07 Aug 2010 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News

07 Aug 2010 - Today?s Military, Veteran, War and National Security
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Washington Names Al Qaeda In Pakistan Top Terror Threat
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/07/washington-names-al-qaeda_n_674396.html

Al Qaeda in Iraq offers cash to recruit allies
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/06/MNH91EPU8J.DTL

Air force promotion comes with spelling lesson
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100807/FEAT04/8070301/1023/FEAT02/Air-force-promotion-comes-with-spelling-lesson

Army Chaplain Tries to Cure PTSD With Jesus
http://www.alternet.org/world/147757/army_chaplain_tries_to_cure_ptsd_with_jesus/

McCain, Levin clash over 'Don't Ask'
http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/BPnews.asp?ID=33479

VFW 9182
http://www.ultimatekaty.com/2010/08/katy-vfw-post-9182-elects-new-officers

Marine Corps plans to bring Osprey aircraft to Kaneohe along with 1000 personnel
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Marine_Corps_plans_to_bring_Osprey_aircraft_to_Kaneohe_along_with_1000_personnel.html

Marines to conduct night training
http://www.enctoday.com/news/class-81289-jdn-training-bodycopyrag.html

Tom Hennessy: Bataan survivor tells his story of valor
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15697494

Perez learned to fly in the '50s, serving in the Civil Air Patrol
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/perez_learned_to_fly_in_the_50s_serving_in_the_civil_air_patrol_100160614.html

Lt. Col. Herman Kuhn Freeman
http://www.murfreesboropost.com/lt-col-herman-kuhn-freeman-cms-24045

South Korean maneuvers draw threat from North
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/07/south-korean-maneuvers-draw-threat-from-north/

Blog reveals Afghanistan medic Karen Woo's dedication
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10903737

Obama's Afghanistan policy tracks Bush in Iraq
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=224347

Pakistan, Afghanistan top US priorities
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/19-pakistan,
-afghanistan-top-us-priorities-780-hh-04

Iraq forces take over from last US combat brigade
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6760WK20100807

Expert warns US should rethink next phase of Iraq drawdown
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2010-08/07/c_13434141.htm

Why US won't strike Iran now
http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article97273.ece

Iran Says West Military Action Would Cut Gulf Oil Trade -Agency
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100807-700665.html

Wis. Army National Guard troops prepare to deploy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-wisconsintroopsde, 0, 4999474.story

Woman to become Alabama Air National Guard's first female fighter pilot
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20100807/NEWS01/8070323/Woman+to+become+Alabama+Air+National+Guard+s+first+female+fighter+pilot

National Guard troops head to Mongolia for joint exercise
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=12942206

More may die, army cautions
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/news/4002404/More-may-die-army-cautions

Reports released by WikiLeaks expose more war crimes
http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=14340&news_iv_ctrl=1261

Kennewick veteran celebrates Purple Heart Day
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/08/07/1293078/kennewick-veteran-celebrates-purple.html

Today in History
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/07/AR2010080700004.html

Vet dispensed medical aide during invasions
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100807/NEWS13/8070302/Vet-dispensed-medical-aide-during-invasions

New anti-submarine test aircraft heads for Pax River naval base
http://www.examiner.com/x-16795-DC-Aviation-News-Examiner%7Ey2010m8d6-New-antisubmarine-test-aircraft-headed-for-Pax-River-naval-base

Russia tests two intercontinental missiles
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Russia-tests-two-intercontinental-missiles/Article1-583365.aspx

Coast Guard sends 28 migrants back to Cuba
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/07/1765433/coast-guard-sends-28-migrants.html

Artist signing set for first-ever Coast Guard Festival commemorative poster
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/08/artist_signing_set_for_first-e.html

US Expands Asian NATO To Contain And Confront China
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=20517

Navy vet still battles for historic mission
http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/veterans/navy-vet-in-pasco-still-battles-for-recognition-of-3000-sailors-in-wwii/1113856

Recognition richly deserved
http://www.dailycommercial.com/localnews/story/080510merchantmarine

The Athenian Venture disaster
http://www.thetelegram.com/Arts---Life/People/2010-08-07/article-1659997/The-Athenian-Venture-disaster/1

