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Pundits Spar Over McCain as Dubya Redux

Righty says speech shows foreign policy shift; lefty has deja vu

Mar 28, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s foreign-policy address Wednesday split watchers, with David Brooks, in the New York Times, declaring the Republican candidate a breath of fresh air and Glenn Greenwald, in Salon, seeing four more years of George W. Bush. Brooks says the “personal, nuanced and ambitious speech” shows McCain to... More »

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John McCain • military • US foreign policy • neocon • foreign policy • Iraq war • George W. Bush

 Okinawa Protesters
 Rip US Military Crimes 

Rape case sparks calls for slashing bases

Mar 23, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands poured into the streets of Okinawa today to protest crimes by US servicemen and to demand a smaller American military presence on the Japanese island, Reuters reports. "Crimes and accidents have happened over and over," said the mayor of Okinawa City. "But each time, our voices... More »

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military • Japan • rape • Okinawa • military bases • bases • Okinawa City

Nonprofit Builds Free
Houses for Wounded Vets

Mass. group provides 'great ending to bad beginning'

Mar 20, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A nonprofit group is putting up customized homes for badly injured vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Massachusetts-based Homes for Our Troops is building in 20 states, fueled by donated supplies, land, and labor. “When a vet is in need, people come out of... More »

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military • soldier • volunteer • wounded • Iraq veterans • Afghanistan veterans • Iraq war • returning troops • Homes for Our Troops • troops' families • injured

Photo of NYC Bomb
Suspect Released

$12,000 reward offered in attack on Times Square recruitment center

Mar 9, 08 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police have released photos of a hooded cyclist suspected in the bombing of a military recruitment center in New York City's Times Square, CNN reports. The frame from a grainy surveillance video shows a person in a hoodie riding up Fifth Avenue, near the spot where the bicycle is believed... More »

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military • terrorism • New York City • tourism • bombing • bicycle • Times Square • US-Canadian border

Cops Say Letters a Coincidence

Envelopes sent to lawmakers not related to Times Square bombing

Mar 7, 08 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A hundred members of Congress got envelopes yesterday stuffed with a political rant, a photo of a man in front of the Times Square military recruiting station, and the bold taunt, “We did it.” But, bizarrely, they weren't  connected to the blast that damaged the landmark yesterday morning,... More »

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military • Army recruiting • bombing • Times Square • Times Square blast

Venezuela
Adds Firepower
on Colombian Border

Tanks, aircraft deployed as standoff escalates

Mar 5, 08 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Venezuela deployed tanks to the Colombian border, Reuters reports, as Latin American tensions remained high enough that Hugo Chavez warned of an Andean war. Though Colombia refused to send reinforcements to its border, the mobilization of heavy artillery, including support from air and sea forces, is the first in the... More »

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military • Venezuela • Colombia • Ecuador • tanks • FARC • Hugo Chávez • Alvaro Uribe • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • Rafael Correa

'Puppy Kill' Video Triggers Probe

Military investigating video showing puppy hurled from cliff

Mar 4, 08 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Military officials are investigating a video posted on YouTube that appears to show a Marine hurling a puppy off a cliff, the Marine Corps Times reports. The video shows a Marine joking with buddies in a rocky landscape before throwing the animal. An official from the Hawaii base where the... More »

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military • YouTube • animal cruelty • PETA • puppy • viral video • Marine • animal

Iraq Will Make or Break My Campaign: McCain

Says he'll lose if surge fails—then  back pedals

Feb 26, 08 5:40 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain flatly told reporters yesterday that if US policy in Iraq doesn't work, "I'll lose."  But then he quickly asked to "retract" his "stark" pronouncement, adding that he hoped voters would also back him for his ability to run the economy as well as... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • military • troop surge • Iraq violence • Iraq war

Questions Trail After Satellite

American politicians, Asian powers fret over missile capability

Feb 22, 08 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The US Navy's destruction of a spy satellite on Wednesday continues to stir doubts both domestically and internationally, reports the New York Times. China issued an explicit warning yesterday, and Russia has raised questions. “The geopolitical fallout of this intercept could be far greater than any chemical fallout that... More »

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China • military • Robert Gates • Navy • satellite • spy satellite • Edward Markey

Navy Hits Errant Satellite

US says it needed to act before it crashed to Earth with toxic fuel

Feb 20, 08 9:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The Navy tonight struck an errant spy satellite with its first missile shot, the AP reports. A ship in the Pacific hit the satellite as it passed about 130 miles above the ocean. The military says it needed to destroy the satellite before it crashed to Earth because the toxic... More »

