Crucial Prayer Topics : Military & Veterans

US Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia
AP - Associated Press - September 9, 2010

MANAMA, Bahrain - The U.S. Navy says Marine commandos have reclaimed control of a pirate-held vessel off the Somalia coast and taken nine prisoners....[view article]

US drone strike kills six in Pakistan
AFP - September 9, 2010

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP) - A US drone attack Thursday killed six militants in Pakistan -- the fourth strike in 24 hours -- officials said, amid an upsurge in violence across the country....[view article]

U.S. Marines Retake Ship From Pirates
Wall Street Journal - September 9, 2010

DUBAI-U.S. Marines early Thursday boarded and seized control of a German-owned commercial vessel that had been commandeered by pirates, in what appeared to be the first American-led military boarding of its kind amid a recent surge of attacks in the Gulf of Aden and along the east coast of Africa....[view article]

National Preparedness Month Gets Support with Free Books, Guides, Downloads to Help Citizens with Readiness
Christian Newswire - September 8, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- September has been designated National Preparedness Month by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. www.SurvivorMall.com is supporting this effort by providing free e-books, reports, booklets and more on how to perform first aid, prepare temporary shelters, build bomb shelters, defend against terrorism, shield against nuclear fallout, survive earthquakes, storms, floods, and dozens of other potentially catastrophic situations....[view article]

Petraeus: Burning Quran Endangers Americans
NPR.org - September 8, 2010

A small, Florida-based church's plan to burn copies of the Quran on Saturday has triggered outrage in the Muslim world and a warning from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan that it could generate a deadly backlash against Americans....[view article]

Test of Missile-Blasting Laser Weapon Fizzles
AOL News - September 8, 2010

(Sept. 7) -- A much-anticipated test of a laser cannon deployed on a Boeing jumbo jet failed to blow up a target meant to mimic a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile....[view article]

US expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years
AP - Associated Press - September 7, 2010

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's financial commitment to Afghanistan is likely to linger and reach into the billions long after it pulls combat troops from the country, newly disclosed spending estimates show....[view article]

Iran on brink of nuclear weapon, warns watchdog
Telegraph - September 7, 2010

A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iranian nuclear scientists had made at least 22 kilograms of enriched uranium at least 20 per cent purity, a technical hurdle that is the hardest to overcome on the way to weapons-grade uranium....[view article]

U.N. report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium
The Washington Post - September 7, 2010

Iran is steadily stockpiling enriched uranium, even in the face of toughened international sanctions, according to a U.N. inspection report that raises new concerns about the ability to monitor parts of the nation's nuclear program that could be used to make a bomb....[view article]

Greatest Republican advantages on terrorism, immigration, federal spending
Gallup.com - September 1, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds Americans saying the Republicans in Congress would do a better job than the Democrats in Congress of handling seven of nine key election issues. The parties are essentially tied on healthcare, with the environment being the lone Democratic strength....[view article]

Mayor of Violent Mexican Border State Assassinated
Fox News - August 30, 2010

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico -- Gunmen killed the mayor of a town in the drug-plagued Mexican border state of Tamaulipas on Sunday in a region where suspected cartel hitmen recently massacred 72 migrants, the government said....[view article]

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting
My Way News - August 30, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign aides working for a female candidate in the western province of Herat....[view article]

Hamas' large-scale terror plot sets off high Israel, Palestinian alerts
DEBKA - August 29, 2010

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 25, 2010 -- The belligerent speech delivered by Hamas' Damascus-based political leader Khaled Meshaal Tuesday, Aug. 24 only confirmed the information reaching Israel and the Palestinian Authority intelligence services that the extremist Palestinian group is set for large-scale terror attacks against Israeli and Palestinian West Bank targets. debkafile's intelligence and counter-terror sources report Hamas is setting its sights on torpedoing the direct Israel-Palestinian negotiations Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas are to launch...[view article]

LEBANESE SOLDIERS patrol in Kafr Kila, across the border from Metulla, on Wednesday. Photo by: Associated Press 'Israel ready to destroy Lebanese Army in four hours'
The Jerusalem Post - August 27, 2010

Report: Lebanese paper claims US envoy told LAF chief that if border incident occurred again IDF would enact plan to destroy Lebanese military within four hours....[view article]