Naomi Campbell and Mia Farrow to Testify at UN War Crimes Trial
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5664234/naomi_campbell_and_mia_farrow_to_testify.html

Silver Pen Letter: Civil War all about slavery, not states' rights
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20100807/APC06/8070312/Silver-Pen-Letter-Civil-War-all-about-slavery-not-states-rights

Reflecting on Wisconsin's Civil War history
http://www.wrn.com/2010/08/reflecting-on-wisconsins-civil-war-history/

Officers complain about commission
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/Officers+complain+about+commission/3366198/story.html

Letter: VA clinics go above and beyond the call of duty
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/aug/07/letter-va-clinics-go-above-and-beyond-the-call/

The VA and me
http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2010/08/06/local_news/columnists/david_atwood/doc4c5c5c33808d5576954255.txt

PoW scars will remain
http://www.journallive.co.uk/lifestyle-news/newcastle-features/2010/08/07/pow-scars-will-remain-61634-27013240/

Scottish survivor of Nagasaki defends use of atom bombs
http://news.scotsman.com/world/Scottish-survivor-of-Nagasaki-defends.6462369.jp

WWII pilot shot down in B-24
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_15700329

One-Armed Gamblers in Saigon
http://www.startribune.com/blogs/99960634.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUgOy9cP3DieyckcUsI

VFW offers dignified disposal for worn out American flags
http://www.newberggraphic.com/news/2010/August/07/Local.News/vfw.offers.dignified.disposal.for.worn.out.american.flags/news.aspx

Norwich VFW offers tribute to soldiers' 'blood and sacrifice'
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/carousel/x1869746683/Norwich-VFW-offers-tribute-to-soldiers-blood-and-sacrifice

Korean War was 'worth it, ' Scribner vet says
http://fremonttribune.com/news/local/article_b2030c14-a1e8-11df-8310-001cc4c03286.html

Hiroshima: 'There was a flash. Then everything turned black'
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hiroshima-there-was-a-flash-then-everything-turned-black-2045889.html

Battalion that fought in WW2, Korea being retired
http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=12942205

100000 military retirees reminded to claim back pay
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/2575540, CST-NWS-military08.article

Documentary on war, 'Restrepo', chills slain soldier's mother
http://www.tampabay.com/news/documentary-on-war-restrepo-chills-slain-soldiers-mother/1113687

Katy VFW Post 9182 elects new officers
http://www.ultimatekaty.com/2010/08/katy-vfw-post-9182-elects-new-officers

France names envoy to relaunch Syria-Israel talks
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67600H20100807

Review of William Leeman's Naval Academy history, "The Long Road to Annapolis"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/06/AR2010080602819.html

US Expands Asian NATO To Contain And Confront China
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=20517

German foreign minister defends targeted killings in Afghanistan
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/aug2010/targ-a07.shtml

Russia Accuses US of Violating Old Arms Pacts
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/world/europe/08russia.html

Former Soviet military specialists meet in Moscow
http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/news/070810/domestic_fr.htm

Washington Names Al Qaeda In Pakistan Top Terror Threat
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/07/washington-names-al-qaeda_n_674396.html

6 Cities to Train Mail Carriers to Dispense Anti-Terror Drugs
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/cities-train-mail-carriers-dispense-anti-terror-drugs/story?id=11302524

Brat in the news: York woman preps to be deployed to Afghanistan for year
http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/08/07/2366428/york-woman-preps-to-be-deployed.html

Success in UN peacekeeping missions require wide-ranging approach: Pakistan
http://www.pakistantimes.net/pt/detail.php?newsId=13593

Study: Children with deployed parents have more stress, behavioral problems
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Study-Children-with-deployed-parents-have-more/CgOOQfqH10GL8eBGlkfrpA.cspx

Dong Feng 21D Could Destroy US Aircraft Carriers, Says Report
http://m.theepochtimes.com/index.php?page=content&id=40485

Georgia Planning Revenge for Abkhazia, South Ossetia
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=20520

Japan wants to be America's ally, not its vassal
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100808/OPINION/708079933/1080

The Vietnam War Memorial Wall Card, Free to Vietnam veterans
http://www.americanwarlibrary/freecard.htm


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