Jul 6

Obama changes protocol on troop suicides 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Announcing a change of protocol, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would write condolence letters to families of military personnel who take their own lives in combat zones. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 6

Fort Hood shooting suspect to face court martial 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – A U.S. Army psychiatrist charged in a 2009 killing rampage at a Texas military base will face a court-martial where he could be sentenced to death, a military official ruled on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 6

Sadr says Iraqis employed with US are outcasts 
    (AFP)

AFP – Anti-US Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said Wednesday that his movement would not accept countrymen who had worked with “the Americans,” unless they had genuinely repented. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 6

Court orders immediate halt to gay military ban 
    (AP)

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Jul 6

Obama to send condolence letters on troop suicides 
    (AP)
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