Paris exhibit serves revisions of Old Masters Nov 18, 2009
In the show, which opens at Paris' Palais de Tokyo on Tuesday, Rancinan takes on Western culture's obsession with youth, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Muslim veil and the worldwide wave of obesity ... Television screens flickering with images the Iraq war, Mickey Mouse and a TV evangelist are scattered among the detritus, which is also strewn with handcuffed corpses. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Brokedown Cadillac Heads To Iraq For Thanksgiving Nov 18, 2009
(November 17, 2009)--BrokeDown Cadillac, will be performing for the troops in Iraq during Thanksgiving week ... As they travel from base-to-base in Iraq, some Hooters Girls will join them. (KWTX.com, TX)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Nov 18, 2009
Iraq VP vetoes new election law. Trade talks end Obama China trip. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Book review: Palin's new memoir a mostly tame affair Nov 18, 2009
Other things missing: No dissection or prognosis of the wars in Afghanistan or Iraq (though her eldest son is a veteran), no Iran, Israel, China or Russia. No race relations, Hurricane Katrina or Bush policies, either. (Juneau Empire)
Goods collected for troops Nov 18, 2009
Care Packages are now being sent to Jarat Ford and Jared Henley, each in a separate part of Iraq. Being point leaders, they distribute all items to the soldiers with the greatest needs. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Editors notes: The long and winding road Nov 18, 2009
When our nephew, Marine Cpl. Jeff Burgess, was killed in Iraq in 2005, I wasn t covering the story, I was living it ... Then there was another, cloudier war in Iraq. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Judge Tells Defense Lawyers to Hire Private Security in Blackwater Case Nov 18, 2009
The defense lawyers representing five Blackwater security guards on manslaughter charges are not entitled to a government security escort to travel in and around Iraq to investigate the criminal allegations, a federal judge in Washington ruled Monday ... "Here, the defendants have made no showing that the government's unwillingness to provide security to the defense team would effectively deny them access to witnesses and evidence in Iraq," Urbina wrote in an published Monday evening ...... (Law.com)
Frat collects gifts for troops Nov 18, 2009
typical street in Iraq, and students pointed out where on the street an IED could be hidden -- there were five different spots. He spoke of various ways the soldiers are trying to protect themselves against these weapons and how difficult it can be. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Schwarzenegger pumps up soldiers on Iraq trip; to visit Austrian hometown Nov 17, 2009
Governor pumps up soldiers on Iraq trip, will visit hometown - Capitol and California - Fresnobee ... Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited troops Monday in Iraq at a military camp outside Baghdad for the first time as California governor, signing autographs and recounting his own experience as an Austrian tank driver ... Schwarzenegger last visited Iraq in 2003, just before he announced his run for governor. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Former Alaska Guardsman honored for service Nov 17, 2009
Pierce lost his lower leg when his armored truck was hit by an improvised bomb Aug. 12, 2009, while he was serving in Iraq with the Oregon National Guard ... JEREMY PIERCE: He lost lower leg when truck hit improvised bomb in Iraq ... So it was par for the course when he started physical therapy -- Pierce lost his lower leg in mid-August in Iraq and is learning to walk with a prosthetic -- sooner than predicted by Walter Reed Army Medical Center doctors. (Anchorage Daily News)
Schwarzenegger Visits Troops Nov 17, 2009
BAGHDAD -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped in on U.S. troops in Iraq on Monday, thanking them for the sacrifices they and their families are making ... McLear said the governor also hopes to meet with Iraqi officials ... On Monday, Schwarzenegger had dinner with a group of generals -- including Gen. Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq -- after handing out cigars to troops. (KCRA 3, CA)
Notre Dame veteran essays: Veterans endured good, bad times Nov 17, 2009
While visiting on of three orphanages in Iraq she was able to play with many young girls ... Going to Iraq was actually her and her husband s honeymoon; they saw each other almost everyday and did many of their duties together. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Main Street USA: Women in Danger! Nov 17, 2009
Velez, who was just back from Iraq, carried someone's child in her womb ... I'm nearly finished with my tour in Iraq and I can honestly say it's been the most rewarding year of my career. (Townhall.com)
Click to read:Atlantis Lifts Off on Supply Mission Nov 17, 2009
See the revitalization of an ancient way of life in southern Iraq. Connect with CBS News. (CBS News)
Schwarzenegger drops in on US troops in Iraq... Nov 17, 2009
Schwarzenegger drops in on US troops in Iraq ... Schwarzenegger drops in on US troops in Iraq ... California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, poses for a photograph with a U.S. soldier during a visit to Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dejected Bahrain turn attention to Asian Cup Nov 17, 2009
