US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,078
As of Thursday, May 15, 2008, at least 4,078 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ...
AP via Yahoo! News: Fri, 16 May 2008 00:02:17 GMT |
Chinese military build-up "counterproductive": U.S.
China's military build-up opposite Taiwan is counterproductive and fans pro-independence tendencies on the island, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said on Thursday. ...
Reuters via Yahoo! News: Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:24 GMT |
US admiral reassures LatAm military on fleet deployment
The commander of US Southern Command, Admiral James Stavridis, sought Thursday to reassure Latin American military chiefs that reinstating the US Fourth Fleet in the region posed them no threat. ...
AFP via Yahoo! News: Thu, 15 May 2008 22:43:13 GMT |
South African military AIDS policy faces court challenge
The South African military's blanket exclusions of HIV positive members is not medically justified and ignores government policy, lawyers for service personnel union told a court Thursday. ...
AFP via Yahoo! News: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:38:07 GMT |
Russia urges NATO to help stop military build-up in Georgia
Russia's military chief urged NATO Thursday to take steps to stop a build-up of arms in its neighbour Georgia and warned that conflict could break out if no action is taken. ...
AFP via Yahoo! News: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:28:58 GMT |
Military Matters: A time to cut -- Part 2
by William S. Lind Washington (UPI) May 13, 2008 How can the United States seriously cut its military spending while retaining and improving its national security? ...
Space War: Fri, 16 May 2008 01:43:42 GMT |
US Military Opens Court Martial Against Japan Rape Suspect
OKINAWA, Japan (AFP)--The U.S. military began a court martial Friday against a Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old Japanese girl, a case that triggered mass protests on Japan's southern island of Okinawa. ...
Nasdaq: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:41:58 GMT |
Man hooks military shell while fishing
DEARBORN HEIGHTS -- Police this afternoon detonated an old military shell a man found while fishing, Deputy Chief Lee Gavin said. ...
Detroit News: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:50:10 GMT |
Perdue kills school transfer bill for military children
ATLANTA - Legislation intended to help military children move more easily between interstate school districts was among the 17 bills Gov. Sonny Perdue vetoed Wednesday. ...
Savannah Morning News: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:55:09 GMT |
Pro-Military Constitution, aprubado sa Myanmar
Ipinagmalaki ng mga Junta sa Myanmar na inaprobahan ng mga botante ang Pro-Military Constitution matapos ang isinagawang referendum noong weekend. Pero ayon sa mga kritiko isa itong hakbang upang i-divert... ...
RMN: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:16:58 GMT |
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Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:59:00 GMT |
Administration credits China with policy shifts
administration did not support independence for Taiwan, which China views as a renegade province, but he criticized China's military buildup on its side of the Taiwan strait and said fear of Chinese missiles was encouraging 'pro-independence ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:59:00 GMT |
Highlights of war spending bill
(AP) - Highlights of a House bill originally intended to pay for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring before anti-war Democrats and Republicans combined to kill its top component _ a much-needed influx of funding ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:59:00 GMT |
Cannes balances glamor with `Blindness'
tragedy and bureaucratic heartlessness, from Hurricane Katrina to global food shortages to the cyclone in Myanmar, where the military government has severely restricted relief efforts. 'There are different kinds of blindness. There's 2 billion people ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:58:00 GMT |
House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars
scholarship at any in-state public university, along with a monthly housing stipend, for people who serve in the military for at least three years. It is aimed at replicating the benefits awarded veterans of World War II and would cost $52 billion over ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:58:00 GMT |
Olympia files charges against 3 from November port protests
criminal charges against three people for their alleged actions during the November 2007 demonstrations against the transport of military equipment from the Port of Olympia, a city news release said today. Shyam P. Khanna, Kathleen K. Hutchison and ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:58:00 GMT |
Disturbing Stirrings - Ratcheting Up For War on Iran
of Land Warfare (1956); and US Constitution. He unequivocally states that every US citizen, including members of the military and all government officials, are duty bound to obey the law and to refuse to carry out orders that violate it. Doing so makes ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:57:00 GMT |
Geared Up
long brilliant party, he is helped with the particulars by his beautiful aide, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), his military pal, Jim Rhodes (Terrence Howard), and his business partner, Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges). The script is wisely broken into three ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:57:00 GMT |
U.S. House blocks Iraq war money and sets pullout plan
funds are sent to Bush for his approval. The House bill 'seeks to tie the hands of our military commanders and impose an artificial timeline for withdrawal,' the White House said. MORE THAN $800 BILLION Under the House-passed plan, U.S. combat troops, ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:56:00 GMT |
New storm lashes cyclone-hit Burma
saying legal action would be taken against anybody found hoarding or selling relief supplies, amid rumours of local military units expropriating trucks of food, blankets and water. If emergency supplies do not get through in much greater quantities, ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:56:00 GMT |
The Church Of The Nativity In The Little Town of Bethlehem: Today, 2007 And 2002...
