17 Feb 2006 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News

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India, China to hold military-level talks
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1628493, 00050004.htm

Military Authorities Stuck Over Koreans in Wrong Army
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/ht...602170028.html

Military flip-flops on Arroyo, key Cabinet execs kill plot
http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index....story_id=66486

US Military: German Plane Crash in Northern Iraq Confirmed
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0, 2144, 1907829, 00.html

Supervisor: US should not have military
http://www.sfexaminer.com/articles/2...5_military.txt

New Wave of Bad Publicity On US Military Jails Puts Pentagon Back
http://english.ohmynews.com/articlev...amp; rel_no=1

Georgian police hold up truck from Russian military base
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11467459

Army bans wearing of military outfits
http://www.observer.gm/enews/index.p...&Itemid=33

Venezuelan Military Officers Charged with Corruption
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1897

MPEC Seeks Input on Military Dependent Access
http://www.digitalburg.com/artman/pu...cle_1084.shtml

Military Bases Possible Locations For New Airport?
http://www.10news.com/news/7151616/detail.html

Kenya renews British military contract
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/arti...14691357891%7D

Joan Jacobson to be honored for her contributions to Military
http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchiv...ry=tp8ew14.htm

Veteran pilot to speak to local military officers association
http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchiv...y=tp18de18.htm

4, 000 GIs here for war games on 3 islands
http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.p...story_id=66538

Military Recruitment
http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp...1&nav=2FH5

'Oplan Hackle' a dud -- Palace
http://www.journal.com.ph/news.asp?p...&year=2006

Campaign aims to teach military about finance
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11374860/

Tory defence plans impractical, experts say
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...th=News/Canada

Congress Moves to Underline the 'Peace' in Peace Corps
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021602012.html

Shut down Gitmo: UN report
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Worl...47982-sun.html

Former chaplain says closing Guantanamo wouldnt fix problems
http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/ar.../NEWS/60217022

The limits of a wartime president
http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/ne...n/13893271.htm

Border incursion fuels immigration enforcement debate
http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp...0&nav=1TjD

Defense Department Cutting health care costs
http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/penta...y/39787-1.html

The importance of moral as well as military strength
http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do...;obj_id=127955

Military escalation around Iran possible - Russian general
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20060216/43585046.html

Afghan, NATO troops conduct joint military exercise
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_4189569.htm

p Army Officials Attempt To Provide Financial Help To Members
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7002446867

Court tries 29 soldiers over alleged torture
http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/361649.asp

RI Military Hands Over Cuban Doctor to Police
http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=9005

Lawrence Gillett military funeral
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?B...=461&rfi=9

Galloway: Military vehicles, and lives, take a beating in Iraq
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3513955

Former chaplain says closing Guantanamo wouldnt fix problems
http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/ar.../NEWS/60217022

Bush aide denies exit tied to chaplain issue
http://washingtontimes.com/national/...0629-3508r.htm

Chaplain: Death should be a joyous time'
http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/20...ews/news07.txt

Anti-war activists renew push for National Guard resolution
http://www.boston.com/news/local/ver...d_r esolution

Missing soldier's remains are headed home
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp...1&nav=5kZQ

Iran Mullahs Anti-War Campaign
http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publ...le_13316.shtml

Three protesters arrested during Barre anti-war rally
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs....46/1003/NEWS02

Activist preaching to `choir'
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...602170180feb17,
1, 448421.story?coll=chi-newslocalnorthshore-hed

9th Air Force commander changes hands at Shaw
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4516564

Air Force airman from Georgia dies in Texas
http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap...y.asp?ID=71432

La Salles Hoffman Signs to Attend Air Force Academy
http://www.coremg.net/newspapers.php...st oryid=2992

p Georgian police hold up truck from Russian military base
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11467459

US lags behind al Qaeda in propaganda war - Rumsfeld
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N17237817.htm

Iraq-style guerrilla tactics surface in Afghanistan, raising red
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._afghan17.html

In Iraq and Occupied Territories, security crises spur mobile
http://www.iht.com/getina/files/310967.html

Paramilitary songs may fall foul of new anti-terror law
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/stor...mp;p=y73x9z844

p Combat Meth Act attached to new Patriot Bill
http://www.counterthink.org/018021.html

Patriot Act Passes US Senate Hurdle
http://www.newswatch50.com/news/nati...D-1D6751A38A5D

US Sen. Feingold: Statement on The Patriot Act Deal
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=55079

Official: US lets in drug traffickers
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...17elorduy.html

p WHO Pushes for Global Cooperation In War On Counterfeit Drugs
http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/848

