New York Times:
The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people at the Fort Hood army base earlier this month will not be moved immediately to a military prison for pretrial detention.
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washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns:
While military officers wait for President Obama to conclude his agonizingly slow review of Afghanistan policy, they've been reading a paper by an Army Special Forces operative arguing that the only hope for success in that country is to work with tribal leaders. (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Business:
Derrick T. Dortch, president of the Diversa Group, is a career counselor who specializes in government job searches and military transition. This is adapted from a recent chat at washingtonpost.com.
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National Review Online:
My radio pal Hugh Hewitt said to me on the air the other day that Barack Obama “doesn’t know how to be president.” It was a low but effective crack and I didn’t pay it much heed. But, after musing on it over the last week or so, it seems to me frighteningly literally true. I don’t just mean social lapses like his latest cri (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Metro:
Three former military chaplains announced support for a repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gays in the military.
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feeds.washingtonpost.com:
Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2003 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Iraq war, as announced by the Pentagon:
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washingtonpost.com - Print Edition:
Even before the shootings at this sprawling military post, Pfc. Nicolas Woodworth was wary of shipping out for Afghanistan in early January. As a combat engineer, he is supposed to serve on a route-clearance team, creeping down Afghan roads at 5 mph looking for bombs.
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Washington Post:
A Kuwaiti-owned company indicted in Atlanta this week for alleged fraud in connection with a multibillion-dollar contract to supply food and other products to coalition troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan won a court delay Friday, indicating that it may be planning to fight the case, whether in Geo...
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New York Times:
Pakistan expressed fear that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the United States to consider that concern as it develops its new war strategy.
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New York Times:
The Federal Court ruled Friday that a refugee board must consider the treatment of homosexuals by the United States military when examining the case of an Army deserter who is a lesbian.
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New York Times:
he Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the security guards from the company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide who was involved in deadly Baghdad shootings.
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www.ft.com:
The military decoy and pyrotechnic device group has placed $280m of loan notes with institutional investors, giving it renewed firepower for further acquisitions. (Read More)
Financial Times:
Aided by the economic downturn, this year marked the Pentagon's best recruiting effort since 1973, when the US military became an all-volunteer force. (Read More)