World News from Times Online:
Faced with military stalemate and declining popular support at home and in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal is proposing a major shift in emphasis that aims for results in just six months. (Read More)
World News from Times Online:
Worshippers at one of Britain’s biggest mosques reacted to the Fort Hood shooting yesterday by saying Muslims who serve in the Armed Forces are complicit in killing their “brothers and sisters” in Afghanistan. (Read More)
Fox News:
Massacre at Fort Hood sparks debate about whether it was terror act or soldier who snapped | VIDEO• Shootings Tales of Horror, Heroism | SLIDESHOW• EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Uncle Shocked by Shooting• Obama Hails Those Who Ended Fort Hood Violence• Shooting Suspect Described as Devout Muslim• Texas Town Mourns Tragedy at Fort Hood• (Read More)
Newsweek National News:
We must dispense with a dangerous myth. In an effort to pressure the president to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan, armchair commanders have dusted off the old canard that "we could have won in Vietnam if only … " Some revisionists contend we could have won "if only" Congress had not balked at the military's insatiabl (Read More)
Washington Post:
The Fort Hood attack is the third instance this year in which American military personnel in the United States have been targeted by people reportedly opposed to U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorism experts said.
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washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific:
More than 25 international and Afghan troops were wounded Friday in western Afghanistan -- possibly by friendly fire -- during a search operation for two U.S. Army paratroopers who had gone missing, according to the military.
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World News from Times Online:
Fort Hood is the largest military base in America, has lost more soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other military facility, and after eight years of constant deployments had more than its fair share of highly stressed soldiers and dependents even before last night's shootings. (Read More)
World News from Times Online:
A Muslim army psychiatrist opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan opened fire on fellow soldiers at the world's largest military base yesterday, killing 13 people and wounding at least 30. (Read More)
Top stories from Times Online:
A Muslim army psychiatrist opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan opened fire on fellow soldiers at the world's largest military base yesterday killing 12 people dead and wounding at least 31. (Read More)
Military Top Stories Center:
Adm. Mike Mullen, America's top military officer, said that he is comfortable with the length of time it is taking for the White House to come to a decision on the way forward in Afghanistan. In a brief interview, Mullen also said he feels good about the "depth of the discussion.". (Read More)
Washington Post:
Israel's navy intercepted a container ship loaded with smuggled arms late Tuesday night, the latest development in the country's effort to curb the flow of weapons to militant groups in the area, defense officials said.
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The TLS:
The hard-bought election in Afghanistan was a reality check for the United States and its allies, compelling them to look again at their promise of building a modern state in that country. After overthrowing the Taliban, Afghan exiles and their foreign backers assumed that they would put the aberration of the past thirty ye (Read More)
Times Online:
Because that’s what it basically comes down to, according to the military experts The New York Times's David Brooks interviewed for his op-ed piece on Afghanistan policy.They were, he found, almost uniformly uninspired by questions about the President’s policy choices. What they worried about - what really kept them up at (Read More)
Washington Post:
Terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base will soon get swine flu vaccines, despite complaints that American civilians should have priority, a military spokesman said Sunday.
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Fox News:
Seen from a tiny village on a recent moonless night, the sprawling U.S. base three miles to the north looks more like a medium-size city than a military facility in a war zone. (Read More)