TIME: Pakistan Sees An Alternative Endgame in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/hbBYSd # npr: Philanthropist Provides Care That The Pentagon Won' #audio http://n.pr/fQNGO8 # Marine corporal from Lancaster killed in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/eaeNFJ # Iraq's new oil minister close ally to predecessor http://bit.ly/gArkjd #
Informed Comment » Iraq has a Government: Can we Please Come Home Now? http://bit.ly/e9gqen # Military will write the rules on repeal of gay ban http://wapo.st/hQr9Oa # npr: Soldiers Mixed On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal http://n.pr/g2bmiI #audio # U.N. reports civilian casualties in Afghanistan had risen 20 percent in…
Pentagon says no timeline yet on ending gay ban http://bit.ly/ejzW7V # BBC: Iraqis refused inquiry over alleged abuse by UK troops http://bbc.in/fUKUdw # Timeline: Iraq votes on new government http://reut.rs/h7UsN4 #
AFP: Amnesty calls on Iraq to protect Christians http://bit.ly/guVptM # npr: Pentagon Plan Won’t Cover Brain-Damage Therapy #audio http://n.pr/ezKQPf # wired.com/dangerroom/ Military technology has a tendency to trickle down to civilian applications http://bit.ly/geAXJo #
BBC video: Living with the ‘scars’ of sectarian violence in Iraq http://bbc.in/ff61sO # Allawi urges Iraq PM to keep power-sharing pledge http://wapo.st/gWtrbx # Sunday: Militants Attack Across Afghanistan http://bit.ly/hx35RU #
Iraq lifts ban on Sunni politicians http://bit.ly/emJPNL # RT @BarackObama: By ending (DADT) no longer will patriotic Americans be asked to live a lie in order to serve the country they love. # Millions Celebrate Shi’ite Ritual In Iraq Without Incident http://bit.ly/eFTGkF # German leader visits troops in Afghanistan; violence…
AP: House approves billions for wars without debate http://bit.ly/gXzzVC # A formerly persecuted minority gains clout in Afghanistan http://lat.ms/hjK1KA # Taliban Extend Reach to North, Where Armed Groups Reign http://nyti.ms/ih6xdn # Number of Sexual Assaults Rise at Military Academies http://abcn.ws/f25Dsj # politicsdaily.com/ Afghan War Review: Slow Progress at a ‘Very…
Why we need journalism on classified information, including WikiLeaks: http://huff.to/g6eI26 # Assange: “We have heard today.. there may be a US indictment for espionage for me coming… http://bit.ly/h7Elhg # good talking to @andrewmendelson earlier about the new study ‘are foreign correspondents redundant?’ # UN to end Saddam-era sanctions on Iraq…
cpj.org: In Iraq, bomb kills one journalist; another denied access http://bit.ly/i4GLku # ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Foe Dan Choi Involuntarily Committed: http://aol.it/eobRrY # COUNTING THE DAYS: U.S. military presence in Iraq: 2827 days; in Afghanistan: 3356 days # Civil Resistance at White House Led by Veterans http://bit.ly/fwIwK7 # As of…
Mullen: No big change in US troops in Afghanistan http://wapo.st/gnIBP4 # Veteran-led civil resistance at the White House Dec. 16: http://www.veteransforpeace.org/ # RT @AP: Breakthrough in Iraq: Opposition leader to join the Shiite-led government being assembled by his top rival http://apne.ws/gXwi2K # Reuters: U.S. Air Force blocks NY Times and…