Dutch lash out at gay link in Srebrenica massacre

2010-03-19T12:30:22Z

<div><p>AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende attacked on Friday claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 because of the presence of gay soldiers.</p><p>At a U.S. co...

Dutch fuming at retired US general's gays comment

2010-03-19T09:45:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Dutch reject US ex-general's claim that gay troops were partly to blame for Srebrenica fall</div><div><p>The Dutch prime minister Friday denounced as "irresponsible" a claim by a retired U.S. general that gay Dutch soldiers were partly to blame for allowing Europe's worst massacre since World War II.&l...

Retired general: Gays made Dutch weak in Bosnia

2010-03-18T17:00:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Retired general says gays made Dutch army weak, partly to blame for 1995 genocide in Bosnia</div><div><p>A retired U.S. general says Dutch troops failed to defend against the 1995 genocide in the Bosnian war because the army was weakened, partly because it included openly gay soldiers.</p><p>The comment by

St Patricks Parade

2010-03-17T12:18:58Z

Members of the 42nd and 198th Infantry Division band lead the U.S. Army 69th Division march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)

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General Petraeus Says Military Should Reconsider Gay Ban

2010-03-17T08:30:11Z

<div id="subtitle">'The time has come' for the military to reconsider the gay ban, Patraeus testified Tuesday</div><div><p> <p>General David Patraeus, the commander of the U.S. military forces in the Middle East and South Asia, has said ...

Afghanistan National Army Graduation Ceremony

2010-03-16T20:32:48Z

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 16: The Afghan National Army cadets stand at attention during their graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army (ANA) Academy on March 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The ANA currently has 100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 b...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385

2010-03-16T15:46:18Z

<div id="subtitle">US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count</div><div><p>As of Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at least 4,385 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.</p>&l...

Sri Lanka ex-general goes on trial; supporters protest

2010-03-16T04:45:20Z

<div><p>COLOMBO (Reuters) - Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka appeared before a military court on Tuesday on charges of engaging in politics while in uniform, officials said, as hundreds of his supporters protested near the capital.</p><p>The court martial held at the navy headquarters in Colo...

Thailand Politics

2010-03-15T11:46:14Z

Thai soldiers stand guard inside the 11th Infantry Regiment headquarters as supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protest in front of the headquarters where Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been hunkered down in recent days, in Bangkok, Thailand, on M...

Grenades wound two soldiers in Bangkok: military

2010-03-15T02:15:37Z

<div><p>Grenade attacks on a Bangkok military base wounded two soldiers Monday as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters massed at another barracks in the Thai capital, a military spokesman said.</p><p>Four M-79 grenades exploded at the base in the centre of the capital at 1:30 pm (0630 GMT), injuring one soldier in the arm and the other in the stomach, army spokesman Bangkok military base wounded two soldiers Monday as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters massed at another barracks in the Thai capital, a military spokesman said.</p><p>Four M-79 grenades exploded at the base in the centre of the capital at 1:30 pm (0630 GMT), injuring one soldier in the arm and the other in the stomach, army spokesman Bangkok military base Monday wounded two soldiers as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters massed at another barracks in the Thai capital, a military spokesman said.</p><p>Four M-79 grenades exploded at the base in the centre of the capital at 1:30 pm (0630 GMT), injuring one soldier in the arm and the other in the stomach, army spokesman HOWZ-E-MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 14: Catholic Chaplain Cpt. Carl Subler (2L) blesses U.S. Army commanders before a military operation on March 14, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He celebrated communion with offi...

US soldier killed in attack on Iraq base: military

2010-03-14T06:16:03Z

<div><p>An American soldier was killed and two wounded in a rocket or mortar attack on a US military base in central Iraq, a statement said on Sunday.</p><p>The soldier, who was not named, was killed in an "indirect fire attack" on a base in Diyala province north of

Afghan Love Story

2010-03-13T21:16:23Z

In this Feb. 27, 2010 photo, U.S. Army Pvt. Mark Goodwin, 21, from Mt. Holly, N.C., of the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, writes to his fiancee Jillian De Voe as he sits on hi...

Afghan Love

2010-03-13T21:16:22Z

At least ten killed in Pakistan suicide attack

2010-03-13T03:15:45Z

<div><p>At least ten people were killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan's Swat valley on Saturday, a day after a series of bombings brought chaos and bloodshed to the city of Lahore, police said.</p><p>The bomber blew himself up in Saidu Sharif, on the southern outskirts of...

Mexico defends army courts after US rights report

2010-03-12T19:15:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Mexico defends military courts, army abuses cited in US human rights report</div><div><p>Mexico defended its military courts system on Thursday after a U.S. human rights report cited reports of alleged abuses by the army and a lack of investigation in many of the cases.</p><p>The US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001</div><div><p>As of Friday, March 12, 2010, at least 936 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the

Battle Back Athletes Participate at Paralympics

2010-03-11T20:47:07Z

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 11: Matt Raasch-Sotinwa #5 (L) and Pamela Grainger #9 (R) of the British Battle Back athletes battles for the puck against a member of the military personnel from the Wounded Warrior and Soldier On programmes during a scrimmage before the start of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games ...

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