Hosts Qatar, Asian Cup holders Iraq, runners-up Saudi Arabia and third place South Korea have already qualified for the Finals along with India, who booked their place courtesy of victory in last year s AFC Challenge Cup. Reuters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Campbell gets a savaging Nov 16, 2009
John Humphrys, the veteran Today programme presenter, broke an eight-month silence over the Iraq dossier row yesterday with a claim that Alastair Campbell had tried to destabilise the BBC "in a pretty tacky way" in the wake of the Hutton report. Humphrys said the experience of watching the "sneering" former Downing Street communications director's reaction to the report was like "lying in the gutter while your head's kicked in". (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Keith Urban's Rough Ride to Country Fame Nov 16, 2009
Musician Talks About Path From Australia to Nashville and Nationwide Stardom. Country/western artist Keith Urban (CBS). (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Breakfast With ... Nov 16, 2009
There are early signs on Iraq [that] it has been more successful ... If you watch what's happening in Iraq, the more there is a functioning economy, greater trade with their neighbors more contact with the outside world, the more incentive everybody has to keep things stable. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Read the 'News Watch' transcript Nov 16, 2009
These days, Fox News is reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan ... MALINI WILKES, FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Tens of thousands of U.S. troops have spent years far from home both in Iraq and Afghanistan, in both cases, fighting the enemy while trying to train a new army, support a new government and engage citizens from citizens so different from our own ... Over the last four years, I spent time in Iraq, trying to cover the soldier's story. (Fox News)
Inquiry finds tangle of clues at Fort Hood Nov 16, 2009
Part of his disenchantment was his deep and public opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a stance shared by some medical colleagues but shaped for him by a growing religious fervor ... Lt. Eric Notkin, a nurse, often joined him on rounds, seeing many patients who had been evacuated from Iraq or Afghanistan after suicide threats or attempts ... Part of his disenchantment was his deep and public opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a stance shared by some medical colleagues... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Passionate sense of right and wrong drives Capuano Nov 16, 2009
He voted against the authorization to invade Iraq, opposed the Patriot Act, and is opposed to the death penalty. He has also been a consistent supporter of abortion rights, gay marriage, and tenants rights. (Boston Globe)
Obama: No "Political Theater" Over Hasan Nov 15, 2009
A joint terrorism task force overseen by the FBI learned late last year of Hasan's repeated contact with the cleric, who encouraged Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Iraq. The FBI said the task force did not refer early information about Hasan to superiors because it concluded he wasn't linked to terrorism. (CBS News)
Can a New U.S. Tourism Board Woo Visitors? Nov 15, 2009
Helping keep travelers at bay are tighter visa restrictions, tougher entry procedures at immigration desks and a general increase in anti-American sentiment in the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We took foreign travelers for granted and erroneously assumed they would just keep on coming," says Harteveldt. (Time.com)
Obama: Afghanistan Troop Decision Soon Nov 14, 2009
Obama hasn;t done anything to help the situation in Iraq or Afghanistan ... After 8 long disasterous years of "The Decider" digging us into a hole in Iraq and Afghanistan, I'm glad that we have someone in the White House that will take the time to determine whether this is worth the sacrifice of more 00004000 troops ... nothing, in Iraq or Afghanistan worth the lifeblood of a single American soldier. (CBS News -- World)
9/11 Trial Another Distraction for Traveling Obama Nov 14, 2009
On the flight to Asia, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs came to the press cabin on Air Force One only to be barraged with 12 consecutive questions about Afghanistan, followed by a question about Iraq. Later on Friday night, in Tokyo, during a briefing by Gibbs and Rhodes about Obama's speech on Saturday morning laying out a vision of U.S.-Asian relations, another news event intervened: White House counsel Greg Craig was leaving the White House, to be replaced by Obama's personal and... (Time.com)
Army study: Mental health staff lacking in Afghanistan Nov 14, 2009
The Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 12 soldiers at Fort Hood during a shooting rampage was in the "deployment window" to be sent to either Afghanistan or Iraq, military officials said Friday ... Some military officials said Hasan was to be deployed to Iraq; others said Afghanistan ... All of the roughly 15,000 troops currently deployed out of Fort Hood, the world's largest military installation, currently are serving in Iraq. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
The Weight of War Is Showing on Obama Nov 13, 2009
Wednesday the president laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and at Arlington National Cemetery, talking to families who were there to visit loved ones who died in Iraq and Afghanistan ... He opposed the Iraq war early and consistently and campaigned on a promise to end it ... Born in Pennsylvania, McGinnis, 19, wound up in Iraq as a machine gunner, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment. (CBS News)
