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• At least 78 killed in Syria's Hama province
• U.S. Army major gets prison time for kickbacks from Iraq
• Records search may delay WikiLeaks court-martial
• Michelle Obama Sees Long, Hard Campaign With 'Twists and Turns'
• Syria accused of new massacre as U.N. meets
• Lawyers seek dismissal of 10 counts in WikiLeaks case
• Wooing Florida Voters, Ann Romney Calls Wisconsin Results 'Pretty Exciting'
• NASA Astronaut To Deliver Commencement Address At Alma Mater
• Syria risks drawn-out civil war: experts
• Muslims sue New York police over New Jersey mosque spying
• "Sandstorm" gives voice to Libyans in revolution
• As violence rises, U.S., allies pulled into Yemen
• Women for Women International Joins the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict
• Bomb targets U.S. mission in Libya's Benghazi
• Bomb targets US mission in Libya's Benghazi
• Army veterans use filmmaking as therapy for PTSD
• Iraq PM blames 'foreign influences' in row
• CommLab Successfully Trains Delegates from Ministry of Oil, Iraq on eLearning Solutions
• Obama's latest drone target: Who is Abu Yahya al-Libi?
• 10 things you need to know today: June 6, 2012
• New Book Sheds Light on Parents of the Deployed, the “Other” Military Family Who Also Serve Their Country
• Syria crisis causes spike in draft-dodging
• The Courage and Sacrifice behind Military Awards for Valor: Stars and Stripes "Heroes" gets the Story from some of America's Most Selfless
• Justice Dept. tries to cut Fast and Furious deal with Congress
• US to work with Nigerian army to tackle Islamists

At least 78 killed in Syria's Hama province Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:58 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Activists said pro-government militia men and security forces killed at least 78 people, including children, in Syria's central province of Hama on Wednesday. Some of those killed in the village of Mazraat al-Qabeer were stabbed to death, the activists said, and at least 12 bodies had been burned. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said its activists on the ground documented a smaller number of victims - 24 people, four of them children. ...

U.S. Army major gets prison time for kickbacks from Iraq Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:55 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A U.S. Army major who pleaded guilty to accepting $20,000 in bribes from an Iraqi contractor at a military base in Iraq was sentenced on Wednesday to six months in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors. Christopher Bradley, 42, of El Paso, Texas, who pleaded guilty to two counts of illegally accepting gratuities, was also ordered to pay restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas. Federal prosecutors said Bradley was in charge of helping an Iraqi Army unit set up base at the U.S. military post in Mosul, Iraq, in ...

Records search may delay WikiLeaks court-martial Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:53 PM PDT An exhaustive search for government records assessing the impact of the WikiLeaks disclosures could delay the court-martial of the Army private charged with causing the biggest intelligence leak in U.S. history, a military judge said Wednesday.

Michelle Obama Sees Long, Hard Campaign With 'Twists and Turns' Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:36 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA – Stumping today at one of her first solo public campaign rallies of the year, First Lady Michelle Obama didn't utter the word 'Wisconsin' or discuss Democrats' defeat in that state after months of organizing to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker. But her message...

Syria accused of new massacre as U.N. meets Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:31 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stood accused by opponents on Thursday of a new massacre of scores of villagers hours before a divided United Nations Security Council convenes to review the crisis. If confirmed, the killings of at least 78 people at Mazraat al-Qabeer, near Hama, will pile on pressure for world powers to act, but there is little sign they can overcome a paralysis born of sharp divisions between Western and Arab states on the one hand and Assad's defenders in Russia, China and Iran. ...

Lawyers seek dismissal of 10 counts in WikiLeaks case Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:27 PM PDT Lawyers for WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning asked a military court Wednesday to throw out 10 of 22 counts filed against the US Army private for allegedly leaking documents to the site.

Wooing Florida Voters, Ann Romney Calls Wisconsin Results 'Pretty Exciting' Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:23 PM PDT OCALA, Fla. — While visiting a therapeutic horse riding facility here, Ann Romney said Tuesday night's results in Wisconsin were "pretty exciting." Romney put two thumbs up and broke into a grin when asked by ABC News her reaction to Gov. Scott Walker's win last...

NASA Astronaut To Deliver Commencement Address At Alma Mater Posted: 06 Jun 2012 02:43 PM PDT HOUSTON, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Scott D. Tingle will deliver the commencement address at Blue Hills Regional Technical School at 6 p.m. EDT June 12. The graduation ceremony will take place outside, on the school's campus, at 800 Randolph St., in Canton, Mass. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. the following day, June 13.

Syria risks drawn-out civil war: experts Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:36 PM PDT With the Annan peace plan at stalemate, a badly-fragmented opposition and fierce resistance from the regime, Syria risks descending into a long and bloody civil war, analysts say.

Muslims sue New York police over New Jersey mosque spying Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:34 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Muslim-Americans in New Jersey said they filed a lawsuit on Wednesday demanding the New York Police Department stop its surveillance of mosques, businesses, college campuses and other gathering spots as part of its anti-terrorism campaign. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, on behalf of several Muslim organizations, private businesses and individuals, said Muslim Advocates, a national civil rights group. ...

"Sandstorm" gives voice to Libyans in revolution Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:25 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Award-winning British journalist Lindsey Hilsum has reported from Afghanistan, Kosovo and the front lines of the Iraq war embedded with a U.S. Marine unit, but Libya's revolution last year marked the first time she set foot in that country. Now she is responsible for another first: her "Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution" is the first book to tell the story of the 2011 uprising that overthrew longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi through the eyes of Libyans. ...