city of Bethlehem.' Saturday marked the sixth anniversary of the end of the five-week standoff with the Israeli military when 200 Palestinians, including fighters and civilians, took refuge in the church. In a negotiated settlement of the crisis, 26 ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:56:00 GMT |
Member of Afghan Taliban Convicted in U.S. Court on Narco-Terrorism and Drug Charges
offenses. The investigation revealed that Mohammed was part of a Taliban plan to obtain rockets to attack U.S. military and Afghan civilian personnel at Jalalabad Airfield in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. A cooperating witness working with the DEA met with ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:56:00 GMT |
House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars
scholarship at any in-state public university, along with a monthly housing stipend, for people who serve in the military for at least three years. It is aimed at replicating the benefits awarded veterans of World War II and would cost $52 billion over ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:56:00 GMT |
Senate Committee approves Cannon funding
The bill, which is primarily designed to support U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, also incorporates FY2009 supplemental 'bridge' funding for combat operations. The measure provides $349 million to procure five CV-22 Osprey aircraft, as ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:55:00 GMT |
New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar
Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts. Despite the latest storm, which is likely to turn already damaged roads to mud in the ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:55:00 GMT |
Olympia, tribe agreement aims to ease water worries
reclaimed water has potential. 'It sounds like a good idea,' he said. Christian Hill covers Lacey and the military for The Olympian. He can be reached at 360-754-5427 or chill@theolympian.com. ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:55:00 GMT |
Chavez: Interpol Report 'Ridiculous'
called Noble 'a tremendous actor' and 'an immoral police officer who applauds killers' referring to Colombia's March 1 military attack on the Ecuadorean base that killed rebel leader Raul Reyes and 24 others. 'Ecuador is right,' Chavez said. 'The ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:55:00 GMT |
Celebrating 60 Years Of Israels Terror
and villages in flagrant violation of international law and civilised norms. Without the massive and unconditional American-European financial, military and political support, Israel would not come into being. In addition, Western media saturation ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:55:00 GMT |
China OKs 4 Foreign Rescue Teams for Quake Zone
survivors. The communist government has for decades refused outside expertise in disaster relief operations, preferring to rely on military mobilizations. After Monday's quake, the government initially said it welcomed foreign aid, money and goods but ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:55:00 GMT |
'Don't dump debris where Pocahontas is buried'
permanently disposed of in landfills. These sites preferably should be open fields in rural areas or even on military bases, places that normally wouldn't be near residential subdivisions. On the other hand, don?t be surprised if your neighborhood ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:54:00 GMT |
House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars
scholarship at any in-state public university, along with a monthly housing stipend, for people who serve in the military for at least three years. It is aimed at replicating the benefits awarded veterans of World War II and would cost $52 billion over ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:54:00 GMT |
Lockheed beats Boeing to win $3.57B GPS contract
32 satellites. Pentagon officials declined to speculate on how much all three awards could ultimately be worth. The military relies on GPS systems to provide precision timing and navigation signals used to help pilot aircraft, guide bombs and missiles, ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:54:00 GMT |
`Lohengrin' cheered in Geneva after opening-night boos
spectators in the Grand Theatre de Geneve at last week's opening night who booed in response to the military costumes, functionalist architecture and complete erasure of the swan that the hero usually enters with. Apparently, the staging was seen as too ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:54:00 GMT |
China OKs 4 foreign rescue teams for quake zone
survivors. The communist government has for decades refused outside expertise in disaster relief operations, preferring to rely on military mobilizations. After Monday's quake, the government initially said it welcomed foreign aid, money and goods but ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:54:00 GMT |
Money added to increase sub fleet
2011, as well.The Navy says it needs 48 attack subs. But its long-range shipbuilding plan would leave the military with as few as 41 boats in future decades unless production is increased.With each sub costing more than $2 billion, finding enough money ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:54:00 GMT |
Myanmar constitution approved with 93 percent 'yes' vote in referendum: junta
over 90 percent of 22 million eligible voters voting yes in Saturday's nation-wide referendum [JURIST report], the country's military government said Thursday. The regime has faced sharp international criticism [JURIST report] for going ahead with the ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:53:00 GMT |
Probe of Iraq shooting by contractor moves forward
actions in the war zone. By U.S. order, the contractors are immune from Iraqi law. But the U.S. Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 provides that any member of the military, Department of Defense worker or contractor, or anyone 'supporting ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:53:00 GMT |
Physician told staff at Texas veteran hospital to limit post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses
in Iraq and Afghanistan is causing a disproportionately high psychological toll compared with physical injuries. About 300,000 U.S. military personnel who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan are suffering from PTSD or major depression, the study found. ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:53:00 GMT |
Buglers to honor fallen veterans
who plays his trumpet about 150 times annually to honor veterans. 'What we do is play taps at military funerals and any military dedication - Armed Forces Day, Veterans Day. Even for police and firemen. Any time they need a live bugler,' he said. It is ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:52:00 GMT |
UN chief secures support for more a.....
be done.' Estimates of the impact of the May 3 cyclone vary widely. U.N. officials say that Myanmar's military government has now confirmed that 38,491 are dead and 27,838 missing. The U.N. says the death toll could exceed 100,000, while the ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:52:00 GMT |
The finger-pointing continues on what went wrong in Iraq war
Iraqi army. But Bremer himself, in 'My Year in Iraq,' complained about a lack of support from both military and civilian officials like Sanchez and Feith. And don't forget 'At the Center of the Storm' by former CIA Director George Tenet or 'American ...
Moreover: Fri, 16 May 2008 04:52:00 GMT |
