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• No indictment for driver of parade float hit by train
• Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
• Float driver won't face charges in train crash
• US troop plan in Afghanistan follows Iraq playbook
• Defense nominee Hagel lays out stand on Iran
• WikiLeaks case likened to Civil War espionage
• Chuck Hagel, Vietnam vet: Would time as a 'grunt' be a plus at Pentagon?
• Kurds still want more autonomy though say peace effort is sincere
• US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
• Iraq PM's foes demand he face questioning in parliament
• What Zero Dark Thirty Says About How Washington Works
• Shepard Fairey, Artist Who Created Obama “Hope” Poster, to Design and Paint a Mural at Santa Fe University of Art and Design
• Zero Dark Thirty Is About More Than Torture
• The Neocons vs. Chuck Hagel
• Opponents of Iraq's Maliki seek to question him in parliament
• APNewsBreak: $5M paid to Iraqis over Abu Ghraib
• Iraq shuts Jordan border crossing over Sunni protests
• What Are Targeted Killings? Their Present and Future, Explained
• WikiLeaks: Bradley Manning was treated improperly in lockup, judge rules
• Progress in Women’s Rights Creates Backlash, Says Linfield College Professor
• Should Obama withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan?
• Terrorism Expert who Goes Behind the Headlines of an Attack to Reveal What Makes a Terrorist and What Might Prevent One
• Iraqis held at Abu Ghraib, other sites receive $5M
• Syria's deepening humanitarian crisis: By the numbers
• Today in History
• WikiLeaks soldier's sentence reduced - if convicted
• Review: 'Water By the Spoonful' is vivid, human
• US May Leave No Troops in Afghanistan

No indictment for driver of parade float hit by train Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:17 PM PST SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas grand jury on Wednesday decided not to indict the driver of a parade float involved in a crash with a Union Pacific train that killed four veterans, a Midland, Texas, prosecutor said. Assistant District Attorney Eric Kalenak said the grand jury decided not to indict Midland resident Dale Hayden, 50, who was driving a truck pulling a flatbed trailer that veterans and their wives were sitting on during the parade. ...

Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:36 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about diversity in Obama's inner circle.

Float driver won't face charges in train crash Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:22 PM PST MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A grand jury on Wednesday declined to indict the driver of a float involved in a train collision that killed four U.S. military veterans in a West Texas parade.

US troop plan in Afghanistan follows Iraq playbook Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:22 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the same debate, the same numbers and practically the same plan, but the White House is working harder to keep troops in Afghanistan than it did in similar but failed discussions in Iraq in 2011.

Defense nominee Hagel lays out stand on Iran Posted: 09 Jan 2013 02:25 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, is meeting with senior Pentagon staff to try to set the record straight about his stand on Iran, saying he backs strong international sanctions against Tehran and believes all options, including military action, should be on the table, defense officials said Wednesday.

WikiLeaks case likened to Civil War espionage Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:14 PM PST FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors are using a Civil War court-martial to advance their case that an Army private charged with sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks aided al-Qaida.

Chuck Hagel, Vietnam vet: Would time as a 'grunt' be a plus at Pentagon? Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST For Chuck Hagel, the day he reported for duty in Vietnam as a young private first class is seared in his memory. It was December 1967, and the heat was oppressive. So, too, were the smells.

Kurds still want more autonomy though say peace effort is sincere Posted: 09 Jan 2013 09:23 AM PST ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party said on Wednesday a new push to find a political solution to the long Kurdish conflict appeared to be serious but greater autonomy for the Kurds was still a main demand. The prospect of an end to three decades of war between the Turkish army and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) surfaced in recent weeks after the government acknowledged it was talking to the insurgents' jailed leader. Turkish media reports this week said a framework for a peace plan had been agreed with PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. ...

US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014 Posted: 09 Jan 2013 09:22 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces.

Iraq PM's foes demand he face questioning in parliament Posted: 09 Jan 2013 09:01 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Opponents of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday demanded he appear before parliament for questioning in a second attempt to force a vote of no confidence, as the Shi'ite leader faced Sunni Muslim protests. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Sunni strongholds across Iraq for more than two weeks, increasing fears that turmoil in neighboring Syria may help tip Iraq back into the broad sectarian violence it suffered a few years ago. ...

What Zero Dark Thirty Says About How Washington Works Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:29 AM PST Zero Dark Thirty came to Washington on Tuesday night with the kind of premiere Washington loves—canapes at the Newseum and a modicum of controversy. Outside the screening, protesters donned hoods and orange jump suits. Inside you could see Andrea Mitchell and Mark Warner.

Shepard Fairey, Artist Who Created Obama “Hope” Poster, to Design and Paint a Mural at Santa Fe University of Art and Design Posted: 09 Jan 2013 07:22 AM PST Fairey will also participate in a lecture and Q&A conversation for the campus and wider Santa Fe communitySanta Fe, NM (PRWEB) January 09, 2013 Santa Fe University of Art and Design (SFUAD) announced today that contemporary artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey will visit Santa Fe for a lecture and Q&A discussion and will create a mural design as part of the university's 2013–2014 Artists for Positive Social Change series. ...

