All Sections & Categories Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:10:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5635 <img class="caption" src="images/stories/nov_09/canada/canada_nov_14_09.jpg" alt="Photo: Left to right: CWO Denis Bédard, Chief Roderick Pachano, Daisy House and LCol Jean-François Bédard during ARCG action plan presentations in Chisasibi." title="Photo: Left to right: CWO Denis Bédard, Chief Roderick Pachano, Daisy House and LCol Jean-François Bédard during ARCG action plan presentations in Chisasibi." style="float: left;" border="0" height="165" width="220" />Chisasibi, Quebec — The Ar ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:56:23 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5634 <img class="caption" src="http://www.voanews.com/english/images/US_Troops_Afghan_web_16sep0.jpg" border="0" alt="US Army soldiers in Afghanistan" title="US Army soldiers in Afghanistan" width="220" height="220" style="float: left;" />A U.S. military survey says morale among American troops in Afghanistan has dropped sharply because of increased fighting and multiple deployments.The army survey says the number of soldiers who reported their unit's morale as being high or very high dropped by near ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:53:45 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5633 <img src="http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images//2008/5/30/1_249307_1_5.jpg" border="0" alt="Mohammed has an outstanding indictment against him in New York for a plot to blow up jets" title="Mohammed has an outstanding indictment against him in New York for a plot to blow up jets" width="220" height="147" style="float: left;" />Prosecutors in the US are expected to seek the death penalty for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks when he is transf ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:48:40 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5632 <img class="caption" src="http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images//2009/11/14/20091114131445864734_5.jpg" border="0" alt="Some of the people killed in Saturday's attack included police officers" title="Some of the people killed in Saturday's attack included police officers" width="220" height="147" style="float: left;" />At least 11 people have been killed and 26 others are feared injured after a car bomb exploded in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.The explosion on Saturday comes days after s ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:45:18 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5631 <img class="caption" src="http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images//2008/7/10/2008710175721293876_5.jpg" border="0" alt="The UK is also probing the death of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi who died in British custody" title="The UK is also probing the death of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi who died in British custody" width="220" height="147" style="float: left;" />Britain's defence ministry says it is investigating new allegations of abuse involving its soldiers in Iraq. Iraqi civilians detained by British ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:41:49 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5630 <img class="caption" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/C79FC70D-2F5A-4B00-93CE-3EF064DB511D_mw800_mh600.jpg" border="0" alt="Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg" title="Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg" width="220" height="165" style="float: left;" />KONDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) -- Germany will send 120 more soldiers to northern Afghanistan to reinforce its base in Konduz Province, Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has said.Guttenberg announced the modest increase during a surprise visit to Afghanistan, whe ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:38:03 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5629 <img class="caption" src="images/stories/MAP/afghanistan-map.gif" border="0" alt="Afghanistan Launches New Corruption Investigations " title="Afghanistan Launches New Corruption Investigations " width="186" height="140" style="float: left;" />KABUL -- Afghan Attorney General Eshaq Aleko says the judiciary is launching new investigations into alleged corruption at top levels of government. Aleko told RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan today that the suspects include some ministers."Big mistakes h ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:34:02 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5628 <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:45:04 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5626 <img class="caption" src="images/stories/nov_09/canada/canada_nov_13_09.jpg" border="0" alt="Flying Officer (Ret’d) Barry Needham, who flew Spitfires in the Second World War, was honoured to meet Georgette Dorn of France in October. Credit: submitted." title="Flying Officer (Ret’d) Barry Needham, who flew Spitfires in the Second World War, was honoured to meet Georgette Dorn of France in October. Credit: submitted." width="220" height="146" style="float: left;" />A story that began 65 years ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:26:37 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5627 <img class="caption" src="images/stories/nov_09/canada/canada_nov_13a_09.jpg" border="0" alt="Col Lawrence MacIsaac, Director Chaplaincy Services, accepts a quilt from volunteers of Quilts of Valour - Canada, Eastern Region, whose efforts ensure each soldier injured in the line of duty is wrapped in a quilt of comfort upon returning home." title="Col Lawrence MacIsaac, Director Chaplaincy Services, accepts a quilt from volunteers of Quilts of Valour - Canada, Eastern Region, whose efforts ensure ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:32:30 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5625 <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gordon_Brown_Davos_Jan_08.jpg"><img class="caption" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Gordon_Brown_Davos_Jan_08.jpg/300px-Gordon_Brown_Davos_Jan_08.jpg" border="0" alt="Gordon