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Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect
WASHINGTON _ The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.
Nov 21, 2009 | 5:00 am
Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care
Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:00 pm
McCain urges Obama to speed up Afghan decision
U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there.
Nov 20, 2009 | 4:15 pm
Atty: Hospital hearing set for Fort Hood suspect
An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:35 pm
Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:50 pm
Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood
Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families.
Nov 20, 2009 | 8:55 am
Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses
The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:20 am
200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English
Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the A…
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:30 am
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
Nov 19, 2009 | 7:35 pm
Tenn. community buries soldier killed at Fort Hood
Defense Secretary Robert Gates gathered with mourners in a tiny northeast Tennessee community Wednesday to bury Army Spc. Fred Greene, one of 13 people killed in the massacre at Fort Hood.
Nov 18, 2009 | 2:35 pm
Army suicides to top 2008, but progress reported
Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's grim totals, but a recent decline in the pace of such incidents could mean the Army is starting to make progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009 | 6:45 pm
Funeral for Wisconsin soldier killed at Fort Hood
The funeral for the second Wisconsin soldier killed in the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting spree will be held Monday.
Nov 16, 2009 | 7:45 am
Report: Imam says he didn't pressure Hasan
A radical Muslim cleric with suspected links to al-Qaida considered himself a confidant of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings, The Washington Post reported Monday.
Nov 16, 2009 | 7:30 am
Dems, GOP split on NY trials of alleged terrorists
Bringing those accused in the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial would increase the security threat to the city and give radical Islamists a platform to propagate their ideology, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday.
Nov 15, 2009 | 4:45 pm
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Nailing the funny shirt pic
He couldn't bring home the Olympics, but he's nailed the funny shirt photo.
Nov 15, 2009 | 4:30 am
Obama urges Congress to put off Fort Hood probe
President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which left 13 people dead.
Nov 14, 2009 | 10:50 pm
Mourners grieve for soldiers killed at Fort Hood
Hundreds of people lining the main street of an Indiana town on Saturday fell solemnly silent as the white hearse passed. Mourners waited for hours outside a Wisconsin gymnasium to say goodbye to a soldier who once promised to take down Osama bin Laden.
Nov 14, 2009 | 7:45 pm
Military general: Krueger symbol of America's best
A military general says a Wisconsin soldier killed in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood represented "everything that's good and right with America."
Nov 14, 2009 | 3:05 pm
Army says morale is down in Afghanistan
Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday.
Nov 14, 2009 | 12:50 am
Funeral set for Monday for Racine soldier
The funeral for the second Wisconsin soldier killed in the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting rampage will be Monday.
Nov 13, 2009 | 7:55 pm
Wisconsin Guard to lower flags to honor casualties
Wisconsin National Guard buildings across the state will fly their flags at half-staff on Saturday in honor of a man and women who died in uniform.
Nov 13, 2009 | 2:55 pm
Text of Obama's news conference with Hatoyama
Text of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's remarks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo, as transcribed by the White House.
Nov 13, 2009 | 11:40 am
Gates to lead 6-month push against roadside bombs
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will lead an intensive push for new ways to defuse the threat from homemade bombs, the crude ambush weapons that account for eight in 10 casualties in Afghanistan.
Nov 12, 2009 | 11:40 pm
WITH VIDEO: Students express thanks for Seager's support
MILWAUKEE - Tears fell and candles flickered Thursday night at a vigil for Fort Hood victim Capt. Russell Seager, whom colleagues and students remembered as a man who always believed in them.
Nov 12, 2009 | 7:50 pm | Loading…
Obama orders intel review on Fort Hood shooting
President Barack Obama has ordered a review of all intelligence related to Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, and whether the information was properly shared and acted upon within government agencies.
Nov 12, 2009 | 6:00 pm
Army: Fort Hood suspect charged with murder
The Army psychiatrist suspected in a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has been charged in a military court with 13 counts of premeditated murder.
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:20 pm
Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery
On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as commander in chief.
Nov 12, 2009 | 5:10 am
Mrs. Obama says veterans' skills can help at home
First lady Michelle Obama said on Wednesday that many veterans want to serve their communities and nation in ways that "make their entire life a tour of duty."
Nov 11, 2009 | 9:45 pm
Death penalty rare, executions rarer in military
Though the suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could face the death penalty, he will be prosecuted in a military justice system where no one has been executed in nearly a half-century.
Nov 11, 2009 | 7:55 pm
CNN finding that prime-time success is elusive
The latest rough patch for CNN illustrates the two contradictions at the network's heart.
