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Obama orders stop to detainee photo releases
President Obama has ordered government lawyers to object to the planned release of additional detainee photos, according to an administration official. The Defense Department was set to release hundreds of photographs showing alleged abuse of prisoners in detention facilities in Afghanistan and Iraq. “Last week, the president met with his legal team and told them that he did not feel comfortable with the release of the [Defense Department] photos because he believes their release would endanger our troops, and because he believes that the national security implications of such a release have not been fully presented to the court,” the official said
Bomber kills 7 near U.S. base in Afghanistan
A car bomber targeted a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants attacked many locations in the city of Khost, U.S. military officials said.
Stan McChrystal: America’s New Commander in Afghanistan
With violence and anti-American sentiment on the rise, it’s plain to see that military operations in Afghanistan are not going well. But if Defense Secretary Robert Gates is right, three-star Army Lieut
Why the Pentagon Axed Its Afghan Warlord
Public beheadings in Afghanistan are usually associated with the Taliban, but on Monday it was Defense Secretary Robert Gates metaphorically wielding the axe from the Pentagon platform. Gates announced that he had asked for and requested the resignation of his top commander in Afghanistan, Army General David McKiernan, after only 11 months in that theater. The 37-year veteran will be replaced by Army Lieutenant General Stanley McChrystal
Unfriendly Fire: Why Did a U.S. Soldier Kill His Fellow Troops in Iraq?
The initial U.S. military statement on the killings Monday at Camp Liberty in Baghdad was predictably terse. “Five Coalition forces members were killed in a shooting at Camp Liberty in Baghdad today at approximately 2 p.m.,” the statement read
Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to be replaced
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to announce Monday afternoon that he is replacing Gen. David McKiernan as the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan with Lt
The Next Detainee Photo Scandal: Get Ready for Abu Ghraib, Act II
Are you ready for Abu Ghraib, Act II? Five years ago, people around the world were sickened by photographs that surfaced showing U.S.
Get Ready for Abu Ghraib, Act II
Are you ready for Abu Ghraib, Act II? Five years ago, people around the world were sickened by photographs that surfaced showing U.S. troops abusing Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.
Tanks But No Tanks: The U.S. Goes Back to the Drawing Board
What’s going to happen to the tank? The Pentagon’s 70-ton Abrams may be battle-tested and almost iconic but perhaps not as important to the kinds of fluid, counter-insurgencies the U.S