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Date: Mar 27, 2009 3:05 PM
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Light shines through new windows at Alsalam Hospital
FORWARD OPERATING BASE MAREZ, MOSUL, Iraq — Coalition forces through coordination with Iraqi provincial leadership paid a visit to the Alsalam Hospital in southeastern Mosul, to review an ongoing window-replacement project March 17.
10th IA graduates first civil affairs class
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – The Iraqi Army 10th Division graduated 21 students from its first civil affairs course at Camp Dhi Qar March 19.
Iraqi Soldiers Learn Warrior Skills During ‘Sergeant’s Time’
PATROL BASE HILLA, Iraq, March 27, 2009 – The Iraqi army’s 31st Brigade chose its best and brightest soldiers to attend the first “Sergeant’s Time” training hosted by U.S. soldiers at the Iraqi army compound here.
Forces Kill 13 Militants, Destroy Weapons in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed 13 militants, detained one suspected militant and seized weapons caches in operations in Afghanistan over the past four days, military officials reported.
Face of Defense: Shooter Aims for 2012 Paralympics
FORT BENNING, Ga., March 27, 2009 – An infantryman for most of his Army career, Army Staff Sgt. Josh Olson never dreamed he would someday become an internationally ranked shooter with the Army's World Class Athlete Program.
Truckers Honor Fallen Brothers in Arms
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2009 – Richard Lyons and his wife Debbie Frederick have a new job they're proud to perform -- bringing honor and respect to the troops who never returned from the Vietnam War.
Veterans Affairs Honors Military Women of Past, Present
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2009 – The women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion were honored for their morale-boosting efforts during World War II in a ceremony at the Department of Veterans Affairs here yesterday.
Colorado Employers Eager to Hire, Support Army Reservists
DENVER, March 27, 2009 – Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. signed on to the Army Reserve Employer Partnership Initiative at a March 20 ceremony here that also drew 11 private-sector employers.
Sources: More US troops for Afghan war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to dispatch additional U.S. troops plus hundreds of civilian advisers in hopes of turning around a faltering war in Afghanistan and will recommend increasing aid to neighboring Pakistan so long as leaders there confront militancy, people familiar with the forthcoming plan said Thursday.
Missouri retracts report linking militias, 3rd party candidates
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Highway Patrol this week retracted a controversial report on militia activity and will change how such reports are reviewed before being distributed to law enforcement agencies.
Don't count out 'mandatory' service yet
A proposal in Congress to study whether "mandatory" service should be required of all young people in the United States has suddenly disappeared from a bill that would reauthorize other national service programs such as AmeriCorps. But the plan has appeared in another bill at just about the same time.
EXCLUSIVE: Hezbollah uses Mexican drug routes into U.S.
Hezbollah is using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins do to smuggle drugs and people into the United States, reaping money to finance its operations and threatening U.S. national security, current and former U.S. law enforcement, defense and counterterrorism officials say.
Terror inmates may be released in US: intel chief
President Barack Obama's intelligence chief confirmed Thursday that some Guantanamo inmates may be released on US soil and receive assistance to return to society.
House Health Plan to Include Government-Run Option
March 26 (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House this year will consider health-care legislation including an option for a government-run program that would compete with insurers.
Bachmann bill would ban global currency
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has introduced legislation that would "bar the dollar from being replace by any foreign currency." A statement from Bachmann's website: “Yesterday, during a Financial Services Committee hearing, I asked Secretary Geithner if he would denounce efforts to move towards a global currency and he answered unequivocally that he would," said Bachmann. "And President Obama gave the nation the same assurances. But just a day later, Secretary Geithner has left the option on the table. I want to know which it is. The American people deserve to know.
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The US has deployed two warships with anti-missile capabilities in the waters off Japan as tensions mount over North Korea's plans to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile capable of striking Alaska.
Japan Readies Missile Defense System
TOKYO, March 27 -- Japan ordered its military on Friday to destroy a North Korean missile or its debris, if the launch fails and falling pieces of the rocket seem to imperil Japanese territory.
Russia plans to create Arctic military force
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia is planning to create a dedicated military force to help protect its interests in the disputed Arctic region. The presidential Security Council has released a document outlining goverment policy for the Arctic that includes creating a special group of military forces.
U.S.-backed forces infiltrated by terrorists?
JAFFA, Israel – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah organization suspects its U.S.-backed militias and official intelligence service have been infiltrated by the rival Hamas terrorist organization, according to PA sources speaking to WND.
Congressman suggests calling a terrorist a terrorist
An Arizona congressman says it is a problem when U.S. officials fail to speak clearly – for example calling a terrorist a terrorist – when discussing the dangers the nation faces in confronting enemies.
Swiss banks ban top executive travel
Switzerland’s private banks have started to ban their top executives from travelling abroad, even to neighbouring France and Germany, because of fears they will be detained as part of a global crackdown on bank secrecy.
WJC blasts UNHRC religious criticism resolution
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Friday strongly condemned the previous day's passage in the United Nation Human Rights Council of a resolution calling "defamation of religion" a human rights violation.
O.C. sheriff revoking concealed weapons permits
Several major GOP power brokers with ties to convicted former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona are about to lose their concealed weapons permits under an order by the new sheriff.
U.N. 'Climate Change' Plan Would Likely Shift Trillions to Form New World Economy
A United Nations document on "climate change" that will be distributed to a major environmental conclave next week envisions a huge reordering of the world economy, likely involving trillions of dollars in wealth transfer, millions of job losses and gains, new taxes, industrial relocations, new tariffs and subsidies, and complicated payments for greenhouse gas abatement schemes and carbon taxes — all under the supervision of the world body.
THIS IS NOT THE FREEDOM TOWER
Freedom is out of fashion at Ground Zero. Once hailed as a beacon of rebirth in the aftermath of Sept. 11, the Freedom Tower has been stripped of its patriotic name -- which has been swapped out for the more marketable "One World Trade Center," Port Authority officials conceded yesterday.
Here is today's break from all the serious stuff.
School hero's 300ft. rescue climb
A HERO teaching assistant scaled a 300ft cliff without climbing gear to get help for pupils stranded on rocks below. He was spotted and an RAF helicopter flew in to rescue the nine 16-year-olds and two teachers – who had been cut off by a fast-rising tide.
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