Japan needs more time for decision on US base

Japan needs more time to reach a decision on the relocation of a major U.S. military base on the southern island of Okinawa, senior government officials said Tuesday, amid a growing row between Tokyo and Washington on the issue.

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Arabs Urged to Eject U.S. From Bases

Iran's top national security official urged Arabs on Tuesday to eject the U.S. military from bases in the region and instead join Tehran in a regional security alliance.

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Video Shows Officer Shooting Airman

A videotape released Tuesday shows a sheriff's deputy shooting an unarmed Air Force policeman who recently returned from Iraq as he appeared to obey an order to get up off the ground.

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Reporting from Washington - The U.S. military command has quietly shifted and intensified the mission of clandestine special operations forces in Afghanistan, senior officials said, targeting key figures within the Taliban, rather than almost exclusively hunting Al Qaeda leaders.

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People are confused about the war. The situation is difficult to resolve even for those who are here. For most of us, the conflict remains out of focus, lacking reference of almost any sort.

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MANAMA: US General David Petraeus on Sunday said Pakistan needs to put pressure on the leadership of the Afghan Taliban operating inside its borders if long-term progress is to be made in Afghanistan.

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-Wonderful- A 59-year-old immigrant from Afghanistan living in Springfield has been ordered to pay back the $111,000 he stole from the Social Security Administration.

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On November 5th, I had the privilege of testifying to the House Armed Services Sub-Committee on Oversight and Investigations. These hearings are part of the lengthy ongoing deliberations in Washington D.C. searching for a new direction in Afghanistan.

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An elite division of Blackwater plans targeted assassinations of suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan. And everyone's denying it.

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The famous Afghan expert is now peddling his Pentagon bias as fair analysis. My question to him is this: fine if you justify US interest, but what's wrong if Pakistan has its interests too?

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On November 5th, I had the privilege of testifying to the House Armed Services Sub-Committee on Oversight and Investigations. These hearings are part of the lengthy ongoing deliberations in Washington D.C. searching for a new direction in Afghanistan.

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Former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday accused President Barack Obama of not acknowledging the sacrifices made by the men and women in the U.S. military.

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Affects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were felt for decades; Iraq also got the dose of depleted uranium

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On October 29, 2001, while the Taliban's rule over Afghanistan was under assault, the regime's ambassador in Islamabad gave a chaotic press conference in front of several dozen reporters sitting on the grass.

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Afghanistan vendors in the 'Obama Market' in Kabul sell MREs, military cots, and goggles like those used by the American military. It's not clear where they come from, but the Otis Spunkmeyer cookies are popular.

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Repealing "don't ask, don't tell" will likely be included as part of next year's Department of Defense authorization bill in both chambers of Congress, Congressman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, said Wednesday.

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Pearl Harbor, Ft. Hood... what should we do with all those Muslims?

While in the midst of the aftermath of the Ft. Hood shooting, I'm left with thoughts rushing my mind which often happens this time of year. A person which used to be close to my heart was born on Dec. 7th, Pearl Harbor Day. Not in 1941 but that is not so important.

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Sleek and sinister-looking, the latest weapon against piracy could have flown directly out of a science fiction film. The US military has deployed its Reaper unmanned drones to scour the Indian Ocean with their all-seeing, infra-red eye.

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It is not known whether the victims were soldiers or civilians. One gunman is reported to be in custody and another is reported to have been cornered in one of the buildings on the base.

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More US military personnel arrive in Islamabad. Is the PPP government seeking US support against a possible Pakistani military action against the unpopular pro-US government in Pakistan?

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South Waziristan, given a combination of forbidding terrain and entrenched presence of the hardcore elements of TTP and al-Qaeda fighters, is a tough military nut to crack.

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by Rick Reilly Now this message for America's most famous athletes: Someday you may be invited to fly in the backseat of one of your country's most powerful fighter jets. Many of you already have -- John Elway, John Stockton, Tiger Woods to name a few.

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It is estimated that more than 170,000 veterans, a number equal to the total troop strength of our military in both Iraq and Afghanistan, now find themselves unable to obtain meaningful employment in the civilian world.

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So, I'm watching MSNBC last night and correspondent Richard Engel's one hour documentary on the life of a small (20 soldiers) U.S Army outpost in a remote mountainous region of Afghanistan

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O'Reilly calls her one of the most compelling women in American politics - he's right. I think she's also a lot more savvy than anyone suspects:

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Friday, October 9, 2009, was a momentous day. The world woke up to the news that President Obama had been awarded the Nobel prize for peace. The reaction was swift in some quarters, and took a little longer to penetrate the fog of sleep in others.

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McCain advises on CNN interview for Obama to increase number of troops to Afghanistan..

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Is Obama more of a hawk than we give him credit, more than the Nobel Committee thinks? Let's all hope so. This is one of the few decisions that I find myself in complete agreement with the President. Let's hope there are more to come.

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