Movie review: Eight Below
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll...RT09/602170304

Lutheran World Relief Responding to Severe Floods in Bolivia
http://www.alertnet.org/redir/righse...5ab6c8799c.htm

Training seen as neglect
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_3518137

Elusive Chinese Nuclear Submarine Tunnel Photographed
http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publis...le_31833.shtml

Canadian navy vessels, fighter jets set to conduct exercises with
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/na...ef53&k=716

USS Greeneville Marks 10th Year Of Service
http://www.greene.xtn.net/index.php?...;newsid=128259

Canadian navy vessels, fighter jets set to conduct exercises with
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/na...ef53&k=716

Navy: 'We will cooperate' on new airport site
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...17airport.html

Department of the Navy Objectives for 2006
http://www.military.com/MilitaryCareers/Content/0, 14556,
MPDC_CareerNews_Navy_021606-1, 00.html

McClain gives nod to Navy project
http://starbulletin.com/2006/02/17/news/story01.html

Civil War Event to be Commemorated
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story...3-76D4B57774C8

Insects provided foe in Civil War's epic struggle, scientist finds
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...s/13889926.htm

District to clean Civil War headstones
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...le_1004558.php

Civil War ghosts come back to life
http://www.pe.com/entertainment/guid....1f9e474b.html

Extraterrestrials keeping eye on Eden? UFO better believe it!
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news...believe_it.php

VFW fronts flags for Evergreen
http://www.holmencourier.com/article...news/04vfw.txt

VFW seeking veterans' kin'
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/artic...ters/let02.txt

Barbecue event to benefit VFW
http://www.theeagle.com/stories/0217...0060217016.php

Troop out to soldiers' show!
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aber...s/13894800.htm

The DAV emblem has an interesting history
http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchiv...y=tp15de15.htm

Military ban assessed on mental health angle
http://www.gay.com/news/election/art...l?2006/02/17/2

Budget proposes higher health premiums for military retirees
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssen...l/13898510.htm

Battlefield 2 News Update
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/689/689154p1.html

Revolutionary war heroes' graves humble, hidden
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/...602170325/1007

First museum chief finalists interviewed
http://www.oregonnews.com/article/20...NEWS/102160126

Talking about the history of slavery
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?n...5716&rfi=6

Gold Star moms will talk against war
http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2...es/08local.htm

Defense Department Cutting health care costs
http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/penta...y/39787-1.html

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http://members.aol.com/veterans/freedir.htm

Soldiers expected to kill enemy in latest Afghan mission
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/

Dutch Chinooks familiar to Canadian soldiers
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0963318/M/

CH-47 The Canadian Press
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Cana...f-1447956.html

Roadside menace defused, Canucks 'feel good' The Canadian Press
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...f-1444122.html

Two soldiers in Landstuhl for treatment
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Cana...f-1447955.html

Wounded 3PPCLI soldier out of danger
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...f-1413109.html

Bailey Times & Transcript
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...r/060217ca.htm

Agent Orange inquiry changes hands in Ottawa The Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Sports/Ot...f-1448007.html

Corporal Punishment The Daily Gleaner
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...g/060217b7.htm

Gagetown soldier awarded discharge for domestic assault
Canadian Commentary Editorial -- Yellowknifer
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...k/060210ai.htm

Say no to air show Rocky Parsons -- Yellowknifer
http://server09.densan.ca/archivenew...k/060217a4.htm

Air show is good for Yellowknife Mark Bonokoski -- The Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/News/Colum...f-1447338.html

Legitimate gun owners, the easiest targets of all Yves Engler -- The
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...3-7c69b5158031

Canada shares blame for Haiti's mess Editorial -- National Post
http://www.canada.com:80/components/...f-625344499ffe

The future of Guantánamo
International Commentary Michael O'Hanlon -- The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...6-091234-4718r

Quadrennial Defense Review resonance
http://www.comw.org/qdr/qdr2006.pdf

QDR Rpt Carl Conetta -- The Commonwealth Institute
http://www.comw.org/pda/0602bm36.html

QDR 2006: Do The Forces Match the Missions? Daniel Schorr -- The
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0217/p09s03-cods.htm

The dichotomy of intelligence leaks Milton Leitenberg -- Los Angeles
Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...mment-opinions

Bioterrorism, hyped Editorial -- The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0217/p08s02-comv.htm

Toppling Tehran isn't a tea party David Ignatius -- The Washington
Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021601559.html