Troops still deploying to Mideast from BIA
Bangor Daily News - August 26, 2010

BANGOR, Maine - As the nation watches troops being withdrawn from the Middle East, few perhaps are aware that another wave of soldiers is being deployed....[view article]

Iran: Who's Afraid of Ahmadinejad's New Drone?
Time - August 26, 2010

Iran's weapons-development efforts have long had a wisp of The Wizard of Oz about them - in other words, don't look behind the curtain. In the movie, of course, it was Toto who tugged back the curtain to show the lever-pulling wiz was a fraud. But it was Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad himself who stood proudly on the stage at Tehran's Malek-Ashtar University of Technology as a sky-blue curtain rose to unveil Iran's first armed drone. It also showed...[view article]

BORDER CLASH NEARLY SPARKS NEW MIDEAST WAR
- August 24, 2010

By David Dolan Israel was almost plunged into a major war in early August when Lebanese Army troops opened fire on Israeli soldiers along their shared Northern Galilee border, not far from the tense Golan Heights. One long-serving IDF reserve officer was instantly killed and another soldier severely wounded during the unprovoked attack. Subsequent press reports said Defense Minister Ehud Barak was on the verge of responding by launching a large military operation against Lebanon, which...[view article]

Venezuela defends controversial flights to Iran and Syria
CNN - August 24, 2010

Washington (CNN) -- Venezuela's ambassador to the United States is defending his country's controversial airline service to the capitals of Syria and Iran -- both countries that are designated by the U.S. as state sponsors of terrorism....[view article]

China on 'natural progression' toward space
OneNewsNow.com - August 23, 2010

A national defense analyst and Pentagon advisor isn't surprised about communist China's plans to build their own space station....[view article]

At Least 150 Women Raped in Weekend Raid in Congo
The New York Times - August 23, 2010

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - A mob of Rwandan rebels gang-raped at least 150 women last month during a weekend raid on a community of villages in eastern Congo, United Nations and other humanitarian officials said Sunday....[view article]

Iran successfully tests new missile
The Jerusalem Post - August 20, 2010

Iran's defense minister says military forces have successfully test-fired a missile with enhanced guidance systems to hit ground targets. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi did not say when or where the test was carried out. But Vahidi's comments come a day before the startup operations at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran and could raise Western fears about another advance in Iran's missile arsenal, which already can target Israel and other parts of the region....[view article]

Worst-Case Scenarios: Possible Strike Plans for Iran Involve Risky Options
Fox News - August 20, 2010

At some point, military leaders in the United States and in Israel will have to decide: Which is more dangerous -- an Iran capable of launching a nuclear weapon? Or an Iran that just got hit with tons of artillery and is out for revenge?...[view article]

Last US Combat Brigade Pulls Out of Iraq
AOL News - August 19, 2010

KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait (Aug. 18) -- As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the border crossing out of Iraq on Wednesday, the soldiers whooped and cheered. Then they scrambled out of their stifling hot armored vehicles, unfurled an American flag and posed for group photos....[view article]

Survey shows support for maintaining military ban
OneNewsNow.com - August 18, 2010

A coalition of conservative activists who support the ban on homosexuals serving in the military has released the findings on a new poll of likely voters who prefer retention over repeal of that 1993 law....[view article]

China tests space station module to launch in 2011
AP - Associated Press - August 18, 2010

BEIJING - China has finished the first module of a planned space station and is testing its electronics and other systems before launching it into orbit next year....[view article]

Iran's secret pipeline into the U.S.
WTOP News - August 18, 2010

WASHINGTON - Iran Air 744 is a bimonthly flight that originates in Tehran and flies directly to Caracas with periodic stops in Beirut and Damascus. The maiden flight was Feb. 2, 2007....[view article]

Israel and Greece seek to expand military ties
Reuters - August 18, 2010

(Reuters) - Israeli and Greek leaders discussed expanding military ties on Tuesday including sharing military know-how and holding joint war games, officials said....[view article]

Pentagon Sounds Alarm at China's Military Buildup
Fox News - August 17, 2010

WASHINGTON-The Pentagon voiced alarm over China's military buildup, saying it was expanding its advantage over Taiwan and investing heavily in ballistic and cruise missile capabilities that could one day pose a challenge to U.S. dominance in the western Pacific....[view article]

