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Artifacts stolen by US Army pilot return to Egypt

AP - Wed Dec 3, 3:58 pm EST

Dozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army officer were returned Wednesday to the Egyptian government.

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Egypt Regains Old Treasures
New York Times - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Federal immigration officials returned more than 80 ancient artifacts to the Egyptian government on Wednesday, pieces that had been stolen from a museum near Cairo in 2002 by a United States Army helicopter pilot and later sold to an antiquities dealer. The antiquities, right, seized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an investigation in 2006, were among 370, dating to 3000 B.C. or ...
(VIDEO) Former U.S. Army soldier Robert Blatnik leads the Pledge of Allegiance
The Rowlett Lakeshore Times - 19 minutes ago
Robert Blatnik, who served in the U.S. Army from 1938-1945, leads the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance at the Veterans Commemoration Ceremony November 11 at Veterans Park.
Federal officials return dozens of artifacts stolen by US Army pilot from museum in Egypt
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Dec 3, 4:09 pm EST
NEW YORK - Dozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army officer were returned Wednesday to the Egyptian government. Officials said the items, such as small urns, came from the Ma'adi archaeological site outside Cairo and date to 3600 B.C. or earlier.
Stolen antiquities returned from NY to Egypt
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 8:02 pm EST
Dozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot were returned to the Egyptian government on Wednesday during a ceremony in Manhattan.
US soldier faces hearing in 2007 deaths of Iraqis
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 3:48 pm EST
A military court heard conflicting testimony Wednesday about whether a U.S. Army sergeant helped kill four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal last year.
The End of America
New York Times - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
Naomi Wolf in the documentary “The End of America.” “The End of America,” an unsettling documentary polemic about the erosion of civil liberties in the wake of 9/11, brings up matters many of us would rather not contemplate in the middle of a financial crisis and on the eve of a new administration.
Witnesses say Iraqis killed for revenge
UPI - Wed Dec 3, 11:06 pm EST
VILSECK, Germany, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. Army sergeant told his men four Iraqi detainees were killed to avenge the deaths of three members of his unit, soldiers testified Wednesday.
U.S. Army Awards ICx Technologies $9.4 Million Contract as Lead Technology Integrator for the Joint Force Protection ...
Centre Daily Times - Wed Dec 3, 1:02 pm EST
ICx Technologies (NASDAQ:ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, has been awarded a three-year, $9.4 million base contract by the U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center.
U.S. soldier's execution stayed
UPI - Wed Dec 3, 10:06 pm EST
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A federal judge has delayed indefinitely the planned execution in Indiana of a U.S. Army soldier convicted of multiple murders and rapes.
US soldier's hearing in Iraqi deaths to continue
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 10:38 am EST
A hearing to decide if there is enough evidence to court-martial a U.S. Army sergeant on charges of murder in the deaths of four Iraqis has ended for the day without a decision.
A Helping Hand Is Worth Millions
Forbes - Wed Dec 3, 9:10 pm EST
Military-sponsored researchers try new fusion of man and machine.
U.S. Army Selects Argon ST to Provide Advanced ISR Capability
Centre Daily Times - Wed Dec 3, 7:17 am EST
Argon ST, Inc. (NASDAQ:STST), a leading developer of command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems, today announced that it has been awarded a new contract to deliver advanced Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities and systems to the U.S. Army CECOM.
Berkeley grandma blogger sues for airfare, airport mochas after embed is canceled
Contra Costa Times - 59 minutes ago
Jane Stillwater is suing the federal government for the cost of a ticket to Kuwait and 15 mocha lattes from the airport Starbucks, where she spent two sleepless days because her previously approved embed with the U.S. Army suddenly was canceled.
Ventura, STG team to support Army IT grid
UPI - Wed Dec 3, 3:27 pm EST
RESTON, Va., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted the Ventura Technology Enterprises and STG Inc. team to support the Pacific Theater Information Grid.
AVI BioPharma Files IND For Clinical Trial Of Ebola Virus Treatment
BioresearchOnline - 31 minutes ago
AVI BioPharma, Inc., a developer of RNA-based drugs, recently announced the filing of an Investigational New Drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a clinical trial evaluating the Company's antisense drug AVI-6002 for the treatment of Ebola virus. AVI plans to conduct the trial as part of its continued collaboration with the US Army Medical Research Institute of ...