Afghan war ?winnable? sans Pakistan role: US

TheFrontierPost 03-FEB-11

'Don't ask' ruling to be appealed?

cnn 14-OCT-10

ISAF service member killed in Afghan bombing

cnn 22-SEP-10

Obama to present Medal of Honor to soldier who displayed 'unwavering courage'

latimes 11-SEP-10

Will Our Generals Ever Shut Up?

middle 08-SEP-10

Taliban attacks NATO Afghan bases

channel4news 28-AUG-10

Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan

washtimes 27-AUG-10

Stolen treasure

bbc 26-AUG-10

Spanish dead flown home from Afghanistan

euronews 26-AUG-10

U.N. pleads for more helicopters to help devastated Pakistan

cnn 25-AUG-10

Afghan police officer kills 2 Western trainers

latimes 25-AUG-10

US general knocks withdrawal hopes with claim Afghan army won't be complete until Oct 2011

telegraph 24-AUG-10

Pentagon faces hurdles in 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' study

cnn 02-APR-10

Palace politics: Royal audience stirs controversy (AP)

news 15-DEC-09

Obama to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan

RTERadio 02-DEC-09

Gordon Brown announces Afghan conference to decide exit stratgey

thetimes 29-NOV-09

Ban to seek extra UN security in Afghanistan

ft 30-OCT-09

Iraq arrests former Baathists in Baghdad bombings

latimes 22-AUG-09

Georgia offers prisons for Guantanamo prisoners

geotimes 22-AUG-09

Georgia Def Min: US training could target Russia (AP)

news 21-AUG-09

Lockhart back in Derry team

bbc 19-JUN-09

U.S. strikes killed 140 villagers: Afghan probe (Reuters)

news 16-MAY-09

Swat villagers flee as military tackles Taliban

ft 15-MAY-09

Swine flu pandemic 'imminent'

channel4news 30-APR-09

Swine flu outbreak in New York raises fears for hundreds of children

thetimes 29-APR-09

Brown to send 700 more troops to Afghanistan as he lays down tough approach to 'crucible of terror'

dailymail 29-APR-09

Pentagon confirms Marine is ill with swine flu (AP)

news 29-APR-09

Why Afghanistan may be Obama?s toughest challenge

TheFrontierPost 26-JAN-09

Karzai anger at US strike deaths

bbc 25-JAN-09

Renamed Abu Ghraib to reopen

washtimes 25-JAN-09

Pakistan to help prosecute militants

ft 24-JAN-09

Pak-Afghan region requires wider strategy: Obama

dawn 23-JAN-09

Pakistan kills three in Afghan supply route operation

independent 31-DEC-08

Marine killed in Afghanistan

thesun 25-DEC-08

U.S. aims for more troops in Afghanistan, Gates says (Reuters)

news 11-DEC-08

Report: Taliban's influence again spreading fast

washtimes 09-DEC-08

Shiite politician assassinated in Baghdad

washtimes 09-OCT-08

Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts

phantis 07-SEP-08

Months of intense debate preceded Iraq surge

IHT 31-AUG-08

Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China

cnn 30-AUG-08

Afghans take over Kabul security

bbc 28-AUG-08

US to transfer Anbar security control Monday: Iraqi official (AFP)

news 28-AUG-08

Iraq says U.S. agreed troop pullout compromise (Reuters)

news 27-AUG-08

No plan to extend marines beyond November: Gates

TheFrontierPost 10-MAY-08

Arrest made in pregnant Marine's death

cnn 11-APR-08

Marines See a Safer Iraq

ABCnews 23-MAR-08

Inspector General & Allegations of MRAP Delays

globalsecurity 28-FEB-08

Senators call for probe on MRAP report's claims

usaToday 18-FEB-08

Did delay in armor lead to U.S. deaths?

msnbc 16-FEB-08

Bombs strapped to Down's syndrome women kill scores in Baghdad markets

guardian 02-FEB-08

Tories accused of torture cover-up

TorontoStar 02-FEB-08

Six U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq house explosion

cnn 10-JAN-08

US mulls more Afghanistan troops

bbc 10-JAN-08

Marines differ on deadly Afghan shooting (AP)

news 09-JAN-08

IT'S HIGH TIME TO HONOUR HEROES

sundaymirror 06-DEC-07

Violence dips, stable Iraq 'within reach,' Gates says

cnn 05-DEC-07

Orders for armored vehicles to be cut (AP)

news 30-NOV-07

Marine dress code changes communities (AP)

news 19-OCT-07

Iarnród Éireann & unions meet to avert strike

RTERadio 14-OCT-07

3 senior Marine officers disciplined in slayings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq

IHT 06-SEP-07

Monaghan beat awful Oak Leafers

bbc 24-JUN-07

Gates Links Iraq Progress to Troop Need

ABCnews 21-APR-07

US Marines prohibit large tattoos

bbc 29-MAR-07

White House: Bush, Joint Chiefs not 'locking horns'

cnn 19-DEC-06

Top general: Army 'will break' without more troops

cnn 14-DEC-06

Top Marine: Too much strain on troops

cnn 23-NOV-06

Haste and squabbling - fatal blunders on road to Baghdad

guardian 13-MAR-06

Rumsfeld: U.S. to Reduce Troops in Iraq

guardian 24-DEC-05

Iraq: Transition of Power

cnn 23-DEC-05

Rumsfeld Hints at Cutting Forces in Iraq

guardian 22-DEC-05

UN extends Iraq multi-national force ...