U.S., Israel Build Military Cooperation
Wall Street Journal - August 17, 2010

Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard icon....[view article]

Israel has '8 days' to hit Iran nuclear site: Bolton
AFP - August 17, 2010

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the UN has said....[view article]

Petraeus: No Guarantee of Afghanistan Drawdown in July 2011
Fox News - August 16, 2010

Gen. David Petraeus will not say whether U.S. troops will begin to pull out of Afghanistan next summer as President Obama pledged last year, saying any drawdown will be conditions based....[view article]

Petraeus Calls Afghan Strategy 'Sound' but Says Progress Takes Time
Politics Daily - August 16, 2010

Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday that U.S. strategy was "fundamentally sound" and that progress was being made in the war, but he cautioned that "to win overall" was "going to be a long-term proposition."...[view article]

Iran says it will make up for the cutoff of U.S. aid to Lebanon
Los Angeles Times - August 12, 2010

The promise comes the day after disclosures that Reps. Berman and Lowey decided to freeze the money because of concerns that it might be buying arms that could be turned against Israel....[view article]

Israel: Under the Sea
- August 11, 2010

The soldiers of the little-known Underwater Missions Unit dive to the depths of the sea fixing vessels, recovering remnants of accidents and patrolling Israel's coasts....[view article]

The Point of No Return
Atlantic Monthly - August 11, 2010

For the Obama administration, the prospect of a nuclearized Iran is dismal to contemplate- it would create major new national-security challenges and crush the president's dream of ending nuclear proliferation. But the view from Jerusalem is still more dire: a nuclearized Iran represents, among other things, a threat to Israel's very existence. In the gap between Washington's and Jerusalem's views of Iran lies the question: who, if anyone, will stop Iran before it goes nuclear, and how? As Washington and...[view article]

US Defence Secretary Gates proposes defence cuts
BBC - August 10, 2010

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has recommended axeing one of the ten major US military commands in a major reallocation of defence spending....[view article]

US engineer sold military secrets to China
BBC - August 10, 2010

A jury in Hawaii has convicted a former US engineer of selling military secrets to China. Noshir Gowadia, who helped design the propulsion system for the B-2 bomber, was found guilty on multiple counts - including conspiracy and money laundering....[view article]

Iran Claims It's Digging Graves for U.S. Troops in Case of Attack
Fox News - August 10, 2010

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has dug mass graves in which to bury U.S. troops in case of any American attack on the country, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday, warning that a military strike would spark an "extensive war" in the region....[view article]

CIA whisked detainees from Gitmo
AP - Associated Press - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON -Four of the nation's most highly valued terrorist prisoners were secretly moved to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2003, years earlier than has been disclosed, then whisked back into overseas prisons before the Supreme Court could give them access to lawyers, The Associated Press has learned....[view article]

U.S. Considers Push for U.N. Action in Syria
Wall Street Journal - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON-The Obama administration is considering pressing the United Nations to pursue a "special inspection" of alleged Syrian nuclear sites, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, a move that could leave Damascus facing a Security Council reprimand if it doesn't comply....[view article]

Congress may pull Lebanon military aid
The Jerusalem Post - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON - Some members of Congress are threatening to reassess US aid to the Lebanese military following its border clash with Israel on Tuesday. "To start shooting as they did - one person killed, one seriously injured - is a very serious move by the Lebanese army," said Florida Rep. Ron Klein, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in response to a question from The Jerusalem Post....[view article]

Military abortuaries a possibility
OneNewsNow.com - August 6, 2010

More than 200 military physicians are protesting a Senate bill amendment that would use U.S. military medical facilities as abortion clinics....[view article]

The cost of Kagan's confirmation
OneNewsNow.com - August 6, 2010

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, making her the fourth female to serve on the nation's highest court. The 50-year-old Harvard Law School graduate is scheduled to be sworn in Saturday (August 7). While Kagan's confirmation isn't a surprise for most, the possible backlash some lawmakers may face as a result of their vote could be....[view article]

Ahmadinejad says Iran building three-stage rocket
Breitbart - August 5, 2010

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is working on a three-stage rocket to carry a satellite 1,000 kilometres (more than 600 miles) into space, Fars news agency reported on Thursday....[view article]

AP Exclusive: Iran defiant in nuclear documents
AP - Associated Press - August 5, 2010

VIENNA - As Iran and world powers prepare for new nuclear talks, letters by Tehran's envoys to top international officials and shared with The Associated Press suggest major progress is unlikely, with Tehran combative and unlikely to offer any concessions....[view article]

Gallup Poll: Obama Drops to new low - 41%
USA TODAY - August 4, 2010

WASHINGTON - Only 41% of those surveyed Tuesday through Sunday approved of the way Obama is handling his job, his lowest rating in the USA TODAY/Gallup Poll since he took office in January 2009. In Gallup's separate daily tracking poll, his approval was at 45% Monday....[view article]

July is deadliest month of Afghanistan war for US
BBC - July 31, 2010

American forces have experienced their deadliest month in the nine-year-old Afghan war, with 66 US service members killed in July. The death toll crept up again on Friday as three more American soldiers died - two from a roadside bomb - in the south of the country, Nato confirmed....[view article]

Hearing to address mismanagement at Arlington Cemetery
CNN - July 29, 2010

(CNN) -- A senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled Thursday to examine the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation's most hallowed burial places for its war dead....[view article]

NASA Does Muslim Outreach
Jewish World Review - July 29, 2010

It's not really surprising that President Obama told NASA administrator Charles Bolden that his highest priority should be "to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science ... and math and engineering." It fits with so much that we already knew about the president....[view article]

NATO confirms death of 1 of 2 sailors missing in Afghanistan, relative of Colorado legislator
Fox News - July 28, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - One of two U.S. sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week - a 30-year-old father of two - has been confirmed dead and his body recovered, a NATO spokesman said Tuesday....[view article]

WikiLeaks' postings a serious issue
OneNewsNow.com - July 27, 2010

A senior Army strategist and Pentagon advisor says the recent release of sensitive information on the Afghanistan war by an online "whistleblower" is a very serious matter and could result in serious harm to U.S. troops....[view article]

U.S., S. Korea Drop Anti-Sub Bombs in Drills
Fox News - July 27, 2010

ABOARD THE USS CURTIS WILBUR -- U.S. and South Korean naval ships fired artillery and dropped anti-submarine bombs off South Korea's east coast Tuesday, the third day of high-profile military maneuvers intended to warn North Korea against any aggression....[view article]

UN, North Korea meet again to discuss sinking of South Korean ship
CNN - July 23, 2010

(CNN) -- The second round of talks between North Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command on the peninsula ended Friday....[view article]

N. Korea Threatens 'Physical Response' to U.S. Drills; Clinton Blasts 'Belligerent' Acts
Fox News - July 23, 2010

HANOI, Vietnam -- North Korea on Friday threatened the United States and South Korea with a "physical response" to planned weekend naval exercises as tensions with the communist nation rose in the aftermath of the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on the North....[view article]

Israel plans to have anti-missile system operational in 4 months
CNN - July 21, 2010

Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel's anti-missile system, the Iron Dome, will become operational within four months, the Israeli Defense Ministry said Monday....[view article]

New Laser Weapon Blasts Spy Drones Out of the Sky
AOL News - July 20, 2010

(July 19) -- A U.S. defense company wants to take drone wars to a new level with a laser weapon capable of shooting down unmanned aircraft....[view article]

Navy Weighs Ship's Design, Along With Its Own Future
Wall Street Journal - July 12, 2010

WASHINGTON—This summer, the Navy expects to choose between two competing designs for the Littoral Combat Ship, a fast, shore-hugging warship that will take on 21st century missions like chasing pirates and intercepting drug smugglers....[view article]

U.N. condemns sinking of South Korean warship
CNN - July 9, 2010

The United Nations formally condemned Friday the sinking of a South Korean warship in March but made no mention of North Korea, which has been found culpable in the attack....[view article]

Friday 7/09/10 News Video Find, view and share videos about news and entertainment from around the Web. See Videos » Suicide bombers kill 62, wound 111 in Pakistan
AOL News - July 9, 2010

KHAR, Pakistan -A pair of suicide bombers struck outside a government office Friday in a tribal region where the army has fought the Taliban, killing 62 people and wounding 111 in one of the deadliest attacks in Pakistan this year....[view article]

US throws three billion dollars at Afghan bombs
Breitbart - July 8, 2010

The United States is set to deliver three billion dollars worth of equipment to Afghanistan aimed at countering Taliban-made crude bombs used in the war, a US official said Thursday....[view article]

