Dec 8

FBI orders independent review after Fort Hood shooting 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – FBI Director Robert Mueller ordered an independent review on Tuesday of how the agency handled information that the military psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting had communicated with an anti-American cleric in Yemen. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 30

UK to send 500 extra troops to Afghanistan 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Britain will send 500 more soldiers to Afghanistan in December as part of a broader surge in NATO-led troop levels to tackle worsening violence and train Afghan forces, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 25

India vigilant but remains vulnerable to attacks 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – The paramilitary troops outside the Trident and Taj Mahal hotels suggest a higher level of security a year after militants laid siege to Mumbai, but it may all be a mirage as the country still remains very vulnerable. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 18

Obama

Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday he is “very close” to a decision on boosting troop levels in Afghanistan and would make an announcement “in the next several weeks.” Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 18

Army suicides set to hit new high in 2009 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Suicides in the U.S. Army will hit a new high this year, a top general said on Tuesday in a disclosure likely to increase concerns about stress on U.S. forces ahead of an expected buildup in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 13

Republicans blast Obama decision on Gitmo 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Republicans Friday condemned the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute five September 11 suspects in a U.S. court in New York rather than at the Guantanamo Bay military base as “irresponsible.” Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 13

Fort Hood suspect may be permanently paralyzed 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – The U.S. Army psychiatrist charged with 13 counts of murder in the Fort Hood Army base shootings may be permanently paralyzed from the waist down due to the gunshots used to subdue him, his lawyer said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 13

Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with 13 murders 
    (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

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

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 »

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