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Friday, November 20, 2009 10:58 PM

Military/Armed Forces

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Name: Military/Armed Forces

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 23 mins ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

Carl Levin

Senate Puts Off Military Ban on Gays

WASHINGTON - A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday. 'We do not have a date' for the hearing, said the aide, ... [NewsMax.com - 23 mins ago]

Entities: Gay, Military/Armed Forces, US Senate Armed Services Committee, US Government Accountability Office, Carl Levin

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 20 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Khalid Sheikh Mohammad

US defends plan to try 9/11 defendants

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration on Wednesday defended plans to try the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks in criminal courts despite harsh criticism from Republicans who say the trials are too risky.As President Barack Obama ... [The News International - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Guantanamo (Cuba), 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Criminal

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 11 Documents (in Internet & IT)

China's Cyberwars [Voices]

By James T. Areddy, Reporter, The Wall Street JournalChina’s military is under attack. At least its Web site is…from hackers.In a sign that China’s Ministry of National Defense faces the same kind of Internet security challenges that militaries around ... [All Things Digital - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Cyber Terrorism, China, James Areddy, Computer Hacker

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 12 Documents (in Politics)

China military says website had 230 million attacks

BEIJING (Reuters) - A website set up by China's Ministry of Defence this summer was hit by more than 230 million hacker attacks in its first month of operation, but none of the attacks were successful, state media reported on Thursday. ... [Reuters: Internet News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: China, Military/Armed Forces, Computer Hacker

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 5 Documents

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Senate panel notes 'red flags galore' in Fort Hood incident

WASHINGTON Military and FBI officials appeared to miss numerous warning signs in the months leading up to the Nov. 5 killings of 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas, lawmakers said Thursday in the first congressional hearing into the incident. INVESTIGATION: ... [USA Today - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Fort Hood, Terrorism, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Susan Collins

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 6 hours ago - 9 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Eric Holder

Psychiatrist Charles Krauthammer

…on the lunacy of Eric Holder:…why is Attorney General Eric Holder doing this? Ostensibly, to demonstrate to the world the superiority of our system, where the rule of law and the fair trial reign.Really? What happens if KSM (and his co-defendants) “do ... [Transterrestrial Musings - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Charles Krauthammer, Eric Holder, Military/Armed Forces, War Crime

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 12 Documents

Ghost towns left by Pakistan assault on South Waziristan

Donkeys nibbling on the roadside are the only creatures living in the ruins of war in the hamlet of Ladha, the scenic valley emptied of inhabitants due to fighting between army and Taliban.For five weeks, 30,000 troops backed by warplanes and helicopter ... [Sify - 11/19/2009]

Entities: South Waziristan, Pakistan, Taliban, Assault

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 7 Documents

The Washington Post’s Dueling 9/11-Trial Op-eds, Condensed

Today the Washington Post runs two opposing op-eds on the topic of whether Eric Holder is making a wise decision in bringing Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to New York to stand trial. In the interest of your precious time and energy, we've boiled the arguments ... [Daily Intel - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Jack Goldsmith, Charles Krauthammer, Eric Holder, Bush Administration

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 9 Documents

Rana, Headley come from elite Pak families

WASHINGTON: Emerging profiles of Pakistani expatriates Tahawwur Hussain Rana and Daood Gilani a.k.a. David Headley, the two principal accused in a transcontinental terror plot, show they belonged to elite Pakistani families rooted in the military and ... [Times of India - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Cadet Colleges in Bangladesh, Pakistan

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 16 mins ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Russia ups its nuclear triad

stresses the defensive strategy of the Russian military. It also encourages Russia's commitment to military reform but steers away from the use of conscripts, shifting towards a professional army.Last year, Medvedev said Russia would make the modernization ... [UPI - 16 mins ago]

Entities: Russia, Military/Armed Forces, Doctrine

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 32 mins ago - 3 Documents

UPDATE 2-Colombia says will not be provoked by Venezuela

* Chavez’s insults, dynamited bridges raise tensions * Border town residents forced to wade across river * Colombian military chiefs meet, no troop buildup seen (Adds Colombia to complain to U.N., OAS) By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Nov 20 (Reuters) ... [Economy-Finance - 33 mins ago]

Entities: Colombia, Venezuela, Alvaro Uribe, Hugo Chávez

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Now is not the time to gut our armed forces

Earlier this month we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that heralded the rapid demise of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe and ultimately ended with the breakup of the Soviet Union itself.The Cold War was over ... [CBC - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Rick Hillier, David Collenette

Quotes

"I felt really proud to be Chinese as I was watching our [military] officers rescue civilians in need" said advertising executive Zhang Ying

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The Price Of Trying KSM [The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 1 hour ago] David Feige worries about the consequences:In an idealized view, our judicial system is insulated from the ribald passions of politics. In reality, those passions ...

Audio/Video

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iReporters debate next move in Afghanistan [CNN.com - Video - 2 hours ago]
The Spy Briefcase Gun [Military.com - YouTube Channel - 4 hours ago]
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Students, riot police clash [CNN International - YouTube - 7 hours ago]
Students, riot police clash [CNN.com - Video - 8 hours ago]

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