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An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.
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 Al Jazeera 
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
Fri 18 May 2012
Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the Afghan Presidential Palace, on the... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Strait of Hormuz, 1 May, 2012.
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 ABC News 
US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
Thu 17 May 2012
The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro said to an... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster)
President Barack Obama waits with Vice President Joe Biden before attending the STOCK Act signing event in the Hold Room of the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) of the White House, April 4, 2012.  Novosti  Wed 16 May 2012
Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts
The current diplomatic contretemps between Russia and the United States is a crisis for the reset policy in bilateral relations, which are still based on Cold War-era distrust, Russian analysts said.... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
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Taliban can be defeated in Afghanistan if 'reluctant Pakistan does more': U.S. Senator  Newstrack India  Mon 14 May 2012
Taliban can be defeated in Afghanistan if 'reluctant Pakistan does more': U.S. Senator
Washington, May 14 (ANI): A key U.S. senator has said the Taliban can be defeated militarily in Afghanistan but the job is not done, adding that the insurgents are still controlling more than a third... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
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A shopkeeper runs from his store after riot police came under petrol bomb attack by Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain. The Star Sat 12 May 2012
U.S. resumes Bahrain arms sales despite rights concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally facing Iran, despite human rights concerns linked to months of... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Pentagon, May 11, 2012. The Independent Sat 12 May 2012
Leaks that revealed British agent's role in foiled bomb plot investigated by FBI
The leaks, beginning with an Associated Press report on Monday the news agency had held back for several days at the request of the US authorities, have turned the... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
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Bahraini soldiers stand guard near the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Bahrain's Shiite opposition has rejected any dialogue with the Gulf kingdom's Sunni royal family until "tanks are off the streets" and the army stops "shooting at peaceful protesters." BBC News Fri 11 May 2012
US resumes some Bahrain arms sales for 'external defence'
The United States is resuming sales of some weapons to Bahrain, but says it will not supply the Gulf state with any crowd control equipment. The US State Department says... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)
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An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), lands in front of a mosque. BBC News Fri 11 May 2012
Why was the US military teaching 'total war' on Islam?
America's top military officer has condemned a course taught about Islam at one of America's top military schools as "totally objectionable". It is... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate Airman Jordon R. Beesley)
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The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) transit the Indian Ocean CNN Thu 10 May 2012
Defense spending to spike $2.1 trillion under Romney
By Charles Riley @CNNMoney May 10, 2012: 5:25 AM ET Mitt Romney wants more ships, planes and troops. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Mitt Romney is campaigning on a platform that... (photo: US Navy / MCC John Lill)
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Sgt. James Bailey scans his sector during a combat mission in Kandahar province, Afghanistan March 27, 2012. The Wichita Eagle Thu 10 May 2012
Afghan exit is based on flawed assumptions
President Obama had every right to celebrate the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death with U.S. troops in Kabul. No one can doubt the magnitude of that... (photo: US Army)
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