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04 4th, 2009| 
AFP – A former US sailor was sentenced to 10 years in jail Friday for disclosing secret information about a US Navy battle group’s movements months after the 2000 attack on USS Cole. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
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AFP – Five years ago this month Alan Shearer scored his 173rd goal for Newcastle United as the Magpies defeated Chelsea 2-1 and edged closer to a fifth-placed finish in the Premier League. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
4
AP – As of Friday, April 3, 2009, at least 601 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
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AFP – The imminent deployment of extra US troops to insurgency-torn Afghanistan will likely lead to increased fighting and more civilian casualties, aid agencies warned NATO leaders on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
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AFP – A federal judge ruled that some inmates at a US military base in Afghanistan can challenge their detention in US courts, a legal right granted to Guantanamo Bay prisoners. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
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AFP – The US Defense Department has a three billion dollar plan to train and equip Pakistan’s military over the next five years, US media reported Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
4
AFP – A former US sailor was sentenced to 10 years in jail Friday for disclosing secret information about a US Navy battle group’s movements months after the 2000 attack on USS Cole. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
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AFP – US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will unveil recommendations for the 2010 defense budget Monday that could include cuts to some major weapons programs, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
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AFP – A federal judge on Thursday ruled that some inmates held at a US military base in Afghanistan have the legal right to challenge their detention in US courts, just as detainees do at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read the rest of this entry »