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LETTER: No American Troops To Syria
President Barack Obama would do well to ignore Republican as well as Democratic leaders' urging him to send American troops to Syria to aid the Syrian opposition coalition in its protracted and bitter war against the oppressive regime of dictator Bashar...Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military, Barack Obama, International Military Interventions, Bashar Assad
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Syria is still not our fight
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is right to resist the mounting pressure for military intervention in Syria. Action by U.S. forces may or may not make the situation better -- but certainly could make things worse. This assessment could change, of course....
Tags: Rebellions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Washington, DC, Abdullah II of Jordan, United Nations
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Roadside bomb kills three NATO soldiers in Afghan south
ReutersKABUL, April 30 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed three members of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the coalition said. It is ISAF policy not to identify the nationality of soldiers killed on...Tags: Bombings, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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RAW VIDEO: Dash-cam sheds light on plane crash that killed 5 from Michigan
New video seems to confirm that a civilian cargo plane that crashed at Bagram Air Field Monday, killing all seven people aboard, was NOT taken down by enemy action. Five of seven people killed in the crash are from Michigan. The Taliban quickly...
Tags: Boeing Co., National Transportation Safety Board, Orlando, Hamid Karzai, Taliban
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Seven killed in U.S. cargo plane crash in Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL, April 29 (Reuters) - Seven crew members of a U.S.-run cargo plane were killed on Monday when their plane crashed shortly after take off from Bagram air base near the Afghan capital Kabul, the cargo operator told Reuters. The Taliban in a statement...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan
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The Bush legacy
Clare Boothe Luce liked to say that "a great man is one sentence." Presidents, in particular. The most common "one sentence" for George W. Bush (whose legacy is being reassessed as his presidential library opens) is: "He kept us safe." Not quite right....
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, L. Paul Bremer III, Elections, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions
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France's foreign firepower threatened by budget cuts
Reuters* "No more Mali" if France's military budget cut, army says * Ground forces rely on inexpensive, multi-mission vehicles * Defence firms warn jobs at stake if military pared back By Alexandria Sage CANJUERS ARMY BASE, DRAGUIGNAN, France, April 28...Tags: Paris (France), Budgets and Budgeting, Defense Equipment, Government Debt, Military Equipment
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History may see Bush presidency in a different light
WASHINGTON - Clare Boothe Luce liked to say that "a great man is one sentence." Presidents, in particular. The most common "one sentence" for George W. Bush (whose legacy is being reassessed as his presidential library opens) is: "He kept us safe." Not...
Tags: Elections, L. Paul Bremer III, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military
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Syria's neighbours cautious about U.S.-led intervention
Reuters* Turkish support key in any military intervention * Iraq memories fuel scepticism on chemical weapons claims * Jordan concerned by Islamist fighters among rebel ranks * U.S. allies ultimately seen toeing Washington's line By Nick Tattersall...Tags: Government, Armed Forces, Rebellions, Religious Conflicts, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Taliban announces spring offensive
KABUL, Afghanistan — At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...
Tags: Government, Islam, Religion and Belief, Rebellions, Pakistan
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Norfolk Botanical Garden's 75th anniversary signature plant
Any azaleas flowering in your yard in April and May are probably Asian in origin – not native species that offer different sights and scents for your yard. "We are fortunate here in that there are several species of azalea native to southeastern...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Arts, Arts and Culture, Chemical Industry
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President says Libya harbours Chadian mercenaries
ReutersN'DJAMENA, April 27 (Reuters) - Chad's President Idriss Deby said on Saturday that Chadian mercenaries had set up a training camp in neighbouring Libya from where they could seek to destabilise his country, an accusation Libyan authorities denied. Deby...Tags: Chad, Idriss Deby Itno, Benghazi, Butterfly Ballots, Libya
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Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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