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Afghan Natives To Testify In Army Sgt.'s Hearing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - Afghan villagers and soldiers are expected to testify by video from Afghanistan Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday nights in a preliminary hearing of a soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians during a nighttime rampage last month. The witness

Army private offers lesser plea in WikiLeaks case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A U.S. Army private charged with sending mountains of classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks has offered to plead guilty to reduced charges in a move that military justice experts on Thursday called surprising and

General's defense team works to discredit accuser

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - Defense lawyers representing an Army general facing sexual misconduct charges aimed Thursday to paint his primary accuser as a liar prone to jealousy and emotional overreactions. The female captain at the heart of the government's

Expert: 4 people's blood on Afghan spree suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - A U.S. Army DNA expert testified Thursday that the soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians during a nighttime rampage last March had the blood of at least four people on his clothes and guns when he surrendered. The

Obama faces familiar world of problems in 2nd term

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Now that his re-election is secured, President Barack Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways, from toughening America's approach to Iran and Syria while potentially engaging other

Boeing shakes up shrinking defense business

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By JOSHUA FREEDAP Business Writer Boeing is shaking up its shrinking defense division, putting some executives into new roles and reducing the number of managers. It's also disbanding its Missiles and Unmanned Airborne Systems division, spreading its work out among other Boeing units.

Where Obama stands on the issues

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where President Barack Obama stands on some of the issues that the country will face in his second term. Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available for free for

Female officers sent nude photos to general

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - Two female Army officers testified Wednesday they provided nude photos to a general facing sex crime charges. A married captain testified that Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair repeatedly asked her to send him nude photos of herself, which she said made her uncomfortable.

Agent recounts livid reaction to Afghan massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - A U.S. agent who investigated the massacre of 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan earlier this year recounted the livid reaction from local villagers and said Wednesday that it was weeks before American forces could visit

Testimony: US soldier knew he killed Afghans

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - The medic saw Staff Sgt. Robert Bales covered in blood and knew from the pattern of the staining it wasn't his own. He asked where it came from and where he'd been. Bales shrugged, the medic, Sgt. 1st Class James