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• Female Marines to sleep next to male Marines in field
• Why Trump could bring back secret prisons and waterboarding
• British PM woos US lawmakers ahead of Trump meeting
• Bush-era ex-officials speak out against Trump on torture
• Not only people are being liberated from Islamic State
• 'Opposites attract,' PM May calls on Trump to renew special relationship
• Alleged Florida airport gunman formally charged
• 'Opposites attract,' UK PM calls on Trump to renew special relationship
• UK's May praises Trump's 'renewal' but differs on torture
• Florida airport shooting suspect indicted on 22 criminal counts
• Syria rebels await action from Trump on safe zones, Damascus silent
• Mercy Corps: The U.S. Must Continue To Welcome Refugees
• Why Madeleine Albright says she is ‘ready to register as Muslim’
• Florida airport shooting suspect indicted on 22 counts
• Rights advocates warn of backlash if Trump pursues torture
• ICRC, jurists join rebuke of Trump torture remarks, 'black site' reports
• Canada military raises torture objections
• Trump poised to seek new military options for defeating IS
• Iranian actress to shun Oscars in protest of Trump immigrant ban
• Iranian actress to shun Oscars in protest of Trump immigrant ban
• How One NATO Country Is Preparing for Trump
• Iranian actress boycotts Oscars to protest Trump
• Iranian Actress in Nominated Film 'The Salesman' to Boycott Oscars Over Trump's Visa Ban
• What $15B can buy in Washington
• Exchanging fire across the Tigris as battle for west Mosul looms
• Help Heal Veterans and Eagle's Healing Nest Join Forces
• Iraqi troops push into IS-held villages north of Mosul
• Did Trump Just Say That Honoring the Geneva Conventions Is for Fools?
• Germany extends military training mission in northern Iraq
• Iraq inks billion-dollar power plant deal with GE
• Britain 'open-minded' on timescale for exit of Syria's Assad
• Iraqi children flocking back to east Mosul schools
• First nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be decommissioned
• Islamic State pushing for Asian links, expansion, Philippines says
• Factbox: 70 years of the 'special relationship' between the United States and Britain
• Trump expected to halt refugee program, restrict Muslim visitors
• L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti: Resisting Trump isn’t enough. Why California has to work with him too.
• Why the President Is Feuding With the Media and the Intelligence Community
• What Could Trump's Muslim Immigration Order Do?

Female Marines to sleep next to male Marines in field Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:11 PM PST Female infantry Marines will be sleeping in makeshift shelters next to their male counterparts when out in the field and no special accommodation will be offered to them, a Marine Corps official said Thursday.

Why Trump could bring back secret prisons and waterboarding Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:06 PM PST In his first month in office in 2009, former President Obama dismantled a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogation program and secret overseas prisons the George W. Bush administration put in place during the so-called Global War on Terror. Eight years later, a draft executive order, reportedly from the Trump White House, could revive currently prohibited interrogation methods, which include waterboarding, and secret, "black site" prisons. The three-page draft order, titled "Detention and Interrogation of Enemy Combatants," calls for a policy review on whether the president should "reinstate a program of interrogation of high-value alien terrorists and whether such a program should include the use of detention facilities operated by" the CIA.

British PM woos US lawmakers ahead of Trump meeting Posted: 26 Jan 2017 03:41 PM PST British Prime Minister Theresa May warned America's allies on Thursday that they must "step up" and play their role in global security, as she wooed Republican lawmakers ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump. May won several standing ovations when she pledged her commitment to the "special relationship" between Britain and the United States at a Republican party meeting in Philadelphia.

Bush-era ex-officials speak out against Trump on torture Posted: 26 Jan 2017 03:31 PM PST The failure of the US to punish the perpetrators of torture had "left the door open" for future abuses, former officials of the administration of US president George W. Bush said Thursday. "Donald Trump has promised to walk through that door," Lawrence Wilkerson, the former chief of staff of Bush's secretary of state Colin Powell, told a conference in Paris, the day after the new president said he thinks "absolutely" that torture works. Under Bush, "what worried me was that no one of any stature" such as then CIA chief George Tenet or White House counsel Alberto Morales -- who drafted the infamous January 2002 "torture memo" setting out a legal rationale for torture -- "had in any way, fashion or form been punished," Wilkerson said.

