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• Haunting images of dozens of dead children in Syria, among 90 killed in new regime attack
• Dozens of children killed in new Syria attack
• Biden says end to wars gives US new flexibility
• At West Point Commencement, Joe Biden Focuses on Future Challenges
• At West Point Commencement, Joe Biden Focuses on Future Challenges
• Biden tells West Point cadets: prepare for new threats
• Activists: Toll from Syrian attack more than 90
• Iraqi president calls for dialogue to solve crisis
• Veterans: 'We Do it Because We Care'
• Obama honors veterans during Memorial Day weekend
• Four killed in Iraq attacks
• Pakistan: The Terror State We Call Our Ally
• Officials: Roadside bomb kills 3 Iraqi soldiers
• Cleveland Veterans’ Disability Benefits Lawyer Says Veterans Should Seek Help for PTSD
• Obama's Weekly Address: Honor Our Fallen Heroes
• Obama's Weekly Address: Honor Our Fallen Heroes
• ON MEMORIAL DAY
• Exclusive: Syria grain trade signals alarm for Assad
• A race to shore up the ancient walls of Babylon
• Syrian doctors turn to smuggling supplies as war rages on
• This Memorial Day, supporting veterans is a matter of national security

Haunting images of dozens of dead children in Syria, among 90 killed in new regime attack Posted: 26 May 2012 05:20 PM PDT BEIRUT - Gruesome video Saturday showed rows of dead Syrian children lying in a mosque in bloody shorts and T-shirts with gaping head wounds, haunting images of what activists called one of the deadliest regime attacks yet in Syria's 14-month-old uprising.

Dozens of children killed in new Syria attack Posted: 26 May 2012 04:26 PM PDT Gruesome video Saturday showed rows of dead Syrian children lying in a mosque in bloody shorts and T-shirts with gaping head wounds, haunting images of what activists called one of the deadliest regime attacks yet in Syria's 14-month-old uprising.

Biden says end to wars gives US new flexibility Posted: 26 May 2012 11:40 AM PDT Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in an election-year commencement address to jubilant graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

At West Point Commencement, Joe Biden Focuses on Future Challenges Posted: 26 May 2012 10:26 AM PDT Vice President Joe Biden told a graduating class of army cadets today that their entrance into the service had come at time of rapid change for the nation's military. Delivering the commencement address to roughly a thousand students of the U.S. Military Academy at West...

At West Point Commencement, Joe Biden Focuses on Future Challenges Posted: 26 May 2012 10:26 AM PDT Vice President Joe Biden told a graduating class of army cadets today that their entrance into the service had come at time of rapid change for the nation's military. Delivering the commencement address to roughly a thousand students of the U.S. Military Academy at West...

Biden tells West Point cadets: prepare for new threats Posted: 26 May 2012 10:12 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most of the cadets who graduated on Saturday from West Point were in elementary school when hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and enrolled in the U.S. military academy with wars raging in Iraq and Afghanistan. Vice President Joe Biden lauded the brave choices of the Class of 2012 - and their so-called "9/11 generation" - with a commencement address focused on the United States' new foreign policy challenges including cyber threats and a rising China. ...

Activists: Toll from Syrian attack more than 90 Posted: 26 May 2012 09:52 AM PDT Government troops shelled a string of villages in central Syria before pro-regime thugs swept through the area, shooting people in the streets and in their homes in attacks that killed more than 90 people, activists said Saturday.

Iraqi president calls for dialogue to solve crisis Posted: 26 May 2012 09:48 AM PDT Iraq's president on Saturday urged the nation's bickering factions to resolve the bitter political dispute that has gripped the government for nearly six months, warning that the crisis threatens to split the country.

Veterans: 'We Do it Because We Care' Posted: 26 May 2012 07:55 AM PDT Yahoo! News asked veterans and their families to share brief reflections on Memorial Day -- what it means to them and how they're impacted.

