09 May 2008 - Today's Military, Veteran, War and National Security News

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Russia Displays Military Might
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90317650

The case for invading Myanmar
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/JE10Ae01.html

US military cancels general's assignment to Pakistan
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/09/asia/general.php

Japan to allow military use of space: lawmakers
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jgSlEqKI1nsHogI9v1U3dGx0CO6w

US turns down Paks request for military aid
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14670233

Swarming spy bots that share information being built for military
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId...

US Marine gets two years in Japan sex case: military
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jh45jDEgXBmxJf5Oxviekps08ljw

US Pacific Commander Calls on China Not to Seek 'High-End...
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-05-08-voa64.cfm

Age, mold assail military barracks
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-05-08-barracks_N.htm

FBI Says the Military Had Bogus Computer Gear
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/technology/09cisco.html?ref=technology

Public encouraged to join Military Appreciation Week events
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=386018

ROTC Students Earn Military Scholarships
http://www.thecitizen.com/%%7Ecitizen0/node/28191

Jamaica PM orders more military patrols to fight violent crime
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-05-08-jamaica-violence_N.htm

Gates Defends Proposed Military Aid to Panama
http://defense.iwpnewsstand.com/showdoc.asp?docid=582008_may8d

Hezbollah Leader Says Lebanese Military Action Means War
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Middle-East/May-June-08/Hezbollah-Leader-Says...

Top-ranking military official tours Remington Arms with...
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/18801894.html

Future of Bulgaria Military Mission in Iraq to Be Decided in One Week
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=92949

China Assures Japan That There Is No Military Threat
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010899776

Canadian Military puts on recruitment show
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/291409

VA Helps Vets Convert Military Experience to Work Place Success
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/va-helps-vets-convert-military-experience...,
387314.shtml

Military Marriage: Spouses Cope with Deployments
http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/05/08/9058-military-marriage-spouses-cope-with-de.../

Veteran hones skills to honor military
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2008/05/09/veteran-hones-skills-to...

New Zealand military signs 107 million dollar chopper deal
http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/5/9/new-zealand-military-signs-107-million-dollar...

Dragoons celebrate century of military history
http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/news/18784099....

Humanitarian aid in Afghanistan bolsters coalition support
http://talkradionews.com/2008/05/humanitarian-aid-in-afghanistan-bolsters-coalition.../

Military Police Troops Land In Gulfport
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=8292260&nav=6DJI

High military honors go to former SB man
http://www.sbsun.com/sanbernardino/ci_9199799

Military academy negotiating land sale
http://news14.com/content/top_stories/595596/military-academy-negotiating-land-sale/Default...

Militarys anti-PKK operations dominate Turkish media in April
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=141362

Australia military investigating Taliban detainee 'mistreatment...
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/05/australian-military-investigating....

The Greatest Space Strategists In Military History
http://io9.com/377131/the-greatest-space-strategists-in-military-history

Her blood remains to tell a story of another Israeli military crime
http://www.imemc.org/article/54735

Proposed ROTC unit at UMBC protested
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.umbc09may09, 0, 1349922.story

Tensions rise between NASA, Army
http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=590

Neocons Admit that `War On Terror` Is a Hoax
http://www.israelenews.com/view.asp?ID=1979

Pakistan sets conditions for talks with militants
http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/05/10/wld03.asp

For Those Who Do Not Want To Go
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20080509.aspx

Academic Advising From Afar
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/05/09/umuc

Bulgaria Defense Minister Promises Strict Measures for His...
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=92951

Marines in Japan living a new, limited life
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/05/marine_liberty_050908w/

Memorial Day -- Chaplain Talks of Death Notifications
http://christiannewswire.com/news/936716554.html

Staying in the Loop: Internet Helps Soldiers Keep in Touch
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1377277/staying_in_the_loop_internet_hel.../

Pentagon Is Open to Moving More Marines to Afghanistan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803319....

Blue Angels prepare for weekend shows
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/NEWS01/805090...

Funeral Held For Hawthorne Detective, A Decorated Ex-Marine
http://www.knbc.com/news/16211263/detail.html

Command change at Marine squadron
http://www.beaufortgazette.com/developing_stories/story/432781.html

Defense to review 'unnecessary duplication' among services
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39981&dcn=todaysnews

Merced airport to get new pilot training center
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_9206389

Air Force captain recounts service in Iraq
http://www.guardonline.com/?q=node/45264

US tries to rush sale of Boeing F/A-18s
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/US-tries-to-rush-sale-of-Boeing-F-A-18s/307.../

New wings to secure A-10 longevity
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123098096

Public invited to attend free air show Saturday and Sunday at...
http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/NEWS01/305090041/...

German Army Seeks Training Helos
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/EURO05088...

Air Canada skipper moonlighted as chief pilot of warplane museum
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080509.OBGUTOWSKI09/TPStory/N...

Mother grieves for daughter killed in Iraq
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2008/05/her-mother-had.html

Military Update: Senators OK extra leave for military dads
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=54671

he Curse Of Combat Experience
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20080509.aspx

Decisive day in World War II
http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/05/10/fea02.asp

War story brought back memories
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/OPINION02/80509032...

Diggers will be investigated
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0, 25197, 23673501-31477, 00.html

Canada's 83rd fallen soldier returns from Afghanistan
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=3213ee94-ac63-484d-863f...

NATO could end rotating command in S. Afghanistan
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iuWvWjbabHL6KlbXmX5EtdUJ1KiQ

First members of 101st to die in Afghanistan identified
http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8300457

Editorial: Support The Troops With A New GI Bill
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/politics/uwire/main4081772.shtml

Benefit fraudster to serve in Afghanistan
http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/chapel/Benefit-fraudster-to-serve-in.4056261.j...

Prior assault boosts PTSD risk after combat
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSKEN95561320080509

Ottawa shirked duty to soldiers, minister says
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080509.PTSD09/TPStory/Nationa...

Blackwater unlikely to face charges in Iraq shooting
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/09/america/Blackwater-Prosecutions.php

Reporters tenacity after Iraq blast helps her survive
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24543323/

Rocket Aimed At Green Zone Strikes BBC's Baghdad Office
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010903078

MPs Returning From Iraq; Big Homecoming Party Planned
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/18796869.html

Disabled Iraq vet enters plea deal in Fayette County
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_566616.html

US judge orders CIA to turn over 'torture' memo-ACLU
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN08420997

Dramatic rise in Zimbabwe violence, torture: doctors
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j2BbTI2khLgI3T97fdoj_-q9uJQw

Film gets beneath the surface of war torture
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=25c3a9da-16ad-4ef9-9a04...

Army secretary visits Fort Drum, thanks locals for support
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--fortdrum-geren0509may09,
0, 1466120.story

Esperon approves court martial vs Army general
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=117712

Hizbollah cedes parts of Beirut to army
http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=485787&lng=1

Army seeks Senegal era-choppers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7392685.stm

The Quiet March Toward a Common European Army
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0, 2144, 3323736, 00.html

Reporter challenges ruling over sources in anthrax case
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gvCt5W7XdTkiiE06HsUTwoBn1EEAD90I8CF03

'Lifesaver' Bottle Purifies Water in Seconds
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0, 2933, 354735, 00.html

IRAQ: Thousands forced to serve in 'backdoor draft'
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2008/05/iraq-thousands.html

Outrage: Victim eyes justice; accused eyes Army
http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local_story_129214432.html

Call for new probe into Irish-American's death
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0509/durkinc.html

Guard recruiter's promise prompts pastor to enlist
http://ydr.inyork.com/ydr/track/ci_9187938

Outside View: Vietnam weapons -- Part 1
http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Industry/Analysis/2008/05/09/outside_view_vietnam_weapons_.../

Police investigating vandalism at Crandall Park war memorial
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/05/09/news/latest/doc48247243c42e3898008270...

At 95, he's in charge of VFW's Memorial Day parade
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/lifestyles/940368,
5_1_WA09_LVVET_S1.article

Armley burglars steal war medals
http://www.armleytoday.co.uk/news/Armley-burglars-steal-war-medals.4069090.jp

Combat Aviation Brigade considered for Ft. Carson
http://www.koaa.com/aaaa_top_stories/x1602042385

Decorated WWII veteran gives Riverside students a hero's story
http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_S_hero09.42c7355.htm...

The Truth About Veteran Suicides
http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/5219

Why Al Gore Might Have Succeeded in Iraq
http://www.aina.org/news/20080508165353.htm

China's Underground Submarine Base Scrutinized
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90309537

'Crew' selected for submarine effort
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/05/09/news/update/doc482378063170c863706574...

The Thoroughbred of the Fleet Visits an Old War Horse
http://www.csrwire.com/News/11997.html

Narco subs pose new challenge for US coast guards
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iSuHZQFZonc7WY3SToohrX7Z0JnA

Indian Fleet gets bigger: Navy to acquire six more submarines
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Fleet_gets_bigger_Navy_to_acquire_six_m...

Navy destroyer named for Penn State graduate
http://www.centredaily.com/news/breaking_news/story/583230.html

Argentine Pilots Train with Navy
http://www.military.com/news/article/navy-news/argentine-pilots-train-with-navy.html...

UNITED STATES NAVY VISIT MOMBASA
http://www.coastweek.com/3119-06.htm

Navy Region Southwest First Class Petty Officers Association
http://www.navycompass.com/modules.php?name=More_News&name=Top_Stories&action...

US Navy to conduct humanitarian mission in Samar
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p080509.htm&no=31

House subcommittee vows to slash DDG-1000 funding
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/news.nsf/0/C16AC41B230707D5052574440065BC8A...

Chinese N-subs no threat to India: Naval chief
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080510/main5.htm

Japanese, US bands to play on USS Midway
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20080509-0705-1bo09midwaybands.html

Have you thanked your military spouse?
http://www.navycompass.com/modules.php?name=Top_Stories&action=view&id=3...

Canada to probe US warships sunk in 1813
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/09/canada_to_probe_us_warships_sun.../

Fort Johnson dig yields historical treasures from many eras
http://www.charlotte.com/205/story/617107.html

Women of World War II
http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S438679.shtml?cat=10219

Military Police Troops Land In Gulfport
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=8292260&nav=6DJI

In bold attack, Somali insurgents seize police headquarters in...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/09/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia-Clashes.php

VA begins taking claims related to Agent Orange exposure
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_9207845

Overton Brooks VA Medical Center celebrates National Nurses Week
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/NEWS01/805090...

VA opens a center for local veterans
http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_9200389?source=most_emailed

Local VA shuttle service to continue despite changes
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20080509/NEWS/867977256

VA plans move into Mountain View, Moffett
http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=588

VA to open full-time office in Hagerstown
http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=193367&format=html

The future USS Stockdale will be christened Saturday at Bath Iron...
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/news.nsf/0/FDA2C6F92D3CAEC8052574440053411A...

Nevada City man honors Bataan march with book, re-enactment
http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/924540.html

Medal of Honor recipient visits Black Knight medics
http://www.kwtx.com/forthood/headlines/18807929.html

Two caregivers accused of neglecting vets in Pueblo home
http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=8300391

Man sentenced over fake Vietnam valor
http://www.redding.com/news/2008/may/09/man-sentenced-over-fake-vietnam-valor/

Fallen warriors are remembered at Miller Park
http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/articles/2008/05/08/news/11newsvietnam.txt

Run for the Wall returns
http://www.blythecanews.com/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=36&ArticleID...

Remembering the end of the war in Europe
http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1020590

MEMORIAL DAY: WW II veterans to be honorary parade marshals
http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/local_story_130021606.html

American Legion to Congress: 'Pass a Clean GI Bill'
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-09...=

MEMORIAL DAY: Who will march in the parade?
http://www.acorn-online.com/news/publish/ridgefield/33211.shtml

A Case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
http://www.csrwire.com/News/11991.html

Vance honors military retirees
http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_130003424.html

May 9, 1941: German Sub Caught With the Goods
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/05/dayintech_0509

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