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• Manning tells court he's 'sorry' for U.S. secrets breach to WikiLeaks
• WRAPUP 2-Soccer-Brazil slump to Swiss loss, Argentina beat Italy
• Bradley Manning Apologizes for Espionage
• Bradley Manning: 'I’m sorry that my actions hurt the United States'
• Manning takes stand, apologizes for hurting US
• Soccer-Collated international friendly results
• Soccer-Brazil lose to Swiss as Argentina beat Italy
• Jordan seeks U.S. surveillance aircraft as Syria war rages
• Roadside bombs kill 14 north of Baghdad: police
• U.S. military judge won't dismiss prosecutors in Afghan rampage case
• Second-Term Blues
• New 'Consciousness Meter' Could Aid Brain-Injury Treatments
• Soccer-Inspirational Sanchez leads Chile rout of Iraq
• Psychologist: Manning had gender ID disorder
• Afghanistan's future depends on foreign soldiers: U.S. commander
• Egypt: Back to the Intifada
• The Edge: The Not-So-Great Escape
• Iraqi prime minister says to pursue militants after bombings
• GOP's anti-Obama stance hurts its shot at foreign policy comeback
• Oil falls toward $106 despite European growth
• High emotions, little spectacle at Fort Hood trial
• Syrian rights group says rebels killed Italian Jesuit priest
• Insight: Iraq Kurds reach out to Baghdad to fight surging al Qaeda
• Syrian monitoring group says rebels kill Italian Jesuit priest
• Lawyers for U.S. soldier in Afghan rampage seek prosecutors' ouster

Manning tells court he's 'sorry' for U.S. secrets breach to WikiLeaks Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:31 PM PDT By Ian Simpson FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. soldier Bradley Manning on Wednesday told a military court "I'm sorry" for giving war logs and diplomatic secrets to the WikiLeaks website three years ago, the biggest breach of classified data in the nation's history. "I am sorry that my actions hurt people. I'm sorry that they hurt the United States," the 25-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class told the sentencing phase of his court-martial. "I am sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions ... The last few years have been a learning experience. ...

WRAPUP 2-Soccer-Brazil slump to Swiss loss, Argentina beat Italy Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:12 PM PDT (Corrects score in Sweden match) * Dani Alves own goal does for Brazil in Berne * Higuain's 21st Argentina goal opens way in Rome * Germany held to 3-3 draw by unfancied Paraguay * Ibrahimovic and U.S.'s Altidore score hat-tricks * Spain win in Ecuador, England edge Scotland By Rex Gowar LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Tetchy Brazil were upset 1-0 in Switzerland while Argentina beat Italy 2-1 even without Lionel Messi on a mostly successful night for South American teams in friendlies ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers. ...

Bradley Manning Apologizes for Espionage Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:37 PM PDT In an emotional day of testimony in PFC Bradley Manning's espionage case, a military court heard an apology from the soldier, tales of a tough childhood from his sister, and two experts who explained how Manning's gender identity disorder contributed to his woes. Bradley Manning's sister appeared in military court today to...

Bradley Manning: 'I’m sorry that my actions hurt the United States' Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:33 PM PDT In one of the rare times when he has spoken during his court martial, US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning apologized Wednesday for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents when he was an intelligence analyst in Iraq.

Manning takes stand, apologizes for hurting US Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:20 PM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Pfc. Bradley Manning took the stand Wednesday at his sentencing hearing in the WikiLeaks case and apologized for hurting his country, pleading with a military judge for a chance to go to college and become a productive citizen.

Soccer-Collated international friendly results Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:13 PM PDT LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Collated international friendlyresults on Wednesday. Ecuador 0 Spain 2 Iceland 1 Faroe Islands 0 Portugal 1 Netherlands 1 Algeria 2 Guinea 2 Tunisia 3 Congo 0 Gabon 1 Cape Verde 1 England 3 Scotland 2 Belgium 0 France 0 Wales 0 Ireland 0 Switzerland 1 Brazil 0 Poland 3 Denmark 2 Macedonia 2 Bulgaria 0 Italy 1 Argentina 2 Germany 3 Paraguay 3 Albania 2 Armenia 0 Bosnia-Herzogovina 3 United States 4 Hungary 1 Czech Republic 1 Austria 0 Greece 2 South Africa 0 Nigeria 2 Liechtenstein 2 Croatia 3 Ukraine 2 Israel 0 Turkey 2 Ghana 2 Sweden 4 Norway 2 Romania 1 Slovakia 1 ...