Hasan: A Simple Puzzle Nov 13, 2009
Others asked if he might be capable of committing fratricide, like the Muslim American soldier did in Kuwait in 2003 when he threw grenades into a tent housing other soldiers, killing two and wounding another 15, as a religious protest to the conflict in Iraq ... Hasan is similarly linked to statements suggesting that Muslims should rise up and attack Americans in retaliation for the U.S. war in Iraq, telling former coworkers that he was "happy" when a U.S. soldier was murdered in an attack on... (Human Events Online)
Iraq tries to woo UK tourists Nov 13, 2009
An Iraqi delegation is in London to try to sell the country as a holiday destination. The group of Iraqi officials is attending a global event for the travel industry, and it is their first visit in more than a decade ... Hasan al-Fayadh, from Iraq's Tourist Board, said many areas in Iraq were safe for tourists. (BBC News -- Business)
Defense Secretary Gates thanks Wis. truck makers Nov 13, 2009
The network of roads in Iraq is fairly mature, so sturdy MRAPs and lighter Humvees were sufficient there, Gates said. But Afghanistan has poor infrastructure, as well as steep hills and deep valleys that make travel difficult for heavier vehicles. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
U.S. extends Germany travel alert Nov 13, 2009
U.S. alert over German al Qaeda threat - CNN.com. U.S. alert over German al Qaeda threat. (CNN -- International)
Robson gets first taste of Asian Cup action Nov 13, 2009
Only the top two in each group qualify for the Finals in January 2011 with hosts Qatar as well as Iraq, Saudi Arabia and South Korea, the top three in the 2007 tournament, into the Finals automatically. India have also qualified after winning the AFC Challenge Cup last year. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Hawaii senator's new benefits for veterans blocked by Republican Nov 13, 2009
Almost 40 percent of the veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan have sought help through the VA health system, with 300,000 reporting mental health conditions. Suicides among veterans who saw combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have spiked in recent months ... "We cannot go on like this," said Ed Edmundson of Illinois, father of soldier Eric Edmundson, who was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2005 and who now requires the kind of extensive home care some of the new veterans'... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Legal row over Gaza intensifies Nov 12, 2009
" Lt Col Benjamin says the same problem could arise in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places. That may have been a consideration for the US and some Nato countries which either voted against the UN resolution or abstained. Publicly they expressed concerns that the report was unfairly weighted against Israel, although many supported its call for independent investigations on both sides. That may be the most important result of the process so far, says Mr Crawshaw. "The very mention of the fact that... (BBC News -- Africa)
The Dutch literary scene Nov 12, 2009
"Mittelweg 36" cheers the libero of the '68 movement; "Osteuropa" sees Gagarin enter Putin's forcefield; "Polar" squints into the future of democracy; "Arena" counters general opinion on the Rwanda genocide; "Edinburgh Review" hears why Iraqi journalism is struggling; "drive" exposes institutional racism in urbanism; "Revista Crtica" seeks pockets of solidarity in capitalism; and "Res Publica Nowa" asks "Are we East or West?". 21. (Harper's Magazine)
S.F. firm designing Iraq stadium Nov 12, 2009
The stadium, financed by the Iraqi government, also includes an adjacent 10,000-seat area of practice fields, parking, athletes' housing and a fire station ... But the risks are worth it, he said - especially on an Iraqi project "that has a beneficial human aspect to it." ... Food to go: San Francisco's Otis McAllister Inc. isn't doing business in Iraq yet, but its overseas efforts are enough to garner the 2009 President's"E" Award for Exports. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Danger tourism Nov 12, 2009
Is Iraq the next holiday hotspot ... After more than six years of conflict Iraq seems an unlikely place for a holiday ... For most travellers it will, undoubtedly, be years before Iraq becomes a destination of choice. (BBC News -- UK)
Central Texas Observes Veterans Day Nov 12, 2009
They both have done an outstanding job in the ARMY and each have done their tour of duty in IRAQ. I look up to those who are serving and who have served and my heart goes to each and everyone of you and will remain in my prayers as you carry on. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Music as path to peace Nov 12, 2009
The song first became popular during Iran's eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s, with lyrics that sing "The world watches for the freedom of Iranians/Be aware, the original Iranians are in danger.". The audience grew still after Shahram Nazeri sang the first few lines of the mournful song. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Schwarzenegger to visit U.S. troops in Iraq Nov 12, 2009
Governor will visit U.S. troops in Iraq - Capitol and California - Fresnobee ... Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will travel to Iraq early next week to visit U.S. troops for the first time as governor ... Schwarzenegger previously visited troops on United Service Organizations-sponsored tours in 2002 to Bosnia to preview his movie, "Collateral Damage," as well as in 2003 to Iraq to show "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.". (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Honor Flight Nov 12, 2009
