Pentagon scrambles to prep for ‘thermonuclear’ Wikileaks release http://bit.ly/fl1a6L # WSJ: Sober Take in Afghanistan; On-the-Ground Assessments Delivered to Gates Are a Contrast to Upbeat Views http://on.wsj.com/gHE0aW # U.S. agents raid offices of Afghan, Iraq security contractor http://wapo.st/gPPliR #

Afghanistan War: As the tanks roll in, shades of a Soviet failure http://bit.ly/ec0N3M # United States Armed Forces Fatalities http://bit.ly/hJQDi2 # Informed Comment >> Why our Afghanistan War Dead don’t Seem to be News http://bit.ly/h1Iofx #

Leaders in Afghanistan, Pakistan speak out against WikiLeaks information http://wapo.st/gMZ0uW # DoD announces casualties: http://bit.ly/fyxFpO http://bit.ly/f38U5Z http://bit.ly/hABwd4 # Military One Step Closer to Battlefield Holograms http://bit.ly/hobRJK # (Reuters) – A British soldier might have been killed by friendly fire from a U.S. aircraft http://reut.rs/hIJNgj #

(Reuters) – The White House is conducting a review of the war in Afghanistan http://reut.rs/i1UcWe # NPR: War’s Progress Measured By Commanders In Afghanistan #audio http://n.pr/fDVsCZ # Army eyes use of tanks in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/h1jzRV # In harm’s way: Photographer flies with medevac team http://on.msnbc.com/ij7GPd # Proposed 1.4% pay raise…

Study of U.S. troops finds those sent to Iraq, Afghanistan have difficulty falling, staying asleep http://bit.ly/ggQqYl # Guardian: WikiLeaks cables portray Saudi Arabia as a cash machine for terrorists http://bit.ly/gWhpIc # Widow, son of Marine closer to immigrating to US http://wapo.st/hhdzZu #

Homophobia in Military: Not What You Would Think http://huff.to/dLQNoj # Top generals buck White House on military gay ban http://bit.ly/eRt18b # Iraq and Afghanistan Refugees — No End to the Tragedy http://huff.to/ems71Q # Kidnapped mine clearers freed in eastern Afghanistan http://bit.ly/fKSRHx # Clinton: No country should threaten or intimidate Iraq…