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05 3rd, 2009|
AFP - The US Defense Department said Tuesday it is weighing how best to manage the imminent release of photos showing abuse of detainees amid concern about an international backlash.
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AFP - A majority of Americans want the US military to drop its 16-year-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and let openly homosexual men and women serve, a poll showed on Thursday.
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AFP - A day after his spare plane sparked panic and outrage when it buzzed lower Manhattan for a photo shoot, US President Barack Obama apologized Tuesday for what he called a “mistake” that won’t be repeated.
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AFP - The booming narcotics trade via West Africa is a “shocking” problem that could further destabilise fragile states in the region, a senior official at the US military command for Africa said Wednesday.
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AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, in remarks made public Saturday, that it would be politically difficult for the United States to further increase its military presence in Afghanistan.
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AFP - A US Marine is suspected of falling ill with swine flu and has been quarantined on a California military base with his roommate, and 37 others who came in contact with him are under observation, the Marine Corps commandant said Wednesday.