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Sources: SecDef race focuses on Danzig (www.militarytimes.com)
President-elect Barack Obama is leaning toward making Richard Danzig, a former Navy secretary and one of his top defense advisers, the next U.S. defense secretary, according to sources. “The Bush... More
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Afghan convoy attack kills soldier, civilians (www.militarytimes.com)
A suicide car bomber struck a U.S. military convoy Thursday as it passed through a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least eight civilians and an American soldier, Afghan officials... More
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The Iraq Math War
(www.motherjones.com)
Les Roberts traveled to Bukavu, a city of more than 200,000 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (drc). The country's brutal civil war was in full swing, and a nearby region, Katana, had been... More
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Pentagon launches its own version of YouTube (www.militarytimes.com)
Eighteen months after banning access to YouTube and other social networking and entertainment sites on Defense Department computers, the Pentagon has launched a site where troops and families can... More
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TroopTube (www.trooptube.tv)
TroopTube is the new online video site designed to help military families connect and keep in touch while miles apart. The site is designed for easy use, so you can quickly upload videos and share the... More
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Troop Support Group Launches New Web Site (www.defenselink.mil)
A troop-support group that provides education on the brain’s and body’s natural responses to stress launched its redesigned Web site yesterday. “Our Web site is completely redesigned to power... More
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60-year-old retiree volunteers, goes to Iraq (www.armytimes.com)
Maj. James Richards Jr. thought his 22-year Army career was done when he retired in 1993. But when the military called, the 60-year-old volunteered for another hitch and deployed to Iraq. The... More
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Retired general sees Iraq ‘endgame’ (www.armytimes.com)
The U.S. is “clearly in the endgame in Iraq,” a retired general and defense analyst says in his latest report on the war, adding that security and economic gains in Iraq are “unlikely to be... More
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Will Obama Sign Off On New Afghan Strategy? (www.npr.org)
President-elect Barack Obama will have to grapple with conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He will have to decide whether to negotiate with members of the Taliban as a way of stemming the violence in... More
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Fighting hidden injuries of returning veterans (www.stargazette.com)
Today, tens of thousands of veterans across the United States will attend Veterans Day ceremonies. Some will wear their uniforms. Others will be in plain clothes but with their hearts pounding just as... More
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