U.A.E. diplomat mulls hit on Iran's nukes
Washington Times - July 7, 2010

ASPEN, Colo. | The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that the benefits of bombing Iran's nuclear program outweigh the short-term costs such an attack would impose....[view article]

Analysis: US officials cite synergy of terrorists with 'expanding desire to kill Americans'
Fox News - July 5, 2010

U.S. officials boast that al-Qaida has never been weaker, its upper ranks decimated because of the stepped-up drone attacks in Pakistan and special operations raids in Afghanistan. At the same time, they warn, in seeming contradiction: An even greater number of well-trained terrorists are setting their sights on the United States....[view article]

21 dead after shootout near border in Mexico
CNN - July 2, 2010

(CNN) -- A shootout near the U.S.-Mexico border between rival groups with ties to organized crime left 21 people dead Thursday, Mexican police officials said....[view article]

Petraeus: Progress in Afghanistan, but Tough Times Ahead
VOA News - June 29, 2010

The U.S. Army General who President Barack Obama wants to send to lead American and coalition forces in Afghanistan told members of the Senate on Tuesday that there are already signs of success from the new strategy and troop surge the president announced in December. General David Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the effort to establish security and develop Afghanistan's government and security forces will continue to be difficult, but he said he believes it can...[view article]

Suspected US Missile Strike Kills 10 in Pakistan
VOA News - June 29, 2010

Pakistani security officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least 10 militants, including a suspected al-Qaida operative, in the country's northwest....[view article]

Petraeus and Obama's Uncertain Trumpet
Wall Street Journal - June 28, 2010

The chroniclers tell us that Lyndon Johnson never took to the Vietnam War. He prosecuted it, it became his war, but it was, in LBJ's language, a "bitch of a war." He fought it with a premonition that it could wreck his Great Society programs....[view article]

EXCLUSIVE: AWOL Afghans Found ... on Facebook
Fox News - June 25, 2010

At least 11 of the 17 members of the Afghan military who went AWOL from an Air Force base in Texas and are considered deserters by their nation have turned up in the exact place you'd expect to find them in the year 2010....[view article]

IDF braces for Iran & Lebanon ships
The Jerusalem Post - June 25, 2010

The IDF is gearing up for the possible arrival next week of two flotillas of Gaza aid ships - from Iran and Lebanon. IDF sources said that the navy would intercept the ships and would operate under the assumption that hostile elements could be aboard....[view article]

What Afghanistan lawmakers want General Petraeus to do
Christian Science Monitor - June 25, 2010

As Gen. David Petraeus prepares to take command of the Afghanistan war, the call from Taliban hot spots Marjah and Kandahar is coming in loud and clear: Do something different, and do it fast....[view article]

Grisly Attack on Civilians Reported in Southern Afghanistan
VOA News - June 25, 2010

Afghan police say they have found the mutilated bodies of 11 civilians in a field in the southern part of the country....[view article]

New US General Prepares to Take Lead in Afghanistan
VOA News - June 24, 2010

The general picked by U.S. President Barack Obama to lead the war effort in Afghanistan is winning praise from both American lawmakers and Afghan officials....[view article]

Deadliest Month for International Troops in Afghanistan
VOA News - June 24, 2010

June has become the deadliest month for international troops in Afghanistan since the conflict began....[view article]

Gates advocated keeping McChrystal, source says
CNN - June 24, 2010

Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates backed keeping Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the job because he was vital to the war effort in Afghanistan, but Gates was overruled, a senior Pentagon official told CNN's Barbara Starr....[view article]

U.S. indirectly paying Afghan warlords as part of security contract
The Washington Post - June 22, 2010

The U.S. military is funding a massive protection racket in Afghanistan, indirectly paying tens of millions of dollars to warlords, corrupt public officials and the Taliban to ensure safe passage of its supply convoys throughout the country, according to congressional investigators....[view article]

U.S. 'secret war' expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role
The Washington Post - June 7, 2010

Beneath its commitment to soft-spoken diplomacy and beyond the combat zones of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration has significantly expanded a largely secret U.S. war against al-Qaeda and other radical groups, according to senior military and administration officials....[view article]

