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Booed soldier joins Ohio same-sex marriage effort
University to Connect Resources with Veterans' Families
Most charges dismissed against ex-Blackwater execs
France ready to start Mali withdrawal despite attack: army chief
Iranian American Society of Texas: Senior Bi-Partisan Panel Urges Recognition of Iranian opposition, calls for protection of dissidents through transfer to Camp Ashraf
The Missing Journalists of Syria’s War: The Struggle to Save Those Who Bear Witness
War zone killing: Vets feel 'alone' in their guilt
'Zero Dark Thirty' has the facts wrong – and that's a problem, not just for the Oscars
Iraq gunmen kill 7 Sunni fighters, officials say
'I'm a monster': Veterans 'alone' in their guilt
Iraq officials say gunmen kill 7 Sunni fighters
Masked gunmen kill seven members of Iraq militia
M.E.B.A. Calls for the Protection of Food for Peace Program Funding
Cut Commitments, Not Muscle
Today in History

Booed soldier joins Ohio same-sex marriage effort

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:57 PM PST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A gay U.S. soldier who was booed during a Republican presidential debate in 2011 has joined the effort to overturn Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage.

University to Connect Resources with Veterans' Families

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:18 PM PST

MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Thomas University's (www.stu.edu) Biscayne College will host a panel and workshop, March 22, 2013, offering veterans and their families an opportunity to connect with local resources during a conference: "Listening with Love: The Challenge of Reintegration for Veterans and Their Families."(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100709/STULOGO)Throughout the nation, the public has been hearing about the difficulties veterans and families have been experiencing as they adjust to civilian life. ...

Most charges dismissed against ex-Blackwater execs

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:27 PM PST

The federal prosecution of five former employees of the private security firm Blackwater has crumbled after the defendants said they were acting at the behest of the CIA by providing five guns as gifts ...

France ready to start Mali withdrawal despite attack: army chief

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:53 AM PST

OTTAWA (Reuters) - France is still ready to start pulling its forces out of Mali next month despite a rebel attack on the key northern town of Gao, the French head of the armed force said on Friday. Admiral Edouard Guillaud, chief of the defense staff, told reporters after a speech in Ottawa that he was not surprised by Thursday's attack in Gao, when 15 Islamists were killed by French and Malian troops. France's defense minister had earlier said Paris could start pulling out troops in early March. ...

Iranian American Society of Texas: Senior Bi-Partisan Panel Urges Recognition of Iranian opposition, calls for protection of dissidents through transfer to Camp Ashraf

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:10 AM PST

HOUSTON, Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a conference entitled, "Iran: Prospects for Democratic Change, U.S. Policy Options," a distinguished panel of bi-partisan former U.S. officials spoke to the need for a new course in dealing with the nuclear and terrorist threats posed by the Iranian regime, namely reaching out to Iran's organized opposition movement and protecting its members who are currently in Iraq.Mayor Rudy Giuliani was joined by former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Marc Ginsberg and Col. Wes Martin (Ret. ...

The Missing Journalists of Syria’s War: The Struggle to Save Those Who Bear Witness

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:07 AM PST

Michael Foley just wants his brother back. James Foley, known as "Jim," is an American freelance reporter who has been unaccounted for inside Syria since November. On Thanksgiving Day, the Foleys were told that James, 39, and another journalist were apparently intercepted and kidnapped by four armed men in Taftanaz, northwestern Syria, while on their way back to the Turkish border. Michael, 37, became the New Hampshire-based family's point-person for coordinating an awareness campaign to locate his missing brother.

War zone killing: Vets feel 'alone' in their guilt

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 09:33 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, former Marine Capt. Timothy Kudo thinks of himself as a killer — and he carries the guilt every day.

'Zero Dark Thirty' has the facts wrong – and that's a problem, not just for the Oscars

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 08:34 AM PST

The movie "Zero Dark Thirty" is unquestionably a gripping drama and credible contender in this year's Oscar competition (nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay). If director Kathryn Bigelow's film presented itself principally as fiction, it could be judged exclusively on its technical or dramatic merits, which are considerable. But because it advertises itself as a factually grounded "journalistic filming" of the hunt for Osama bin Laden, it cannot duck a further question about what it owes to truth.

Iraq gunmen kill 7 Sunni fighters, officials say

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 07:26 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Attackers disguised in military uniforms killed seven anti-al-Qaida militiamen in Iraq early on Friday as anti-government protests once again raged in Iraq's Sunni provinces.

'I'm a monster': Veterans 'alone' in their guilt

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 06:32 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, former Marine Capt. Timothy Kudo thinks of himself as a killer — and he carries the guilt every day.

Iraq officials say gunmen kill 7 Sunni fighters

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:45 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say gunmen wearing military uniforms have killed seven anti-al-Qaida militiamen in an attack in a town north of Baghdad.

Masked gunmen kill seven members of Iraq militia

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 02:11 AM PST

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Masked gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms shot dead seven members of a government-backed militia on Friday in a northern town, in an apparent attempt to provoke unrest against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. No group claimed responsibility, but Sunni insurgents have increased their attacks over the past two months, a year after U.S. troops pulled out of the country, where Shi'ite, Sunni and ethnic Kurdish factions still struggle over how to share power. ...

M.E.B.A. Calls for the Protection of Food for Peace Program Funding

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 01:02 AM PST

The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association calls for the protection of U.S. maritime and agricultural jobs.Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) February 22, 2013 The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.) stands with 21 U.S. Senators and its United States maritime industry partners in protecting thousands of U.S. maritime and agricultural jobs by calling for continued funding of the Food for Peace (PL 480) and Food for Progress programs. These programs, administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development, create necessary cargo for the U.S. ...

Cut Commitments, Not Muscle

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 12:00 AM PST

In that year of happy memory, 1972, George McGovern, the Democratic nominee, declared he would chop defense by fully one-third.

Today in History

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 09:01 PM PST

Today is Friday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2013. There are 312 days left in the year.