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BMW 550i GT Road Test

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:19:00 +0000

Motor Trend has the goods.Fashion-forward Yanks who can be coaxed into a test-spin of this too-tall car/too-short SUV will be impressed with its Swiss-Army-knife versatility and after a few miles at the helm of the 550i GT, they may think they've stumbled across a Filene's Basement bargain on a ...

directorblue posted 10 hours ago from directorblue.blogspot.com

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Pentagon Launches Review of Fort Hood Shooting

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:58 +0000

"The shootings at Fort Hood raise a number of troubling questions that demand complete but prompt answers," Gates said. "It is prudent to determine immediately whether there are internal weaknesses or procedural shortcomings in the department that could make us vulnerable in the future." ...

Greyhawk posted 20 hours ago from mudvillegazette.com

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Capitol Idea: The President Can Make 'Democracy Stronger' at Ft. Bragg

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:18 +0000

Outrage over the Army's media ban has nothing to do with what you think of Palin as a person or politician. One can disagree entirely and intensely with the full range of Palin's policies and politics and still find the Army's decision wrong and indefensible.

MediaMan posted 11 hours ago from onthehillblog.blogspot.com

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Army to allow media to Palin book event

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:18:30 +0000

The U.S. Army has reversed itself and says it will open former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media.

Knowledge is Power found this 9 hours ago on msnbc.msn.com

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Army to limit Palin coverage at Fort Bragg

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:30 +0000

The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post, officials said Thursday.

Think Progress found this 21 hours ago on adn.com

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Pakistan army claims gains near Afghan border

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Doubts linger on whether militants have slipped away to regroup for attack

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Foreword by John A. Nagl to The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

is the definitive guide as to how the U.S. military plans to address what is likely to be the dominant form of warfare over the next decade. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., Executive Director of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Surely a manual that s on the bedside table of the ...

The Reaction found this 19 hours ago on press.uchicago.edu

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Hasan's Supervisor Warned Army In '07

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:38:08 +0000

Two years ago, a top psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was so concerned about what he saw as Nidal Hasan's incompetence and reckless behavior that he put those concerns in writing. NPR has obtained a copy of the memo, the first evaluation that has surfaced from Hasan's file. ...

Hot Air » Top Picks found this 2 days ago on npr.org

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Obama weighs hybrid Afghan war plan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:50:28 +0000

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A hybrid option for additional resources in Afghanistan is under consideration Wednesday by U.S. President Barack Obama and his top military strategists. Obama is said to be considering as many as four separate options to revamp the war strategy for Afghanistan. ...

Antiwar.com Original found this 29 hours ago on upi.com

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Hanging out with the boys

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:22 +0000

James Hooker is just one guest among many in an impressive line-up for tonight's YouServed Radio show: LTG Freakley, USAAC CG. Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley assumed command of U.S. Army Accessions Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, on 18 May 2007, consisting of U.S. Army Recruiting ...

Greyhawk posted 39 hours ago from mudvillegazette.com

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Nidal Hassan to Anwar Awlaki: See You in Paradise

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:22:09 +0000

Ah, in typical American fashion, the contents of Major Nidal Hasan's emails to Anwar Awlaki are starting to trickle out. the Blotter: United States Army Major Nidal Hasan told a radical cleric considered by authorities to be an al-Qaeda recruiter,...

Political Byline found this 30 hours ago on mypetjawa.mu.nu

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Army Data Show Constraints on Troop Increase Potential

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:32:38 +0000

BCT Deployment Dates -12 Nov 09 pt 2c Click to Enlarge: Army National Guard combay brigade deployment data. (Source: U.S. Army)

The Atlantic Politics Channel found this 2 days ago on washingtonindependent.com

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The Hill - Armstrong Williams

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:23:00 +0000

Congress Blog found this 39 hours ago on thehill.com

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Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan (AP)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:46:02 +0000

AP - The army says morale has fallen among its forces in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war.

Gateway Pundit found this 7 days ago on news.yahoo.com

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FURNISH PICNIC TABLES | Contract

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:00:37 +0000

CHEROKEE , IA R. J. THOMAS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. Contract: $30,480 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only - Jul. 29, 2009 Are you satisfied with this award? or 6% voted satisfied - 94% voted not satisfied - 33 vote(s) cast Award Description: FURNISH PICNIC TABLES ...

Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog found this 2 days ago on stimuluswatch.org

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VP holds army brigade responsible for Abu-Ghraib killings

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:04 +0000

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on Wednesday held the Iraqi army 24th brigade and its commander, Colonel Raheem Kareem Resan, responsible for the killings of 17 people in Abu-Ghraib district. Al-Hashemi described the incident as a “massacre,” and held Resan and ...

Antiwar.com Original found this 2 days ago on en.aswataliraq.info

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Army Corps of Engineers blamed for Hurricane Katrina levee breaches -

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:23:16 +0000

Reporting from Atlanta - In a ruling that could leave the government open to billions of dollars in claims from Hurricane Katrina victims, a federal judge said late Wednesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had displayed "gross negligence" in failing to maintain a navigation channel -- ...

The Note found this 2 days ago on latimes.com

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Wives say sergeants are heroes, not criminals

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:35:46 +0000

A CNN investigation reveals why the Army's rules for holding detainees may have led to the murders of four Iraqis by three decorated Army sergeants. Watch tonight through Friday on "AC360" at 10 p.m. ET. Vilseck, Germany (CNN) -- The wives of three Army sergeants in prison for premeditated ...

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 2 days ago on cnn.com

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Sarah Palin to Visit Fort Hood

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:04:57 +0000

Peter Wallsten reports on politics . Grieving soldiers and families at Fort Hood, Texas, will get a visit from Sarah Palin next month as part of her national book tour, her publisher told Washington Wire. The former vice presidential candidate, whose book “Going Rogue,” will be released on ...

News found this 7 days ago on blogs.wsj.com

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Doing it Right in Afghanistan: You and Whose Army?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:15:41 +0000

Unfortunately, I had to miss Dave Kilcullen’s talk yesterday to the National Security Network at the Center for American Progress. Since Dave is one of the defense thinkers I most respect, I really wanted to attend, but luckily Tom Ricks attended, and he presents an overview of where ...

Matthew Yglesias found this 2 days ago on attackerman.firedoglake.com

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