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APNewsBreak: Sources: New military roles for women (AP)

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:45:56 +0000

AP – For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Assad’s military unleashes more brutal violence on Syrian city of Homs

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:53:14 +0000

Syrian strongman Bashar Assad unleashed his most furious attack yet Wednesday on the rebellious city of Homs — a brutal bombardment that left dozens dead.

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Iran begins military exercises

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:09:16 +0000

Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country’s south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions.

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Egyptians blame military for deadly soccer riot (AP)

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:15:27 +0000

AP – A narrow stadium exit turned into a death trap. Crowds of Egyptian soccer fans fleeing supporters of the opposing team armed with knives, clubs and stones rushed into the corridor, only to be crushed against a locked gate, their rivals attacking from behind, survivors and witnesses said.

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U.S. military kills nine pirates in rescue

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:33:32 +0000

U.S. military forces helicoptered into Somalia in a nighttime raid Wednesday and freed two hostages, an American and a Dane, while killing nine pirates, officials and a pirate source said.

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US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane (AP)

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:19:13 +0000

AP – U.S. military forces flew in helicopters under the cover of darkness on a raid into Somalia early Wednesday and freed an American and a Dane held hostage, Western officials said. Pirates reported a gun battle with several casualties.

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Obama launches reshaping, shrinking of US military (AP)

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:30:42 +0000

AP – Looking beyond the wars he inherited, President Barack Obama on Thursday launched a reshaping and shrinking of the military. He vowed to preserve U.S. pre-eminence even as the Army and Marine Corps shed troops and the administration considers reducing its arsenal of nuclear weapons.

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Obama vows US will stay world’s top military power (AP)

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:03:04 +0000

AP – President Barack Obama vowed Thursday the United States will remain the world’s pre-eminent military power even as the Pentagon scales back spending, shrinks the Army and Marine Corps and pulls back from Europe.

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Pentagon chief: Smaller military means extra risk (AP)

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:06:12 +0000

AP – The Pentagon chief says the U.S. will have to make some tradeoffs and take some extra risks under the new military strategy laid out to absorb federal budget cuts.

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Obama unveiling strategy for slimmed-down military (AP)

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:55:54 +0000

AP – President Barack Obama is putting his personal stamp on a rejiggered Pentagon strategy for absorbing hundreds of billions of dollars in defense budget cuts, marking a turning point in U.S. security policy after a decade of war.

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