Nov 12

Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with murder (Reuters)

Reuters – The U.S. Army has charged a military psychiatrist with 13 counts of murder in last week’s shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army base, which shocked the country as it prepared to celebrate Veterans Day. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 12

Suspected Fort Hood shooter charged with 13 murder counts (AFP)

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Nov 12

Death penalty rare, executions rarer in military (AP)

AP – Though the suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could face the death penalty, he will be prosecuted in a military justice system where no one has been executed in nearly a half-century. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 12

Obama pushes for changes in Afghan strategy options (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama pushed his Afghan war council Wednesday for revisions in strategy options presented to him before he will go ahead with a final decision on boosting troop levels in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official said. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 12

Troops sue KBR over toxic waste in Iraq, Afghanistan (AFP)

AFP – Dozens of US military personnel have filed 34 lawsuits against US defense contractor KBR for allegedly incinerating toxic waste and releasing it into the atmosphere in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »