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US To Send Missiles, Troops To Turkey As Syria War Rages

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

Updated at 7:20 a.m. ET: INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order Friday to send two Patriot missile batteries to Turkey to protect it from rounds crossing the border from Syria. The order includes 400 American personnel to operate the batteries. "We are

Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AP) - The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said Friday. Defense

Kerry, Hagel front-runners to lead State, Defense

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2004 and has pined for the job of top diplomat, vaulted to the head of President Barack Obama's short list of secretary of state candidates after U.N. Ambassador

Bengals beat Eagles 34-13

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By ROB MAADDIAP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Now the Cincinnati Bengals can focus on that other Pennsylvania team. Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, an opportunistic defense forced five turnovers and Cincinnati beat the Philadelphia Eagles 34-13 on

Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - President Barack Obama will decide shortly how many U.S. troops he wants to keep in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led coalition military mission ends in December 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday as he opened

Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

US hesitant in condemning North Korean launch

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is drawing no "red line" for North Korea after a successful long-range rocket test, tempering the public condemnation to avoid raising tensions or possibly rewarding the reclusive communist nation with too much

US hesitant in condemning North Korean launch

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

Panetta: Obama weighing US presence in Afghanistan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

ALI AL-SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that President Barack Obama will decide in the next few weeks how many U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends in December 2014. Panetta did not reveal what options Obama is

Mexico: Rivera's plane hit with 'terrible' impact

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and PORFIRIO IBARRA RAMIREZAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at a speed that may have exceeded 600 miles per hour