Each veteran is assigned an active duty Army volunteer in D.C. Roberts sought out the Iowa pillar (all states have a pillar in the World War II Memorial) for a picture with his volunteer guide, a 23-year-old mother of a 16-month-old baby and wife of an Army soldier deployed in Iraq ... Her husband is in Iraq. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Leishmaniasis: New Strategy To Find Drugs To Treat Neglected Parasitic Infection Nov 11, 2009
Interest in developing new treatments for leishmaniasis has grown because of the military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq, where the infection is common, said co-investigator Col. Alan Magill, M.D., director of the Division of Experimental Therapeutics at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Md. "Our soldiers are at risk for becoming infected with the Leishmania parasite, but the treatments we have can produce serious side effects," he said. (Science Daily)
Gov makes surprise visit to Wyo troops Nov 11, 2009
Freudenthal left on Sunday to visit with Wyoming Army National Guard troops stationed in Iraq and Kuwait and to receive briefings from top U.S. officials in the region ... The four governors also received briefings on the situation in Iraq from U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill and Gen. Raymond Odierno, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq ... Speaking from the Mideast to reporters via a conference call Tuesday morning, Freudenthal said he had requested the visit -- his second to Iraq --... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Nov 11, 2009
Former top executives at Blackwater have said the security firm sent $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported. Spain's ham industry is under threat from an aggressive Australian parasite that is eating away at the nation's holm oak pastures, experts have warned. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Military doctor still tending to veterans as parade marshal Nov 11, 2009
A year ago when Michael Chesser volunteered to go to Iraq, he didn't know how sand and heat would feel on his freshly shaved head or how the weight of full body armor and a Kevlar helmet could change how he tended to critically injured patients ... Today, Lt. Col. Chesser is a grand marshal representing Iraq veterans in the annual VA Veterans Day Parade in Phoenix ... This year's theme is "Home of the Free, Because of the Brave" and will honor veterans who have fought in the war efforts in Iraq... (AZCentral -- News)
Do we not bleed? Nov 11, 2009
Or, under tremendous pressure, he might have snapped, as Sgt. John Russell did in May (Russell killed five comrades at Camp Liberty in Iraq) ... Wars in Afghanistan, the country "where empires go to die," and Iraq, a colossal waste of life founded on mythological weapons of mass destruction, continue to suck the breath out of the men and women of our military. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Mourning a loss Nov 11, 2009
Gaffaney was set to be deployed to Iraq as a psychiatric nurse specializing in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ... "When we saw him for his 56th birthday in July, he was getting ready to take his one-year leave of absence to deploy to Iraq," said Vannote. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Intrepid Maine troop greeters age along with wars Nov 11, 2009
Even when jolted out of bed in the middle of the night, Mundy and other volunteers have answered the call to greet each and every flight since the war in Iraq in 2003 ... Instead, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan dragged on, and so did their filming, which continued for more than three years. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
BURIAL SITES: Vets search for cemeteries close to home Nov 11, 2009
"Recession or not, I think it's something that you should still pursue," says , a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps Reserves who has served in Iraq. The VA runs 128 national cemeteries; 58 are closed for new internments. (USA Today)
Ignorance is no excuse Nov 11, 2009
With the help of tapes, aerial photographs and a PowerPoint presentation, Michael Powell's father, Colin, illustrates the US government's case that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction ... This war is not just killing Iraqi civilians, resistance fighters and coalition soldiers ... Iraq posed no immediate threat and had no connection with September 11, and the action did not have the support of the UN. Even if the invasion had uncovered WMD, it would have been wrong. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Perdue visits troops in Iraq Nov 11, 2009
Gov. Sonny Perdue on Tuesday visited Georgia National Guard units fighting in Iraq ... The Department of Defense regularly organizes small groups of governors to visit Iraq and Afghanistan to meet with officials from those countries and to greet troops for their home states ... All, he said, met with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill and Gen. Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. military officer in Iraq. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Click to read:Afghanistan Losing Fight Against H1N1 Flu Nov 11, 2009
