Protests sweep 23 countries on third day of anti-US violence
An unprecedented wave of anti-American violence swept across Africa, Asia and the Middle East on Friday as protesters, angered by an amateurish video that mocks the founder of Islam, stormed and scorched embassies.
21:27 September 14, 2012US push to put diplomats in danger zones challenges security
The effort has raised the personnel and financial burdens that the State Department and the Pentagon bear in protecting the more than 400 U.S. diplomatic facilities across the globe, from embassies to tiny facilities called American Presence Posts.
01:24 September 15, 2012Marine brigade gets Presidential Unit Citation for Afghan efforts
More than two and a half years after launching a siege to recapture Marjah, roughly 28,000 troops, Afghan security forces and civilian employees associated with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade were honored with a Presidential Unit Citation during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
22:57 September 14, 2012Lingering WWII angst clouds fate of historic building at Zama
A WWII-era building that once held graduation ceremonies for thousands of Japanese officers sits right in the middle of Camp Zama, where the U.S. Army has announced plans to demolish it — if Japan agrees. But Tokyo has been slow to make a decision, reflecting the public’s conflicting emotions about its wartime past.
20:48 September 14, 2012Long-awaited WH report spells out deep sequestration cuts
The White House for the first time offered a detailed look at billions in automatic budget cuts scheduled for January, warning in a report released Friday that alternatives must be found to prevent the crippling of thousands of military and nondefense programs.
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