Brown" title="Gordon Brown" width="220" height="289" style="border: medium none; display: block; float: left;" /></a> Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gordon_Brown_Davos_Jan_08.jpg">Wikipedia</a> Britain's prime minis ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:22:59 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5624 <img class="caption" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/C0E6656C-1F07-40E7-951E-18738DD81412_mw800_mh600.jpg" border="0" alt="University of Baghdad graduates seem to have an advantage over private college grads." title="University of Baghdad graduates seem to have an advantage over private college grads." width="220" height="165" style="float: left;" />AL-NAJAF, Iraq -- Iraqi private colleges are complaining that their degrees are not being recognized and their graduates are discriminated against when ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:20:15 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5623 <img class="caption" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/822FA67F-012B-4E11-AD34-B3DC7335D956_mw800_mh600.jpg" border="0" alt="Soldiers inspect the scene of the suicide car bomb attack in Peshawar." title="Soldiers inspect the scene of the suicide car bomb attack in Peshawar." width="220" height="165" style="float: left;" />Pakistan's restive northwest region was rocked this morning by deadly suicide car-bombings that targeted an office of the country's elite intelligence agency and a police station.An ea ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:14:19 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5622 <img class="caption" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/DD3ACD63-4565-472B-8C42-4B91F2972CA4_mw800_mh600.jpg" border="0" alt="The recommendation to administer antivirals such as Tamiflu much earlier represents a dramatic turnaround." title="The recommendation to administer antivirals such as Tamiflu much earlier represents a dramatic turnaround." width="220" height="165" style="float: left;" />The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging doctors to administer antiviral drugs sooner to patients suffering ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:10:47 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5621 <img class="caption" src="http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images//2009/11/13/2009111351254651580_5.jpg" border="0" alt="The blast took place on Jalalabad road, leading east out of Kabul, where a number of bases are present" title="The blast took place on Jalalabad road, leading east out of Kabul, where a number of bases are present" width="220" height="147" style="float: left;" />An explosion has hit a Nato-led military base in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, wounding four foreigners and thre ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:12:24 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5620 <img class="caption" src="http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images//2009/10/19/200910191321160734_5.jpg" border="0" alt="About 38,000 US troops are fighting with the 71,000-strong Nato-led Isaf force" title="About 38,000 US troops are fighting with the 71,000-strong Nato-led Isaf force" width="220" height="147" style="float: left;" />The Taliban has recovered from being forced from power in Afghanistan to the extent that it is now ahead of the Nato-led forces fighting them, the commander of U ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:06:25 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5619 <img class="caption" src="http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images//2009/11/13/2009111344811728580_5.jpg" border="0" alt="Officials said the blast targeted the offices of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency " title="Officials said the blast targeted the offices of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency " width="220" height="147" style="float: left;" />A car bomb explosion has killed at least ten people and badly damaged a building belonging to Pakistan's national intelligence ... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:02:26 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5618 <img class="caption" src="http://www.nato.int/isaf/icons/rc_illustrations/rc_e.jpg" border="0" alt="Operational Update, 12 November 2009" title="Operational Update, 12 November 2009" width="220" height="141" style="float: left;" />KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov.12) - Afghan and international security forces killed several enemy militants and detained a group of suspected militants in Zankhan district, Ghazni province, today. Those detained included a sought-after Taliban commander who was in charge of ... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:28:57 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5617 <img class="caption" src="http://www.voanews.com/english/images/AP-US-Pres-Barack-Obama-10Nov09-210.jpg" border="0" alt="US President Barack Obama " title="US President Barack Obama " width="220" height="220" style="float: left;" />A senior White House official says U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on his national security team to revise the options for the U.S. war strategy in Afghanistan.  Mr. Obama asked for the changes Wednesday during the latest review of his Afghanistan policy.  Th ... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:39:02 +0100 http://dndtalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5616 <img class="caption" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/290EF673-2F44-40D1-A775-A6A4F9EE5BF7_mw800_mh600.jpg" border="0" alt="U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry was the commander of Combined Forces in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2007." title="U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry was the commander of Combined Forces in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2007." width="220" height="165" style="float: left;" />Karl Eikenberry, the U.S. ambassador to Kabul, reportedly has raised serious concerns to P ... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:26:43 +0100