As violence rises, U.S., allies pulled into Yemen Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:39 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters)- U.S. policymakers might talk down "boots on the ground" in Yemen but with military advisers and contractors deployed and aid funding rising, Washington and its allies are already being drawn ever deeper into the country. Western security and intelligence officials have long seen Yemen as central to their fight against Islamist militancy, viewing local franchise Al Qaeda on the Arabic Peninsula (AQAP) as the most dangerous single foreign group plotting attacks against the West. U.S. ...

Women for Women International Joins the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:32 AM PDT Campaign is driving efforts to prevent sexual violence, protect survivors, and prosecute perpetratorsWashington, DC (PRWEB) June 06, 2012 Women for Women International (WfWI) has announced it is joining the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict. The campaign is dedicated to coordinating efforts to end the use of systematic rape in conflict and is the first such collaboration between Nobel Peace Laureates from the Nobel Women's Initiative, international advocacy organizations, and groups working at the regional and community levels in conflict areas. ...

Bomb targets U.S. mission in Libya's Benghazi Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:07 AM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A bomb exploded outside the U.S. diplomatic mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi overnight, an attack that could be retaliation for the killing, in a U.S. drone strike, of al Qaeda's Libyan second-in-command. An improvised explosive device was dropped from a vehicle outside the mission, in an upmarket area of central Benghazi. It exploded moments after, slightly damaging the building's gate but no one was hurt, U.S. and Libyan officials said. Washington had confirmed a few hours before the attack that a U.S. ...

Bomb targets US mission in Libya's Benghazi Posted: 06 Jun 2012 09:01 AM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A bomb exploded outside the U.S. diplomatic mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi overnight, an attack that could be retaliation for the killing, in a U.S. drone strike, of al Qaeda's Libyan second-in-command. An improvised explosive device was dropped from a vehicle outside the mission, in an upmarket area of central Benghazi. It exploded moments after, slightly damaging the building's gate but no one was hurt, U.S. and Libyan officials said. Washington had confirmed a few hours before the attack that a U.S. ...

Army veterans use filmmaking as therapy for PTSD Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:50 AM PDT In 1943, an enraged Gen. George S. Patton slapped a battle-fatigued U.S. soldier at a military hospital and accused him of cowardice, an episode that nearly ended Patton's career. Nearly 70 years later, two filmmakers — one of them Patton's grandson — are trying to help soldiers cope with what is now called post-traumatic stress disorder by getting them to tell their war stories through a movie.

Iraq PM blames 'foreign influences' in row Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:05 AM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday blamed "foreign influences" for a protracted political crisis that has seen political blocs opposed to him press for his ouster.

CommLab Successfully Trains Delegates from Ministry of Oil, Iraq on eLearning Solutions Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:03 AM PDT CommLab achieves another milestone by successfully training representatives from Ministry of Oil, Iraq (MoO) on eLearning Solutions. Delegates from MoO have received extensive training in all aspects of eLearning development and implementation for two month at CommLab premises. The training is a part of contract awarded to CommLab India for providing end-to-end eLearning solutions.Hyderabad, India (PRWEB) June 06, 2012 CommLab India successfully completes a two-month eLearning training program for delegates from Ministry of Oil (MoO), Iraq. ...

Obama's latest drone target: Who is Abu Yahya al-Libi? Posted: 06 Jun 2012 02:15 AM PDT The White House says a Monday strike killed the Libyan religious scholar who had become al Qaeda's second-in-command after the death of Osama bin Laden

10 things you need to know today: June 6, 2012 Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:28 AM PDT Wisconsin's Scott Walker survives recall, a drone strike kills al Qaeda's No. 2, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

New Book Sheds Light on Parents of the Deployed, the “Other” Military Family Who Also Serve Their Country Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:24 AM PDT We Also Serve: A Family Goes to War" by Author Nanette Sagastume is an unforgettable story of a military family's emotional survival through two controversial wars. Part diary, part memoir, and spanning two generations of Marines, Sagastume writes with humility, compassion and courage about a world that 99% of Americans will never see.Chico, CA. ...

Syria crisis causes spike in draft-dodging Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:20 AM PDT Approaching his 18th birthday, Hamza, a merchant sailor from Syria, resigned himself to the fate awaiting him when he reached adulthood: A year and a half of mandatory military service.

The Courage and Sacrifice behind Military Awards for Valor: Stars and Stripes "Heroes" gets the Story from some of America's Most Selfless Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:09 AM PDT For the military men and women who will lace up their boots in Afghanistan today, the task is to complete the mission and lie down to sleep tonight one day closer to coming home. Simple—but not easy. Sometimes completing an ordinary mission demands extraordinary heroism of them. These are their stories, recounted by Stars and Stripes in the 8th annual publication of "Heroes."Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 06, 2012 America's military men and women come from everywhere: cities, farms, small towns, even other countries. ...

Justice Dept. tries to cut Fast and Furious deal with Congress Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:01 PM PDT The Department of Justice told Republican House leadership in a Tuesday letter that it hopes to reach an agreement with congressional overseers on how much information about Operation Fast and Furious it is required to hand over.

US to work with Nigerian army to tackle Islamists Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:52 PM PDT The United States plans to work with the Nigerian army to help it combat the threat of the Islamist group Boko Haram which is spreading violence in the west African nation, officials said Tuesday.

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