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Marine brig officials grilled about GI's jailing

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 04:03 PM PST

A former Marine Corps brig commander testified Thursday that a vague rule meant he could keep Pfc. Bradley Manning on suicide watch even after a psychiatrist determined that wasn't necessary, as lawyers for the soldier at the center of the WikiLeaks case chipped away at inconsistencies in the military's rationale for how it jailed Manning.

Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 02:12 PM PST

A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new export opportunities for American businesses but antagonizing relations with Russia over its treatment of dissidents.

Why US should be wary of attacking cyberradicals, including Al Qaeda

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:49 PM PST

The first issue of Al Qaeda's online magazine Inspire, released in June 2010, included articles aimed at youngsters, such as "How to Build a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom" and "What to Pack When You Leave for Jihad."

How deadly would chemical weapons in Syria be?

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:43 PM PST

Serious concerns have been raised about chemical weapons in Syria as unnamed US officials on Wednesday told NBC News that Syrian forces have loaded sarin, a deadly nerve gas, into bombs that can be dropped by planes.

With war shifting, US, Russia talk Syria's future

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:38 PM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a question during a joint news conference with Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the government building in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Clinton was in Ireland to attend the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) conference. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign minister and the U.N. peace envoy to the Arab country for extraordinary three-way talks that suggested Washington and Moscow might finally unite behind a strategy as the Assad regime weakens.


General who led Iraq drawdown to head CentCom

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:37 PM PST

FILE - This July 27, 2012 file photo shows Gen. Lloyd Austin, vice chief of staff for the U.S. Army, talking to reporters at Fort Riley, Kansas. President Barack Obama has tapped Austin, the general who oversaw the final troop withdrawal in Iraq to direct the end of the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan. Austin, currently vice chief of staff of the Army, would become the next top U.S. commander for the Middle East if the Senate confirms his nomination. Austin would be the first African-American general to lead U.S. Central Command. (AP Photo/John Milburn, File).President Barack Obama has tapped the general who oversaw the final troop withdrawal in Iraq to direct the end of the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan.


Former Transplant Patients at Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital hope to inspire others as Float Riders at 2013 Rose Parade

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:33 PM PST

The two will join 30 other Donate Life float riders from across the U.S., whose journeys of courage will undoubtedly inspire the nation and the world.Loma Linda, Calif. (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 Two former organ transplant patients at Loma Linda University Medical Center and Loma Linda University Children's Hospital will bring hope to others as riders of the inspiring Donate Life float at the 2013 Rose Parade on New Year's Day.Ernesto Bravo Chavez, 12, of Palm Springs, received a kidney transplant when he was five years old. ...

Syrian capital a maze of checkpoints, blast walls

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:44 AM PST

FILE -In this April 24, 2011 file photo taken with a mobile phone, through a car windscreen, showing Syrian army soldiers at a check point, in Damascus, Syria. As rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad edge closer toward the Syrian capital, ushering in what many say could eventually be the final and most brutal episode of the 20-month-old civil war, Damascus residents are bracing for more hardship. (AP Photo,File)a two-hour journey that is often terrifying.


Quantico brig commander: confinement regs 'vague'

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 11:11 AM PST

The former commander of a Marine Corps brig testified Thursday that a vague regulation gave him discretion to maintain tight restrictions on an Army private charged in the WikiLeaks case after a psychiatrist determined the solider was no longer a suicide risk.

The Military Knows It Has a Morality Problem

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:43 AM PST

It has not been a good year for America's armed forces. David Petraeus's extramarital affair dominated headlines; 25 instructors are under investigation for systematic sexual abuse of cadets at Lackland Air Force Base; and a rash of senior officers—at the rank of colonel or higher—have been reprimanded for serious misconduct. Last month, Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote to all four-star generals and flag officers asking for institutional soul-searching. ...

Former Ga. Homeless Vet Pays it Forward

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:34 AM PST

Former Ga. Homeless Vet Pays it ForwardFormer Ga. Homeless Vet Pays it Forward


Researchers say form of Ecstasy may heal combat trauma

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:15 AM PST

Handout of Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Mithoefer and his wife, nurse Ann Mithoefer in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A South Carolina psychiatrist and his wife, a nurse, have taken an uncommon, controversial approach to helping war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder by treating them with MDMA, a pure form of the party drug known as Ecstasy. Their studies have found that the psychoactive stimulant decreases fear and defensiveness while increasing trust in those who take it as part of a therapy program, say Dr. Michael Mithoefer and Ann Mithoefer. ...


Straub-Martin Harris Joint Venture Earns Top Award for Bachelor Enlisted Quarters Project on Marine Corps Base

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 10:08 AM PST

Straub-Martin Harris Take Home Top Award at Associated Builders and Contractors Award Ceremony in San Diego.San Diego, California (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 The Bachelor Enlisted Quarters and Parking Structure project at Twentynine Palms, designed and built by the Straub-Martin Harris Joint Venture (SMJHV) with PGAL Architects, won highest honors at the 2012 Excellence in Construction Awards sponsored by the Associated Builders and Contractors, San Diego Chapter. ...

Baghdad, Kurds said to reach security agreement

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 09:04 AM PST

Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that Baghdad and Kurdish officials reached a preliminary agreement to allow inhabitants of disputed northern areas to oversee their own security.

Americans Need to Re-embrace Sacrifice

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 08:15 AM PST

The most impassioned debate in the nation's capital last summer wasn't over the role of government or the fragile economy or even the ill-tempered presidential campaign. At issue: Should Stephen Strasburg continue to pitch? The Washington Nationals' phenom had undergone surgery in 2011, and general manager Mike Rizzo vowed to protect the 24-year-old ace's elbow by limiting his season to 160 innings. As the eight-year-old franchise contended for its first pennant, radio talk shows erupted when Strasburg was benched. The Nats made the playoffs—yippee!—but were eliminated all too soon.