Not only people are being liberated from Islamic State Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:43 PM PST When Iraqi security forces retook eastern Mosul from Islamic State (IS) in early January, they made sure to raise the national flag at a strategic point. No, it was not a military position. Rather, the flag went up at Mosul University, which was once one of the premier educational institutions in the Middle East.

'Opposites attract,' PM May calls on Trump to renew special relationship Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:22 PM PST By Elizabeth Piper PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Joking that "opposites attract," Prime Minister Theresa May called on President Donald Trump on Thursday to renew the "special relationship" between Britain and the United States and lead in a new, changed world. In the United States for what will be Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader since he took office last week, May signalled a shift in foreign policy, bringing her position more in line with that of Trump. Because when others step up as we step back, it is bad for America, for Britain and the world," May told members of Republican Party at their retreat in a speech often punctuated by applause from an enthusiastic crowd.

Alleged Florida airport gunman formally charged Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:19 PM PST The shooter accused of carrying out a deadly attack that killed five people at a Florida airport was formally charged Thursday on multiple federal counts that could lead to the death penalty. Esteban Santiago, 26, an Iraq war veteran, faces a total of 22 charges for his January 6 shooting spree at Fort Lauderdale's international airport, which also left six people wounded, according to the indictment by a federal grand jury. Santiago was charged with 11 counts of performing an act of violence against a person at an international airport, six counts of using a firearm in a crime of violence, and five counts of using a firearm to cause the death of a person.

'Opposites attract,' UK PM calls on Trump to renew special relationship Posted: 26 Jan 2017 01:57 PM PST By Elizabeth Piper PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Joking that "opposites attract," Prime Minister Theresa May called on President Donald Trump on Thursday to renew the "special relationship" between Britain and the United States and lead in a new, changed world. In the United States for what will be Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader since he took office last week, May signaled a shift in foreign policy, bringing her position more in line with that of Trump. Because when others step up as we step back, it is bad for America, for Britain and the world," May told members of Republican Party at their retreat in a speech often punctuated by applause from an enthusiastic crowd.

UK's May praises Trump's 'renewal' but differs on torture Posted: 26 Jan 2017 01:48 PM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday embraced U.S. President Donald Trump as a friend and ally, but cautioned him not to turn his back on global institutions and long-established political values.

Florida airport shooting suspect indicted on 22 criminal counts Posted: 26 Jan 2017 01:48 PM PST A federal grand jury has indicted on 22 criminal counts an Iraq war veteran suspected of killing five people in a mass shooting at a Florida airport this month, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday. Esteban Santiago, 26, is accused of opening fire in the baggage claim area of the Fort Lauderdale airport on Jan. 6. The charges against him include multiple counts of violence at an airport resulting in death and injury, as well as firearms crimes.

Syria rebels await action from Trump on safe zones, Damascus silent Posted: 26 Jan 2017 01:28 PM PST By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels urged President Donald Trump to fulfill a pledge to create safe zones in their country, but analysts doubted he would proceed with a step that could drag Washington deeper into war, hasten Syria's fragmentation and risk conflict with Russia.  Trump told ABC News on Wednesday he "will absolutely do safe zones in Syria" for refugees fleeing violence and that Europe had made a mistake by admitting millions of refugees from Syria. President Bashar al-Assad's opponents have long demanded safe zones to protect civilians who have fled government air strikes and bombardment of rebel-held areas. Qatar, which backs the rebels, welcomed Trump's comments and "emphasized the need to provide safe havens in Syria and to impose no-fly zones to ensure the safety of civilians".

