May 20, 2013

‘Time And Casualties’: Gen. Dempsey On Cost Of Sequester

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is responsible for reshaping the U.S. military after 10 years of war. At the same time, he’s fighting to stave off the across-the-board cuts to the defense budget. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

Car bomb rips through Beirut; casualties expected

BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb ripped through eastern Beirut on Friday, shearing the balconies of off residential buildings and sending bloodied victims pouring out into the streets in the most serious blast this city has seen in years. Top Headlines

Prostitution’s Real Casualties Aren’t Secret Service

I’ve been curious about a question I haven’t heard in the stories about U.S. Secret Service agents misbehaving before President Obama’s arrival at the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. Why were world leaders meeting in a place with legalized prostitution anyway? » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Opinion

UN envoy reports alarming casualties in Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — International envoy Kofi Annan reported “alarming levels” of daily casualties in Syria as a U.N. team arrived in Damascus to negotiate the possible deployment of U.N. monitors for any cease-fire between Syrian troops and rebel forces. Top Headlines

UN envoy reports alarming casualties in Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — International envoy Kofi Annan reported “alarming levels” of daily casualties in Syria as a U.N. team arrived in Damascus to negotiate the possible deployment of U.N. monitors for any cease-fire between Syrian troops and rebel forces. Top Headlines

Bomb Explodes In Afghanistan, Casualties Reported

The blast went off at a parking lot outside the police building in Kandahar, a local official said. Seven people were killed, and least 19 were wounded, he added. In the north, meanwhile, Afghan police said that an American soldier shot and killed an Afghan guard at a U.S. base. » E-Mail This     » Add [...]