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Pakistani Army rejects Waziristan operation

October 9, 2008

The Long War Journal / Bill Roggio (billroggio@gmail.com)

Pakistan has a tribal problem. The military looks to keep to the February peace agreement despite the presence of al Qaeda and Taliban camps. The Taliban seeks the status quo in South Waziristan.

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Use of 'Sticky IEDs' Rising in Iraq

October 9, 2008

washingtonpost.com - World / Ernesto Londoño

BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 -- Iraqi insurgents are increasingly using magnetically attached bombs known as "sticky IEDs" to assassinate mid- and low-level Iraqi officials, Iraqi and U.S. officials said.

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Video: U.S. Soldier Impersonates Harry Carey

October 8, 2008

Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries / Kori Ellis

After the Chicago Cubs were once again ushered out of the playoffs, Cub fans deserve some entertainment. The Cubs getting swept by the underdog Los Angeles Dodgers had to be hard to swallow.

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In Georgia, Russia saw its Army's shortcomings

October 9, 2008

Christian Science Monitor | World

Decades of neglect, outdated technology, and an ineffective conscript system reduced the capabilities of the Russian Army.

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Army contracts for commercial trucks

October 10, 2008

Security & Terrorism - UPI.com

WARRENVILLE, Ill., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Navistar Defense for the company to provide passenger buses and refrigerator trucks for deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tending the Garden, Sparing the Ecosystem

October 10, 2008

washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - home ownership, improvement, refinancing Washington DC / Joel M. Lerner

Here's the test: How do you feel when you see a large slope planted with English ivy?

India calls out army to rescue boy stuck in well

October 10, 2008

India News latest RSS headlines - New Delhi News.Net

Indian soldiers armed with heavy machinery were moving in Friday to dig out a boy from a deep well in a replay of a similar drama that was played out for more than two days in 2006.Two-year-old Sonu a.

New Army Manual Shows War's Softer Side With Focus on Nation-Building

October 10, 2008

US News & World Report

U.S. general: Military should improve "the human condition," but manual omits democracy promotion.

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Grand Army Plaza Would Get Frenched by the People

October 8, 2008

Curbed / Robert

Ooh la la. Remember that competition of crazy renderings with ideas about Reinventing Grand Army Plaza, that vast stretch of space and possible death by auto where Flatbush Avenue, Prospect Park West, ...

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The French Win Grand Army Plaza People's Prize

October 8, 2008

Brownstoner / lisa

Apparently the judges for Reinventing Grand Army Plaza and the vast majority of Brooklynites have the same taste: both gave four French designers the first place nod for their vision entitled Canopy.

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Army's Life-or-Death Drama

October 8, 2008

washingtonpost.com - Health / Ann Scott Tyson

Alarmed by a record rate of suicide in its ranks, the Army yesterday unveiled a unique prevention tool -- an interactive video to be mandatory viewing Army-wide -- in which soldiers will play the role ...

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Army Orders Pain Ray Trucks; New Report Shows 'Potential for Death'

October 10, 2008

Wired / David Hambling

After years of testing, the Active Denial System -- the pain ray which drives off rioters with a microwave-like beam -- could finally have its day.

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Army says 15 killed in Darfur rebel ambush (AFP)

October 10, 2008

Yahoo! News: World - Africa

AFP - The Sudanese army said Friday that 15 people were killed when Darfur rebels attacked a local government convoy with military escort in the far west of the conflict-strewn region.

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$12,000 Shirt Makes You Bullet-Proof, Smug Looking [Clothing]

October 10, 2008

Gizmodo / Elaine Chow

Harrods of London is now selling a $12,000 anti-ballistic polo shirt designed by Miguel Caballero. Caballero, sometimes called the “Armani of armor” caters to clients such as Prince Felipe of Spain...

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Cornyn seeking probe into Army recruiter suicides

October 10, 2008

Houston News latest RSS headlines - Houston Mirror.com

The Army's rising suicide rate U.S. Sen.

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America's Army 2.8.4 Released

October 9, 2008

Shacknews Games

Now available on FileShack is the deploy client for America's Army 2.8.4, which allows you to obtain the latest version of the free-to-play online military simulator. The 2.8.

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NSA enjoys eavesdropping on US soldiers' phone sex calls

October 9, 2008

Boing Boing / Mark Frauenfelder

ABC News reports that, "despite pledges by President George W.

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Save up to 60% off on bestselling Swiss Army Knives

October 9, 2008

Tech News Watch / usrbingeek

For a limited time and while supplies last, save up to 60% off on bestselling Swiss Army Knives.

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Y’all Got A New Writer

October 8, 2008

And Rightly So! / Texas Pundit

Hey everybody, this here's the Texas Pundit.  A  Rip-Snortin, Gol-Darned, Gen-U-Wine Texican here to tell it like it is.  I'm no George Bush or Big Hair Perry, I'm more like Texas John Slaughter.

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UN, We Are Not Indian

October 10, 2008

~ Kashmir ~ / K

A message for the world, all Kashmiris already know this: Rhetoric, notwithstanding.

New in Paperback: History and Chutzpah

October 10, 2008

washingtonpost.com - Bookstores, book reviews and events in Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland - washingtonpost.com / Nora Krug

A Little History of the World is a little history of the world that got caught up in a little world history.

J.S. McDougall: WATCH: The U.S. Army Prepares to Invade the U.S.

October 10, 2008

The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed / J.S. McDougall

When I first learned about Naomi Wolf's book, The End of America--in which she chronicles America's slide toward becoming a police state, I considered it...

Army Parachute Trainee Lands on Florida Business

October 10, 2008

FOX News

You Had to Risk Death to See the Plans to Make Grand Army Plaza Less Deadly

October 10, 2008

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine

If you've ever had to cross Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, you know how deadly it is traffic-wise, even if it's supposed to symbolize the glory of the New Brooklyn, with Meier's glassy new pile, One ...

Coroner accuses army of failing to learn from minefield death of paratrooper Mark Wright

October 10, 2008

Telegraph News | Top News

A coroner has accused the Army of failing to learn lessons from the death of a paratrooper in a minefield in Afghanistan.

Obama tried to sway Iraqis on Bush deal

October 10, 2008

Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian / budsimmons

Friday, October 10, 2008 Obama tried to sway Iraqis on Bush deal Barbara Slavin EXCLUSIVE: At the same time the Bush administration was negotiating a still elusive agreement to keep the U.S.

Army Orders Pain Ray Trucks; New Report Shows 'Potential for Death' | Danger Room from Wired.com

October 10, 2008

Newsvine - technology / James Andre

After years of testing, the Active Denial System -- the pain ray which drives off rioters with a microwave-like beam -- could finally have its day.

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