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Panetta: US concerned about Afghan insider attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday the U.S. is concerned about the impact insider attacks are having on its forces in Afghanistan. But he insisted Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander there, is taking necessary

NATO order changes way it will fight Afghan war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By DEB RIECHMANNAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO's decision to restrict operations with small Afghan forces to mitigate the threat of insider attacks means fewer boots on patrols and a shift in how the U.S.-led coalition will fight the war in Afghanistan. It's unclear

Obama chides China, hopes to use as campaign wedge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By CHARLES BABINGTON and JULIE PACEAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - President Barack Obama lodged an unfair-trade complaint against China Monday and immediately used it as a wedge against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, whose beleaguered campaign hit another pothole - in the form of

Afghanistan air base attack kills 2 Ariz. Marines

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By BOB CHRISTIEAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Two Marines assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., were killed during an insurgent attack on an air base in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the strike, saying it was staged to

As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The end game in Afghanistan is off to a shaky start. Just as the last U.S. "surge" troops leave the country, trouble is breaking out in ways that go to the core of the strategy for winding down the U.S. and allied combat role and

Ohio mom charged with theft from overseas soldier

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) - A woman accused of stealing her son's income tax refunds while he served with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan was arrested in a stolen car, authorities said Monday. Jennifer Fletcher is suspected of withdrawing about $16,000 from her son's account from March 2010 until

Insider attacks on US troops concern Panetta

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that while he is very concerned about rogue Afghan troops and police turning their guns on U.S. and allied forces, he sees the insider attacks as the "last gasp" of a Taliban insurgency that has not

Hezbollah leads massive anti-US protest in Lebanon

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 17th

By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - In a rare public appearance, the leader of the militant Hezbollah group exhorted hundreds of thousands of supporters Monday to keep up the campaign against an anti-Islam video that has unleashed deadly violence and anger at the United States across

Multiple personalities of the Muslim rage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By BRIAN MURPHYAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world's first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. But just not the kind you think. This one also is within

Tough words from general on Afghan insider attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 16th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The persistent problem of rogue Afghan soldiers and police turning their guns on U.S. and allied troops is a "very serious threat" to the war effort, which is predicated on placing security responsibility in Afghan hands, the U.S.