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21 Sep 2010 - Today�s Military,  Veteran,  War and National Security News

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Hiring Military Veterans is Good Business
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-whitmore/hiring-military-veterans_b_770368.html

China VP's promotion a sign succession on track
http://topnews360.tmcnet.com/topics/associated-press/articles/2010/10/21/110395-china-vps-promotion-sign-succession-track.htm

Williams to lose medals,  pay: military
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/10/21/nl-harper-williams-1021.html

China-US Military Balance Vital,  US General Says
http://www.suite101.com/content/china-us-military-balance-vital-us-general-says-a299351

Afghan Official Praises Preparedness Of Military
http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_Official_Praises_Preparedness_Of_Military/2196899.html

Pentagon reworking gays in military guidance again
http://www.news10.net/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=101852&catid=5

Famous biker boosts military memorial
http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=255180&format=html

Military Law Expert: Joe Miller's Private Guards Violated Government Regulations
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/20/joe-miller-military-guards-violated-regulations_n_770463.html

Al-Qaeda Is A Front Group For The US Military-Industrial Complex
http://www.prisonplanet.com/al-qaeda-is-a-front-group-for-the-us-military-industrial-complex.html

Treaty critics can't explain away military support for New START
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/125167-treaty-critics-cant-explain-away-military-support-for-new-start

Hampton police officer,  on military leave,  charged with DUI in Virginia Beach
http://www.dailypress.com/news/hampton/dp-nws-hampton-police-dui-20101021, 0,
1896015.story

Japanese police raid operational bases of anti-US military group
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/japan/japanese-police-raid-operational-bases-of-anti-u-s-military-group-1.122516

Military laser fails two shootdown tests in row
http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2010/10/21/15775116.html

Military and Cartel Battling in Nuevo Laredo
http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/Military-and-Cartel-Battling-in-Nuevo-Laredo-105403758.html

DOD Near Completion of Report on Military's Use of Rare Earth Minerals
http://washingtonindependent.com/101244/dod-near-completion-of-report-on-militarys-use-of-rare-earth-minerals

Austerity Britain's global ambitions
http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=17307995

Seyran Ohanyan hopes for Armenian-British further military cooperation
http://news.am/eng/news/35400.html

Military Leaders Discuss US-Pakistani Partnership
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61345

At War: Easing the Transition From Soldier to Civilian
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0bdb0522f874e36867a01702bc5baeb0

Baca,  Boxer receive high grade for voting records on veterans,  military issues
http://www.examiner.com/democrat-in-los-angeles/baca-boxer-receive-high-grade-for-voting-records-on-veterans-military-issues

Airbus Military looks to India for A400M Grizzly airlifter
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/airbus-military-looks-to-india-for-a400m-grizzly-airlifter/113003/on

Military operation begins in southeastern Turkey
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=military-operation-initiated-in-daglica-2010-10-21

Iran to stage war game showing new military achievements
http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1638553&Lang=E

Turkish army head briefs Erdogan on new military service system
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=65417

NATO chief: EU-Turkey rift harming military cooperation
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=42097

US military to experiment with unmanned helicopters
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/21/u-s-military-to-experiment-with-unmanned-helicopters/

Study: Military,  USCG operations have $4.67M impact on Charleston
http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=13364283

Author of book allegedly revealing military secrets will not face charges
http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/50282-hunter-book-author-cleared.html

Postal cut-off dates for holiday gifts
http://www.afspc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123227083

Local colleges rate high for veterans
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_278e8f3e-dcaf-11df-b2eb-001cc4c002e0.html

100000 Stories Before Bed for Military Parents
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/100000-stories-before-bed-for-military-parents_b14643

Military veterans call for party unity in KMT
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/10/22/2003486285

Job fair for military today at cruise center in Norfolk
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/10/job-fair-military-today-cruise-center-norfolk?cid=ltst

Egyptian and Saudi military wrap up week of joint manoeuvrs
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/breakingnews/egyptian-and-saudi-military-wrap-up-week-of-joint-manoeuvrs-105366998.html

Bordallo Accepting Applications for Military Academies
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8769:bordallo-accepting-applications-for-military-academies&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156

Military,  rebels urged to respect int'l law on indigenous people
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20101021-298979/Military-rebels-urged-to-respect-intl-law-on-indigenous-people

UNC Creates Partnership to Help Military Personnel
http://www.wchl1360.com/details3.html?id=16292

Military Says 7 Reported Killed in Southern Philippines Blast
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-21/military-says-7-reported-killed-in-southern-philippines-blast.html

U.S. to let military fight cyber threats
http://www.tampabay.com/news/us-to-let-military-fight-cyber-threats/1129407

Job fairs for the military held Thurs.
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/norfolk/job-fairs-for-the-military-held-thurs.

