine]
  • U.S. Marines find Iraq tactics don't work in Afghanistan [McClatchy]
-Dippold

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Military Related Headlines 12/30


  • Bonuses, elite rep help boost Marine numbers [AP via Newsvine]
  • U.S. To Open Central Asia Supply Route To Afghanistan [NY Times]
  • Iraqis Assume Security Responsibilities In New Year [NPR]
  • Iraqis to take charge of Green Zone in 2009 [USA Today]
  • Iraq Readies Torture Museum On Saddam Anniversary [Reuters]
  • Pilot killed in jet crash near N.C. Marine air base [AP via US Today]
-Dippold

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Monday, December 08, 2008

Military Related Headlines 12/8

  • The debt we owe Iraqi interpreters [CS Monitor]
  • INSIDE WASHINGTON: Bonuses flow despite low morale [AP via Newsvine]
  • Obama's Afghanistan Dilemma: "Growing Dissent" On More Troops [Huff Po]
  • Bush: Pressure is best response to combat terror [USA Today]
  • AP Interview: Marines will shift to Afghanistan [Newsvine]
  • Accused 9/11 Plotters Want To Confess [CBS Newsvine]
-Dippold

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Military Related Headlines 11/20


  • 2 U.S. Troops Charged In Murder Of Iraqis [CBS News]
  • Dead U.S. Marine again denied Medal of Honor [USA Today]
  • New friendly fire coverup: Army shreds files on dead soldiers [Salon]
  • U.S. Troops in Baghdad Take a Softer Approach [Wash Po]
  • Pakistani Prime Minister Says US Strikes Will Stop Once Obama Takes Office [Huff Po]
-Dippold

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Thursday, November 06, 2008

Military Related Headlines 11/6


  • Combat Brigade Is Cut 6 Weeks Early in Iraq [Wash Po]
  • US Army To Push X-Files Tech Development [Slashdot]
  • Airstrikes in Afghanistan increase 31% [USA Today]
  • Brooklyn Marine sergeant & wife tortured, slain in Calif.; 4 of his men are arrested [NY Daily News]
  • Pakistan Suicide Bombers Kill 19 [CBS News]
-Dippold

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Thursday, October 09, 2008

Military Related Headlines 10/9


  • FCC deepens probe into Pentagon TV analyst payola [Ars Technica]
  • U.S. Military Chief Gives Grim View of Afghanistan [NY Times]
  • U.S. tries tough love to reduce Iraq's dependence [USA Today]
  • N Korea 'to launch 10 missiles' [BBC News]
  • Court Weighs Concerns on Whales and Military [NY Times]
-Dippold

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