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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Central Command

Central Command stories: 5 news summaries

Sarkozy Faces Confidence
Vote Over Rejoining NATO

But French opposition unlikely to best president's party

Mar 17, 09 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy’s government must submit to a vote of confidence after the president announced his intention to have France rejoin NATO’s integrated military command, the BBC reports. Opposition politicians and some in Sarkozy’s UMP party say tightening NATO ties will threaten France’s independence. But Sarkozy says... More »

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NATO • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • French Parliament • UMP • foreign policy • Central Command

Troops in Iraq Face Final Challenge: Moving Out

US military prepares to remove equipment from Iraq

Mar 16, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the US military reduces its presence in Iraq, it faces the logistical challenge of moving all the equipment it brought to the country during the nearly six-year war effort, the Los Angeles Times reports. Unlike personnel, much of the equipment used in Iraq will remain in the region, stored... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Iran • Middle East • Humvees • Qatar • Kuwait • tanks • MRAP • Iraq war • Central Command

Russian Cyberattack
Hits US Central Command

Malware targeted combat systems

Nov 28, 08 5:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Defense Department computers have been hit by a computer virus from Russia, Los Angeles Times reports. Malware has infected large parts of the military system, including Central Command systems and computers used in Iraq and Afghanistan combat zones. The military scrambled to stop the infection and banned the use of... More »

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Russia • Pentagon • hacker • US military • hacking • Central Command

New US Mideast Commander Installed

Out with the Navy, in with the Army as
head of CentCom

Mar 29, 08 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new commander has taken temporary charge of US military operations in the Mideast, after a quiet ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida yesterday. Lt. Gen Martin Dempsey will run CentCom while the administration seeks a permanent replacement for Adm. William Fallon, who quit abruptly earlier this month... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Iran • Middle East • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • US military • William Fallon • George W. Bush • Central Command • Martin Dempsey

US Admiral
in Charge of Mideast Quits

Move comes after
article depicts him defying Bush on Iran

Mar 11, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The top US military commander for the Middle East resigned today after the publication of a magazine profile that portrayed him as a vocal opponent of the Bush administration's Iran strategy, the AP reports. Adm. William Fallon, head of US Central Command, denied any rift and said he stepped down... More »

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Iran • Bush administration • Tehran • military strategy • Robert Gates • resignation • William Fallon • George W. Bush • Central Command

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