Mercy Corps: The U.S. Must Continue To Welcome Refugees Posted: 26 Jan 2017 01:10 PM PST WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The global organization Mercy Corps is alarmed and deeply disappointed by an imminent executive order on refugees from U.S. President Donald J. Trump, and urges him not to sign it. Among the directives listed in a publicly available draft, the president would order an end to the Syrian refugee program, halt the broader U.S. refugee program for 120 days and suspend the issuance of visas for citizens from Syria, Iraq and a number of other Muslim-majority countries for 30 days. "At a time when millions of people around the world have fled their homes because of violence, we must remember our country's proud history: The United States is a beacon of freedom and hope for all people regardless of race, religion or nationality," says Neal Keny-Guyer, Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Corps.

Why Madeleine Albright says she is ‘ready to register as Muslim’ Posted: 26 Jan 2017 01:05 PM PST Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright took to Twitter Wednesday to express solidarity with Muslims and refugees in general. Ms. Albright's sentiments, along with similar statements by feminist icon Gloria Steinem and Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik are a response to President Trump's recent moves to make good on his campaign promises regarding immigration. An executive order signed Wednesday aims to jumpstart construction on the border wall, and reports say that a future order will halt the flow of refugees.

Florida airport shooting suspect indicted on 22 counts Posted: 26 Jan 2017 01:02 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — A federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment against the man accused of a shooting rampage at a South Florida airport that left five people dead and six wounded.

Rights advocates warn of backlash if Trump pursues torture Posted: 26 Jan 2017 12:59 PM PST LONDON (AP) — It took more than a year's worth of beatings, sleep deprivation, psychological abuse and threats to his family before former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg said he cracked and confessed to being a member of the al-Qaida terror network. The only problem, he said, was that it was a lie.

ICRC, jurists join rebuke of Trump torture remarks, 'black site' reports Posted: 26 Jan 2017 12:47 PM PST By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have joined global human rights groups in their rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump for condoning torture. Trump told ABC television in an interview on Wednesday that he thought waterboarding "worked" as an intelligence-gathering tool but would defer to his cabinet on whether to use it in interrogations. Two U.S. officials said also on Wednesday that Trump may order a review that could lead to bringing back a CIA program for holding terrorism suspects in secret overseas "black site" prisons.

Canada military raises torture objections Posted: 26 Jan 2017 12:46 PM PST The Canadian military objected to the use of torture as an interrogation technique Thursday after US President Donald Trump said he thinks it works against the Islamic State jihadist group. "That is against what the Canadian Armed Forces believes and against our direction, so we will not be going into any type of activity like that," Brigadier-General Shane Brennan, commander of Canadian troops in Iraq, told a briefing. "Torture is against the Canadian Armed Forces conduct," he said.

Trump poised to seek new military options for defeating IS Posted: 26 Jan 2017 12:07 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to ask the Pentagon for ways to accelerate the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, and officials said the options probably would include steps the Obama administration considered but never acted on, from adding significantly more U.S. troops to boosting military aid to Kurdish fighters

Iranian actress to shun Oscars in protest of Trump immigrant ban Posted: 26 Jan 2017 11:34 AM PST (Reuters) - The star of Iran's Oscar-nominated movie "The Salesman" said on Thursday she would not attend the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood next month because of U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed ban on immigrants from Muslim nations. Taraneh Alidoosti, 33, a Tehran-born actress, said the move was racist. "Trump's visa ban for Iranians is racist.

Iranian actress to shun Oscars in protest of Trump immigrant ban Posted: 26 Jan 2017 11:27 AM PST (Reuters) - The star of Iran's Oscar-nominated movie "The Salesman" said on Thursday she would not attend the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood next month because of U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed ban on immigrants from Muslim nations. Taraneh Alidoosti, 33, a Tehran-born actress, said the move was racist. "Trump's visa ban for Iranians is racist.

