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 Stars and Stripes Wed 6 Mar 2013
Afghan dynamics altering US efforts to wind down the war
MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan — The story was gruesome: A university student, captured in a U.S. special forces raid, was found decapitated and with his fingers sliced off. | Amid a groundswell of publi... (photo: US Navy / Matthew Stroup)
Afghanistan Photos Troops University Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 Sky Sports Tue 5 Mar 2013
Roberto Mancini blames poor finishing for Manchester City's faltering title defence
Roberto Mancini says Manchester City's lack of killer instinct is responsible for the 12-point gap at the top. | Mancini is not giving up on securing back-to-back Premier League titles despite the hug... (photo: AP / Jon Super)
Manchester City Photos Soccer Sportstars Wikipedia: Roberto Mancini |
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 The Washington Times Tue 5 Mar 2013
China’s defense spending to increase while U.S. cuts back
Facebook | Follow @washtimes | Secretary of State John F. Kerry released $250 million in economic and budgetary aid to Egypt. Should the U.S. help fund a government run b... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Li Gang)
China Defence Funding Photos Wikipedia: People's Liberation Army |
 Philadelphia Daily News Tue 5 Mar 2013
NKorea: Cold War history with US justifies nukes
FOSTER KLUG , The Associated Press | Posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 4:12 AM | SEOUL, South Korea - The Cold War still rages in North Korea, and enemy No. 1 is the United... (photo: US Navy / MCS1 Daniel N. Woods)
N Korea Nuclear Photos US Wikipedia: 2013 North Korean nuclear test |
 The State Tue 5 Mar 2013
Senate committee set to vote on Obama's CIA choice
WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after weeks of wrangling with the White House o... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
CIA Photos Politics US Wikipedia: John O. Brennan |
 News24 Mon 4 Mar 2013
Don't lift Somalia arms embargo, UN told
New York - The human rights group Amnesty International warned the UN Security Council on Monday not to lift the 21-year-old arms embargo in place for Somalia as called f... (photo: UN / Stuart Price)
Africa Photos Somalia UN Wikipedia: Somali Civil War |
 The Independent Mon 4 Mar 2013
Iraq ten years on: How Baghdad became a city of corruption
Iraqis are not naïve. Grim experience of their country’s rulers over the past 50 years leads many to suspect them of being self-serving, greedy, brutal, and incompeten... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom)
Baghdad Corruption Photos War Wikipedia: Human rights in post-invasion Iraq |
 Al Jazeera Mon 4 Mar 2013
Bradley Manning's American dream, if only...
Bradley Manning obviously still believes in America, in a country that cares about the rule of law, fairness and human rights for all. His naivete might well cost him his... (photo: US Army)
Human Rights Pentagon Photos US Wikipedia: Bradley Manning |
![British and Danish soldiers with Iraqi children on Operation LADYSMITH in Al Qurnah, Iraq [Picture: Cpl Andy Benson (RAF)] (js1)](http://web.archive.org./web/20130310042915im_/http://cdn8.wn.com/vp/i/54/b7ba34c2bce405.jpg) BBC News Mon 4 Mar 2013
Al-Sweady inquiry opens in UK into deaths of Iraqis
A public inquiry will open later in London into allegations that up to 20 Iraqis were murdered after a gun battle with British troops in 2004. | The inquiry, named after ... (photo: UK MoD)
Iraq Photos Troops UK Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq |
 Belfast Telegraph Sun 3 Mar 2013
Assad attacks 'arsonist' Britain
Syrian president Bashar Assad has accused the British government of being "naive, confused and unrealistic" in its approach to the conflict in his country and warned of d... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Photos Syria UK War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |
 BBC News Sat 2 Mar 2013
Defence secretary warns against more cuts to his budget
Further big cuts in defence spending would lead to the loss of the UK's armed forces capability, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has warned. | Speaking ahead of the... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett)
Defence Military Photos UK Wikipedia: British Armed Forces |
