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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
Apr
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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.
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.
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.