US troops in Afghanistan mark Memorial Day
TownHall.com - May 31, 2010

U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan remembered friends and colleagues Monday in solemn Memorial Day ceremonies to commemorate all of their nation's war dead....[view article]

Sen. Levin Was Key To 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Deal
NPR.org - May 29, 2010

As the House on Friday passed a 2011 defense authorization bill that includes repeal of the law barring openly gay Americans from serving in the armed forces, rights advocates and the White House launched aggressive efforts to get a similar measure passed this summer in the Senate....[view article]

ADF to Congress: Imposing homosexual agenda on military will create legal, religious liberty chaos
ADF News - May 29, 2010

WASHINGTON - Alliance Defense Fund attorneys, working with the Family Research Council, sent letters to all 535 members of the U.S. Congress Wednesday, advising them regarding the legal and religious freedom implications associated with the proposed repeal of the military's standing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The information provided to Congress included legal analysis by ADF of the religious freedom threat posed to both chaplains and service members....[view article]

House votes to end 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
The Washington Post - May 28, 2010

The House voted Thursday night to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," the controversial policy barring openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the military....[view article]

Battle for Kandahar, Heart of Afghanistan's Taliban Country
ABC News - May 26, 2010

Since arriving in Afghanistan one year ago, Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his staff have had their eye on one prize above all others: the southern province of Kandahar , the ancient fault line between civilizations where the Soviet Union lost its final battles, the Afghan Taliban was born, and where the group first reemerged after the U.S. invasion....[view article]

Clinton Says World Must Respond to Sinking of S. Korean Warship
VOA News - May 26, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the world has a duty to respond to the sinking of a South Korean warship that has been blamed on North Korea....[view article]

U.S. Orders Covert Military Action in Mideast
Fox News - May 25, 2010

Gen. David Petraeus, the head of U.S. Central Command, is said to have signed a directive authorizing Special Operations troops to conduct surveillance missions in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia....[view article]

Israel Holds Defense Drill as Lebanon PM Visits US
ifapray.org - May 24, 2010

Lebanon's prime minister is visiting Washington as Islamic militants in Lebanon appear to be preparing for an offensive against Israel in the near future....[view article]

Clinton Condemns Attack on S. Korean Warship
The New York Times - May 21, 2010

TOKYO - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton harshly condemned North Korea on Friday for a deadly torpedo attack on a South Korean Navy warship last March, and promised to marshal an international response in the coming week with Japan, China and other countries....[view article]

Shuttle survey stalled as NASA watches space junk
My Way News - May 16, 2010

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis are struggling with a camera-pointing problem as they speed toward the International Space Station. The astronauts were supposed to start surveying their ship Saturday morning for any signs of damage from launch debris. But they could not move the laser sensors and TV camera on the end of the 100-foot inspection boom....[view article]

U.S. Releasing Nuclear Data on Its Arsenal
The New York Times - May 3, 2010

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Monday will release long-classified statistics about the total size of America's nuclear arsenal, part of an effort to make the case that the country is honoring its treaty commitments to shrink its inventory of weapons significantly, senior administration officials said Sunday....[view article]

Nuclear Posturing, Obama-Style
TownHall.com - April 9, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Nuclear doctrine consists of thinking the unthinkable. It involves making threats and promising retaliation that is cruel and destructive beyond imagining. But it has its purpose: to prevent war in the first place....[view article]

U.S. Navy Captures Pirates After Exchanging Fire
Wall Street Journal - April 1, 2010

NAIROBI, Kenya-Somali pirates fired at a U.S. Navy warship on Thursday, in one of the more brazen attacks of armed men in skiffs who prey upon vessels plying the sea lanes of the Indian Ocean....[view article]

Pentagon puts pressure on Karzai over corruption
The Washington Post - March 29, 2010

KABUL (Reuters) - The Pentagon's top military officer followed his commander-in-chief to Kabul on Monday to keep pressure on President Hamid Karzai over corruption, which he said could ruin the war's new strategy....[view article]

Blackwater Conspiracy Theory Thrives in Pakistan
AOL News - February 12, 2010

ISTANBUL, Turkey (Feb. 12) -- Pakistan's religious parties have pumped up their campaign to discredit U.S. strategy in Pakistan by accusing Washington of using the notorious mercenaries of Blackwater to secretly invade the country....[view article]

