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As drones multiply in Iraq and Afghanistan, so do their uses
Washington - The Air Force will expand the number of unmanned drone aircraft flying over the skies of Afghanistan and Iraq in the next three years, as a result of commanders' demand for digital images useful in hunting down enemy forces.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2010-03-04
Professor charged with murder: Did tenure pressure play a role?
Atlanta - A Harvard-trained neuroscientist known for her strong opinions allegedly shot and killed three colleagues after hearing for the second time that she was denied tenure at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Police say that Dr. Amy Bishop killed three colleagues and injured three others at around 4 p.m. Friday. She's been charged with capital murder. Police have not suggested a motive. But friends and colleagues say Dr. Bishop had been upset about her failure to get tenure at the college, which sits in the center of Alabama's space hub in Huntsville.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2010-02-14
Five reasons to resist the Valentine's Day hoopla
Ah, Valentine's Day.
Nations:Ecuador Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2010-02-14
Marjah offensive a test of Obama's broader Afghanistan strategy
Washington - The offensive in the Marjah district of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, which began Saturday, is a test of President Obama's new strategy, part of a broader counterinsurgency plan that will unfold over the next several months.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2010-02-14
Cheney gives Obama some credit (sort of) on national security
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, lead defender of the Bush legacy and critic-in-chief of President Obama, lambasted the Democratic administration again Sunday, saying it underestimates the terrorist threat and has no process for dealing with terrorism suspects in its custody. And those were just a few of the arrows he let fly during his appearance on ABC's "This Week."
Nations:Afghanistan People:Dick Cheney Joseph Biden George W. Bush Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2010-02-14
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