Cheney and Rummy lied about Iraq, not, Afghanistan. They were oblivious to Osama until 9/11. (CBS News)
Britain mourns soldiers killed in Afghanistan Nov 11, 2009
Any decision to send more troops could backfire for the British Labour-led government, which lost significant support from voters in local and general elections when it joined the U.S.-led occupation in Iraq. Most Brits want troops outA poll last week showed that 64 percent of Britons up from 58 percent in a similar poll over the summer think the war is unwinnable. (MSNBC -- International)
Perdue pays visit to Iraq for second time Nov 11, 2009
ATLANTA - Gov. Sonny Perdue is in Iraq visiting with Georgia National Guard troops there and said conditions have improved since his last visit to the war zone in 2005. "The violence has gone down significantly," Perdue said in a conference call with reporters Tuesday from Iraq's heavily fortified Green Zone ... The governors met with Gen. Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Somali Refugees in Nepal: Stuck in the Waiting Room Nov 11, 2009
The government recently imposed a ban on issuing on-arrival visas for the residents of a dozen countries, including Somalia, Burma, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Sudan ... In the apartment Hassan shares with an Iraqi refugee and a fellow Somali, he shows pictures of his wife, son and daughter in Mogadishu. (Time.com)
What small-town America thinks of Sarah Palin Nov 10, 2009
Hayman doesn't like McCain's talk of an open-ended commitment in Iraq, and fondly remembers the way "Bill Clinton brought the economy up," so he'd been leaning toward punching the Democratic ticket ... So far away that Obama's small but fervent efforts in the opposite direction -- new diplomacy on Israel, Palestine, Iran, Russia and North Korea; slow but steady withdrawal from Iraq and now a painful reappraisal of the increasingly bloody war in Afghanistan; a pledge to eliminate nuclear weapons;... (Salon)
Iranian father-son musical perform for peace Nov 10, 2009
The song first became popular during Iran's eight year war with Iraq in the 1980s, with lyrics that sing "The world watches for the freedom of Iranians/Be aware, the original Iranians are in danger.". The audience grew still after Shahram Nazeri sang the first few lines of the mournful song. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Jacksonville Could Host World Cup Nov 10, 2009
Brandon Becar thought his dad was still in Iraq Sunday when he was to be featured at the Jaguars game during their Military Appreciation Day ... Brandon Becar thought his dad was still in Iraq Sunday when he was to be featured at the Jaguars game during their Military Appreciation Day. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Extreme Vacation? Tourism Slowly Returns to Iraq Nov 10, 2009
Tourism Slowly Returns to Iraq - ABC News ... Tourism Slowly Returns to Iraq ... Iraq Dusts Off Its Religious and Archaeological Sites to Lure Tourists. (ABC News)
In Afghanistan, 2014 or bust Nov 10, 2009
In March, according to Pentagon documents, Contrack was awarded a $23 million contract for "the design and construction of [an] Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ramp, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan." Last year, in the Washington Post, Pincus reported that a planned expansion at the airfield, also once used by the Soviets and now a major U.S. and NATO base, was to accommodate aircraft working for a Task Force ODIN -- an Afghanistan-based version of the Army unit that used drones and... (Salon)
Iran Accuses 3 U.S. Hikers of Espionage Nov 10, 2009
Three American hiking in Iraq Shane Bauer, 27; Sarah Shourd, 31; and Josh Fattal, 27 were detained on July 31, 2009 after accidentally crossing the border with Iran ... The three Americans were arrested July 31 after straying over the Iranian border from northern Iraq ... A senior Iranian prosecutor said three Americans detained on the border with Iraq have been accused of espionage. (CBS News -- World)
Legacy Of The Berlin Wall's Fall Nov 10, 2009
But the explanation in the post-communist context is not because democracy works where the people demand it and not where outside forces impose it, as has been suggested in the aftermath of Iraq and Afghanistan. Both Russia and Poland, for example, featured eager populations and crowded, multiparty elections in the 1990s, but today, the latter is a fully functioning democracy while the former clearly is not. (CBS News)
More troops bound for Afghanistan? Nov 10, 2009
On the one hand, the left has lost its enthusiasm for what was once seen as the good war -- as opposed to the invasion of Iraq -- and he's getting pressure to start drawing down, rather than expanding the American effort ... In March, according to Pentagon documents, Contrack was awarded a $23 million contract for "the design and construction of [an] Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ramp, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan." Last year, in the Washington Post, Pincus reported that a... (Salon)
Texas shooter wakes up Nov 10, 2009
Amid warnings that scores of US troops under stress from repeated tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq are falling through the cracks, commanders at Fort Hood, Texas, said they had ordered officers to keep a careful watch. Officers must now keep an eye out for similar signs of disquiet "across our entire formation, not just in the medical community, but look hard to our right and left," said base commander Lieutenant General Robert Cone. (iAfrica.com)
