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• GI pleads guilty in WikiLeaks case, faces 20 years
• Bradley Manning pleads guilty to misusing classified data in WikiLeaks case
• Caro wins National Book Critics Circle bio prize
• GI admits leaks, accuses military of 'bloodlust'
• TWO IMPORTANT JOBS ARE FILLED BY TWO GOOD MEN
• Restaurant boat sinks in Baghdad; 8 reported dead
• The Politics of Weed: Congress Will Be Voting on Toking
• Pa. judge clears officer of assault; wife's a cop
• Will limited US aid to Syria rebels hasten the end of war, or prolong it?
• Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf buried at West Point
• Bradley Manning pleads guilty to some WikiLeaks charges
• Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays
• Iranian exiles ask U.N., U.S. protection in Iraq after rocket hit
• Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf to be buried at West Point
• Soldier: Leaks meant to enlighten on US policy
• Bombs kill at least 22 in Iraqi capital
• Bradley Manning Says He Tried Times and Washington Post Before Wikileaks
• US Army offers citizenship track for needed skills
• Series of explosions in Iraq kill 22
• Manning offers pleas to judge in WikiLeaks case
• Key military players in Syria's civil war
• Series of explosions in Iraq kill 19
• Iraq car bomb strikes Baghdad eatery, killing 10
• The Rehabilitation of Chuck Hagel
• Kurdish rebel leader airs frustrations in Turkey peace process
• Italy vote arms critics of Berlin's austerity mantra
• Armored & Counter IED Vehicles Market Analyzed & Forecast by SDI in New Report Available at MarketPublishers.com
• Physical Gold Shortage Possible in the Near Future, Reports Gold Price
• Car bomb, roadside blast kill 4 people in Iraq
• Hagel takes over the Pentagon
• Obama Administration Expected to Directly Aid Syria's Rebels

GI pleads guilty in WikiLeaks case, faces 20 years Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:35 PM PST FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Bradley Manning, the Army private arrested in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that could send him to prison for 20 years, saying he was trying to expose the American military's "bloodlust" and disregard for human life in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bradley Manning pleads guilty to misusing classified data in WikiLeaks case Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:11 PM PST FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. Army private accused of providing secret documents to the WikiLeaks website pleaded guilty on Thursday to misusing classified material he felt "should become public," but denied the top charge of aiding the enemy. Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, entered the pleas prior to his court martial, which is set to begin on June 3, in a case that centers on the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history. Military judge Colonel Denise Lind accepted the guilty pleas late in the afternoon. ...

Caro wins National Book Critics Circle bio prize Posted: 28 Feb 2013 03:34 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Author Robert Caro is again the critics' choice.

GI admits leaks, accuses military of 'bloodlust' Posted: 28 Feb 2013 02:44 PM PST FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A U.S. Army judge has accepted an offer by a private to plead guilty to violating military regulations in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history.

TWO IMPORTANT JOBS ARE FILLED BY TWO GOOD MEN Posted: 28 Feb 2013 02:02 PM PST WASHINGTON -- I ask to be forgiven this once for being so lightheaded as to think we may be entering a new age. A better age. A workable age! I actually do think it is a more hopeful age.My reasoning is owing to the fact that two fine men -- two different kind of men from most of those who have led us for the last two decades -- assumed their jobs this month. It just happens that they are arguably the most important jobs we have in the nation outside of the presidency.I liked the way they both behaved as they entered their important offices with new confidence. ...

Restaurant boat sinks in Baghdad; 8 reported dead Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:54 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — A crowded floating restaurant loaded with dozens of guests sank in the Tigris River in central Baghdad late Thursday, leaving at least eight people dead and several others missing, according to officials.

The Politics of Weed: Congress Will Be Voting on Toking Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:53 PM PST A motorcycle accident when he was 19 left New Englander Scott Murphy with a steel rod attached to his femur and four metal plates in his hip. It wasn't enough to keep him out of the Army, but it did hasten his discharge.

Pa. judge clears officer of assault; wife's a cop Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:43 PM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge who acquitted a police lieutenant of assaulting a woman in a high-profile, videotaped arrest is himself married to a city officer, a development that has prompted outrage in the victim's Latino community.

Will limited US aid to Syria rebels hasten the end of war, or prolong it? Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:29 PM PST Henry Kissinger allegedly said of the Iran-Iraq war that raged so bloodily in the 1980s that "it's too bad they both can't lose."

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf buried at West Point Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:15 PM PST WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the no-nonsense Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed "Stormin' Norman," graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, soaking up its values: "Duty, Honor, Country."

Bradley Manning pleads guilty to some WikiLeaks charges Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:09 PM PST The case of the young US Army private tied to the largest leak of government secrets in US history took a major turn Thursday when Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty to 10 of 22 charges against him – specifically acknowledging in a lengthy statement that he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, the whistleblower website founded by controversial Internet activist Julian Assange.

Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:16 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Four major universities are joining theater companies in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta in a project to commission new plays, music and dance compositions about the Civil War and its lasting legacy.

Iranian exiles ask U.N., U.S. protection in Iraq after rocket hit Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:02 PM PST GENEVA (Reuters) - An Iranian exile leader called on Thursday for swift U.N. and U.S. action to prevent further attacks on Iranian dissidents in a transit camp in Iraq following a rocket strike in which at least five people were killed and many wounded. The dissident group Mujahadin-e-Khalq (MEK) calls for the overthrow of Iran's Shi'ite Muslim clerical leadership. The MEK fought alongside the forces of Iraq's late Sunni Muslim dictator Saddam Hussein in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. ...

