National Security

Hundreds Of U.S. Military Trainers Headed For Iraq

7:34pm January 26, 2015

by Tom Bowman

They are expected to head to Iraq in the coming weeks to build up an Iraqi Army that has all but fallen apart. The additional American soldiers and Marines will work out of an ever-expanding number of training sites around the country. U.S. officials expect ground operations sometime in the spring to take back territory seized by the so-called Islamic State.

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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, shown here in his Pentagon office Friday, explained that transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees required action from many parts of the federal government.

Closing Gitmo 'Going To Be Very Difficult,' Hagel Says

10:25am January 26, 2015

by Arnie Seipel

The outgoing secretary of defense conceded his handling of the Guantanamo Bay detainee issue "hasn't always made me popular in some quarters."

'Charlie Hebdo' Gunmen Are Textbook Case Of Radicalization

7:57pm January 22, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

The 2 brothers responsible for the attack on a Paris weekly went from scofflaws to violent jihadists. We trace the younger brother's history. He is thought to be the driving force behind the attack.

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Communities Around Fort Campbell Brace For Word On Budget Cuts

12:06pm January 22, 2015

by Emily Siner

This week, the Army held a town hall meeting at Fort Campbell. The sprawling Army post straddles Kentucky and Tennessee and is a major economic driver for the region.

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An aerial view from March, 2014, shows the Presidio of Monterey located in Monterey, Calif. The Army base, which is home to the Defense Language Institute, has partnered with the city in an effort to curb costs.

At The Monterey Presidio, City And Army Partner To Reduce Costs

12:06pm January 22, 2015

by Krista Almanzan

Along California's central coast, the city of Monterey and the Army's Defense Language Institute have formed a partnership, saving about $2 million a year by sharing costs.

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The Ethics Of Torture, Explored In A Painful Fable

10:39am January 22, 2015

by Laila Lalami

This week, the Senate released a report that details the interrogation techniques used by the CIA after Sept. 11. Author Laila Lalami grapples with the questions it raises by turning to literature.

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Scholar: U.S. Drone Use Has Contributed To Yemen's Instability

7:00pm January 21, 2015

The spectre of civil war and chaos hangs over Yemen's capitol. Robert Siegel talks with Brookings Institute scholar Ibrahim Sharqieh about the dynamics in this poor and troubled nation.

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Shots Fired Near Vice President's Delaware Home; Biden Wasn't There

12:05pm January 20, 2015

by Doreen McCallister

Someone fired multiple gunshots from a vehicle near Vice President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Del., Saturday night, according to the U.S. Secret Service.

Were Paris Attacks Coordinated Between ISIS And Al-Qaida?

8:03pm January 19, 2015

Renee Montagne talks to Fawaz Gerges, chair of Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies at the London School of Economics and author of The New Middle East, about why the two groups are at odds.

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James Fallows On The 'Tragedy Of The American Military'

3:24pm January 15, 2015

The gulf between the vast majority of the American public and the nation's military has had a detrimental effect on the U.S. fighting force, according to James Fallows in an Atlantic cover story.

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