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Iraqi PM Tells Mullen Iraqi Troops Can Take Over
By not in system - AOL NewsBAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister has told the top U.S. military officer that Iraqi forces are able to maintain security in their own country, as discussions intensify over whether to keep any U.S. forces in Iraq past this year. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made the remark during a late Thursday meeting with Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff. Mullen's visit comes as U.S. and Iraqi officials are trying to decide what, if any, U.S. troop presence should remain in Iraq after the end of this year. Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, DOD / AP Navy ...
Pakistan Army Accuses US of 'Negative Propaganda'
By not in system - AOL NewsISLAMABAD - The Pakistani army on Thursday rejected what it called "negative propaganda" by the United States, hours after the top U.S. military officer accused the country's spy agency of continued links to a powerful Afghan Taliban faction. The unusually strident back and forth reflected the poor state of relations between the two counterterrorism allies, which sunk to new lows after an American CIA contractor in January shot and killed two Pakistanis he said were trying to rob him. While officials from both nations have raised the level of rhetoric, they have also spoken of the need to ...
US Pulling Tomahawk Missiles Out of Libya Combat
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will soon stop firing Tomahawk cruise missiles against Libya, in addition to pulling its attack planes out of the international air campaign, two U.S. defense officials said Friday. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday announced in congressional testimony the decision to withdraw U.S. combat aircraft from the NATO-commanded mission as of this coming Sunday. They made no mention of putting the Tomahawk-firing ships and subs on standby as well. But the U.S. officials, speaking on condition of ...
Bahrain Opposition Seeks UN, US Help in Crackdown
By not in system - AOL NewsMANAMA, Bahrain -- Bahrain's opposition asked for U.N. and American intervention in the government crackdown on the Shiite protests trying to loosen the monarchy's grip, in a brief protest Sunday in the capital that disbanded before police could arrive to break it up. The 18 opposition legislators protesting Sunday at the U.N. offices in Manama resigned last month to protest the crackdown on the monthlong revolt, inspired by the pro-democracy uprisings across the Arab world. Bahrain's king declared martial law last week, and a Saudi-led military force from other Gulf nations is in the country ...
Gadhafi Steps Up Airstrikes; West Weighs Rebels' Plea for No-Fly Zone
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsWestern allies are weighing military options against Libya, including a no-fly zone over the country, after forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi unleashed a weekend of furious air assaults against rebels fighting his regime. At the White House today, President Barack Obama warned that Gadhafi's supporters "will be held accountable for whatever violence continues to take place," The Associated Press reported. "We've got NATO consulting in Brussels around a wide range of potential options, including potential military options, in response to the violence that continues to take place in Libya," ...
Rolling Stone: General Deployed Psy-Ops Against US Senators
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe U.S. Army ordered a "psychological operations" team to manipulate visiting U.S. senators into pushing for more funding and troops for the war in Afghanistan, according to a report in Rolling Stone magazine. Three-star U.S. general Lt. Gen. William Caldwell is accused of deploying propaganda techniques, which the Army says are intended to "alter the behavior of foreign populations," against visiting U.S. dignitaries to Afghanistan in a potentially illegal, months-long operation to lobby Congress. Caldwell is responsible for the training of Afghan security forces. Gen. David Petraeus, the ...
Tensions High in Koreas, but All-Out War Unlikely
By not in system - AOL NewsSEOUL, South Korea (Dec. 8) -- Two weeks after North Korea shelled a South Korean island, the rivals are still trading threats. Tensions remain at their highest in more than a decade, and though neither side is backing down, all-out war is unlikely. Spooked by the assault that killed four people, South Korea threatened airstrikes if hit again, ordered more troops on front-line islands and revamped rules of engagement to allow for a more forceful response to future provocations. And on Wednesday, the top American military officer stood by his South Korean counterpart's side in Seoul pledging ...
US Frustrated With China Over North Korea
By not in system - AOL NewsSEOUL, South Korea (Dec. 8) -- The top U.S. military officer expressed frustration Wednesday with what he called China's unwillingness to rein in North Korea, calling again on Beijing to use its unique leverage to push the North to stop provocations. Adm. Mike Mullen emphasized the U.S. commitment to South Korea's defense, saying their alliance remained unquestioned and denouncing North Korea's aggression, including an artillery attack last month that killed four South Koreans, as "belligerent, reckless behavior." Mullen's remarks reflect a two-pronged approach by South Korea, the U.S. and ...
Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Unclear After Brass Asks Senate for Time
By David Wood - Politics DailyProspects for Senate repeal of the ban on gays in the military appear uncertain after three of the four military service chiefs testified Friday that repeal would harm combat effectiveness -- unless they were allowed time to implement the change. But at least one member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, after two days of hearings this week, announced a surprising endorsement of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'' Massachusetts GOP Sen. Scott Brown, who won the seat left open by the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy, said Friday he would support repeal. Last spring he voted against ...
Joint Chiefs Split on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal
By David Wood - Politics DailyAs expected, the Marine Corps commandant, Gen. James Amos, recommended against repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces. Testifying Friday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Amos said he could not "turn my back'' on the 45 percent of Marines who expressed negative views of repealing "Don't ask, don't tell" in a year-long Pentagon survey. "The young men and women who volunteer to be Marines do so with honorable and patriotic intensions, and even vast differences in background, beliefs or personalities can be bridged,'' Amos told the Senate Armed Services ...
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