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Teen killed in Bahrain as protests mark anniversary of uprising
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Clashes erupted in Bahrain early Thursday, leaving a teenager dead and tensions soaring as protesters marked the second anniversary of the continued uprising against the Persian Gulf monarchy. Bahraini police said a young man was fatally injured as...Tags: Religion and Belief, Amnesty International, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Bahraini Protests (2011)
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In SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's shooting, PTSD's complicated presence
Four letters, "PTSD," have hung over Eddie Ray Routh since the day he was accused of killing Chris Kyle, a famed Navy SEAL sniper, and perhaps a little unfairly so: Kyle probably had PTSD himself. The fragments of information presented about Routh, a...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Human Interest, Iraq War (2003-2011), U.S. Military
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In sniper Chris Kyle's shooting death, postwar worlds collide
A killer and a survivor, Chris Kyle had left the dust-worn places where he had to worry about enemy fire -- or even friendly fire. Kyle, 38, an author and former Navy SEAL sniper, was shot dead Saturday in Texas by an unemployed, 25-year-old Marine...
Tags: Television Industry, U.S. Military, Behavioral Conditions, Fox News Channel (tv network), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Chuck Hagel in the hot seat
There are three acceptable reasons for the Senate to reject a president's nominee for a Cabinet position: The candidate lacks credentials for the position; he fails to meet high ethical standards for personal behavior; or he holds extreme views. It was...
Tags: George W. Bush, Chuck Hagel, Israel, Elections, Republican Party
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Hagel defends record, spars with critics in Senate hearing
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- Making his first public comments after his nomination to lead the Pentagon, former Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday he stood by his record but also urged senators to look beyond controversial votes and statements he has made, which critics...Tags: John Kerry, Carl Levin, White House, Iran, Nuclear Policy
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Iraq veteran on his double-arm transplant: 'It feels amazing'
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.From the moment he entered the room at Johns Hopkins Hospital for his news conference, Brendan Marrocco was a picture of determination. He pushed his wheelchair using his arms and wrists and he smiled, showing off the new limbs. “It feels amazing,...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Armed Conflicts, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who presided over the swift and devastating 1991 military assault on Iraq that transformed the Middle East and reminded America what it was like to win a war, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. He was 78. The...
Tags: U.S. Congress, George H.W. Bush, Parties and Movements, White House, Pneumonia
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War's wind-down fraught with risk for troops, Afghans
The United States and its allies have been infusing troops, weapons and authority into Afghanistan for more than 11 years to shackle Taliban extremists and uproot Al Qaeda’s bases for waging war against the West. Winding down the mission will be...
Tags: Oscar Pistorius, Taliban, Pakistan, Armed Conflicts, NATO
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SEAL who killed Bin Laden met with lawmakers to talk veteran care
Out of the service, out of the shadows: The Navy SEAL who reportedly killed Osama bin Laden in the world's most famous secret raid has stepped a little closer toward the sunlight. The unnamed shooter, profiled in a recent Esquire cover story that...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Osama bin Laden, Hearst Corporation, Pension and Welfare
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Band of brothers and sisters
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta's decision to rescind restrictions on women in combat is being compared to President Harry Truman's order to end racial segregation in the armed services (which took years to implement) and Congress' vote in 2010 to...
Tags: Rick Santorum, Racism, Afghanistan, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Confusion swirls around Esquire story on Osama bin Laden's killer
The fog of Abbottabad strikes again. On Tuesday, confusion continued to swirl around Esquire magazine's cover story about the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden during the instantly legendary May 2011 raid on the terrorist leader's compound in...
Tags: Periodicals, Abbottabad (Pakistan), Osama bin Laden, Newspaper and Magazine, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
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SEAL sniper Chris Kyle gets public farewell at Cowboys Stadium
Thousands of well-wishers, including dozens of Navy SEALS, descended on Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Monday to remember the life of a famed Navy SEAL sniper killed at a nearby gun range on Feb. 2. The body of Chris Kyle, author of "American...
Tags: Sarah Palin, National Football League, U.S. Military, Behavioral Conditions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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