Zero Dark Thirty Is About More Than Torture Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:54 AM PST Zero Dark Thirty came to Washington on Tuesday night with the kind of premiere Washington loves—canapes at the Newseum and a soupcan of controversy. Outside the screening, protesters donned hoods and orange jump suits. Inside you could see Andrea Mitchell and Mark Warner.

The Neocons vs. Chuck Hagel Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:53 AM PST Among the chicken hawks of Washington, William Kristol is the bantam rooster. Though Kristol never served in the military, for almost two decades the editor of The Weekly Standard has been the true brains behind the neoconservative movement, advocating the aggressive projection of U.S. military might around the globe.

Opponents of Iraq's Maliki seek to question him in parliament Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:18 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Opponents of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Wednesday they would call him to parliament for questioning in a second attempt to force a vote of no confidence as the Shi'ite leader faces Sunni Muslim protests. The parliamentary measure and popular unrest are turning into a major test for Maliki, a Shi'ite nationalist whom many Sunni leaders accuse of marginalizing their sect and amassing power just a year after the last U.S. troops left. ...

APNewsBreak: $5M paid to Iraqis over Abu Ghraib Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:36 AM PST A defense contractor whose subsidiary was accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to torture detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has paid $5.28 million to 71 former inmates held there and at ...

Iraq shuts Jordan border crossing over Sunni protests Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:18 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq closed a border crossing with Jordan on Wednesday after Sunni Muslim demonstrators blocked a highway to Syria and Jordan as part of mass protests against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Baghdad ordered troops to shut the Traibil border post in the Sunni heartland province of Anbar, where protests erupted in late December after authorities arrested the bodyguards of a Sunni finance minister, local officials said. ...

What Are Targeted Killings? Their Present and Future, Explained Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:49 AM PST The United States adopted targeted killing as an essential tactic to pursue those responsible for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency have employed the controversial practice with more frequency in recent years, both as part of combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as in counterterrorism efforts in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. ...

WikiLeaks: Bradley Manning was treated improperly in lockup, judge rules Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:32 AM PST A military judge ruled on Tuesday that a former Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of sensitive US documents to WikiLeaks was subject to improper treatment during a portion of his pretrial detention in a US Marine Corps lockup.

Progress in Women’s Rights Creates Backlash, Says Linfield College Professor Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:04 AM PST A recent surge in violence against women in the Middle East and India may be a backlash against gains in legal rights, education and political representation, says Dawn Nowacki, a political science professor at Linfield College in Oregon.McMINNVILLE, Ore. (PRWEB) January 09, 2013 Women throughout the developing world are assuming more leadership positions, and even some authoritarian regimes have made progress in terms of personal status laws, with more women having the right to divorce, win child custody lawsuits or own property. ...

Should Obama withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan? Posted: 09 Jan 2013 02:40 AM PST America was supposed to leave behind a force several thousand strong to help Afghans provide security after 2014. But now...

Terrorism Expert who Goes Behind the Headlines of an Attack to Reveal What Makes a Terrorist and What Might Prevent One Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:30 AM PST Advances Press announces the launch of Talking to Terrorists: Understanding the Psycho-Social Motivations of Militant Jihadi Terrorists, Mass Hostage Takers, Suicide Bombers and "Martyrs" authored by research psychologist Dr. Anne Speckhard (http://www.AnneSpeckhard.com) who spent ten years meeting with terrorists, their families and associates across Europe and the Middle East to understand what motivates a human being to kill themselves and others for the sake of a cause. ...

Iraqis held at Abu Ghraib, other sites receive $5M Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:07 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A defense contractor whose subsidiary was accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to torture detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison has paid $5.28 million to former prisoners held there and at other U.S.-run detention sites in Iraq during the war.

Syria's deepening humanitarian crisis: By the numbers Posted: 08 Jan 2013 11:18 PM PST Between the civil war, winter weather, and global indifference, Syria is rapidly sliding toward disaster

Today in History Posted: 08 Jan 2013 09:01 PM PST Today is Wednesday, Jan. 9, the ninth day of 2013. There are 356 days left in the year.

WikiLeaks soldier's sentence reduced - if convicted Posted: 08 Jan 2013 05:40 PM PST (Reuters) - A military judge on Tuesday reduced by 112 days any sentence that accused WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning might receive as compensation for harsh treatment he received in military detention, a Department of Defense spokesman said. Manning, a 25-year-old U.S. Army private, faces 22 charges including aiding the enemy, which carries a penalty of life in prison. ...

Review: 'Water By the Spoonful' is vivid, human Posted: 08 Jan 2013 05:16 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Any conquest, however small, can't be fully assessed without considering the cost of achieving it, the failures that preceded it and the environment in which it occurred.

US May Leave No Troops in Afghanistan Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:36 PM PST Obama administration considers leaving no US troops in Afghanistan after combat ends in 2014

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