Report: US Military to Get Off Petroleum by 2040
http://domesticfuel.com/2010/10/21/report-us-military-to-get-off-petroleum-by-2040/

Australian vigilantes hunt replica war heroes
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/lifestyle/life/features/article_1592966.php/Australian-vigilantes-hunt-replica-war-heroes

Program Links Reservists,  Guardsmen,  Families to Jobs
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61360

Unified military service plan presented to Turkish government
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=unified-military-service-plan-presented-to-the-government-2010-10-21

Kidnapped Soldier 'Alive And With Al Qaeda'
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Bowe-Bergdahl-US-Soldier-Captured-In-Afghanistan-Is-Being-Held-By-Al-Qaeda-In-Pakistan-Source-Says/Article/201010315763670?lpos=World_News_News_Your_Way_Region_7&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15763670_Bowe_Bergdahl%3A_US_Soldier_Captured_In_Afghanistan_Is_Being_Held_By_Al_Qaeda_In_Pakistan%2C_Source_Says

Pakistani Foreign Minister Suggests US To Blame For Taliban,  Al-Qaeda
http://www.rferl.org/content/Pakistani_Foreign_Minister_Suggests_US_To_Blame_For_Taliban_AlQaeda/2196739.html

IDF Chaplain Reaches Out To Soldiers
http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1332432

Post dedicates new chapel
http://www.ftleavenworthlamp.com/features/x2030534586/Post-dedicates-new-chapel

Plan for the air station remains good for county
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/10/21/1414693/plan-for-the-air-station-remains.html

Joseph Vindich
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/102010/10212010/583304

Marine band: West Union boy finds WWII Marines ring
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/article_b1af05cb-d80f-5194-abc9-7137e69d48ed.html

Hawker Beechcraft Delivers Modified King Air 350C Aircraft to Colombian Air
Force
http://www.amtonline.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=12040

Clem Milburn
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/547917/Clem-Milburn.html?nav=516

Richard Berry
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/102010/10212010/583279

Harry Van Valkenburgh,  87
http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/105411998_Harry_Van_Valkenburgh__87.html

13 Best College Fight Songs
http://www.saycampuslife.com/2010/10/21/13-best-college-fight-songs/

Veterans teach truths of war
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/war-272182-hammett-committee.html

Air Force Band lands at Shea's; tickets available Saturday
http://thedailynewsonline.com/entertainment/article_7c75aa90-dc92-11df-8a86-001cc4c03286.html

Dutch left Australian solders for dead in Afghanistan
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/dutch-left-australian-solders-for-dead-in-afghanistan/story-e6frf7lf-1225942017229

Simple,  Deadly Afghan Bombs Frustrate High-Tech US Solutions
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Simple-Deadly-Afghan-Bombs-Frustrate-High-Tech-US-Solutions-105389788.html

Foreign Policy: Goodbye To Britain's Defense Budget
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130718117

Russia ready to help us leave Afghanistan
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/Russia+ready+help+leave+Afghanistan/3703566/story.html

Australian soldiers return from Afghanistan
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s3044870.htm

Huron police searching for missing Iraq War veteran
http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/10/21/news/erie_huron/mj3520229.txt

UN Envoy in Iraq Survives Bomb Attack on Convoy
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/44557/

No Charges for Ex-Blackwater Operative in Iraq Killing
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/10/21/headlines/no_charges_for_ex_blackwater_operative_in_iraq_killing

WikiLeaks Prompts U.S. Alert to Iraqis
http://india.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304741404575564613428879600.html

Iran Denies Plans To Buy Venezuela's S-300 Missile System
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020289613?Iran%20Denies%20Plans%20To%20Buy%20Venezuela%E2%80%99s%20S-300%20Missile%20System

Cops: National Guardsman used uniform,  M16 for Big House access
http://www.freep.com/article/20101021/SPORTS06/101021024/1356/SPORTS/Cops-National-Guardsman-used-uniform-M16-for-Big-House-access

Recruits take part in 'Guard the Environment' initiative
http://www.montenews.com/news/x2030532259/Recruits-take-part-in-Guard-the-Environment-initiative

Wounded Warriors Able to Heal Mind,  Body Closer to Home and Family
http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/highlight/x2030531172/Wounded-Warriors-Able-to-Heal-Mind-Body-Closer-to-Home-and-Family

X2 triplex super-copter to be offered as Army 'Raider' craft
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/21/sikorsky_x2_raider_plan/

Seniors Step into Army Ranks and Responsibilites
http://www.thecowl.com/news/seniors-step-into-army-ranks-and-responsibilites-1.1720429

Army: 4 Soldiers Hurt In Ohio Parachuting Accident
http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/Army_4_Soldiers_Hurt_In_Ohio_Parachuting_Accident_105439673.html

US soldier charged with killing fellow American troops
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/8078136/US-soldier-charged-with-killing-fellow-American-troops.html

Mexican army destroys 134 tons of marijuana
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1021-pot-burn-20101021, 0, 778187.story

Afghan Commandos,  U.S. Special Forces find welcome in Panjwa'i
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58527/afghan-commandos-us-special-forces-find-welcome-panjwai

Bin Laden's hideout still a mystery
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/10/20/Bin-Ladens-hideout-still-a-mystery/UPI-42691287604000/

John W. Eriksson,  89
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20101021/OBITUARIES/10210306

Edwin Wilburn Pankey
http://www.fayettedailynews.com/article.php?id_news=6671

John W. Eriksson,  89
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20101021/OBITUARIES/10210306