Soccer-Brazil lose to Swiss as Argentina beat Italy Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:36 PM PDT By Rex Gowar LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Listless Brazil were upset 1-0 in Switzerland while Argentina beat Italy 2-1 without Lionel Messi on a mostly successful night for South American teams in friendlies ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers. Paraguay, bottom of their qualifying group and with almost no hope of reaching a fifth World Cup finals in a row, managed a shock 3-3 draw in Germany on coach Victor Genes's debut. ...

Jordan seeks U.S. surveillance aircraft as Syria war rages Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:56 PM PDT By Phil Stewart AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan on Wednesday asked the United States to provide manned U.S. surveillance aircraft to help keep an eye on its border with Syria, the top U.S. military officer said, as the kingdom struggles to contain fallout from Syria's civil war. The request came during a visit by General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and would further bolster the U.S. military support to Jordan after U.S. decisions to station F-16 aircraft and Patriot missiles there. ...

Roadside bombs kill 14 north of Baghdad: police Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:31 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Twin roadside bombs exploded in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 26, police said, the latest in a wave of summer attacks close to the capital Baghdad. One bomb detonated in a cafe in the center of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, while the other explosion hit an ice cream shop on a commercial street, police said. Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for similar attacks in the past week in which scores of Iraqi civilians were killed during celebrations marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ...

U.S. military judge won't dismiss prosecutors in Afghan rampage case Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:06 PM PDT By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A military judge in the case of a U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians declined to dismiss the prosecution team on Wednesday, despite defense complaints that keeping the team on could prejudice proceedings, the defense team said. Attorneys for Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales complained that his constitutional right not to incriminate himself was violated when the judge mistakenly provided prosecutors with an unredacted copy of a mental health evaluation. ...

Second-Term Blues Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:46 PM PDT Back in 2007, John Fortier and I did a book called Second-Term Blues on how George W. Bush had governed after his reelection. John and I started with an essay on the usual characteristics of second-term presidencies, and measured Bush against them. This is a good time to do the same with Barack Obama.

New 'Consciousness Meter' Could Aid Brain-Injury Treatments Posted: 14 Aug 2013 12:32 PM PDT A new technique that can determine a person's level of consciousness could benefit patients who have suffered brain damage. These patients range from those who are fully aware but are unable to respond — known as "locked-in syndrome" — to those in a vegetative state, oblivious to the world.

Soccer-Inspirational Sanchez leads Chile rout of Iraq Posted: 14 Aug 2013 11:54 AM PDT Aug 14 (Reuters) - An inspirational performance from two-goal forward Alexis Sanchez spurred Chile to a crushing 6-0 win over Iraq at Brondby in Denmark on Wednesday. Defender Eugenio Mena put the South Americans ahead with a spectacular volley from the edge of the box that went in under Ali-Faez Atiyah's crossbar in the eighth minute. Sanchez then weighed in with two goals, the first a turn that confused three defenders before he shot low inside the near post in the 22nd. ...

Psychologist: Manning had gender ID disorder Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:51 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Pfc. Bradley Manning's private struggle with his gender identity in a hostile workplace put incredible pressure on the soldier who leaked classified information to WikiLeaks, an Army psychologist said Wednesday.

Afghanistan's future depends on foreign soldiers: U.S. commander Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:35 AM PDT By Dylan Welch and Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's security will remain dependent on international troops for many years after most foreign combat forces leave by the end of 2014, the U.S. commander of the NATO-led force in the South Asian country said. With the formal security handover to Afghans approaching, intense debate is under way about how many troops the United States and its mainly NATO allies should leave to conduct training, support and counter-terrorism operations. The White House favors about 7,000 U.S. troops, but some in the U.S. ...

