Military Daily News

No injuries in bomb attack on Army convoy

Limenosalt — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:42:12 +0000

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will name the members of a council next week to pursue peace talks with insurgents willing to renounce violence, honor the Afghan constitution, and sever ties with terrorist networks.

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Mullen seeks support from Turkey on Iran

Stappyrot — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:27:02 +0000

ANKARA, Turkey — The United States’ top military officer stressed on Saturday the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear bomb.

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DoD seeks uniform bug protections

inammaLor — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:21:07 +0000

When training in the field, are bugs swarming your cammies?

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Engineers save Peleliu flood relief mission

Clippelve — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:44:53 +0000

Engine problems threatened to sideline the amphibious assault ship Peleliu in early August as it responded to the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, but a team of engineers flown out from the U.S.

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Blackwater created shell companies, report says

lilyhone — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:19:47 +0000

WASHINGTON — The security company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported Friday.

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Gates Gives Brutal Assessment of Tricare

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:02:11 +0000

Defense Secretary Robert Gates launched into a brutal assessment of the military’s health care system, Tricare, this week, calling it a constant source of complaints from troops and badly in need of financial reform in the face of rapidly increasing cost estimates to the federal government.

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Report: US to Tolerate Afghan Corruption

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:57:26 +0000

U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan are developing a strategy that would tolerate limited corruption but target large-scale abuses, The Washington Post reported late Friday.

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Mullen Seeks Turkish Support Over Iran

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:52:28 +0000

The United States’ top military officer stressed on Saturday the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear bomb.

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Afghans Continue Run on Kabul Bank

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:47:12 +0000

Nervous Afghans on Saturday continued pulling funds out of the nation’s largest bank despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe.

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Afghans Continue Run on Kabul Bank

‘Bangor 5’ Anti-War Protesters Indicted

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:42:52 +0000

A federal grand jury in Tacoma, Wash., has indicted five anti-war protesters, including prominent members of the anti-nuclear-weapons movement, on charges of conspiracy, trespass and destruction of government property for entering a secure area at the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor complex in Washington state last November.

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