 Panetta admonishes army Sat 5 May 2012
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday called on US troops to tighten up discipline and display âintegrityâ after a series of public relations disasters that he... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) Taipei Times
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 Panetta: US military scandals reveal leadership flaws Sat 5 May 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday called on US troops to tighten up discipline and display "integrity" after a series of public relations disasters that he said... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) Middle East Online
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 Lebanon holds ship 'carrying weapons for Syria rebels' Sun 29 Apr 2012
The Lebanese navy is holding a Sierra Leone-registered ship and says it has confiscated a large consignment of arms and ammunition it was carrying. The 11 crew members... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
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 Tacoma Marine killed in combat in Helmand Province Thu 12 Apr 2012
Twenty-two-year-old, Lance Corporal Ramon T. Kaipat, whose hometown of record is Tacoma, Washington, was killed in the fight yesterday, April 11, 2012, while conducting... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Examiner
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 Europe's dark day: NATO blamed for refugee deaths Thu 29 Mar 2012
LONDON: A catalogue of failures by NATO warships and European coastguards led to the deaths of dozens of refugees left adrift at sea, according to an official report into... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker) Canberra Times
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 Markets Live: Banks push shares higher Thu 22 Mar 2012
Local stocks have overcome a hesitant start to edge higher, led by the big banks. 12.08pm: And in another lunchtime read, Paul Sheehan says Apple aims for a trillion and... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Canberra Times
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 Iran accused at UN of shipping weapons to Syria Wed 21 Mar 2012
The United States and Britain have accused Iran at the United Nations of shipping weapons to Syria that are being used by the Syrian government against their own people.... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Otago Daily Times
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 Panetta orders US marines in Helmand to disarm Thu 15 Mar 2012
Kabul, March 15: US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has ordered the disarmament of the US marines meeting with him in Helmand Province. This is noteworthy because it is... (photo: USMC / U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes -) The Siasat Daily
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 Marines killed in copter training collision identified Sat 25 Feb 2012
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three of the seven U.S. Marines killed in the collision of two military helicopters during a training exercise along the California-Arizona border... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Daily Press
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 Iranian ships reach Syria, Assad allies show support Mon 20 Feb 2012
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia, China and Iran showed support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, days before an international meeting likely to pile more... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) The Star
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 Camp Pendleton command returns to Afghanistan Sat 18 Feb 2012
MoreMaj. Gen. Charles Gurganus — USMC The Camp Pendleton force preparing to lead the fight in southwestern Afghanistan will have to find its footing on shifting... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Signon San Diego
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 US Marines posed with Nazi symbol in Afghanistan Thu 9 Feb 2012
SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a... (photo: WN) Newsvine
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 Interview: Bob Bradley on Port Said deaths Tue 7 Feb 2012
Al Jazeera's Paul Rhys speaks to the Egyptian national football team's American coach, Bob Bradley, about the tragedy at a match in Port Said on February 1 that left 74... (photo: AP) Al Jazeera
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 The 'Other' USS Carriers in the Persian Gulf Tue 31 Jan 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling We Americans might think of ourselves as democratized, but with out a doubt we are extremely virulent, even Ebolaized. This... (photo: US Navy / Quartermaster 1st Class Thomas E. Dowling) WorldNews.com
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 Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address Sun 29 Jan 2012
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Gareowe Online
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 Haditha outraged as Marine avoids jail in massacre Thu 26 Jan 2012
Haditha, Iraq -- In this town which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the Marine sergeant who... (photo: AP / Chris Carlson) San Francisco Chronicle
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 State of the Union speech Wed 25 Jan 2012
Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month,... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari) CBC
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 Marine's plea deal for Haditha massacre sparks outrage Tue 24 Jan 2012
Dubai: Many Iraqi politicians yesterday reacted with absolute shock to reports of a deal under which a US Marine squad leader facing trial over the killing of 24 Iraqi... (photo: AP / Denis Poroy) Gulf News
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 Deal sees Haditha Marine sentenced to just three months Tue 24 Jan 2012
The deal, which caught observers by surprise, means that Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich will now face a maximum of three months of confinement. He will also be demoted one... (photo: AP / Lenny Ignelzi) The Independent
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 Many drown in Iran boat accident Sun 22 Jan 2012
At least 16 people have died after a passenger boat sank off Iran's southern coast, the official IRNA news agency has reported. The boat sank on Saturday... (photo: AP / Sami Hozni) Al Jazeera
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