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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. 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... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod) Al Jazeera
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago Summit
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. 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... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster) ABC News
Iran   Israel   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
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. Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts Wed 16 May 2012
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... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) Novosti
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Taliban can be defeated in Afghanistan if 'reluctant Pakistan does more': U.S. Senator Taliban can be defeated in Afghanistan if 'reluctant Pakistan does more': U.S. Senator Mon 14 May 2012
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... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Newstrack India
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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. U.S. resumes Bahrain arms sales despite rights concerns Sat 12 May 2012
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) The Star
Arms   Bahrain   Human Rights   Photos   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
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. Leaks that revealed British agent's role in foiled bomb plot investigated by FBI Sat 12 May 2012
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) The Independent
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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." US resumes some Bahrain arms sales for 'external defence' Fri 11 May 2012
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) BBC News
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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. Why was the US military teaching 'total war' on Islam? Fri 11 May 2012
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) BBC News
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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 Defense spending to spike $2.1 trillion under Romney Thu 10 May 2012
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) CNN
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Sgt. James Bailey scans his sector during a combat mission in Kandahar province, Afghanistan March 27, 2012. Afghan exit is based on flawed assumptions Thu 10 May 2012
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) The Wichita Eagle
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This April 30, 2012, photo shows a traveler passing through a security check point at Portland International Airport, in Portland, Ore. Airport security procedures, with their intrusive pat downs and body scans, don’t need to be toughened despite the discovery of a new al-Qaida airline bomb plot "Bomber" in al-Qaeda plot was CIA informant, officials say Wed 9 May 2012
WASHINGTON — The latest al-Qaeda bomb plot targeting U.S. aircraft was unraveled from inside the terrorist group by operatives — including a double agent... (photo: AP / Rick Bowmer) Denver Post
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File - This televsion image released by Qatar's Al-Jazeera televison broadcast on Friday Oct. 5, 2001 is said to show the most recent images of Osama bin Laden, center, the prime suspect in the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11. At left is bin Laden's top lieutenant, Egyptian, Ayman al-Zawahri. The Last Months of Osama bin Laden Mon 7 May 2012
The story behind the tracking down and killing of Osama bin Laden remains a puzzle despite the torrent of documentaries and articles appearing on the anniversary of his... (photo: AP / Courtesy of Al-Jazeera via APTN) CounterPunch
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File - An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares for takeoff in support of operations in Southwest Asia. Drone Attacks: The Latest Aspect Of Growing U.S. 'Shadow Warfare' Mon 7 May 2012
Article By WN.com Guest Writer Sherwood Ross Although President Obama's top counter-terrorism adviser says caution is exercised when making drone attacks, official U.S.... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Julianne Showalter) WorldNews.com
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File - A U.S. Navy ship's serviceman, a Joint Detention Group barber attached to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, speaks to a detainee about trimming his beard at Camp VI, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 10, 2011. Lawyers say 9/11 hearing protected by 'veil of secrecy' Sun 6 May 2012
Defence lawyers for five men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks have challenged the fairness of the military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay. The defendants,... (photo: US Navy / MCS1 David P. Coleman) BBC News
Al Qaida   Guantanamo   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
File - Richard Nixon leaving the White House shortly before his resignation became effective, August 9, 1974. Disinformation On Every Front Sun 6 May 2012
Some readers have come to the erroneous conclusion that the Matrix consists of Republican Party disinformation as if there is no disinformation from the left. Others... (photo: Nixon Presidential Materials Project / Oliver F. Atkins) GlobalResearch
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Defense chief Panetta warns US troops about misconduct Defense chief Panetta warns US troops about misconduct Sat 5 May 2012
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta put the U.S. military on notice Friday that he is concerned that the spate of high-profile episodes of misconduct by... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett) Austin American Statesman
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Republican presidential candidates, from left, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stand for the American National Anthem during a Republican presidential debate among the 2012 candidates Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Republicans have lost upper hand on foreign policy Fri 4 May 2012
Also in Opinion Subscribe to The Dispatch... (photo: AP / Ross D. Franklin) The Columbus Dispatch
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Demythologizing bin Laden's Assassination (Five Insights) Wed 2 May 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling "We to whom Zeus has assigned suffering...from youth to old age. Suffering in grievous wars, till we perish to the last... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) WorldNews.com
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File - A U.S. Soldier stands watch as U.S. National Security Council member Samantha Power and representatives from the United Nations meet with representatives from the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration regarding internally displaced persons (IDP) at the Kindi IDP Resettlement Center near Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2009. Iraq insurgents may have benefitted from US funds Tue 1 May 2012
Some US commanders believe funds available for relief and reconstruction during the country's war in Iraq may have ended up benefiting insurgents, a report released by a... (photo: US Navy / MC2 Edwin L. Wriston) Middle East Online
Corruption   Iraq   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Investment in post-invasion Iraq
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran Iran skeptical but open to U.S. overture on nuclear program Sun 29 Apr 2012
TEHRAN — Iranian officials expressed skepticism Saturday about possible Obama administration support for allowing the country to continue enriching some uranium but... (photo: AP / Iranian Presidents office) The Los Angeles Times
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