May 10, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from CBS DC: WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by what they said are stalled efforts to free a U.S. soldier taken prisoner three years ago in Afghanistan, the man’s parents have gone public with previously secret U.S. attempts to trade him for Taliban prisoners in U.S. hands. Bob Bergdahl and his wife, Jani Bergdahl, said ...
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May 10, 2012 No Comments ›› Toro520
Excerpted from Bloomberg: The Pentagon says it’s in a bind, with nowhere to turn for helicopters needed by Afghanistan’s air force except Russia, a top arms supplier to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. The U.S. Army has a $375 million contract to buy 21 Russian-made MI-17 helicopters for the Afghans from Rosoboronexport, Russia’s state-run arms trader, Pentagon Undersecretary ...
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May 10, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from Miami Herald: No, there was no smell of napalm in the morning. But there was the thunderous whump whump of low-flying helicopters, and even the jarring blast of explosions at the abandoned Grand Bay Hotel in Coconut Grove early Tuesday during a military training exercise that jolted many unsuspecting residents from their beds. “It ...
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May 8, 2012 No Comments ›› Angelia
A112AM 12-Year-Old Boy Made Honorary Marine Before Succumbing To Cancer-Related Infection, Local Marine Stands Guard At His Hospital Door Entire Night Before He Passed Away… 12-year-old Cody Green has always admired the strength and courage of the Marines. At 12:35 Saturday afternoon, it was the Marines admiring the strength and courage of Cody. Cody had leukemia since ...
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May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from WASHINGTON TIMES: The Pentagon’s civilian workforce, which expanded dramatically during President Obama’s first three years, is not facing any significant reductions even as the Defense Department is slashing ground troops by more than 10 percent, retiring ships and combat planes, and putting off the purchases of some new weapons. President Bush’s last budget, ...
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May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from BIG PEACE: Apparently, the United States has been releasing high-level detainees in Afghanistan for years so that in return, insurgent groups will temper their actions in areas the United States cannot control. The “strategic release” program has been used as a form of diplomacy since direct negotiations with the Taliban have ...
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May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from YAHOO NEWS: WASHINGTON (AP) — Army investigators said Monday they found no bullet wound nor evidence of foul play in the death of a soldier in Afghanistan who died during a Skype video chat with his wife. Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark collapsed while speaking to his wife on May 1 from his base ...
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May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from US NEWS: A year after Osama bin Laden's death the terror group continues to evolve and threaten the United States . Triumphant from the successful pursuit of Osama bin Laden last year, President Obama proclaimed that al Qaeda was "on a path to defeat." But Seth Jones, a former U.S. Special Operations ...
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May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from Telegraph: Any Hizbollah retaliation to an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would prompt Israel to launch a war in Lebanon so ferocious that it would take a decade to rebuild the villages it destroys, a senior Israeli military officer has warned. — Any Hizbollah retaliation to an attack on Iran’s nuclear ...
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May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from FOX NEWS: KENAI, Alaska – An Alaskan man who ran a charity raising money to send care packages to US soldiers deployed overseas has been indicted by Alaskan authorities for using donations to fund his own lifestyle, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Prosecutors say an employee from Alaska Veteran Outreach Boxes for ...
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May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from FOX NEWS: DALLAS – An Army nurse showed no alarm or discomfort before suddenly collapsing during a Skype video chat with his wife, who saw a bullet hole in a closet behind him, his family said Sunday. Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark's family released a statement describing what his wife saw in the ...
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May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from FOX NEWS: GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – The U.S. has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, but the trial won't be starting anytime soon, and both sides said Sunday that the case could continue for years. Defense lawyer James ...
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May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from WASHINGTON POST: KABUL — The United States has for several years been secretly releasing high-level detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negotiations with insurgent groups, a bold effort to quell violence but one that U.S. officials acknowledge poses substantial risks. As the United States has unsuccessfully pursued a peace ...
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May 6, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from REUTERS: (Reuters) - The Taliban is stronger now than before President Barack Obama ordered a surge of troops to Afghanistan, two senior U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday, contradicting the administration's assessment of the insurgency. "I think we both say that what we found is the Taliban is stronger," Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne ...
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May 6, 2012 No Comments ›› American Infidel
Excerpted from YAHOO NEWS: SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The airstrike resembled earlier U.S. drone attacks, but the U.S. did not immediately confirm it. Fahd al-Quso was ...
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