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In this undated file picture released on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, and posted on the Facebook page of a militant group, a member of Mujahidin, who fight with Syrian rebels groups against the Syrian government forces, poses for a picture standing next to a missile at an unknown place in Syria. With a new label - the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - the global terror network al-Qaida is positioning itself as a vanguard defending a persecuted Sunni community against Shiite-dominated governments across Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
Al Qaida   Human Rights   Photos   Syrian War   Wikipedia: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant   		 Canberra Times 
Jihadists fighting back in north Syria
Fri 10 Jan 2014
Wreckage: People gather around the site of a car bombing in Hama province. Photo: Reuters | Damascus: Jihadists battling rebels in northern Syria have sought to recover turf lost during nearly a week ... (photo: AP)
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps hands over the keys to the Joseph J. McCarthy Building to Maj. Gen. Darrell Moore.
Afghanistan   Photos   Security   US   Wikipedia: Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.   		 Khaama Press 
Top US commander warns against Afghan-US security deal delay
Fri 10 Jan 2014
The Top US commander in Afghanistan Gen. Joseph Dunford has warned that said if the Bilateral Security Agreement with Washington is not signed by President Karzai soon, plans have to made for an alter... (photo: Public Domain / Cpl. Jad Sleiman)
File - President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen salute as troops parade during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of Secretary Gates at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., June 30, 2011.  WorldNews.com  Fri 10 Jan 2014
Is President Obama Too Democratic? Gates and Others Think So
Article by Wn.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | "We must not only end war but the mindset of war." -President Barack Obama, 2008 | Instead of revealing President Barack Obama as a weak and inadequate... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates talks with media aboard a U.S. Military Aircraft, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010, en route from Hanoi, Vietnam to Brussels Belgium.  Chicago Sun-Times  Thu 9 Jan 2014
Gates’ memoir delivers hit to Obama’s credibility
‘The bottom line is we shouldn’t ask brave U.S. troops to put their lives on the line when it appears the administration has already written off Afghanistan.” | Those words concluded a column I ... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster, Pool)
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Robert Gates  
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In this Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, file photo, gunmen patrol during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, Iraq. Times Union Thu 9 Jan 2014
Al-Qaida-linked group ramps up regional violence
BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida is positioning itself as a vanguard defending the Sunni community against what it sees as persecution by Shiite-dominated governments across Syri... (photo: AP)
Al Qaida   Iraq Violence   Photos   Syrian War   Wikipedia: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant  
This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense shows U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holding a press briefing at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. Secretary Gates is in Afghanistan to meet with local leaders and receive an operational update of forces. Canberra Times Thu 9 Jan 2014
Kevin Rudd speech put defence secretary Robert Gates to sleep
Former US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates pictured during his 2008 visit, listens to former prime minister Kevin Rudd. Photo: Andrew Taylor | Federal politics: full cov... (photo: AP / Tech Sgt Jerry Morrison, U.S. Department of Defense, HO)
Defence   Photos   Politics   Washington   Wikipedia: Robert Gates  
Gunmen gather in a street as they chant slogans against Iraq's Shiite-led government and demanding that the Iraqi army not try to enter the city in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Huffington Post Wed 8 Jan 2014
Humanitarian Situation In Fallujah Critical As Clashes Between Army And Militants Continue: UN
BAGHDAD, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed to eradicate al Qaeda in Iraq and predicted victory as his army prepared to launch a major assault against ... (photo: AP)
Al Qaeda   Iraq War   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)  
Refugees who fled the recent violence in South Sudan and crossed the border into Uganda carry their belongings as they await transportation from a transit center in the town of Koboko to a nearby settlement in Arua District, in northern Uganda Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. Jakarta Globe Wed 8 Jan 2014
South Sudan Rejects Call to Free Rebels to Help End Fighting
By Aaron Maasho & Carl Odera on 9:55 am January 8, 2014. | Category International, World | Tags: Ethiopia, South Sudan | Displaced people carry water containers on their ... (photo: AP / Rebecca Vassie)
Human Rights   Photos   S Sudan   UN   Wikipedia: South Sudanese conflict (2013present)  
In this Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 file photo, a Shiite fighter clashes with members of the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army rebel in the town of Hatita, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria. BBC News Wed 8 Jan 2014
