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Bombs ignite targets in Kabul
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - U.S. warplanes pounded suspected weapons storage sites across Afghanistan day and night yesterday, igniting huge explosions in the capital, Kabul, and sending residents scurrying for shelter. The U.S. planes have also begun a campaign of...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Death, Italy, Al-Qaeda, Taliban
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Ground war seen likelier, U.S. says
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - After enduring three weeks of aerial assaults, the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are proving a tenacious and resilient foe, leading to the increased likelihood that sustained ground action - either by anti-Taliban rebels or U.S.-led...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Colin Powell, Terrorism, Al-Qaeda
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Troop role shifts; so do numbers
Washington BureauU.S. military officials are basing their postwar plan for Iraq on the same flexibility that was successful in winning the war, as they try to determine just how large a force will be needed to carry out a sometimes dangerous peacekeeping mission. With at...Tags: Iraq, Wars and Interventions, Theodore Roosevelt, Germany, Death
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Sailor falls overboard from aircraft carrier
A search was under way Thursday for an American sailor who fell overboard from an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. The sailor fell from the USS Kitty Hawk on Wednesday, said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Don Sewell, a Pentagon spokesman. Repeated helicopter...Tags: Death, Terrorism, Afghanistan, National Security, Defense
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House forges deal on terrorism powers
Washington BureauHouse negotiators reached agreement Monday to give the Bush administration many of the tools it has sought to investigate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, but only for two years. The deal is designed not only...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Immigration, Iowa, Defense, Mohammed Omar
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Rumsfeld heads to the gulf
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - President Bush dispatched Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to the Persian Gulf region yesterday, further laying the groundwork for military action against Osama bin Laden, his terrorist network and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. In...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Diplomacy, Employees, The New York Times, Maryland
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U.S. troops pummel Guard
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - American forces drove within sight of Baghdad's skyline yesterday after defeating two Iraqi divisions guarding the approach to the capital, U.S. officials said. What appeared to be a rout of some of Iraq's better trained army units, the...Tags: Iraq, Wars and Interventions, Saddam Hussein, Murder, Assault
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U.S. getting mountain troops ready
Washington BureauElements of the U.S. Army's elite 10th Mountain Division were being readied for possible overseas deployment Wednesday as the Bush administration moved to shore up support in the Middle East for military operations in and around Afghanistan. A...Tags: Puerto Rico, Wars and Interventions, Advanced Training, Politics, Terrorism
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Wright Brothers flew into a newspaper fog
Sun StaffOne in a series of occasional articles They may have appeared stiff and square in their starched white collars and bowler hats, but this week, the 100th anniversary of their first flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., the Wright brothers will be the toast of the...Tags: Arizona, Europe, The New York Times, Weather, Newspaper and Magazine
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A shift in tactics carries higher risk
Special to the TribuneAs U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan shift from high-flying bombers to ground-hugging helicopters, missions are expected to become more precise--and far more dangerous. Low, slow helicopters, some military experts say, will substantially increase the...Tags: NATO, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Death, Mountains
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