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military • Navy • deep space • satellite • spy satellite

US Marine Busted in Rape of Okinawa Schoolgirl

Governor furious as marine denies crime

Feb 11, 08 5:23 AM CST
(Newser) - A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old Japanese schoolgirl in Okinawa, where resentment is already running high against American military presence, Reuters reports. The 38-year-old Marine allegedly raped the teen in a car yesterday, officials said. "This kind of crime cannot be forgiven, especially... More »

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military • Japan • US military • rape • Okinawa • Marine

Soldier Suicides at Record High

Long deployments are raising stress levels, experts warn

Feb 1, 08 4:26 AM CST
(Newser) - A record number of US soldiers may have killed themselves last year and it's likely linked to the stresses of war, according to the latest figures from the military. The survey found 121 soldiers died in confirmed or suspected suicides last year, a 20% increase over the previous year and... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • military • suicide • US Army • Iraq war

NATO Must Be Ready to Strike 1st With Nukes: Manifesto

Call for 'nukes in the quiver' deterrent

Jan 22, 08 4:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Top military strategists from the US and Europe say that NATO must be prepared to launch a preemptive nuclear strike to keep the world safe, the Guardian reports. The five ex-military chiefs have issued a manifesto calling for a sweeping overhaul of NATO to deal with a world where the... More »

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military • NATO • nuclear weapons

US Sees Huge Gains
in Baghdad Security

City sees dramatic improvement in security from a year ago

Jan 18, 08 8:37 AM CST
(Newser) - US and Iraqi forces have secured 75% of Baghdad's neighborhoods, a sharp increase from pre-surge days, USA Today reports. The combined forces "basically own the streets," said a US colonel. Military figures say that 356 of 474 of the city's neighborhoods have returned to some semblance of... More »

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Iraq • military • insurgents • Baghdad • troop surge • essential services

3,200 Marines Tapped for
Afghan Surge

Allies bicker as US prepares to boost troop levels to 7-year high

Jan 15, 08 7:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Official orders have yet to be signed, but thousands more Marines have been told to prepare for deployment to Afghanistan, the AP reports. The extra 3,200 troops would bring the number of US forces there to some 30,000, its highest level since 2001, to combat a rise in... More »

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Afghanistan • military • NATO • Canada • Marine

Pregnant Marine Is Dead: Sheriff

Lance corporal was scheduled to testify about sexual assault; defendant is suspect

Jan 11, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The pregnant Marine missing from Camp Lejune, NC, since Dec. 14 is dead, the local sheriff said today. The search is on for her body and for the suspect in the case, a fellow Marine she had accused of sexual assault, CNN reports. Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach disappeared just before... More »

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military • North Carolina • missing person • Marine

Pregnant Marine Missing

Hunt on for young mom-to-be set to testify about incident at base

Jan 10, 08 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - A pregnant 20-year-old Marine scheduled to testify about an incident that occurred at her North Carolina military base has been missing for nearly a month, reports the Dayton Daily News. Maria Lauterbach's cell phone was found at the camp's gate, and her car at a bus station six miles away.... More »

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military • North Carolina • missing person • Maria Lauterbach • Marine

US Drone Use Over Iraq Soars

Drones over Iraq hit 500K hours

Jan 2, 08 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The US military's use of unmanned aircraft in surveillance, reconnaissance, and combat missions has climbed to more than 500,000 flight hours. The drones are mostly deployed in Iraq, but they're being flown remotely by Air Force pilots based in the US. And as troops begin to trickle back home,... More »

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Iraq • military • drones • aircraft • Raven • Predator • weapons

Tech Sales to China Raise
Red Flags

Weapons experts say imports could upgrade military—or be sold

Jan 2, 08 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Chinese companies linked to the People’s Liberation Army were cleared to import sensitive high-tech equipment from the US after the Bush administration eased restrictions blocking the sale of technology with military applications, the New York Times reports. One company has ties to arms sales to Iran and Syria, claims... More »

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China • Iran • technology • military • Syria • imports • Department of Commerce • People's Liberation Army • Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control • arms control • militarization

Fallen Marine's Dog Heading Home to His Family

Lex didn't want to leave dead buddy

Dec 21, 07 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Paramedics had to drag Lex the German shepherd away from the body of Cpl. Dustin Lee when the 20-year-old Marine from Mississippi was killed in a March mortar attack in Fallujah. Now Lex is back in the States and heading for retirement with Lee's family. “Lex was my son’... More »

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military • Mississippi • Fallujah • Dustin Lee • German shepherd • K 9 • dog

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