Raw Politics in Iraq Gerard Baker -- The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...044544,00.html

The days of an aggressive US foreign policy are gone Leader -- The
Independent
http://comment.independent.co.uk/lea...icle345916.ece

Tear down this monument to inhumanity Shibley Telhami -- The
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021601576.html

In the Mideast, the Third Way Is a Myth Renée Loth --
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/...ion/edloth.php

Pakistan I: Musharraf on a tightrope Jack Straw -- International
Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/...on/edstraw.php

Darfur: Stop the killing, or pay the price Eugene Robinson -- The
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021601570.html

Behind the Silence: Power and Arrogance Dan Froomkin -- The Washington
Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021601183.html

Not Exactly Clearing Things Up Charles Krauthammer -- The Washington
Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021601561.html

Quell Quailgate Joel Achenbach -- The Washington Post
http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/ache...s_entoura.html

Cheney's Hunting Mishap: What Really Happened Rosa Brooks -- Los
Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...mment-opinions

The happiness gap Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough -- The Washington
Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...7-125726-1614r

Inside the Ring @
International News The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...7-125727-9136r

Rumsfeld slams war statements by Murtha The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/functions...7-120634-6521r

Ex-soldier appeals conviction for refusing order The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021701453.html

Three plead not guilty to new NY terror indictment The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/stud...les/17nsa.html

House to Hold Inquiry on Surveillance The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021601454.html

Cheney Shooting Case Is Closed in Texas The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/stud.../17cheney.html

Bush 'Satisfied' With Cheney Response The Independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/pol...icle345933.ece

Blair shuns George Cross furore
http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/george_cross.htm

GC Agence France-Presse
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...187655,00.html

Rewards offered to kill cartoonists
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700222.html

Sweden charges Russian researcher with spying The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...184722,00.html

Nazi hunter finds torture files The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021602279.html

For Children in War Zones, Strains of Happiness and Hope The
Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700274.html

Russia: Limits Proposed on Arms Deals Reuters News Agency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700673.html

Security dominates US push into north Africa Reuters News Agency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021701315.html

Bush: double peacekeeping troops needed in Darfur Reuters News Agency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700605.html

New Nigeria helicopter attack in delta The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021602191.html

Suicides Impede Justice in Rwanda The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...044440,00.html

Turks swap sides as war film turns US into foe The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021602041.html

Hamas to Choose Top Gaza Figure as PM Reuters News Agency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700523.html

Russia to sell Palestinians arms, if Israel agrees The Associated
Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...0217?hub=World

Israel threatens sanctions to weaken Hamas The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...042343,00.html

Israelis see funny side of the der Fuhrer The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021600180.html

Death Squad Linked to Iraqi Ministry The Associated Press
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...184321,00.html

Iraq to flush out killers in the ranks The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700259.html

Gunmen Kidnap Iraqi Bank Boss, His Son The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021602014.html

The Other Americans in Iraq The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...042779,00.html

Abuse photos reignite scandal of Abu Ghraib The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700259.html

Iran Demands British Troops Quit Basra The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021601090.html

Iran Working On Nuclear Arms Plan, France Says International Herald
Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/16/news/iran.php

France toughens stance on Iran's atom program The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700594.html

Russia: Iran Nuke Talks Shaky The Associated Press
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Worl...f-1447951.html

No more Danish pastry in Iran The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021602136.html

40,000 in Karachi Protest Cartoons The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700608.html

Pakistani Forces Seize Weapons Agence France-Presse
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/16/news/clem.php

Scrap-bound French carrier sent home
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article345697.ece

Clemenceau Reuters News Agency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021700533.html

Sri Lanka, rebels swap prisoners Agence France-Presse
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...183805,00.html

13 wounded in Thai bomb attack Reuters News Agency
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...174300,00.html

Questions and crisis when Kim turns 64 The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...174404,00.html

US slams SBS for showing new Abu Ghraib photos The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021600387.html

Preval Declared Victor in Haitian Election
http://washingtontimes.com/world/200...5026-3952r.htm

Close Guantánamo, Annan says
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/guantanamo/

Investigators for U.N. Urge U.S. to Close Guantánamo The
Independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/pol...icle346014.ece

Close Guantánamo, says Peter Hain The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...044528,00.html

Bush rejects UN call for immediate closure of Guantánamo Reuters
News Agency
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021701323.html

Rumsfeld rejects calls for Guantanamo closure
Obituaries The Independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/people...icle345921.ece

George Wheeler has died aged 91
History The Canadian War Museum
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/tih/xml/2-17-e.xml

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