Nov 11, 2009 | 7:15 pm
Time to re-examine intelligence lapses
As horrifying as the intelligence lapses were in the months leading up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, officials had one ultimate excuse to fall back upon.
Nov 11, 2009 | 7:05 pm | Loading…
WITH VIDEO: Fort Hood tragedy colors Veterans Day ceremony
DOVER - Last week's tragedy at Fort Hood was on the minds of speakers during Wednesday's Veterans Day ceremony.
Nov 11, 2009 | 6:40 pm | Loading…
Biden hosts luncheon for military and veterans
Vice President Joe Biden says it is the "sacred duty" of the United States to provide for active-duty members of the military as well as care for their families.
Nov 11, 2009 | 6:30 pm
Vigil planned for Mount Pleasant soldier killed at Fort Hood
MILWAUKEE - Bryant & Stratton College will honor Capt. Russell Seager of Mount Pleasant today during a candlelight vigil starting at 5 p.m. at the college's Downtown Campus, 310 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Nov 11, 2009 | 3:10 pm | Loading…
Police officer remembers being shot at Fort Hood
An officer who has been hailed as a hero in the Fort Hood massacre says the scene was "confusing and chaotic" but she remembers getting shot.
Nov 11, 2009 | 10:45 am
Intrepid Maine troop greeters age along with wars
Jerry Mundy rarely misses an opportunity to extend his hand and offer thanks to young soldiers and Marines returning home, or departing for the war zone, during their brief layovers at the nation's easternmost major airport, a refueling hub for military transports.
Nov 10, 2009 | 9:10 pm
Marine reservist accused of attacking Greek priest
A Marine reservist accused of attacking a Greek Orthodox priest with a tire iron after apparently calling him a terrorist was actually defending himself after being sexually attacked by the cleric, his defense attorney said Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 | 8:50 pm
US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions
A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has a…
Nov 10, 2009 | 8:40 pm
WITH VIDEO: Obama salutes Fort Hood victims, promises justice
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Somberly reciting 13 names and 13 stories, President Barack Obama saluted the Americans killed at this Army post as heroes who died for their country - and promised a nation demanding answers that "the killer will be met with justice."
Nov 10, 2009 | 7:55 pm
Biden: 7 Wash. state soldiers were extraordinary
Seven Fort Lewis soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan were "decent, ordinary, yet extraordinary" young men to whom the nation owes more than it can repay, Vice President Joe Biden told a memorial service Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 | 7:55 pm
Commentary: Remember our veterans
As our communities and nation begin planning the many holidays during this time of year, I believe one of the most important days we can commemorate is Veterans Day and the sacrifices our men and women have made to earn the prestigious name “veteran.” Our veterans are men and women, s…
Nov 10, 2009 | 7:35 pm | Loading…
Mount Pleasant man killed: Capt. Russell Seager
Mount Pleasant's Capt. Russell Seager was among those remembered Tuesday at Fort Hood during a memorial ceremony for victims of the shooting there Thursday.
Nov 10, 2009 | 6:00 pm | Loading…
15 remain hospitalized after Fort Hood rampage
Fort Hood officials say that 15 of 29 people wounded in last week's shooting rampage remain hospitalized.
Nov 10, 2009 | 5:55 pm
Obama offers details of Fort Hood victims
President Barack Obama is remembering the 13 men and women who died in the shooting at the U.S. Army post at Fort Hood, Texas.
Nov 10, 2009 | 1:55 pm
Obama blames 'twisted logic' for Fort Hood killing
President Barack Obama is blaming "twisted logic" for the killing of 13 men and women at Fort Hood, and says there is no faith that justifies acts he describes as "murderous and craven."
Nov 10, 2009 | 1:55 pm
Wounded soldiers on stage before Ft. Hood ceremony
Several soldiers wounded in last week's shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, have made their way onto a stage in front of thousands gathered for a military memorial service.
Nov 10, 2009 | 1:50 pm
AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan
U.S. officials say a Pentagon worker on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan's background months ago, and concluded he did not merit further investigation.
Nov 10, 2009 | 1:25 pm
Marine base debate opens rift in US-Japan ties
Political wrangling by Japan's new government over plans to move a major U.S. Marine base on Okinawa has opened a wide rift in Washington's most important Asian alliance ahead of President Barack Obama's visit later this week.
Nov 10, 2009 | 10:35 am
Attorney meets with Fort Hood shooting suspect
The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's assured the suspect that all of his rights as a defendant in the military justice system will be respected.
Nov 10, 2009 | 6:20 am
Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter
A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.
Nov 09, 2009 | 8:30 pm
