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Youngest Guantanamo Prisoner’s Trial Begins (source: CBS News)

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Suspected Canadian al Qaeda Fighter Was 15 When Captured in 2002; First Trial Under Obama’s New Military Tribunal (source: CBS News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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US military to attack Moore’s Law (source: BBC)

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Supercomputers one thousand times more powerful than existing machines are being planned by a US defence research agency. (source: BBC) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Pentagon to shut military command, cut jobs (source: Reuters)

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon, trying to free up cash in the face of a yawning U.S. deficit, unveiled a series of cost-cutting measures on Wednesday that will shed thousands of jobs and shut down an entire military command. (source: Reuters) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Gitmo Gears up for 1st Trials under Obama (source: CBS News)

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Military Commission Sessions that Ground to Halt after President Took Office Get New Life (source: CBS News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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US commander says Iraqis ready to handle security (source: The Arizona Republic)

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

By MATTHEW LEE 2010-08-09T02:20:23Z WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq’s military is ready and able to take over security operations as the United States ends it combat role and prepares for a major troop withdrawal, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq … (source: The Arizona Republic) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Lawyer petitions Supreme Court about youngest Gitmo detainee (source: CNN)

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

The youngest detainee at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility is to be tried next week by a military commission — with a life sentence as one possible outcome — and now his lawyer has gone to the U.S.

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Video: Anguish of Military Spouses (source: CBS News)

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Families of soldiers serving at war often worry that they will one day face that dreaded knock at the door. Terry McCarthy reports on the spouses back home of the “Thundering Third” battalion.

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Mullen: WikiLeaks may have blood on hands (source: CNN)

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The top U.S. military officer said Thursday that Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was risking lives to make a political point by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan. (source: CNN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Army Suicide Rate Highest Ever Last Year (source: CBS News)

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Report: Trend Reflects Rise in Risky Behavior in Military Stretched by Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (source: CBS News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Pentagon still seeking identity of document leaker (source: The Arizona Republic)

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

By 2010-07-27T11:18:10Z WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon spokesman says the military has launched “a very robust investigation” into the leak of Afghanistan war secrets but doesn’t know who’s responsible…. (source: The Arizona Republic) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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