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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMT

Al Qaeda videos recovered from LeT operative's house in US

Washington, Nov 7 : A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) plot to launch new terror attacks in India with the help of two Pakistan-born Chicago men has taken a new turn with FBI agents recovering two inflammatory Al Qaeda videos from the house of one of them. The
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMT

Al-Qaida videos recovered from LeT operative's house in US

WASHINGTON: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) plot to launch new terror attacks in India with the help of two Pakistan-born Chicago men has taken a new turn with FBI agents recovering two inflammatory al-Qaida videos from the house of one of them. The videos
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMT

Top US security man sceptical about Afghan troop build-up: Spiegel

Hamburg - The top White House national security adviser General James Jones has voiced strong scepticism about boosting troop levels in Afghanistan, warning that the conflict could "swallow them up," the German weekly Der Spiegel reports in its latest
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:21:00 GMT

Major Terrorist Attack in the US Foiled

Washington, Oct 22 (PTI): A major terrorist attack on busy shopping malls in the US has been foiled with the arrest of a 27-year old Muslim youth in Boston, who along with his accomplices, discussed about their desire to launch a violent 'jihad', the FBI
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:20:00 GMT

Poland Requests U.S. Military Presence

Poland’s recent appeal to Washington reads like something printed on the front pages of newspaper from 20 years ago: Poland Fears Russian Invasion – Asks U.S. for Soldiers. Radek Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister, made the request for an American
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:17:00 GMT

23 CIA Officers Convicted in Italy, in Absentia

An Italian court convicted 23 CIA agents for kidnapping an Egyptian dissident on the streets of Milan November 3, sparking a global outcry against CIA “extraordinary rendition� tactics for terrorist suspects. None of the Americans was actually
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:17:00 GMT

Lebanon-based Al-Qaeda official convicted of terror

Al-Qaeda official in Lebanon Nabil Rhayem was sentenced to hard labor on Thursday along with three other suspects for committing terrorist acts.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:13:00 GMT

Al-Qaeda kill high-ranking officers in Hadramout

) Two senior criminal investigation officers were ambushed in the Khashm al-Ein area as they were returning from the al-Wadia’ area with two of their guards. Thursday al-Qaeda announced their responsibility for the attack in a statement put on a
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:04:00 GMT

Gateway Energy Honors U.S. Military With Special Benefit

MONTEBELLO, N.Y., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Gateway Energy Services Corporation is honoring the men and women of the U.S. military who have given so much to our country by offering them a discount on their energy costs. (Logo:
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:52:00 GMT

Bioterrorism Tabletop Exercise Was Being Conducted In Ukraine One Month Ago Now Country Is Gripped By Mystery Epidemic

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:36:00 GMT

3001 International to provide GIS solutions to US Navy

- US: 3001 International Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a five-year contract worth US$15 million for providing geospatial solutions to the US navy. The geospatial services and solutions will enable the Naval Facilities
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:07:00 GMT

New rappel tower a boost to Ranger mountain training

5th Ranger Training Battalion replaces facility that had been used since the early 1960s New tower has made training faster, safer and more efficient Old tower had become a "sinkhole" of money due to high maintenance costs Photo credit Vince Little, The
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:28:00 GMT

PGA Tour vet, analyst stages exhibition, observes training

Bobby Clampett talks golf at Fort Benning during exhibition Former PGA star and current CBS analyst went to high school with MG Michael Ferriter, the MCOE and post commander Clampett plans to join Champions Tour in 2010 Photo credit Vince Little, The
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:28:00 GMT

Players try out for the All-Army rugby team

25 hopefuls will make it to the All-Army team Armed Forces Championship games to begin Tuesday Photo credit Photo by: Rachel Jackson All-Army rugby hopefuls run a play Monday at Stewart-Watson Field. Of 34 players, 25 will be on the team. Photo by:
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:28:00 GMT

Recruits crawl, climb, swing through training

FORT BENNING, GA - "I don't want a desk job. I want to be outside, getting dirty," said PVT Jeff Norwood, who is in one station unit training with B Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:28:00 GMT

