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11 29th, 2009|
AFP - The US military will deploy up to 9,000 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand province — doubling US presence there — in the days after President Barack Obama’s war strategy announcement this week, the Washington Post said Saturday.
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AFP - A US soldier who abused fellow troops in Iraq and then lied about it was on Saturday sentenced to six months in jail, fined almost 6,000 dollars and demoted, the American military said.
Nov
20
AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday announced a major review of the Fort Hood shootings to examine if the military had missed warning signs or remained “vulnerable” to similar assaults.
Nov
19
AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday announced a major review of the Fort Hood shootings to examine if the military had missed warning signs or remained “vulnerable” to similar assaults.
Nov
16
AFP - The US Army on Friday announced an investigation into possible botched record-keeping at Arlington National Cemetery after revelations that remains were buried in a grave site already in use.
Nov
14
AFP - The US Army on Friday announced an investigation into possible botched record-keeping at Arlington National Cemetery after revelations that remains were buried in a grave site already in use.
Nov
7
AFP - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning Saturday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor unleashed a massacre at a US military base, killing 13.
Nov
7
Reuters - Arab and Muslim Americans on Friday braced for the possibility of verbal or physical attacks after an Army psychiatrist of Arab descent allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage at a military base in Texas.
Nov
6
AFP - US President Barack Obama Friday ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor the 13 people killed on a Texas army base, but urged Americans not to jump to conclusions about why the attack occurred.