Syria crisis: Islamist rebels urge attacks on opposition rivals
A hardline Islamist rebel group in Syria has called on its supporters to attack rival opposition factions that do not support its cause. | The call by the al-Qaeda-linked... (photo: AP / Jaber al-Helo)
Al Qaida   Human Rights   Photos   Syrian War   Wikipedia: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant  
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses military officers at the Naval Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, March 21, 2011. The Australian Wed 8 Jan 2014
Barack Obama didn't believe his own war strategy: Robert Gates
FORMER US defence secretary Robert Gates has delivered a scathing critique of Barack Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan, in a revealing new memoir. | In Duty: Mem... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak, Pool)
Afghanistan   Barack Obama   Defence   Photos   Wikipedia: Robert Gates  
A man looks at a burned police vehicle in the main street of Fallujah after clashes between Iraqi security forces and al-Qaeda fighters in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. CNN Tue 7 Jan 2014
One move too far: How Iraq's Nouri al-Maliki overreached in Anbar
January 7, 2014 -- Updated 1331 GMT (2131 HKT) | Editor's note: Charles Lister is a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Doha Center in Doha, Qatar. His work focuses primaril... (photo: AP)
Al Qaida   Iraq War   Mideast Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant  
File - U.S. Army Soldiers and civilians, assigned to 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, pay final respects to fallen comrades, Lt. Col. Todd Clark, Lt. Col. Jaimie Leonard and Law Enforcement Professional Joseph Morabito during a memorial ceremony at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, June 13, 2013. WorldNetDaily Tue 7 Jan 2014
Iraq war, Afghan war lost
As U.S. forces continue to draw down in Afghanistan with the Taliban, allies of al-Qaida, still occupying most of the country, it’s difficult to see what was achiev... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Mark A. Moore II)
Afghan War   Al Qaida   Iraq War   Photos   Wikipedia: War on Terror  
File - An armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down a runway in Afghanistan. WorldNews.com Mon 6 Jan 2014
Unleashing Automated Dogs of Wars and Executions
Article by Wn.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | While it is not confirmed that North Korea's Kim Jong Un executed his uncle by feeding him to a pack of hungry dogs, what... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
N Korea   Photos   Predator Drones   US Militarism   Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un  


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In this Dec. 8, 2013 file photo, photo shows Devyani Khobragade, who served as Indias deputy consul general in New York, during the India Studies Stony Brook University fund raiser event at Long Island, New York. Devyani reaches Delhi The Siasat Daily
President Barack Obama speaks at the Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Obama is on a three-day trip to the West Coast for fundraising. In Supreme Court case, business group targets Obama appointments Daily Press
Pentagon
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 15, 2013, to announce that the Obama administration will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based U.S.-based missile defense system reflecting concern about North Korea's focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology. Hagel praises U.S. nuclear forces, gets reminder of morale issues Swissinfo
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attends a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogota Et tu, Brute? Robert Gates betrays Obama WorldNetDaily
NATO
Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens to speeches of a family member,unseen, of Afghan civilians who were killed Sunday by a US soldier in Panjwai in Kandahar province at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 16, 2012. Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the United States on Friday, saying he is at the "the end of the rope" because of the lack of U.S. cooperation into a probe of a killing spree allegedly carried out by an American soldier. U.S. Forces In Afghanistan Accidentally Kill Afghan Boy, Straining Ties With Karzai Administration Huffington Post
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps hands over the keys to the Joseph J. McCarthy Building to Maj. Gen. Darrell Moore. Top US commander warns against Afghan-US security deal delay Khaama Press
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File - Children at play at the Yida settlement in Unity state, in northern South Sudan, 12 March, 2013. Opened in 2011, Yida has over 70,000 refugees. South Sudan: new estimate puts death toll at 10,000 Canberra Times
US Permanent Representative Briefs Media on DPRK The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2094 (2013), condemning the 12 February nuclear test by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) and imposing new sanctions on that country. Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, speaks to journalists following the adoption of the resolution. US scrambles to avert civil war in South Sudan Tampa Bay Online
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attends a press conference at the presidential palace in Bogota Et tu, Brute? Robert Gates betrays Obama WorldNetDaily
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