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Judge Frees Kuwaiti Detainee

New York Times - Wed Dec 9, 10:59 pm ET

A Kuwaiti detainee held in the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for almost eight years was sent home after a federal judge ordered him freed, the Justice Department said.

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Djibouti Army officer discusses homeland during fort visit
The Sierra Vista Herald - Wed Dec 9, 3:19 am ET
By Bill Hess Herald/Review No descr FORT HUACHUCA — In one of the most strategic places on the globe, plans are being made to build the world’s longest bridge — nearly 18 miles — to connect Djibouti and Yemen, an Army officer from Djibouti said Tuesday. The two nations — one near the Horn of Africa, Djibouti, and the other on the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen — are across from each other, in the area ...
Around the nation
Arizona Daily Star - Wed Dec 9, 2:12 am ET
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General: Bin Laden key to al-Qaida demise
UPI - Wed Dec 9, 1:13 am ET
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida won't be vanquished until after Osama bin Laden is captured or killed U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal told lawmakers in Washington Tuesday.
Gen. McChystal: The U.S. can’t defeat al-Qaeda unless we capture bin Laden
The Hill - Wed Dec 9, 1:11 am ET
Gen. Stanley McChrystal said the United States cannot defeat al Qaeda until Osama bin Laden is captured. Read more...
Examining Obama’s rationale for escalating the war in Afghanistan
Online Journal - Wed Dec 9, 12:55 am ET
(FPJ) -- Outlining his rationale for the decision to send yet more troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama on December 1 began with a familiar refrain: “We did not ask for this fight. On September 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four airplanes and used them to murder nearly 3,000 people.”
Cheney: Trying 9/11 suspects in NYC 'huge mistake'
New York Post - Wed Dec 9, 12:27 am ET
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says trying suspected Sept. 11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City will make him "as important or more important than Osama bin Laden." In an interview with Fox News Channel personality Sean Hannity, Ch...
Cheney: 9/11 Trial Will Make KSM a 'Hero'
Fox News - Wed Dec 9, 12:22 am ET
Ex-VP says N.Y. trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will make him 'as important or more important than bin Laden' • VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Cheney Blasts Obama on 'Hannity' • McChrystal: More Troops if Needed | Most Back Plan • Lawmakers Slam Afghan Rebuilding Process • FOX FORUM: What They're Saying in Taliban War Room
Cheney Rips 'Radical' Obama, Warns 9/11 Trial Will Make Khalid Sheikh Mohammed a 'Hero'
Fox News - Tue Dec 8, 11:47 pm ET
Former vice president says holding trial in lower Manhattan near ground zero will make self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed "a hero in certain circles."
US drone attack kills three in Pakistan: officials
Space War - Tue Dec 8, 11:45 pm ET
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 8, 2009 - A missile strike from a US drone aircraft killed three suspected militants in Pakistan's lawless northwest tribal belt early Tuesday, security and intelligence officials said.
Strategy impacting Afghanistan, Pakistan
Space War - Tue Dec 8, 11:35 pm ET
Kabul, Afghanistan (UPI) Dec 8, 2009 - The Afghan strategy announced by U.S. President Barack Obama calling for a troop surge of 30,000 has until July 2011 to run its course before any likely start of a troop drawdown, but its impact on Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan is already perceptible.
Familiar tactic might work
The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Tue Dec 8, 10:57 pm ET
Generals are notorious for fighting each new war the way they should have fought the last one. President Obama seems to have picked up that tendency as he orders a troop surge in Afghanistan , a strategy that he rejected in Iraq until it worked.
McChrystal: Bin Laden Key To Al Qaeda Defeat
CBS 3 Philadelphia - Tue Dec 8, 10:49 pm ET
The general in charge of the war in Afghanistan says capturing Osama bin Laden is the ultimate key to defeating the al Qaeda terror network. General Stanley McChrystal told Congress on Tuesday that bin Laden is an "iconic figure" whose very survival eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks serves as a recruiting tool for al Qaeda. U.S. intelligence officials believe bin Laden is in hiding in ...
McChrystal: Bin Laden Key To Defeating Al Qaida
The Huffington Post - Tue Dec 8, 10:13 pm ET
What's Your Reaction? Days after his boss said that there was no new intelligence on the whereabouts of al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Congress Tuesday that killing or capturing bin Laden is critical to defeating the terrorist organization.
McChrystal Supports New Strategy, Drawdown
CBS News - Tue Dec 8, 9:00 pm ET
General Tells Congress War is "Undeniably Difficult" Challenge; Says Capturing Bin Laden Key to Defeating al Qaeda
Tiger's tale becomes fodder for tabloids
Miami Herald - Tue Dec 8, 8:59 pm ET
Tiger Woods has spent most of his life inside that bubble of sterility known as the country club. His calling since age 5 has been playing a game in an arranged landscape where even the obstacles are fake.