How One NATO Country Is Preparing for Trump Posted: 26 Jan 2017 10:35 AM PST BODØ AIR FORCE BASE, Norway—When the ready-room alarm went off—high-low, high-low—two Norwegian Air Force pilots pulled on cold-water survival gear, grabbed their flight bags, and sprinted through swirling snow to their hangars. Their decades-old F-16 fighter jets roared to life, and as the airport snowplow halted to let them pass, the jets taxied to the runway and lit the afterburners. The training run took less than 10 minutes.

Iranian actress boycotts Oscars to protest Trump Posted: 26 Jan 2017 09:34 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-nominated "The Salesman," says she won't attend the Academy Awards in protest of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

Iranian Actress in Nominated Film 'The Salesman' to Boycott Oscars Over Trump's Visa Ban Posted: 26 Jan 2017 09:31 AM PST Taraneh Alidoosti, co-star of Asghar Farhadi's best foreign language film contender, posted a tweet on Thursday declaring president's proposed visa ban for Iranians was "racist" and that in response, she won't be attending the Academy Awards on Feb. 26

What $15B can buy in Washington Posted: 26 Jan 2017 09:27 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — If one believes the back-of-the-envelope estimates by Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, President Donald Trump's border wall is going to cost between $12 billion and $15 billion. That's a lot of money, even though it's just a minute fraction of a $4 trillion federal budget. Here are a few examples of what the government could do with $15 billion:

Exchanging fire across the Tigris as battle for west Mosul looms Posted: 26 Jan 2017 08:57 AM PST By Michael Georgy MOSUL (Reuters) - An Iraqi soldier stared patiently through a high-powered scope until he spotted a bulldozer across the Tigris River. The target, which was being used to dig earth berms to fortify Islamic State positions, exploded into a blaze that sent white smoke into the sky. Militants could be seen gathering at the bulldozer as it burned.

Help Heal Veterans and Eagle's Healing Nest Join Forces Posted: 26 Jan 2017 08:54 AM PST WINCHESTER, Calif., Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Help Heal Veterans (Heal Vets), the nation's largest provider of free therapeutic arts and crafts kits to U.S. veterans and active-duty military personnel, is partnering with Eagle's Healing Nest, a place for veterans to heal with honor, created by veterans, military members and families with strong support from the community. Through the partnership, the Eagle's Healing Nest will distribute craft kits that will be used as therapy to help veterans suffering from mental and physical disabilities. Eagle's Healing Nest, a residential veteran's campus in Sauk Centre, Minn., was opened in 2012 by Melony Butler, a mother of a veteran who returned from Iraq plagued by PTSD and depression that pushed him to the edge of suicide.

Iraqi troops push into IS-held villages north of Mosul Posted: 26 Jan 2017 08:50 AM PST MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi army, buoyed by their victory this month in liberating the eastern half of Mosul from Islamic State militants, is now pushing into IS-held villages north of the city, an Iraqi officer overseeing the operation said Thursday.

Did Trump Just Say That Honoring the Geneva Conventions Is for Fools? Posted: 26 Jan 2017 08:19 AM PST The many Americans concerned about the future of the country under President Donald Trump likely found little reassurance in his first television interview, which aired on ABC Wednesday night. The hour-long exchange with reporter David Muir touched on a wide range of topics, from the president's insistence that torturing people for information is both effective and acceptable to lengthy complaints about how the new commander in chief believes he has been treated by the news media. Muir brought up a comment Trump had made when speaking at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency earlier this week.

Germany extends military training mission in northern Iraq Posted: 26 Jan 2017 07:57 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Parliament has extended the country's training mission in northern Iraq for another year.

Iraq inks billion-dollar power plant deal with GE Posted: 26 Jan 2017 07:36 AM PST Iraq signed a billion-dollar deal Thursday with US firm General Electric for the construction of two power plants aimed at easing the country's long-running electricity woes, the premier's office said. Under the deal, the power plants, each with a capacity of 750 megawatts, will be built in the provinces of Dhi Qar and Muthannah at a total cost of $1.05 billion, a statement from Haider al-Abadi's office said. Iraq has struggled for years with major shortfalls in power production and electricity distribution problems.