As tanks face off, Iraqi rivals see political gains

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:07 AM PST

TUZ KHURMATO, Iraq (Reuters) - A hundred miles from Baghdad, tanks are facing off across a frontline defined not by an international border but by ethnic enmity, fueled by past bloodshed and future oil wealth, that risks tearing Iraq apart. The sun-blazoned flag of Kurdistan flies from the turrets of Soviet-built armored vehicles, seized a decade ago from Saddam Hussein's army, their barrels now aimed at the unseen forces of Iraq's national government on the far side of Tuz Khurmato, a town beyond the formal boundary of the Kurds' autonomous region. ...

Iraqi PM says central government and Kurds reach preliminary deal for disputed northern areas

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:52 AM PST

BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister says Baghdad and Kurdish officials have reached a preliminary agreement to allow inhabitants of disputed northern areas to oversee their own security.

What Can the U.S. Do About Syria's Chemical Weapons?

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:50 AM PST

U.S. and allied officials have spent increasingly long hours over the past several days planning intensely for potential military and diplomatic responses in the event that the Syrian chemical-weapons threat heightens, according to government sources and experts.

Syria criticizes NATO move on Patriot missiles

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:32 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)Syria sharply criticized NATO's move to deploy Patriot missiles along its border with Turkey, calling the decision "provocative," as the West took a major step toward a possible military role in the civil war.


Five Best Thursday Columns

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:29 AM PST

Five Best Thursday ColumnsDina Esfandiary in The Diplomat on Syria's chemical weapons Embattled Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad has reportedly ordered his military to start prepping nerve gas bombs, and many have been asking what Obama's "red line" has become in terms of intervention. Weighing the outcomes that could lead to a chemical weapon strike, Dina Esfandiary calls for cool heads to prevail. "Logic dictates that if Assad truly fears for his survival, then the use of his most potent weapon may not be so far-fetched," she writes. ...


US, Russia set for surprise Syria meeting

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 06:06 AM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pauses during a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)The top U.S. and Russian diplomats will hold a surprise meeting Thursday with the United Nations' peace envoy for Syria, signaling fresh hopes of an international breakthrough to end the Arab country's 21-month civil war.


Book Talk: At base camp on the climb to conquer corruption

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 05:32 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Frank Vogl, who co-founded the anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) in 1993, believes campaigners have reached base camp in their fight to end the abuse of public office for private gain. TI has offices in more than 100 countries and its annual rankings of clean government are widely used by investment analysts to help gauge political risk. ...

A wary Iraq weighs its options as Syrian civil war deepens

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 04:00 AM PST

As Syria implodes, shock waves from the sectarian conflict are being felt in Baghdad, where a beleaguered Iraqi government is struggling to maintain a hard-won but fragile stability.

UFC welterweight Mike (Quick) Swick doubles as fighter-businessman

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 03:30 AM PST

SEATTLE - Fighter, entrepreneur. Mike (Quick) Swick can wear his own signature shirt into the cage or design yours.

US, Russia to meet with UN mediator for Syria in new diplomatic effort to end war

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 02:20 AM PST

DUBLIN - The top U.S. and Russian diplomats will hold a surprise meeting Thursday with the United Nations' peace envoy for Syria, signalling fresh hopes of an international breakthrough to end the Arab country's 21-month civil war.

Gunmen kill 5 policemen south of Iraqi capital

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:53 AM PST

Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed five policemen in an attack on a checkpoint south of Baghdad.

Middle East Summit held at Indian Mountain School

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:26 AM PST

Resolutions reached during 9th Grade summit on the Middle East.Lakeville, Connecticut (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 The entire ninth grade met in the assembly hall for its annual Middle East Summit. The Summit is a culmination of two weeks of research that the students have done on a Middle Eastern country in their Ancient Civilizations classes. The countries represented at the summit included Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Turkey. and Saudi Arabia.The four questions that each country had to answer were:1. ...

MilitaryOneClick attended U.S. Chamber Hiring our Heroes event at Washington Nationals Stadium, "2013 is The Year of The Military Spouse"

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 12:18 AM PST

MilitaryOneClick attended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes event and Military Spouse Business Alliance Career Forum on December 5, 2012 hosted by the Washington Nationals Baseball Club in Washington, DC.Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 MilitaryOneClick attended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes event and Military Spouse Business Alliance Career Forum on December 5, 2012 hosted by the Washington Nationals Baseball Club in Washington, DC.Mr. Thomas Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. ...

Marine official: Manning held improperly in brig

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:58 PM PST

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning steps out of a security vehicle as he is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, for a pretrial hearing. Manning is charged with aiding the enemy by causing hundreds of thousands of classified documents to be published on the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)An Army private charged with sending reams of classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks was wrongly kept on suicide watch for at least seven days of his nine months' confinement at a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., the Marines' chief of corrections testified Wednesday.


Mongolia finds China can be too close for comfort

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:48 PM PST

In this July 6, 2012 photo, excavation continues at the Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi coal mining facility in southern Mongolia. Fully 90 percent of Mongolia's exports - coal, copper, cashmere and livestock - go to China, which in turn sends machinery, appliances and other consumer goods that account for a third of Mongolian imports. The rising trade with China now amounts to three-fourths of Mongolia's economy, one of the highest ratios in the world, according to an Associated Press analysis of IMF trade data. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)After years of testy debate, Mongolia broke ground this spring for a railroad that will haul coal across the pebbled Gobi desert to China, but with one costly condition.


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