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Date: Feb 18, 2009 1:14 PM
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Two Stations Transferred to Iraqi Police
TIKRIT — A group of enthusiastic, wide-eyed Iraqis recently gathered in front of the Massahag Police Center here as they tried to catch a glimpse of the validation ceremony occurring inside.
Police Efforts Lead to Improvements in Iraqi Province, Colonel Says
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2009 – Although police in Iraq’s Salahuddin province still require U.S. military support to professionalize, equip and train their officers, they are leading the counterinsurgency effort, the commander of American forces there said today.
‘Sons of Iraq’ Transition Into New, Long-term Jobs
BAGHDAD, Feb. 17, 2009 – The transfer of the “Sons of Iraq” civilian security group to Iraqi government control and the transition into new employment and education activities is moving ahead according to plan, coalition and Iraqi government officials said.
Coalition, Afghan Soldiers Kill Taliban Commanders, Others in Terrorist Sweep
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces have killed 16 insurgents in western Afghanistan in recent days, including at least three Taliban commanders, military officials reported.
Scouts Take On Tough Mission in Afghanistan
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2009 – Cavalry scouts and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct ongoing dangerous missions along the unpaved roadways in northeastern Afghanistan’s Konar province.
Face of Defense: Wounded Weatherman Takes on Different Type of Battle
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla., Feb. 18, 2009 – In an instant, Air Force Senior Airman Alex Eudy went from battling the enemies of Afghanistan to battling for his life.
Ramos, Compean freed from prison
Convicted former Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean were released from federal prison this morning and are en route to join their families in El Paso, Texas.
Border agents celebrate homecoming
Former Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean left their cells in solitary confinement to reunite with their families in El Paso, Texas, today.
Jury: Rancher didn't violate illegal immigrants' rights
TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal jury found Tuesday that a southern Arizona rancher didn't violate the civil rights of a group of illegal immigrants who said he detained them at gunpoint in 2004. The eight-member civil jury also found Roger Barnett wasn't liable on claims of battery and false imprisonment.
GM, Chrysler seek billions more, to cut more jobs
DETROIT (AP) - Billions of dollars in government loans to prop up General Motors and Chrysler won't be enough. The companies, which have received $17.4 billion so far, filed plans with the government more than doubling that request to a staggering total of $39 billion.
Bank nationalisation gains ground with Republicans
Long regarded in the US as a folly of Europeans, nationalisation is gaining rapid acceptance among Washington opinion-formers – and not just with Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman. Perhaps stranger still, many of those talking about nationalising banks are Republicans.
Pakistan Lends Support for U. S. Military Strikes
Pakistan's leaders have publicly denounced U.S. missile strikes as an attack on the country's sovereignty, but privately Pakistani military and intelligence officers are aiding these attacks and have given significant support to recent U.S. missions, say officials from both countries.
'Jailhouse Islam' converts gun down U. S. cops
After a man promised to murder a cop in cold blood and then shot him several times, authorities have revealed he is a suspected "jailhouse Islam" convert.
al Qaeda Operative Plots Poison Terror Strike From Prison Cell
Osama bin Laden’s “master poisoner” is planning terror outrages from his jail cell. Home Office documents seen by the Mirror reveal Kamel Bourgass is recruiting extremist prisoners to communicate with undercover al-Qaeda operatives.
How To Survive A Nuclear Attack
The face of nuclear terror has changed since the Cold War, but disaster-medicine expert Irwin Redlener reminds us the threat is still real. He looks at some of history’s farcical countermeasures and offers practical advice on how to survive an attack.
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