Edwin A. Marmon,  88
http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/105410423_Edwin_A__Marmon__88.html

Softball complex named after area's most decorated veteran
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/oct/20/softball-complex-named-after-areas-most-decorated--ar-576103/

Japan adding subs amid tension with China
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/21/japan-adding-subs-amid-tension-with-china/

Singapore aquires another submarine
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20101021-243446.html

Coast Guard launches effort to prevent whale-ship collisions
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=7737396

China-US Military Balance Vital,  US General Says
http://www.suite101.com/content/china-us-military-balance-vital-us-general-says-a299351

Brit Navy will take on 'fewer tasks'
http://www.defencemanagement.com/news_story.asp?id=14501

Navy rescues sailor at sea missing from USS Mitscher
http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-missing-sailor-rescued-oct20, 0, 1175332.story

Navy contracts ATK for warning systems
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2010/10/21/Navy-contracts-ATK-for-warning-systems/UPI-95571287662673/

Moves to free convicted spy Pollard pick up in US and Israel
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-israel-pollard-20101021, 0,
7640236.story

New Bedford native hits high notes with Navy band
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101021/ENTERTAIN/10210303

Ex-US Navy chief calls for tougher stance on China
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/10/22/2003486281

Retired physician donates rare Civil War books to University of Mississippi
http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-ap-ms--civilwarbook, 0, 5038279.story

County's former Civil War Life Museum expands in the city
http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/spotsygovt/?p=1267123551

Civil War letters found at Thrift Shop
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/kir/lifestyle/105383098.html

Chuck Worley's poems and letters capture his World War II experience
http://www.deltacountyindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17909:chuck-worleys-poems-and-letters-capture-his-world-war-ii-experience&catid=36:sc&Itemid=346

2 IDF soldiers arrested for allegedly trading stolen weapons
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/2-idf-soldiers-arrested-for-allegedly-trading-stolen-weapons-1.320448

All assault reports are investigated
http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/assault+reports+investigated/3704422/story.html

Amani Africa: Promote and Protect Peace and Security in Africa?
http://allafrica.com/stories/201010211059.html

UFO expert speaks at UC auditorium,  says aliens have tampered globally with
nukes
http://www.cm-life.com/2010/10/21/ufo-expert-speaks-at-uc-auditorium-says-aliens-have-tampered-globally-with-nukes/

Results sought for VA hospital
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20101021/NEWS01/10210338

Veterans clinic opens in Conway
http://thecabin.net/news/local/2010-10-20/veterans-clinic-opens-conway

Walk in Sharon Cemetery Is Lesson in WWII History
http://www.countytimes.com/articles/2010/10/21/news/northwest_corner_journal/doc4cc04bbdcd6b9916942968.txt

Entertainment briefs
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/entertainment/article_b83cb89a-dd2b-11df-86cf-001cc4c002e0.html

U. of Idaho students find 21 names left off Vietnam memorial
http://www.nwcn.com/news/idaho/Univ-of-Idaho-students-find-21-names-left-off-Vietnam-memorial-105404883.html

Barbara Coe Calls the VFW "Traitors" for Supporting Barbara Boxer
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2010/10/barbara_coe_calls_the_vfw_trai.php

Durham Veterans Memorial will be officially dedicated Saturday
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_16393996

Selling the Korean War: Propaganda,  Politics & Public Opinion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJlaIMBMLFQ

Victims of WW2 massacre commemorated
http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=10&dd=21&nav_id=70422

Warrior woman
http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=1861571

Vets Home hosts candidates of all stripes and viewpoints
http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101021/GJNEWS02/710219532/-1/CITNEWS

Female veteran ready for women's conference
http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/article_90c2d0fc-dccb-11df-8e40-001cc4c03286.html

Reports Cite British Nuclear Weapons Safety Issues
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20101021_7556.php

Coalition forces make gains in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar Province
http://www.examiner.com/world-news-in-national/coalition-forces-make-gains-southern-afghanistan-s-kandahar-province

AFRICOM Seaman Honored at USO Europe Service Salute
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=5447

Russia,  Ukraine Sign Accord On Military Fleet
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020288206?Russia,
%20Ukraine%20Sign%20Accord%20On%20Military%20Fleet

A Nuclear Chavez
http://frontpagemag.com/2010/10/21/a-nuclear-chavez/

Kremlin denies defence minister is under fire
http://www.mn.ru/politics/20101021/188142279.html

Pentagon to roll out new guidance on gays in military
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39778190/ns/us_news-life/

Ohio House candidate denies fudging military bio
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/20/AR2010102005146.html

V.A. Hospital Checklist
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/

Operation New Dawn
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/

Operation Pakawul
http://www.defense.gov/

Female Sub Officers
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/

Dog to be honored for saving lives of soldiers
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/10/gannett-guard-dog-who-saved-lives-honored-102110/

Michelle Obama,  Jill Biden: Thank veterans
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/10/ap-michelle-obama-jill-biden-thank-veterans-102010/

Navy picks first 4 subs to get female officers
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/10/navy-4-subs-to-get-women-crew-members-102110w/


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