 A plan approved Thursday to extend NATO's military control across all of Afghanistan would put as many as 12,000 U.S. troops under foreign battlefield command, a number that U.S. officials said could be the most since World War II.The move is expected to take place in the next few weeks, NATO spokesman James Appathurai said.The largest number of U.S. troops ever put under the control of foreign battlefield commanders was about 300,000 during WWI, said military officials traveling with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld for the NATO meeting.It was not clear how many troops were under foreign command during WWII. A U.S. officer is in charge of the overall NATO force _ Gen. James L. Jones, but Thursday's emerging agreement would put the U.S. troops under foreign commanders on the battlefield....
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Editor - 09:17:00 09-28-06
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 Nigeria governors in graft probe |
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Editor - 09:12:00 09-28-06
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| Tortured Justice: US CONGRESS CAMPAIGNS WITH TERROR DETAINEES |
| As Democrats scramble to protect detainee rights and their own congressional futures, President Bush is angling for a star-spangled signing ceremony just before the midterm elections. The rush is "very politica.. full News |
Editor - 09:10:00 09-28-06
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| IRAQ INCREASED TERRORISM? It's No Secret, Mr. President |
| The US invasion of Iraq increased the worldwide threat of terrorism according to a newly released report. Of course, everyone already knew that. The question is, what is this president going to do about it? It'.. full News |
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| Saudis plan fence to block Iraq's terrorists. I guess they don’t have much faith in Bush defeating the Resistance in Iraq |
| In a sign of regional concern over terrorism, Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to build a fence along its entire 560-mile (900-kilometer) border with Iraq to prevent terrorists from entering the kingdom.. full News |
Editor - 08:49:00 09-28-06
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| China claims fusion reactor test a success No details provided on nature or success of test |
| China claimed to have carried out a successful first test Thursday on its experimental thermonuclear fusion reactor.The officials Xinhua News Agency report gave no details about the nature of the test or the re.. full News |
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