Egypt: Back to the Intifada Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:18 AM PDT As the Egyptian military consolidates control by murdering pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters and declaring a state of emergency, we may be witnessing the most dangerous potential for Arab radicalization since the two Palestinian intifadas. Despite the resignation Wednesday of Mohamed ElBaradei, the vice president, in opposition to the Egyptian junta's action, the discomfiting fact is that most of Egypt's liberal "democrats"—along with the United States—have never looked more hypocritical. If the bloody crackdown is allowed to continue while the U.S. ...

The Edge: The Not-So-Great Escape Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:58 AM PDT The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.

Iraqi prime minister says to pursue militants after bombings Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:49 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gave a defiant response to deadly coordinated bombings at the weekend claimed by al Qaeda, promising in a speech on Wednesday to hunt down those responsible. Scores of people were killed by the bombings over the Eid al-Fitr Muslim holiday in mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas, adding to the worst wave of violence in Iraq in at least five years. Al Qaeda's merged Iraq and Syria branch said the bombings were in response to a security crackdown launched by Baghdad. ...

GOP's anti-Obama stance hurts its shot at foreign policy comeback Posted: 14 Aug 2013 06:36 AM PDT The latest skirmish in the Republican Party's civil war devolved into name-calling late last month as Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, referring to pork-barrel spending, christened New Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie the "King of Bacon." But the fight had less to do with government waste (and the governor's waist) than with national security and foreign policy. A week earlier, Mr. Christie started the fight by labeling Mr. Paul's restrained approach to foreign policy "esoteric" and "dangerous."

Oil falls toward $106 despite European growth Posted: 14 Aug 2013 06:03 AM PDT The price of oil fell to near $106 a barrel Wednesday as traders responded cautiously to data showing that a stubborn recession in the 17-nation eurozone has ended.

High emotions, little spectacle at Fort Hood trial Posted: 14 Aug 2013 05:27 AM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Maj. Nidal Hasan hasn't made disruptive outbursts while on trial for the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military base. When soldiers testify how the Army psychiatrist shot and left them for dead in the 2009 rampage at Fort Hood, he doesn't provoke tensions by asking them questions.

Syrian rights group says rebels killed Italian Jesuit priest Posted: 14 Aug 2013 05:16 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Syria have killed an Italian Jesuit priest who disappeared in the east of the country late last month, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Paolo Dall'Oglio, a vocal supporter of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and some Islamist rebel groups, disappeared in the rebel-held city of Raqqa on July 29. He had served for three decades at the Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian, or Deir Mar Musa, before being expelled from the country in 2012. Since then he had returned to Syria at least twice. ...

Insight: Iraq Kurds reach out to Baghdad to fight surging al Qaeda Posted: 14 Aug 2013 05:13 AM PDT By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - When hundreds of al Qaeda fighters in armored trucks attacked the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat with machine guns last week, the local army unit called for backup and set off in pursuit. But after a two-hour chase through searing desert heat, most militants vanished into a cluster of Kurdish villages where the Iraqi army cannot enter without a nod from regional authorities. ...

Syrian monitoring group says rebels kill Italian Jesuit priest Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:27 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Syria have killed an Italian Jesuit priest who disappeared in the east of the country late last month, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based monitoring group cited local activists in the city of Raqqa with close links to the priest, Paolo Dall'Oglio, saying he was "killed in the jails of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (group)." It was not immediately possible to confirm the report. (Editing by John Stonestreet)

Lawyers for U.S. soldier in Afghan rampage seek prosecutors' ouster Posted: 13 Aug 2013 09:02 PM PDT By Jonathan Kaminsky TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - Lawyers for a U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty in June to the slaughter of 16 Afghan civilians sought the dismissal of the prosecution team at a hearing on Tuesday, saying a document they saw could compromise the fairness of the upcoming sentencing proceeding. Attorneys for Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales complained that his constitutional right not to incriminate himself was violated when the judge in the case mistakenly provided prosecutors with an unredacted copy of a court-ordered mental health evaluation. ...

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