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Senate approves Hagel as new secretary of defense

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:36 PM PST

Former U.S. Senator Hagel testifies during Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be Defense Secretary, on Capitol Hill in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate confirmed Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama's new secretary of defense on Tuesday, after an unusually acrimonious confirmation fight that threatened to complicate his work as civilian leader at the Pentagon. The Senate voted 58-41 to confirm the former Republican senator, the closest vote ever to approve a defense secretary. ...

Judge refuses to dismiss charges in WikiLeaks case

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:17 PM PST

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army private accused of sending classified material to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has not been denied a speedy trial despite his lengthy pretrial confinement, a military judge ruled Tuesday.

Chuck Hagel will be secretary of Defense. What did GOP opposition accomplish?

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:33 PM PST

The embattled Chuck Hagel will be America's next secretary of Defense, after all.

Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:21 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013, file photo, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A deeply divided Senate is moving toward a vote on President Barack Obama's contentious choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department, with the former Republican senator on track to win confirmation after a protracted political fight. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Republican Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary, handing President Barack Obama's pick the top Pentagon job just days before billions of dollars in automatic, across-the-board budget cuts hit the military.

Powers wait to hear Iran response to nuclear offer

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:12 PM PST

Members of the Iranian delegation, led by chief nuclear negotiator Jalili, sit at a table during talks in AlmatyALMATY (Reuters) - World powers hope Iran will respond positively on Wednesday to their new offer to lift some sanctions if Tehran scales back nuclear activity the West fears could be used to build bombs. The United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia presented the offer when their first meeting with Iran in eight months began in Almaty on Tuesday and the Islamic state was considering it, the powers' spokesman said. Western officials described the first day of talks as "useful". ...

Just as Nixon went to China, should Obama go to Iran?

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:14 PM PST

In the 34 years since its revolution, Iran has marked key gains in the Middle East and pursued a nuclear program that shows little signs of slowing, despite a barrage of Western economic sanctions. Is it time for the United States to switch course and make a Nixon-to-China move vis a vis the Islamic republic?

WikiLeaks soldier's request to dismiss case rejected

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:07 PM PST

Army Private First Class Manning is escorted in handcuffs as he leaves the courthouse in Fort MeadeFORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - A defense request to dismiss the case against Army Private First Class Bradley Manning in the mass disclosure of military and diplomatic secrets by WikiLeaks was denied by a U.S. military judge on Tuesday. Manning's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss all charges against him, arguing the government had violated their client's right to a speedy trial. ...

Town Hall Meeting on Dangers of Sequestration

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:02 PM PST

Combat Veteran and Best-Selling Author Ilario Pantano Leads Town Hall on Impact of Sequestration for North CarolinaWILMINGTON, N.C., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With steep defense reductions scheduled to take effect beginning Friday, March 1, under the process of sequestration, North Carolinians are anxiously wondering: How will the looming federal budget cuts affect U.S. national security?On Thursday, February 28, Concerned Veterans for America will host a special town hall meeting in Wilmington to discuss the impact of sequestration on North Carolina and on the U.S. military. ...

Insight: Syria rebels bolstered by new arms but divisions remain

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:22 PM PST

File photo of a fighter from the Sadik unit of Free Syrian Army's Tahrir al Sham brigade firing his Steyr AUG rifle from inside a house during heavy fighting in Mleha suburb of DamascusBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have received advanced weapons aimed at narrowing the arms gap with President Bashar al-Assad's forces and reinforcing a new rebel military command which Western countries hope can dilute the strength of Islamist fighters. Several rebel commanders and fighters told Reuters that a shipment which reached Syria via Turkey last month comprised shoulder-held and other mobile equipment including anti-aircraft and armor-piercing weapons, mortars and rocket launchers. ...

Heroes to Heroes helps wounded US vets recover

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 11:31 AM PST

He'd suffered from nightmares and had used alcohol to blot out depression. After leaving Iraq as a wounded soldier in 2004, Harrison Manyoma of Humble, Texas, remained haunted by his experiences, which had culminated in a roadside car bomb explosion.