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf to be buried at West Point Posted: 28 Feb 2013 11:13 AM PST WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has ushered his late friend Norman Schwarzkopf back to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Soldier: Leaks meant to enlighten on US policy Posted: 28 Feb 2013 10:39 AM PST FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army private charged in the largest leak of classified material in U.S. history said Thursday that he sent the material to WikiLeaks to enlighten the public about American foreign and military policy and that he didn't think it would harm the United States.

Bombs kill at least 22 in Iraqi capital Posted: 28 Feb 2013 10:18 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed in a series of blasts in Shi'ite neighborhoods of Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said, as Iraq's precarious sectarian balance comes under growing strain. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have been redoubling their efforts to undermine the Shi'ite-led government and spark deeper intercommunal fighting since the start of the year. ...

Bradley Manning Says He Tried Times and Washington Post Before Wikileaks Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:39 AM PST According to reporters at today's military hearing at Fort Meade, after pleading guilty on 10 of 22 charges Bradley Manning indicated during his lengthy statement that he'd attempted to give the New York Times, Washington Post, and Politico the material he eventually gave to Wikileaks. Initial reports from the detailed and somber statement appear to show that some combination of weather, vague offers, and unreturned voicemails led Manning to try Julian Assange instead.

US Army offers citizenship track for needed skills Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:38 AM PST SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carolyne Chelulei came to the United States from Kenya on a student visa for a college education, but now the Army is offering her the chance to stay for good as a citizen.

Series of explosions in Iraq kill 22 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:03 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of bombings struck Baghdad and towns south of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 22 and wounding dozens in areas that are home to mostly Muslim Shiites — the latest evidence of rising sectarian discord in Iraq.

Manning offers pleas to judge in WikiLeaks case Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:36 AM PST FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army private charged in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history offered guilty pleas Thursday to 10 of 22 charges against him and a military judge said she would allow the soldier to read a statement explaining his actions.

Key military players in Syria's civil war Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:26 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — A list of key military players in the Syrian civil war:

Series of explosions in Iraq kill 19 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:18 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of bombings struck Baghdad and a livestock market south of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 19 and wounding dozens in areas that are home to mostly Muslim Shiites — the latest evidence of rising sectarian discord in Iraq.

Iraq car bomb strikes Baghdad eatery, killing 10 Posted: 28 Feb 2013 07:36 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a car bomb outside a restaurant in a primarily Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Baghdad has killed 10 and wounded 30.

The Rehabilitation of Chuck Hagel Posted: 28 Feb 2013 07:27 AM PST Having been ushered into his job as Defense secretary with the biggest dissenting Senate vote in U.S. history, Chuck Hagel appears to be already a politically damaged figure. And now, adding injury to insult, the first thing the new Defense secretary must do is go back to the Congress that roughed him up during his confirmation process and … beg some more. In order to minimize the effects of the imminent sequester, Hagel needs legislative authority to give him more discretion to move around money as the Defense Department is hit with $46 billion in cuts.

Kurdish rebel leader airs frustrations in Turkey peace process Posted: 28 Feb 2013 07:06 AM PST ISTANBUL (Reuters) - From his island prison, Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has accused the fighters he commands of hampering his efforts to end a decades-old conflict and warned the Turkish government against any attempt to dictate terms. In the transcript of a weekend meeting between Ocalan and Kurdish politicians published in Milliyet daily and confirmed by a party to the talks, Ocalan offered a first public insight into his role and apparent frustrations in a frail peace process. ...

Italy vote arms critics of Berlin's austerity mantra Posted: 28 Feb 2013 06:17 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Austerity opponents from Athens to Paris say Italy's election stalemate is proof that Europe's voters have had enough of the painful spending cuts that Germany and its northern allies prescribe for their less fortunate neighbors. While the outcome will not persuade Germany to abandon its demands for budgetary rigor altogether, it makes it more likely debt-laden euro zone states will receive some leniency from Berlin, paymaster of the European Union, as long as they show real efforts on reform. ...

Armored & Counter IED Vehicles Market Analyzed & Forecast by SDI in New Report Available at MarketPublishers.com Posted: 28 Feb 2013 06:04 AM PST New research report "The Global Armored and Counter IED Vehicles Market 2012-2022" elaborated by Strategic Defence Intelligence (SDI) has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.London, UK (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 In 2011, the value of the worldwide market for armored and IED vehicles exceeded USD 25 billion. North America and Europe form the top two regional markets for armored and IED vehicles, accounting together for about 55% share of the overall market. ...

Physical Gold Shortage Possible in the Near Future, Reports Gold Price Posted: 28 Feb 2013 05:32 AM PST The financial crisis in the West has central banks buying up large amounts of gold to hedge against devaluing reserve currencies, a practice that could effect a shortage in the global gold supply, reports Gold Price.New York, NY (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 In response to the economic stimulus programs employed by the world's most powerful governments, central banks in many developing countries are transferring their holdings into gold, as the metal is considered a more tangible asset than reserve currencies that are being devalued in the ongoing currency war. ...

Car bomb, roadside blast kill 4 people in Iraq Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:49 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say a car bomb at a livestock market southeast of Baghdad and a roadside bombing in the Iraqi capital have killed four people and wounded 16.

Hagel takes over the Pentagon Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:47 AM PST Chuck Hagel was finally sworn in as defense secretary, bringing a bruising eight-week nomination battle to an end.

Obama Administration Expected to Directly Aid Syria's Rebels Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:40 AM PST Secretary of State John Kerry will meet on Thursday with leaders of Syria's opposition council and other nations that have been supporting the opposition at the Friends of Syria meeting in Rome. The outcome of that meeting is expected to move the United States towards more...

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