Jul 4, 2010 1 Comment ›› Pat Dollard
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, declaring "we are in this to win" despite rising casualties and growing skepticism about the nearly 9-year-old war. During a ceremony at NATO headquarters, Petraeus received two flags — one for the U.S. and the other for ...
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Mediaite: There’s a guy named Carl Malamud who has a mission: to take public domain video, primarily from the United States government, and put it online. His non-profit, Public.Resource.Org is a joint partner in Fedflix, which posts the videos on YouTube and Archive.org. As of this writing, there are 2,412 videos in nearly 50 categories.
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KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed hope Saturday that Russia would drop its opposition to a U.S. missile defense system in Europe and accept an offer to cooperate in developing technologies for shooting down hostile weapons. "The offer stands," Clinton said at a news conference after witnessing the ...
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Baghdad (AP) - - Vice President Biden is in Baghdad for the Fourth of July weekend with U.S. troops as Iraqi leaders struggle to seat a new government. His arrival on Saturday marked the American vice president's second visit to Iraq this year. Biden is the Obama administration's point man on Iraq issues. But top U.S. officials ...
Continue ReadingJul 2, 2010 1 Comment ›› Pat Dollard
The Hill: Michael Steele’s criticism of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan may be creating a headache for the Republican National Committee, but it’s also shining a spotlight on the Democrats’ mixed message on the war. The Democratic National Committee pounced on the RNC’s chairman’s comments at a GOP fundraiser, accusing Steele of “betting against our troops and ...
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".. the one thing you don't do, is engage in a land war in Afghanistan" The Hill: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was caught on video at a fundraiser in Connecticut on Thursday raising doubts about the war in Afghanistan. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) pushed out the video, which shows Steele saying that the war is ...
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The Hill: A U.S.-Russia arms treaty is teetering in the Senate, lacking support from Republicans and set back by an alleged spy ring. The White House was hoping that the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), signed three months ago by President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, would move quickly through the Senate. But now it ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has approved an $80 billion measure that would fund the war in Afghanistan and revive, at least for now, a few pieces of the faltering Democratic jobs agenda. Lawmakers advanced the legislation despite increasing pessimism among lawmakers that Afghanistan is turning out to be a quagmire for U.S. troops. ...
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Wall Street Journal: JERUSALEM—Iran has sent Syria a sophisticated radar system that could threaten Israel's ability to launch a surprise attack against Iran's nuclear facilities, say Israeli and U.S. officials, extending an alliance aimed at undermining Israel's military dominance in the region. The radar could bolster Syria's defenses by providing early warning of Israeli air-force sorties. It ...
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NY Times: WASHINGTON — As General David H. Petraeus takes command in Afghanistan, the two top American civilian officials in the war face an uncertain and tricky future, working with a newly empowered military leader, under the gaze of an impatient president who has put them on notice that his fractious war council needs to pull ...
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Washington Post: The Pentagon has recommended that the White House consider awarding the Medal of Honor to a living soldier for the first time since the Vietnam War, according to U.S. officials. The soldier, whose nomination must be reviewed by the White House, ran through a wall of enemy fire in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley in fall 2007 ...
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New York Times: KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight Taliban insurgents were killed on Wednesday after they attacked the NATO air base in Jalalabad using a suicide car bomb and rocket-propelled grenades in a failed attempt to breach the gate. Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era. Go to the Blog » The attack, ...
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Washington Post: Gen. Stanley McChrystal will retain his four-star rank when he retires from the military, the White House said Tuesday. The decision means the general will earn about $149,700 per year before taxes in military retirement pay. President Obama dismissed McChrystal last week after he and members of his staff made disparaging comments about Vice ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats, who are trying to pass a long-stalled war funding bill this week, have attached $10 billion to help local school districts avoid teacher layoffs when schools reopen. The approximately $70 billion measure is anchored by President Barack Obama's $30 billion request for the troop surge in Afghanistan and contains money for ...
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Politico: The arrival of President Barack Obama’s new Afghanistan commander in the Senate Tuesday morning to enthusiastic pledges of quick confirmation was a rare moment of bipartisanship — and a reminder of what a formidable partner Obama has brought into his most sensitive area of foreign policy. It’s an old adage of management and politics that ...
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Times Of London: General David Petraeus, the man chosen by President Obama to take command in Afghanistan, wants to review the rules of engagement as part of a pledge to exert relentless pressure on the Taleban. Appearing before the US Senate Armed Services Committee after the sacking last week of his predecessor, General Stanley McChrystal, General Petraeus ...
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Guardian: Barack Obamas candidate to run the war in Afghanistan today pledged America's "enduring" commitment to the country, described Afghan security as "tenuous" and called the presidential deadline for starting withdrawals next summer only "the beginning of a process". General David Petraeus, catapulted into the job by the dramatic sacking of General Stanley McChrystal last week, stayed ...
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