President Obama has wound down America’s war in Iraq , ordered the operation that killed Osama bin Laden and set in motion the end of U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan . He also has focused particular attention on veterans and military families, increasing funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs , implementing the post-Sept. 11 G.I. Bill and launching job programs for returning troops. Read full article > >

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In military-rich battlegrounds, Obama targets new group: veterans

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says an agreement reached at a conference in Brighton will make “a big difference” to the operation of the European Court of Human Rights.

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Clarke hails deal to reform court

An American man who received a full-face transplant is recovering well, according to the medical team that carried out the operation.

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Face transplant man ‘doing well’

MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over the UK’s ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya.

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Libya mission ‘could be one-off’

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner did not have thyroid cancer as feared, her operation last week has proved, the presidential spokesman says.

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Fernandez ‘did not have cancer’

Vietnamese man Nguyen Duy Hai is in a stable condition after a 12-hour operation to remove a huge 90kg tumour.

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Vietnam man’s huge tumour removed

Vietnamese man Nguyen Duy Hai is in a stable condition after a 12-hour operation to remove a huge 90kg tumour.

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Vietnam man’s huge tumour removed

Until it was over, the raid that killed Osama bin Laden was one of the best-kept secrets in the history of Washington. Whether the Obama administration later went too far in spilling secrets about the operation to Hollywood is now getting at least a cursory look. Newly released letters from the Pentagon and the CIA indicate that they will examine their cooperation with Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and movie director Kathryn Bigelow on a forthcoming bin Laden film. Read full article > >

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This article, written by Ben White, appeared on New Statesman on December 29,2011 On the third anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, army officials indicate they are ready to strike again.

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IDF Chief of Staff Hails 2008 Gaza Strike as an "Excellent Operation"

KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. Special Operations commander who directed the operation that killed Osama bin Laden defended the unpopular night raids on homes in Afghanistan that have provoked the fury of the country’s president and held up a security agreement with the United States. Adm. William McRaven also backed a training program his troops run for village police forces — an initiative that some fear could spawn militias and new violence. Read full article > >

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MEXICO CITY — On Dec. 1, 2006, within hours of taking office after the closest real election in Mexican history, President Felipe Calderon ordered his military and police to confront the drug-trafficking and criminal organizations flourishing in his home state. Joint Operation Michoacan began immediately. In a blunt demonstration of force, the government threw everything it had into play: 4,260 soldiers, 1,054 marines and 1,400 federal police officers, along with dozens of airplanes and helicopters. Read full article > >

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After 5 years, Mexico’s drug war still rages

Doctors had hoped the operation would prevent strokes in people with poor circulation to the brain.

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Surgery to Prevent Strokes Is Found Ineffective

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says an investigation of arms traffickers called Operation Fast and Furious was flawed in concept as well as in execution, never should have happened and “it must never happen again.” Facing tough questioning by Senate Republicans, the attorney general said in remarks prepared for a hearing Tuesday that he wants to know why and how firearms that should have been under surveillance could wind up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. Read full article > >

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Nato’s mission over Libya is set to end after more than seven months, despite calls from the National Transitional Council for the operation to continue.

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Americans are souring on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The military budget is under siege as Congress looks for spending to cut. And the Army is reporting record suicide rates among soldiers. So who does the Pentagon enlist for help in such painful circumstances? Hollywood. In June, the Army negotiated a first-of-its-kind sponsorship deal with the producers of “X-Men: First Class,” backing it up with ads telling potential recruits that they could live out superhero fantasies on real-life battlefields. Then, in recent days, word leaked that the White House has been working with Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow on an election-year film chronicling the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. Read full article > >

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