The U.S. Army soldier charged with killing 17 Afghan civilians “would not do that,” his wife said.

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Pentagon officials on Friday identified the soldier who allegedly killed 16 Afghan villagers as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, a trained Army sniper who had served three tours in Iraq and suffered war wounds. Read full article > >

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Soldier accused in Afghan shooting spree identified as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales

The actor discussed re-enacting a period he lived through and other joys of playing Smiley in “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”

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The Carpetbagger: A Word With … Gary Oldman

The actor discussed re-enacting a period he lived through and other joys of playing Smiley in “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”

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The Carpetbagger: A Word With … Gary Oldman

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, not ordinarily a fiction reader, made an exception for “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”

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Bloomberg, No Fan of Fiction, Finds ‘Tinker, Tailor’ an Exception

Continuing to assert its award season dominance, “ The Artist ” was nominated for 12 BAFTA Awards today, the British equivalent of the Academy Awards. The silent charmer — winner of the Golden Globe for best musical or comedy — was one of the five British Academy of Film and Television nominees for best film. The others: “The Descendants,” “Drive,” “The Help” and “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.” Stars Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo also were nominated in the lead acting categories, while Michel Hazanavicius was recognized in the directing category alongside Martin Scorsese (“Hugo”), Nicolas Winding Refn (“Drive”), Tomas Alfredson (“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”) and Lynne Ramsay (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”). Read full article > >

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BAFTA nominations: ‘The Artist’ leads the field

Pfc. Bradley Manning, in a military courtroom Tuesday, faced for the first time the man he apparently thought was a kindred spirit but who instead told authorities that the soldier had carried off one of the largest intelligence leaks in U.S. history. Manning, who has been detained for 19 months, stared intently at Adrian Lamo, a convicted hacker who alerted investigators about Manning in May 2010 shortly after the intelligence analyst reached out to Lamo over the Internet seeking “moral and emotional support.” Read full article > >

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Manning faces hacker who told authorities of leak suspicions

The funeral of a Territorial Army soldier from Barnsley killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan will take place later.

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Funeral for Barnsley TA soldier

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy gets its UK premiere

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UK premiere for Le Carre spy film

A confidential military report previously revealed that many officers thought Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking state secrets to WikiLeaks, unfit for combat in Iraq-and a new Guardian investigation offers plenty of corroborating evidence….

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Bradley Manning ‘Mentally Unfit’ for Iraq

A confidential military report previously revealed that many officers thought Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking state secrets to WikiLeaks, unfit for combat in Iraq-and a new Guardian investigation offers plenty of corroborating evidence….

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Bradley Manning ‘Mentally Unfit’ for Iraq

A Territorial Army soldier who died while on UN peace keeping duties in Cyprus is named as Warrant Officer (Class Two) Graham Bean.

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Cyprus death soldier named by MoD

Police in Chicago, Illinois, are investigating the death of a man who fell from the upper level of Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, to the ground outside the stadium, police said.

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Man falls to death at Chicago stadium

The shooting at Fort Hood was captured on video by a soldier using his cell phone camera as he hid from the shooter, but he was ordered to erase it, the soldier said Friday.

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Soldier: I took, deleted Fort Hood video

When Army investigators tried to interrogate Staff Sgt. Calvin R. Gibbs in May about the suspected murders of three Afghan civilians, he declined to answer questions. But as he was being fingerprinted, Gibbs lifted up his pant leg to reveal a tattoo. Afghanistan – United States – Joint Base Lewis-McChord – United States Army – United States armed forces

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Grisly allegations against U.S. soldier