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White House Won’t Say What Will Happen to Troops Who Burned Korans

By 9 March 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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White House Won't Say What Will Happen to Troops Who Burned Korans | CNSNews.com

White House Won’t Say What Will Happen to Troops Who Burned Korans | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/white-house-wont-say-what-will-happen-troops-who-burned-korans(CNSNews.com) – In the face of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s call for the U.S. troops who burned Korans to be tried and punished, the White House won’t say what will happen to those troops.

Connie Lawn with IRN/USA Radio Network asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, “Did Karzai ever express condolences for the British soldiers killed and did he explicitly apologize for the American soldiers who were killed? And what does the White House want to see done with these Americans who burned the Korans?”

U.S. Commander in Afghanistan: Why Wouldn’t We Apologize for Quran-Burning?

By 6 March 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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U.S. Commander in Afghanistan: Why Wouldn't We Apologize for Quran-Burning? | CNSNews.com

U.S. Commander in Afghanistan: Why Wouldn’t We Apologize for Quran-Burning? | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-commander-afghanistan-why-wouldnt-we-apologize-quran-burning(CNSNews.com) – Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is defending his apology to Afghans for the burning of Qurans by U.S. troops at a Bagram air base.

Allen said he thinks the U.S. and the people of Afghanistan all want to “move on,” although infuriated Muslims, some in Afghan army uniforms, have killed at least six Americans in retaliatory attacks s since the Feb. 20 incident.

UN Chief in Afghanistan Calls for ‘Disciplinary Actions’ Against Those Involved in Qur’an ‘Desecration’

By 5 March 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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UN Chief in Afghanistan Calls for ‘Disciplinary Actions’ Against Those Involved in Qur’an ‘Desecration’ | CNSNews.com

UN Chief in Afghanistan Calls for ‘Disciplinary Actions’ Against Those Involved in Qur’an ‘Desecration’ | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/un-chief-afghanistan-calls-disciplinary-actions-against-those-involved-qur-desecration(CNSNews.com) – The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has raised eyebrows with comments urging disciplinary action against those found to be responsible for damaging copies of the Qur’an at the U.S. military base in Bagram.

For Jan Kubis, head of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and secretary-general Ban Ki-moon’s special representative in Afghanistan, multiple U.S. apologies – including one from President Obama – and an order from International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander Gen. John Allen that all 130,000 coalition troops in the country “complete training in the proper handling of religious materials” by this past Saturday, have not been sufficient.

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan May Face ‘Disciplinary Review’ for Burning Qurans

By 3 March 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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U.S. Troops in Afghanistan May Face 'Disciplinary Review' for Burning Qurans | CNSNews.com

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan May Face ‘Disciplinary Review’ for Burning Qurans | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-troops-afghanistan-may-face-disciplinary-review-burning-quransKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base has found it was a mistake involving at least five Americans who may face a disciplinary review, a Western official said Saturday, but Afghan investigators claimed it was an intentional desecration.

The conflicting accounts highlight rising tensions between the two countries despite apologies by President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials following the Feb. 20 discovery of charred Qurans and other religious literature in a burn pit at Bagram air base, north of Kabul.

U.S. Ambassador Doesn’t Rule Out ‘Proceedings’ Against U.S. Troops Who Burned Qurans

By 3 March 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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U.S. Ambassador Doesn't Rule Out 'Proceedings' Against U.S. Troops Who Burned Qurans | CNSNews.com

U.S. Ambassador Doesn’t Rule Out ‘Proceedings’ Against U.S. Troops Who Burned Qurans | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-ambassador-doesnt-rule-out-proceedings-against-us-troops-who-burned-qurans(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan has not ruled out military proceedings against U.S. troops involved in the disposal of Qurans by burning them.

“If there are to be proceedings, they are going to be U.S. proceedings under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) — and I don’t think there is any question or doubt on the part of the Afghan government that that is exactly how it’s going to go,” Ryan Crocker told Fox News Wednesday night.

Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning

By 27 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning  | ajc.com

Pentagon official apologizes for Quran burning  | ajc.comhttp://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/pentagon-official-apologizes-for-1361466.htmlSTERLING, Va. — A senior Pentagon official apologized Friday to Washington-area Muslims for the burning of Qurans at a military base in Afghanistan.

Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asia and Pacific security affairs, said the military is investigating what occurred and that all 140,000 coalition troops in Afghanistan are being retrained in the handling of religious materials.

All 4 GOP Candidates OK With Women in Combat

By 25 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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All 4 GOP Candidates OK With Women in Combat | CNSNews.com

All 4 GOP Candidates OK With Women in Combat | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/all-4-gop-candidates-ok-women-combat(CNSNews.com) – What do the Republican presidential hopefuls think about women moving closer to the front lines of combat, the four men were asked at Wednesday’s CNN-hosted debate in Arizona.

All indicated varying degrees of support.

Navy sued over manipulation of ‘gay’ data

By 24 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Navy sued over manipulation of ‘gay’ data

Navy sued over manipulation of ‘gay’ datahttp://www.wnd.com/2012/02/navy-sued-over-manipulation-of-gay-data/A federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Navy over the manipulation of “gay” data used to convince Congress to overturn the centuries-old ban in the U.S. military on open homosexuality.

The manipulation of the data was confirmed by the government itself, which in an inspector general’s report marked “For Official Use Only” said numbers were combined to present the image that members of the military approved of Barack Obama’s plan for open homosexuality.

It was the military’s original and now-suspect report that famously was quoted as affirming “70 percent” of the nation’s military members believe the repeal of the long-standing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” practice of allowing homosexuals to serve as long as they kept their sexual lifestyle choices to themselves would have either “a neutral or positive impact on unit cohesion, readiness, effectiveness and morale.”

Holder Won’t Defend Military Against Suit to Force Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages

By 20 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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Holder Won’t Defend Military Against Suit to Force Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages | CNSNews.comhttp://cnsnews.com/news/article/holder-wont-defend-military-against-suit-force-recognition-same-sex-marriagesWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is extending its decision to stop defending an anti-gay marriage law to provisions affecting same-sex couples in the military.

Gagging the military chaplains 2.0

By 15 February 2012. Filed in News & Commentary.

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tmatt.net » Blog Archive » Gagging the military chaplains 2.0http://www.tmatt.net/2012/02/13/gagging-the-military-chaplains-2-0/Every now and then, bishops write letters for their priests to read to the faithful during Mass.

In 1996 the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services sent a letter to its chaplains instructing them to urge their flocks to back the “Project Life Postcard Campaign” in support of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.

Father Vincent Rigdon wanted to follow this order in rites at Andrews Air Force Base. But there was a problem. Pentagon officials had issued a gag order against chaplains preaching sermons that mentioned this anti-abortion effort.

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