As atrocities pile up, Syrians collect evidence

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 10:52 AM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, March. 7, 2012 file photo, relatives care for Mohammed Obed, who is recovering in a hospital after being captured and allegedly tortured by Syrian Army soldiers, in Idlib, north Syria. A whole range of groups have accelerated a campaign to gather evidence of war crimes including torture, massacres and indiscriminate killings in the Syrian regime's war against rebels, hoping to find justice if President Bashar Assad falls. Some talk about referring the cases to the International Criminal Court or forming a special tribunal, but many in Syria hope that it's all laid out in the country's own courtrooms. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activist Yashar hopes the security agents who tormented him during five months of detention will one day be put on trial. In detention, he says, he was locked naked in a tiny box for a week, beaten daily during marathon interrogations and blindfolded for 45 days.

Retired Military Leaders Demand That Congress Act Now to Reduce Gun Violence

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 10:38 AM PST

New Ad Features Retired Admirals and Generals Saying Now is the Time for Common-Sense Gun Law Reforms; www.DemandAPlan.orgNEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns today released a new ad featuring retired military leaders calling on Congress to take immediate action and pass sensible gun reforms that will help stop the epidemic of gun murders that claims the lives of 33 Americans every day. The ad can be viewed at www.DemandAPlan.org/Military. ...

Military Leaders Say Congress Must Stop Sequester

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 10:32 AM PST

Military leaders say automatic budget cuts will undercut ability to confront global threats

Senate clears the way for confirmation of Hagel

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 10:14 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013, file photo, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A deeply divided Senate is moving toward a vote on President Barack Obama's contentious choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department, with the former Republican senator on track to win confirmation after a protracted political fight. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate cleared the way Tuesday for confirmation of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary after Republicans dropped their unprecedented delay of President Barack Obama's choice to head the Pentagon.

Shiite militant threatens Iranian exiles in Iraq

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 10:00 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of a new Shiite militant group in Iraq on Tuesday threatened to carry out more attacks on a camp for Iranian exiles that was struck by dozens of rockets and mortar shells earlier this month.

PTSD: The Futile Search for the "Quick Fix"

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 08:30 AM PST

PTSD: The Futile Search for the "Quick Fix"PTSD: The Futile Search for the "Quick Fix"

Senate to vote on moving ahead on Hagel nod

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 07:49 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013, file photo, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A deeply divided Senate is moving toward a vote on President Barack Obama's contentious choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department, with the former Republican senator on track to win confirmation after a protracted political fight. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Senate moved toward a vote Tuesday on President Barack Obama's contentious choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department, with the former Republican senator on track to win confirmation after a protracted political fight.

Chuck Hagel breaks the filibuster: Was the GOP's opposition worth it?

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 06:55 AM PST

Chuck Hagel will have the "weakest support of any defense secretary in modern history," says Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).Today's Senate vote cleared the last serious obstacle to Hagel leading the Pentagon

Kurdish rebel leader warns of disaster if no Turkey peace

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 05:26 AM PST

Pro-Kurdish politicians Onder, Buldan and Tan, are surrounded by media members before leaving for Imrali island in IstanbulISTANBUL (Reuters) - Emerging briefly from solitary confinement in his island prison near Istanbul, Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan said Turkey could become as troubled as Syria or Iraq if it does not take steps to end his group's decades-old insurgency. A paunchy and graying Ocalan, cut off from the world since his capture in 1999, told a delegation of pro-Kurdish MPs visiting him at the weekend of his plans to end a 28-year conflict that has killed 40,000 people. ...

Infantile Conservatism

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:00 AM PST

Regularly now, The Washington Post, as always concerned with fairness and balance, runs a blog called "Right Turn: Jennifer Rubin's Take From a Conservative Perspective."

Syria says ready to talk with armed opposition

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 06:25 PM PST

Destroyed buildings are seen on streets filled with debris in HomsMOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria is ready for talks with its armed opponents, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday, in the clearest offer yet to negotiate with rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad. But Moualem said at the same time Syria would pursue its fight "against terrorism," alluding to the conflict in which the United Nations says 70,000 people have been killed. His offer of talks drew a dismissive response from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was starting a nine-nation tour of European and Arab capitals in London. ...

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