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- Afghan Officials Aided an Attack on U.S. Soldiers - NYTimes.com
  Posted by okami from New York Times
  An Afghan police chief and another official colluded with Taliban in a recent attack on american troops, according to a military investigation.
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- Op-Ed Columnist - Rejoin the World - NYTimes.com
  Posted by okami from New York Times
  As president, George W. Bush's cowboy diplomacy wrenched the United States out of the international community. We must rejoin the world.
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- Violations of Law May Be Classified, Court Rules | Secrecy News
  Posted by okami
  Information that would reveal a violation of the law may be properly classified as long as it is not deliberately classified for the purpose of concealing the violation, a federal judge indicated this week.
  
  That view, in a ruling (pdf) against the ACLU by DC District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, all but nullifies one of the principal limitations on national security secrecy contained in the executive order on classification policy.
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- Newswise Medical Substantial Proportion of Female Veterans Report Military Sexual Trauma
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  According to preliminary research results from the Department of Veterans Affairs, approximately 15 percent of recently returned female veterans utilizing the VA health care system report experiencing sexual trauma during military service.
  
  The cross-sectional study, presented at the American Public Health Association's 136th Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, examined health care screening data of over 100,000 veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) who utilized medical care at any Veterans Health Administration facility during a six-year period.
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- Eight die in US attack inside Syria: official media
  Posted by okami from Spacewar
  American helicopter-borne troops launched an assault on Sunday on a building in a Syrian border village with Iraq, killing eight civilians, official Syrian media reported.
  
  The government has summoned the official US and Iraqi representatives to protest, state television and the official SANA news agency said.
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- Yahoo! Buzz: The Elephant's No Longer in the Room
  Posted by okami from Buzz.yahoo
  Jeez, who's next, Cindy McCain? What with ex-Bush press secretary Scott McClellan's endorsment of Obama, the initial trickle of high-profile Republicans coming out for the Democratic candidate has become something of a steady stream. Rats deserting a sinking ship or principled patriots putting country before party? Here's a guide to other recent defections.
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- Former Bush press secretary backs Obama
  Posted by okami from Yahoo News!
  Colin Powell was the first former official of the Bush Administration to endorse Barack Obama in the upcoming election.
  
  Now Scott McClellan stands with him.
  
  What are they trying to tell us?
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