Babysitting and CPR Class a Success

A babysitting and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation class was sponsored by the USAG-Miami Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation office The students learned how to get hired by conducting themselves professionally when being interviewed by nervous
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:28:00 GMT

National Guardsman to serve as 4th RTB CSM

COL Douglas Flohr said he can't recall a guardsman ever serving as the 4th RTB's highest ranking NCO CSM William Paul was the previous WTC first sergeant He replaced SGM Kevin Martin Photo credit Tiffany Nabors, The Bayonet CSM William Paul became the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:28:00 GMT

New treatment facility, new approach to care

Brig. Gen. W. Bryan Gamble,commanding general of Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center and the Southeastern Regional Medical Command, staff members, and Retired Brig. Gen. Donald Bradshaw, cut the ribbon on the new in-patient treatment facility at
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:28:00 GMT

US military joins Yemenia A310 search; transport minister defends airline

US military personnel from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa have been deployed to assist with search-and-rescue operations for the Yemenia Yemen Airways A310-300 that crashed Monday in the Indian Ocean with 153 aboard (ATWOnline, July 2).
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:21:00 GMT

TOKYO: Japan must do more for US security alliance

The Japanese government has yet to agree to a plan to relocate the US Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture. This plan is backed by the US government and the Okinawa prefectural government. However, the central government is
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:19:00 GMT

US faces potential minefield over Muslims and military

Washington: The US military faced fraught questions about the recruitment, safety and role of Muslims in the armed services after a shooting massacre blamed on a devout Muslim officer. About 3,500 service members in the 1.4 million-strong US armed forces
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:18:00 GMT

FBI recovers inflammatory al-Qaeda videos

Washington: Giving a new dimension to the LeT plot to attack Indian facilities, FBI sleuths have recovered two inflammatory al-Qaeda videos containing speeches by Osama bin Laden and other terrorists from the house of Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:18:00 GMT

US military joins Yemenia A310 search; transport minister defends airline

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:13:00 GMT

Obama Reminds Nation of Military’s Diversity

WASHINGTON — President Obama, extending condolences to the community at Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans on Saturday that people of “every race, faith and station� serve in the military — an oblique attempt to prevent a backlash against
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:09:00 GMT

Obama Reminds Nation of Militarys Diversity

WASHINGTON — President Obama, extending condolences to the community at Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans on Saturday that people of every race, faith and station serve in the military — an oblique attempt to prevent a backlash against Muslims in
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT

FBI recovers inflammatory al-Qaeda videos

Giving a new dimension to the LeT plot to attack Indian facilities, FBI sleuths have recovered two inflammatory al-Qaeda videos containing speeches by Osama bin Laden and other terrorists from the house of Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Fort Hood shootings: gunman used 'cop killer' weapon in massacre at US Army base

The US Army major who carried out the Fort Hood massacre sprayed more than 100 rounds at his comrades using a gun nicknamed the "cop killer." of Images A family comfort each other before the start of a vigil at Fort Hood, Texas Photo: AP Major Nidal
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:04:00 GMT

US National Security Adviser James Jones Skeptical about Troop Request

'Afghanistan Will Swallow Them Up' US military personnel attached to the ISAF are seen at Orgun-E Camp, Afghanistan in this Nov. 5, 2009 photo. In a SPIEGEL interview, the national security adviser to the White House, General James Jones, has expressed
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:56:00 GMT

EDITORIAL: Waiting for facts: No rush to judgment, please, on the motives and on Muslims generally or those in U.S. military uniform.

THAT WARS CAUSE TRAUMA -- visible and not -- in the soldiers who fight them is well-known. It is simply intuitive that war will cause fear in those about to be deployed. And it is inescapable that this nation's wars have their critics here and elsewhere,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:31:00 GMT

President Obama signs the Defense Authorization Bill

Now that President Obama has signed into law the FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), let's take a look at some of its' major provisions, where AFA and the advocacy community were successful in affecting positive change through the bill,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:50:00 GMT