irish 08-NOV-05

Pentagon to Keep Troop Levels in Iraq

guardian 04-NOV-05

Pentagon to Keep Troop Levels in Iraq

guardian 04-NOV-05

Substantial US withdrawal from Iraq if there is progress

arabicnews 27-JUL-05

U.S. bombs Afghan hideout near missing GIs

RSS 02-JUL-05

Team of U.S. GIs Missing in Afghanistan

ABCnews 01-JUL-05

US says unable to find team after Afghan crash

khaleejtimes 01-JUL-05

Bodies recovered from Afghan crash

cnn 30-JUN-05

Iraq: A Reality Check

CBSnews 23-JUN-05

U.S. Launches Major Operation in West Iraq

guardian 17-JUN-05

White House rejects call for Iraq pullout

reuters 17-JUN-05

The President's Problems

CBSnews 17-JUN-05

Lawmakers Urge Iraq Pullout

CBSnews 16-JUN-05

Car bombs, assassinations kill 21 in Iraq

RSS 12-MAY-05

Osama should be worried: Pentagon

dailytimesPK 07-MAY-05

Suicide bombers kill 29 in Iraq

RSS 06-MAY-05

Colombia hands over U.S. soldiers

washtimes 06-MAY-05

Somalis say US forces came ashore

aljazeera 06-MAY-05

Bush Counters Official's 'Stingy' Comment

guardian 30-DEC-04

Powell: U.S. Determined to Help Victims

guardian 30-DEC-04

U.S. aircraft carrier heading to help Indonesia

JakartaPost 30-DEC-04

U.S. Military: Al-Zarqawi Aide Killed

guardian 26-OCT-04

16 die in US air strike on Falluja

timesofindia 14-SEP-04

16 killed in US strikes on Falluja

guardian 13-SEP-04

Iraqi city Fallujah has become symbol of resistance across Arab world

AfricaDaily 19-JUL-04

[ says]: We recruit a certain type of young American pretty macho guy or gal that is willing to go fight and perhaps die for their country,

NPRnews 29-NOV-10

[-said]: Our Marines feel like they've got the momentum,

usaToday 26-OCT-10

[-said]: It was touted as government in a box,

usaToday 26-OCT-10

[-said]: Counterinsurgencies just take time,

usaToday 26-OCT-10

[-said]: There's still significant fighting in both places and both places represent the birthplaces of the Taliban,

usaToday 26-OCT-10

[-said]: I think the thought process ought to be: We're there until we win this thing,

usaToday 26-OCT-10

[-said]: There’s lots of work still to be done, and a close fight still to be won,

globalsecurity 23-OCT-10

[-said]: We want them to win and come home safe. So I ask you to continue to provide that support. And I think you'll be pleased with the outcome,

globalsecurity 23-OCT-10

[-said]: So I think that's perhaps the single most determining factor here as you look at awarding or not awarding a medal,

cnn 11-SEP-10

[-said]: I think it has something to do with the level of intensity of the conflict,

cnn 11-SEP-10

[-said]: I'm an inveterate optimist,

latimes 27-AUG-10

[-told]: We're still going to have to convince these people who are fighting us that we are the strongest tribe,

latimes 27-AUG-10

[-also said]: It would surprise me if the enemy looked at the date from that perspective.

globalsecurity 26-AUG-10

[said:]: In some ways, we think right now it is probably giving our enemy sustenance.

reuters 25-AUG-10

[-said]: What's the enemy going to say then? What is he going say to his foot troops? The foot troops have been believing what he has been saying,

globalsecurity 25-AUG-10

[-said]: When that will come remains to be seen,

dailymail 25-AUG-10

[-said]: When [the International Security Assistance Force] is able to construct a self-contained cell phone system,

globalsecurity 25-AUG-10

[-said]: I am so proud of our American public, that regardless of how they see what happened in Iraq or what’s happening in Afghanistan, they support the troops,

globalsecurity 25-AUG-10

[-told]: I can tell you that an overwhelming majority would like not to be roomed with a person who is openly homosexual,

news 25-AUG-10

[-said]: They're getting hammered, to a much greater degree than we are,

WashingtonPost 25-AUG-10

[-said]: The Pakistani leadership is consumed with responding to the aftermath of the flood disaster,

news 25-AUG-10

[-said]: I sense our country is increasingly growing tired of the war,

independent 25-AUG-10

[-added that]: Blow To Morale

rferl 25-AUG-10

[-said]: Though I certainly believe some American unit somewhere in Afghanistan will turn over responsibilities to Afghan security forces in 2011, I do not think they will be Marines,

globalsecurity 25-AUG-10

[-told]: I honestly think it will be a few years before conditions on the ground are such that turnover will be possible for us,

smh 25-AUG-10

[-said]: Gen. Kiyani cautioned me that the involvement of his Army in the flood relief will for a time detract from their efforts to secure the Pakistani frontier,

news 25-AUG-10

[-told]: In some ways, we think right now it is probably giving our enemy sustenance,

reuters 25-AUG-10

[-told]: We know the president was talking to several audiences at the same time when he made his comments on July 2011,

independent 25-AUG-10

[-asked]: If Marines will be there after 2011, after the middle of 2011, what's the enemy going to say then? You know, what's he going to say to his foot troops?

