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Obama meets with US troops in SKorea

AP News yesterday

Obama meets with US troops in SKorea, his final stop on Asia trip President Barack Obama told U.S. troops stationed in South Korea that their service has ensured peace in Asia and around the world. The U.S. fought for South Korea during ...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,363

AP News yesterday

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,363 Wednesday, according to Associated Press count As of Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at least 4,363 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to ...

Israeli army warns rabbis in bid to avert soldiers revolt

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

The Israeli army has warned a group of rabbis that political protests by their students while serving in the military would not be tolerated, the army said on Wednesday. The warning follows two incidents involving soldiers who publicly held up banners vowing ...

Army suicides set to hit new high in 2009

Reuters US Online Report Top News 2 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Suicides in the U.S. Army will hit a new high this year, a top general said on Tuesday in a disclosure likely to increase concerns about stress on U.S. forces ahead of an expected buildup in Afghanistan. The findings, ...

Court lifts ban on Boeing work on KC-135 tankers

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 2 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday lifted a lower court's injunction against a $1.2 billion Air Force maintenance contract with Boeing Co that was protested by Alabama Aircraft Industries. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned ...

Israel army punishes troops for settlement protest

AP News 3 days ago

Israeli military punishes troops for protesting West Bank settler outpost evacuation The Israeli army punished six soldiers, sending two to prison, for protesting the army's demolition of structures at an unauthorized settler outpost in the West Bank, the military said Tuesday. The ...

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits Haifa Naval Base

Getty Images 3 days ago

HAIFA, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 17: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is helped on to a dinghy during a visit to an Israeli naval base on November 17, 2009 in Haifa, Israel. Netanyahu had stated that there was no room for disobedience in ...

Reports: Army to probe alleged shooter's career

AP News 3 days ago

Reports: Army to probe whether it missed warning signs before Fort Hood massacre The Army will conduct an internal investigation to examine whether it missed warning signs about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people in the Nov. ...

Obama's hesitancy on war buildup sends messages

AP Features 4 days ago

President Barack Obama's drawn-out decision-making on Afghanistan is sending messages. To the Afghan government: Clean up your act. To the Pentagon: I'm no rubber stamp. To the American public: More troops can't be the sole answer. Obama has been accused by some ...

Israeli soldiers protest razing of settler homes

Reuters US Online Report World News 4 days ago

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A group of Israeli soldiers disobeyed orders Monday to help in the dismantling of several structures that Jewish settlers had built without government authorization in the occupied West Bank. A military spokeswoman said two of the soldiers were sent ...

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