Monday, May 21st, 2012

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Witness the selection and training process of selecting Afghan Special Forces (video).

Wading three kilometres through a cold, muddy river, more than two hundred Afghan Commandos have been put through their paces trying to compete to be a member of the Special Forces.

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Monday, May 21st, 2012

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NATO leaders seal landmark agreement to hand control of Afghanistan over to its own security forces by the middle of next year.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen meets with US President Barack Obama. NATO.
NATO leaders sealed a landmark agreement on Monday to hand control of Afghanistan over to its own security forces by the middle of next year, putting the Western alliance on an “irreversible” path out of an unpopular, decade-long war.
A NATO summit in Chicago [...]

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Monday, May 21st, 2012

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Huge suicide blast kills more than 100 troops in Yemen.

A policeman collects evidence at the site of a suicide bomb attack at a parade square in Sanaa, Yemen, May 21, 2012. (Hani Mohammed/AP Photo)
A suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform set off a blast that killed more than 100 soldiers Monday, authorities said, in what appears to be the deadliest attack ever on [...]

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Monday, May 21st, 2012

Law Enforcement »

Predator drones becoming a bigger force on Texas/Arizona/Mexico border (video).

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that they will be relying more on unmanned aircraft to patrol the southwest border.
Predator drones focus primarily on terrorist threats, but they’ve proven to be effective in tracking smuggling.
“There are several cameras in here that allows us to see infrared at night through several different focal lengths,” said [...]

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Monday, May 21st, 2012

Iraq has purchased unmanned drones from the United States to help protect its southern oil platforms.

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
Protecting the vital infrastructure around its oil reserves, the world’s fourth largest, is crucial as Iraq rebuilds an industry battered by years of war and sanctions against former dictator Saddam Hussein.
“Iraq’s navy has purchased U.S. drones to protect the country’s oil platforms in the south, from where most of [...]

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Monday, May 21st, 2012

In Massachusetts, gun licensing requirements vary at discretion of local police.

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In Hanover, gun owners should plan on taking a gun safety test every six years, even if they’ve already taken it. In Pembroke, applicants must write a letter to the chief explaining why they want a license. And in Canton, the chief rarely hands out an unrestricted license to carry a concealed handgun unless [...]

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Monday, May 21st, 2012

Good Samaritan Portland, OR bus driver helps stop beating street-side (video).

A TriMet bus driver said he was just doing what he felt was right after witnessing a woman being beaten along the side of the road Wednesday afternoon.
Larry Porter said he was driving from the bus garage to the first stop of his Wednesday afternoon shift when he saw a man repeatedly hitting a woman [...]

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Monday, May 21st, 2012

Mississippi prison riot leaves guard dead, eight hurt (video).

A guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds illegal immigrants, authorities said.
The Sunday riot at the privately run Adams County Correctional Center in southwest Mississippi began around 2:40 p.m. CDT and involved dozens of inmates before it was brought under control that night.
Adams [...]

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Friday, May 18th, 2012

Exemplary service attributed to federal bonus recipients including intel On bin Laden (video).

Of the $439 million in 2011 federal bonuses tracked by a 9 News Now investigation, a list of 54 government workers has uncovered some special qualifications, including a man who led Navy Seals to Osama bin Laden.
“That enabled us to pinpoint, find, and conduct the raid on Osama bin Laden, which is rather amazing,” said [...]

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Friday, May 18th, 2012

Leon Panetta seeks another $70M for Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ rocket shield.

So far, the United States has provided $205 million to support the Iron Dome, manufactured by Israel’s state-owned Raphael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. The system uses small radar-guided missiles to blow up in midair Katyusha-style rockets with ranges of 3 miles to 45 miles, as well as mortar bombs.
But top Republicans have criticized President Barack [...]

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