Obama honors veterans during Memorial Day weekend Posted: 26 May 2012 06:31 AM PDT President Barack Obama is paying tribute to veterans during Memorial Day weekend, honoring those willing to sacrifice their lives for their country.

Four killed in Iraq attacks Posted: 26 May 2012 06:07 AM PDT Attacks north of Baghdad on Saturday killed four people, including three soldiers who died in a bombing, security and medical officials said.

Pakistan: The Terror State We Call Our Ally Posted: 26 May 2012 06:00 AM PDT Sometimes, the most telling facts are the ones your briefers don't want to mention. On a hot, sunny day in early May, I sat with other reporters at an International Security Assistance Force briefing in Afghanistan's violence-wracked Ghazni province, otherwise known as Regional Command East. The ISAF civilian-military team, using laser pointers on a map, highlighted a few peaceful districts colored green and many others colored red, where the Taliban was still fighting, although the briefers said that "progress" was evident. ...

Officials: Roadside bomb kills 3 Iraqi soldiers Posted: 26 May 2012 05:11 AM PDT Officials say a roadside bombing in northern Iraq has killed three soldiers.

Cleveland Veterans’ Disability Benefits Lawyer Says Veterans Should Seek Help for PTSD Posted: 26 May 2012 05:06 AM PDT Lawrence Disparti of Disparti Law Group in Cleveland says the Veterans Administration's new stigma-free approach to post-traumatic stress disorder should encourage veterans to seek needed treatment.Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 Cleveland veterans' disability benefits attorney Lawrence Disparti said today that military veterans should follow new advice of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and seek treatment if they have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ...

Obama's Weekly Address: Honor Our Fallen Heroes Posted: 26 May 2012 03:01 AM PDT As Americans prepare to fire up the grill, open the pool, and enjoy the holiday weekend, President Obama is paying tribute to the nation's men and women in uniform, thanking them for their service and reaffirming his commitment to "serve them and their families as...

Obama's Weekly Address: Honor Our Fallen Heroes Posted: 26 May 2012 03:01 AM PDT As Americans prepare to fire up the grill, open the pool, and enjoy the holiday weekend, President Obama is paying tribute to the nation's men and women in uniform, thanking them for their service and reaffirming his commitment to "serve them and their families as...

ON MEMORIAL DAY Posted: 25 May 2012 10:01 PM PDT In his now-forgotten statement proclaiming Memorial Day, the now-forgotten John A. Logan, the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, urged Americans not to forget those who had died in the Civil War. It was only three years since the guns were silenced. The country was stitched together but still torn asunder. Much grief and hurt remained. ...

Exclusive: Syria grain trade signals alarm for Assad Posted: 25 May 2012 05:02 PM PDT LONDON/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Syria is struggling to meet its grain import needs because of sanctions, raising the risk of bread shortages that could sap public support for President Bashar al-Assad as he tries to snuff out a 15-month-old uprising. Trade sources said a reluctance among foreign banks, shipowners and grain traders to sell to import-dependent Syria - even though food is not itself subject to sanctions - has forced Damascus into an array of unusually small deals, many arranged by shadowy middlemen around the Middle East and Asia. ...

A race to shore up the ancient walls of Babylon Posted: 25 May 2012 01:57 PM PDT The sound of hammers echoes from ancient brick as Iraqi workers battling damage done by wind, water, and modern history race to shore up the crumbing walls of Babylon.

Syrian doctors turn to smuggling supplies as war rages on Posted: 25 May 2012 11:08 AM PDT Tucked away in the underground garage of a nondescript apartment building in northern Jordan, the door to "the warehouse" is easy to miss. It looks like it should be a janitor's closet or a boiler room. In fact, the tiny basement apartment is a way station for smugglers moving a vital product.

This Memorial Day, supporting veterans is a matter of national security Posted: 25 May 2012 08:38 AM PDT This Memorial Day the discussion will undoubtedly be framed around the debt owed to those who have served, and the moral obligation of a grateful nation to repay that debt. It's a debt both real and owed.

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