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Aberdeen High graduate Baker receives second star
In a ceremony at the Pentagon, hosted by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Jan. 6, Brig. Gen. Ralph O. Baker, an Aberdeen High School graduate, was promoted to major general in the U.S. Army.
The ceremony was attended by...Tags: Graduation, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Cal Ripken, Jr., The Pentagon, College Sports
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Sarbanes: In Afghanistan, challenge and doubt
On March 25th, I returned with three other members of Congress from a six-day trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. I came away, as all do, tremendously impressed by the commitment of American soldiers and civilians to executing their mission. We were in...Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, National Security, Pakistan, Civil Unrest
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Obama leaves the job undone in Afghanistan
During the campaign summer of 2008, candidate Obama said of Afghanistan, "This is a war that we have to win." Yet now, although progress is being made the job is still very much unfinished, we find Obama as president extracting our resources from...Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Robert Gates, Pakistan, Guerrilla Activity
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Which way in Afghanistan?
With the first anniversary of the U.S. "surge" in Afghanistan coming up in August, President Barack Obama will soon have to decide whether to maintain the current force levels or begin withdrawing some of the 30,000 additional troops he ordered there last...Tags: International Military Interventions, Afghanistan, Robert Gates, Pakistan, Henry Kissinger
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Justice was done
God bless former President George W. Bush for putting General David Petraeus in charge, and God bless President Obama for being smart enough to keep him. Even though after 10 years Osma bin Laden was old and dying from kidney damage, it is gratifying...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, George Bush
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Ex-general voted interim mayor of Mosul; council also is selected
Special To The SunMOSUL, Iraq - A convention of religious, ethnic and tribal leaders chose a former Iraqi army general as Mosul's mayor yesterday, making it the country's first major city with an elected government. About 150 delegates cast ballots to select an interim...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Death, Referenda, Voting, U.S. Military
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Hunt for Syrians leads to mosque
Sun StaffBAGHDAD, Iraq - Three dozen soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division raided a mosque here yesterday after an informant said 30 armed fedayeen fighters from Syria were holed up inside. What they found were 15 stunned Iraqi men, a wailing baby and a...Tags: CNN (tv network), Death, Defense, U.S. Army, John Wayne
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Progress? Open to interpretation
Sun Foreign StaffKUWAIT CITY - The war yesterday: good for American and British forces, who pummeled important military targets in Iraq while sparing civilians, - only it was a bad day, because their claims of success were lies, or so Iraq insisted. Bad day for Saddam...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Qatar, Death, Kuwait, Basra (Iraq)
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U.S. officials see increasing threat of domestic attack from Iran
Even as Al Qaeda's ability to attack the United States continues to diminish, Iran is more willing to attack the United States and American interests overseas, the top U.S. intelligence official told Congress on Tuesday.
Director of National Intelligence...Tags: Barack Obama, National Security, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Terrorism
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Al Qaeda weakened, Iran a threat, U.S. intelligence officials say
Al Qaeda's ability to conduct terrorist operations against the United States has diminished in the last year, but U.S. intelligence agencies said Tuesday that they now believe Iranian leaders are willing to launch attacks against American targets.
The...Tags: Pakistan, Osama bin Laden, Weaponry, Nuclear Policy, Tehran (Iran)
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Petraeus works to improve relations with lawmakers
CIA Director David H. Petraeus will have a dual mission when he testifies about worldwide threats at a Senate intelligence committee hearing Tuesday.
He also is working to improve relations with some powerful lawmakers and their staff on the...Tags: Espionage and Intelligence, Leon Panetta, National Security, Pakistan, Police Investigations
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Report: Al-Qaida wanes but still a threat to U.S.; other foes expanding
WASHINGTON (AP)— Al-Qaidais in decline around the world but is still a leading threat to the United States, joined by others like Iran, the top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday in an annual report to Congress on threats facing America.
Iran&...Tags: Theft, Osama bin Laden, Weaponry, Pakistan, Nuclear Policy
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