Topic: Donald H. Rumsfeld
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Five ways 9/11 has transformed the US military
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, fundamentally transformed the way the United States military wages war, forcing the Pentagon to rethink some of its basic tenets. Here are the Top 5 changes since 9/11.
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Robert Gates' last day at Pentagon: three reasons he'll be missed
Defense Secretary Robert Gates steps down from his Pentagon post Thursday after 4-1/2 years on the job. If he feels any twinge of wistfulness, it won't last long.
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In Pictures: Long may it wave: Flag Day 2011
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Bestselling books the week of 3/3/11, according to *IndieBound
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 2/24/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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US, 18 other nations, wrap up Eager Lion military exercise in Jordan
The sprawling Eager Lion military exercise was tied by some news outlets to the war in Syria. Though that was incorrect, the US is looking to deepen its military engagement with the region.
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As Republican candidates pummel each other, Obama can only smile
As the Republican presidential candidates continue to battle and improvement in the US economy is seen, President Obama is getting better public reviews – good news for his re-election bid.
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Keep Calm
Good Reads: lighter, messier African conflicts, and burning Qurans
How the post-cold-war era has given birth to smaller, messier conflicts; and how the Quran burning incident in Afghanistan could have been much worse. Seriously.
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Backchannels
Looming Iranian missile threat to US? Pshaw.
Evidence points to Iran being years away from having missiles that can reach the US – although it already has missiles that can reach Israel.
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Backchannels
Israel says ... Iran isn't building a nuclear weapon
If Israeli media reports are correct, Israel shares the US and European views of Iran: That it isn't seeking a nuclear weapon at the moment.
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Global News Blog
World reacts to Obama's new military focus on Asia
Chinese newspapers call on China to assert itself, while India and African nations ponder the implications of becoming 'strategic partners' with the US.
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Backchannels
Iraq war: Predictions made, and results
A look back at some of the predicted US outcomes for the Iraq war, and what happened.
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Vaclav Havel: remembering the Czech president, playwright, and peacenik
Vaclav Havel went from being a playwright to a symbol of the new Czech state and democracy in Eastern Europe. Along the way he became Czech's first democratically elected president, nominee and winner of prestigious peace prizes, and one of the world's preeminent anti-communist revolutionaries.
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Colin Powell leadership book due out in 2012
Colin Powell: According to HarperCollins, the book will include his 13 rules of leadership and 'revealing personal stories.'
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Five ways 9/11 has transformed the US military
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, fundamentally transformed the way the United States military wages war, forcing the Pentagon to rethink some of its basic tenets. Here are the Top 5 changes since 9/11.
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Rumsfeld torture lawsuit moves forward
Rumsfeld torture lawsuit: a lawsuit brought against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been allowed to move forward. The suit involves a US citizen who says he was tortured in a foreign prison.
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Appeals court allows US citizens' torture suit against Rumsfeld
The judges ruled 2-to-1 that two US citizens can bring a civil suit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for their alleged torture while they were held in a US military prison in Iraq in 2006.
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Bush's Wars, by Terry Anderson
How has America fared in its forays into the 'Graveyard of Empires' (Afghanistan) and the 'Improbable Country' (Iraq)?
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Robert Gates' last day at Pentagon: three reasons he'll be missed
Defense Secretary Robert Gates steps down from his Pentagon post Thursday after 4-1/2 years on the job. If he feels any twinge of wistfulness, it won't last long.
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Obama as risk manager of Afghanistan war
His top generals reveal an internal debate over the risks of a premature troop pullout in Afghanistan. Like modern-war commanders, Obama is mainly a risk assessor.
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In Pictures: Long may it wave: Flag Day 2011
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Turkey's shift on Syria gives West room to get tougher on Assad
After a decade of much warmer relations between Ankara and Damascus, Turkey’s tough new stance against the Assad regime's crackdown on protesters should provide Washington and the West with the opportunity – if not the impetus – to adopt a more assertive stance on Syria.
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Sarah Palin vs. mainstream media: Who's winning?
Sarah Palin's Bus Tour to Nowhere is attracting a gaggle of reporters, much to the chagrin of the declared Republican candidates. How savvy is Sarah Palin in handling the media?
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Republicans, be careful in wishing for a 'dream candidate'
When Mitch Daniels decided not to run for president, many Republicans were disappointed that their dream candidate bowed out. But the current field may not be as weak as people think.
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Bin Laden raid: A model for how US should fight Afghanistan war?
The US is now waging a troop-heavy counterinsurgency to win Afghan hearts and minds. But the bin Laden raid has boosted critics, who say the Afghanistan war should involve smaller forces and a greater reliance on targeted strikes.
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Terrorism & Security
Torture debate overshadows US unity after bin Laden's killing
Half of Americans credit Bush for Osama bin Laden's killing, reigniting a debate over tactics including secret prisons and 'enhanced interrogation' techniques.
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Did harsh interrogation tactics help US find Osama bin Laden?
Many Bush administration officials say yes. Obama officials say there was a 'mosaic of sources' that led to Osama bin Laden – no single confession. Documents offer some insight into who said what – and how they were treated.
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Horizons
Bin Laden and Twitter: Tracking major moments through ones and zeroes
News of Osama bin Laden's death broke on Twitter, and drove up Web traffic worldwide.
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Bin Laden alive? To debunk latest myth, White House near release of photo.
The US had reasons to bury Osama bin Laden at sea. But now conspiracy theories are cropping up that he is not dead, adding to domestic pressure on the US to release a photo of his body.
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Obama as a chimp? E-mail gives California GOP problems it didn't need.
The California GOP had a historically bad election in 2010, partly because it has trouble connecting with immigrants and minorities. An e-mail from a local Republican official touting the 'birther' conspiracy and showing Obama as a chimp won't help.
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