U.S. successfully tests airborne laser on missile
Reuters - February 12, 2010

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. high-powered airborne laser weapon shot down a ballistic missile in the first successful test of a futuristic directed energy weapon, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said on Friday....[view article]

Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million
Washington Times - February 2, 2010

The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history. The Obama administration says the government will grow to 2.15 million employees this year, topping 2 million for the first time since President Clinton declared that "the era of big government is over" and joined forces with a Republican-led Congress in the 1990s to pare back the federal work force....[view article]

US Military Ramps Up Haiti Aid by Sea and Air
AOL News - January 15, 2010

WASHINGTON (Jan. 14) -- As deaths mount after Haiti's earthquake, the U.S. military is scrambling to get supplies and equipment to a country that has seen its already frail infrastructure devastated. In a sign of the growing scope and importance of the humanitarian mission, the Pentagon has tapped a three-star general to head a task force devoted to Haiti relief. Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url...[view article]

Obama wants record $708 billion for wars next year
OneNewsNow.com - January 13, 2010

WASHINGTON- Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year, The Associated Press has learned- request that could be an especially hard sell to some of the administration's Democratic allies....[view article]

Medicalizing Mass Murder
TownHall.com - November 13, 2009

WASHINGTON -- What a surprise -- that someone who shouts "Allahu Akbar" (the "God is great" jihadist battle cry) as he is shooting up a room of American soldiers might have Islamist motives. It certainly was a surprise to the mainstream media, which spent the weekend after the Fort Hood massacre downplaying Nidal Hasan's religious beliefs....[view article]

E. Pluribus Diversity?
TownHall.com - November 12, 2009

Government and military officials have issued statements since last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas that have nothing to do with the reality of what occurred, what is occurring and what our enemies would still like to have occur all over the United States. Listening to them leads to the conclusion that these people were handed talking points because they are all saying pretty much the same thing; that we shouldn't jump to conclusions, stereotype or give in to...[view article]

Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options
TownHall.com - November 12, 2009

President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions, his defense secretary said Thursday, after the U.S. ambassador in Kabul argued that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a weak, corruption-tainted government....[view article]

Blind Diversity Equals Death
TownHall.com - November 11, 2009

The violence at Fort Hood, President Obama told mourners on Tuesday, was "incomprehensible." The "twisted logic that led to the tragedy," he reiterated, may be "too hard to comprehend." If the Bush administration suffered a systemic failure of imagination on homeland security, the Obama administration is suffering a willful failure of comprehension....[view article]

Army shooter's mosque run by Muslim Mafia
WorldNetDaily - November 9, 2009

The suspected Fort Hood terrorist's former mosque in Maryland is controlled by the radical Muslim Brotherhood, a Saudi-funded worldwide jihadist movement which controls many of the mosques in America....[view article]

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AOL News - November 7, 2009

FORT HOOD, Texas -An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader was deeply troubled by it, the leader said Saturday....[view article]

Obama to meet with Joint Chiefs on Afghanistan
CNN - October 30, 2009

Washington (CNN) -- President Obama is scheduled to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday as part of his reassessment of the military strategy in Afghanistan, a White House spokesman said Tuesday....[view article]

Afghanistan Increases Polling Stations for Election
VOA News - October 29, 2009

Afghan election officials say they plan to increase the number of voting stations for next week's presidential runoff election, despite concerns that could lead to more fraud than in the first vote....[view article]

Behind the scenes in Obama's war council debate
CNN - October 26, 2009

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There's an air of mystery hanging over President Obama's war council, which meets in secrecy yet again this week to discuss a new strategy for Afghanistan in the highly secure White House Situation Room....[view article]

President Obama Repeats Promises to Gay and Lesbian Community
ABC News - October 13, 2009

At St. John's church this morning, President Obama heard a sermon in which the pastor said, "Our God demands boldness from us."...[view article]

Support Troops Swelling U.S. Force in Afghanistan
The Washington Post - October 13, 2009

President Obama announced in March that he would be sending 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. But in an unannounced move, the White House has also authorized -- and the Pentagon is deploying -- at least 13,000 troops beyond that number, according to defense officials....[view article]

Supreme Court debates legality of Mojave cross
Los Angeles Times - October 7, 2009

Justices take up the issue of whether the display of a cross in a national preserve is a violation of the 1st Amendment ban on establishment of religion....[view article]