http://www.newstin.com/us/defense-security-forces Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66505652 Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France today, two days after a daring rescue mission freed her from six years of captivity in the jungle of Colombia. "I cry with joy," Betancourt said after she arrived at the... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:35:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66505652 2008-07-04T14:35:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66449884 The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:27:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66449884 2008-07-04T08:27:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66405218 President Bush broke ground on a $1 billion expansion of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda yesterday, a project that will elevate the campus into what federal officials say will be the nation's premier military... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66405218 2008-07-04T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66481056 U.S. spent $175 million trying to find contractors, military says U.S. intelligence located hostages for Colombia, source says Previous rescue missions had been scrapped, sources say WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military says it... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:25:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66481056 2008-07-04T12:25:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66468486 A senior Pakistani official said Friday the government is serious about fighting Islamic militants, after authorities said they had rounded up 220 suspects as a military operation proceeded in a volatile tribal region. But... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:11:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66468486 2008-07-04T11:11:15Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66495748 Iran's top commander has announced that he would consider any attack on his country's nuclear facilities as an act of war. Over 100 Israeli warplanes practised a strike manoeuvre two weeks ago General Mohammad Ali Jafari's... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:53:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66495748 2008-07-04T13:53:02Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66426335 An Afghan child pushes a cart containing fire wood, in the city of Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Gunmen lobbed a grenade and sprayed a police checkpoint with gunfire in southern... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:38:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66426335 2008-07-04T06:38:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66502677 Poland's prime minister said Friday that the latest U.S. offer to persuade his country to accept a missile defense facility is unsatisfactory, but stressed that negotiations with Washington will continue. Donald Tusk said that... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:17:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66502677 2008-07-04T14:17:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66488936 GAZA (Reuters) - Israel responded to Thursday's rocket attack by again closing its border crossing with Gaza on Friday, dampening hopes among Gazans that a ceasefire between Hamas and the Jewish state might ease an Israeli-led... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:53:22 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66488936 2008-07-04T12:53:22Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66491680 Britain's senior intelligence official has been rushed to a London hospital after falling into a coma, officials said Friday, but foul play is not suspected in his sudden illness. Alex Allan, chairman of the Joint Intelligence... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:37:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66491680 2008-07-04T12:37:23Z