independent 25-AUG-10

[-said]: That’s why what General Caldwell and his people are doing is so important,

globalsecurity 25-AUG-10

[-said]: If you accept what I offered earlier as true, that Marines will be there after 2011, OK, after the middle of 2011, what's the enemy going to say then? You know, what is he going to say to his foot troops, where you've got the leadership outside the country trying to direct operations within because it's too dangerous for them to be there?

rferl 25-AUG-10

[-said]: In terms of the July issue, you know, I think if you follow it closely, and of course we all do, we know the president was talking to several audiences at the same time when he made his comments on July 2011,

rferl 25-AUG-10

[-also acknowledged]: Even in the height of the Taliban’s so-called fighting season, they are making the enemy react to them.

globalsecurity 25-AUG-10

[-said]: I think we, the military leadership, have to do a better job of talking about the last chapter of this book if we simply try to walk away,

independent 25-AUG-10

[-said]: In some ways, we think right now it's probably giving our enemy sustenance,

smh 25-AUG-10

[-noted that]: I’m convinced that tips and intelligence will pick up, making it virtually impossible for the Taliban to operate while hiding behind the citizens.

globalsecurity 25-AUG-10

[-also said]: come the fall we're still there hammering them like we have been.

jpost 24-AUG-10

[-said]: when that will come remains to be seen,

news 24-AUG-10

[-said]: either lose fast or win slow.

cnn 24-AUG-10

[said:]: I honestly think it will be a few years before conditions on the ground are such that turnover will be possible for us.

news 24-AUG-10

[-explained]: What is he going to say to his foot troops where you've got the leadership outside the country trying to direct operations within because it's too dangerous for them to be there, and the foot troops have been believing what he's saying -- that they're (U.S. forces) all going to leave in the summer of next year, and come the fall, we're still there hammering them like we have been. I think it could be very good for us, in that context, in terms of the enemy's psyche,

cnn 24-AUG-10

[-recently told]: You know, the program is under continuous scrutiny,

NPRnews 24-AUG-10

[-said]: They are avoiding that type of jeopardy is noted by their foot soldiers. And so we think that there's a seam there that we probably can exploit. That's the essence of it,

AHN 24-AUG-10

[-said]: But again, we will follow the law, whatever the law prescribes,

news 24-AUG-10

[-also said]: can sense conditions are turning their direction.

news 24-AUG-10

[-cited]: I sense our country is increasingly growing tired of the war.

AHN 24-AUG-10

[ said]: We cannot be seen as dragging our feet. We've got two wars to fight. We'll implement it and move on,

msnbc 24-AUG-10

[ said]: They punch above their weight,

irishsun 19-AUG-10

[-told]: It's going to get busy out here,

WashingtonPost 22-JUL-10

[-said]: very reasonable paper

irishtimes 25-JUN-10

[ said]: continue to eat our lunch,

defensenews 09-MAY-10

[-said]: want to preserve the right of a Marine that thinks he or she wouldn't want to do that -- and that's the overwhelming number of people that say they wouldn't like to do so.

cnn 27-MAR-10

[says:]: the current policy works.

newschannel5 10-MAR-10

[-said]: My personal opinion is that unless we can strip away the emotion, agenda and politics and ask [whether] we somehow enhance the war-fighting of the United States Marine Corps by allowing homosexuals to openly serve, then we haven't addressed it from the correct perspective,

latimes 26-FEB-10

[-said]: My best military advice to this committee, to the (defense) secretary, and to the president would be to keep the law such as it is.

news 26-FEB-10

[-said]: Equipment stocks are at an all-time low,

globalsecurity 26-FEB-10

[-said]: My concern would be if somehow if that central purpose of focus would be secondary to the discussion,

latimes 25-FEB-10

[ said]: I would encourage you to either change the law or not,

latimes 25-FEB-10

[-said]: Half measures, I think, would only be confusing in the end,

CBSnews 24-FEB-10

[-said]: Although we intend to secure the area and put the Afghan police in eventually to help control it, the nature of an insurgency is that they could well be back in small numbers to contest the area,

alertnet 24-FEB-10

[-said]: Our Marines are currently engaged in two fights, and our focus should not be drawn away from those priorities,

cnn 23-FEB-10

[-said]: You can't have everything, but tell me the two or three things you need and I'll get it.

msnbc 16-FEB-10

[ said]: The need for consumer engagement in health care has never been greater,

finanznachrichten 16-FEB-10