Britain 'open-minded' on timescale for exit of Syria's Assad Posted: 26 Jan 2017 05:50 AM PST Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday Britain was "open-minded" about the timescale for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad relinquishing power and did not rule out joining Russia in military action against Islamic State militants. Speaking to British lawmakers, Johnson also questioned whether the new administration of U.S. President Donald Trump fully understood Iranian involvement in Syria and the value of a nuclear deal struck between Tehran and world powers. "There are no good options here (in Syria).

Iraqi children flocking back to east Mosul schools Posted: 26 Jan 2017 05:15 AM PST They have been waiting for two and half years and the children of Iraq's east Mosul are flocking to enrol in their reopened schools, eager not to waste another day. "It's a great day, today we are giving our children their right to receive an education," said Ghassan Ahmed, queueing with his seven-year-old in the yard of Farahedi primary school. The red-and-yellow walls of the school in Muharbeen, a neighbourhood of northeastern Mosul that was retaken from the Islamic State jihadist group, are still riddled with bullet holes.

First nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be decommissioned Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:53 AM PST NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Navy will decommission the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier next week.

Islamic State pushing for Asian links, expansion, Philippines says Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:36 AM PST By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has received intelligence that shows closer links between domestic militants and Islamic State, its defense minister said on Thursday, adding weight to worries that Middle East extremists are building a network in Southeast Asia. Intelligence from allies showed a leader of the Abu Sayyaf militant group, which has gained notoriety for piracy and kidnapping in the southern Philippines, was trying to spread into new areas of the Philippines upon the instruction of Islamic State, according to Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. "Isnilon Hapilon left his traditional area of operation on Basilan island and went to Lanao del Sur to see the area and find out if it is conducive for them to move there," Lorenzana told a news conference, referring to an Abu Sayyaf leader.

Factbox: 70 years of the 'special relationship' between the United States and Britain Posted: 26 Jan 2017 03:57 AM PST British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet new U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday seeking to reinvigorate what London views as the two countries' "special relationship". May, the first foreign leader to visit Trump, aims to forge closer ties with the United States as Britain leaves the European Union.

Trump expected to halt refugee program, restrict Muslim visitors Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:18 AM PST President Donald Trump is reportedly poised on Thursday to suspend the US refugee program for four months and halt visas for travellers from seven Muslim countries. A draft executive order published in the Washington Post and New York Times said refugees from war-torn Syria will be indefinitely banned, while the broader US refugee admissions program will be suspended for 120 days as officials draw up a list of low risk countries. Meanwhile, all visa applications from countries deemed a terrorist threat -- Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen -- will be halted for 30 days.

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti: Resisting Trump isn’t enough. Why California has to work with him too. Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:00 AM PST Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during the Women's March Los Angeles on Jan. 21. If the "resistance" to President Trump has a headquarters, a nerve center, a ground zero, then California is it — or so the state's top politicians like to tell us. Pretty much every day since Nov. 8 there's been yet another news story about yet another left-coast official insisting that he or she won't let Trump undercut California's progressive policies or mess with California's progressive values — or else his or her name isn't [insert name here].

Why the President Is Feuding With the Media and the Intelligence Community Posted: 26 Jan 2017 01:54 AM PST If Trump prevails in these fights, he could do more than simply enact his agenda; he could alter aspects of our political culture in ways that will be difficult to reverse.

What Could Trump's Muslim Immigration Order Do? Posted: 26 Jan 2017 01:50 AM PST For all his campaign-trail bombast about Muslim immigration to the United States and bluster about its supposed mortal perils, President Trump's draft executive order to reduce it is far more limited than many expected (and some feared) it would be. Trump initially called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on" in December 2015 to widespread criticism. Successive campaign statements pared down that blanket ban on an entire religion's adherents to "extreme vetting" of Muslim individuals.

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