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AP Exclusive: Documents say US detainee driven nearly insane by isolation, deprivation
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by The...Tags: Lawyers, Local Authority, Censorship, Guerrilla Activity, The White House
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Despite Russian anger, US defense chief says US forces will stay in Kosovo through late 2009
Associated Press WriterOHRID, Macedonia (AP) _ Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said the U.S. is committed to keeping troops in Kosovo through late next year despite strong Russian opposition to creation of the world's newest country this year. Following a morning...Tags: National Government, Government, Robert Gates, Wars and Interventions, NATO
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Former US officials say Iran detained thousands of Arabs in bid to help against al-Qaida
AP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ In an effort to help the United States counter al-Qaida after the 9/11 attack, Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs who had crossed the border from Afghanistan, expelled many of them and made copies of nearly 300 of their passports, a...Tags: National Government, Richard Nixon, Government, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Guerrilla Activity
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Gates: U.S. to remain in Kosovo through late 2009
The United States will continue its troop presence in Kosovo until at least late next year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said just before he arrived here Tuesday, reaffirming U.S. support for the newly declared nation in the face of stern opposition...Tags: National Government, Government, Robert Gates, George Bush, International Court or Tribunal
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McCain link to group in Iran-Contra scandal resurfaces as Obama-radical connection cited
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican Sen. John McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America in the 1980s. The U.S. Council for World Freedom also aided rebels...Tags: The White House, Armed Forces, Government, Internal Revenue Service, Coup d'Etat
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Gates says US troops to remain in Kosovo at least through late 2009 despite Russian opposition
Associated Press WriterPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) _ The United States will continue its troop presence in Kosovo until at least late next year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said just before he arrived here Tuesday, reaffirming U.S. support for the newly declared nation in the face...Tags: National Government, Government, Robert Gates, George Bush, International Court or Tribunal
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At least 539 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says
As of Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at least 539 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its...Tags: Armed Forces, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Wars and Interventions, Defense
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Charter-boat slayings defense attorney: 'Start from scratch'
The Associated PressA man accused of taking part in the hijacking of the Joe Cool charter boat and the killing of its captain and crew will stand trial a second time in January after a mistrial on most of the charges last week, a federal judge decided Monday. Still...Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Murder, Trials, Theft
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Misinformation adds to conflict with Iran
The editorial "Two steps backward" (Sept. 29) is correct that Iran will be a foreign policy challenge going forward. But because of our profound ignorance and misperceptions about Iran, the challenge will be more difficult. Instead of the failed policy...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Diplomacy, Nuclear Policy, Michael V. Hayden, Defense
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Former CIA official: 9/11 attacks could not have been averted
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A top former CIA official said the intelligence agency had more than 100 Afghans acting as spies before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but told a magazine in a rare interview that nothing could have averted the attacks. Cofer Black,...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Newspaper and Magazine, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Guerrilla Activity, Espionage and Intelligence
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Taking charge, winning battles in his blood
Special to the Chicago TribuneThomas Morrow wanted a military career. "Hanging over our mantle was a picture of my great, great, great, great grandfather on my dad's side, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee," said Morrow, who grew up in Wilmette. "I also was raised on World War II...Tags: Academic Progress, Nokia Corp., Armed Forces, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Wilmette
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'Chuck' hitting its stride in Season 2
Sometimes all you want from TV is for it to bring a smile to your face. If that's what you're after, you should watch the delightful "Chuck" (7 p.m. Monday, WMAQ-Ch. 5). This show, which debuted last fall and was relaunched Sept. 29, is a zingy spy...Tags: John Larroquette, Chuck, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Espionage and Intelligence, Electronics
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