Read more military stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/163/military.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:34:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74007/prosecutors-hope-plea-deals-will-close-gitmo-cases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal and military prosecutors looking to convict Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainees are competing with each other to offer plea bargains to lower-profile inmates in exchange for testimony. Some detainees have remained at Gitmo because they are considered too difficult to prosecute, and the evidence against...http://www.newser.com/story/74007/prosecutors-hope-plea-deals-will-close-gitmo-cases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 16:45:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73799/marine-beats-terrorist-er-orthodox-priest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Marine reservist in Tampa chased down a terrorist and beat him with a tire iron—only the terrorist was actually a lost tourist and Greek Orthodox priest who spoke little English. Jasen D. Bruce went after Alexios Marakis after Marakis approached him asking for directions. Bruce chased him for...http://www.newser.com/story/73799/marine-beats-terrorist-er-orthodox-priest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:20:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72547/iraq-afghan-war-reporter-said-to-be-a-spy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA war correspondent whose rescues in the Mideast have cost several lives is a spy for Washington, Gawker claims, declining to name names or reveal, for "blazingly obvious reasons," the sources for this report, except to say that they are current and former special forces troops. "We don't do that...http://www.newser.com/story/72547/iraq-afghan-war-reporter-said-to-be-a-spy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 3:45:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71891/air-force-pulls-video-after-marines-complain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Air Force hastily pulled down its latest recruiting video yesterday in response to a complaint from a high-ranking Marine Corps official. In the video, an Air Force instructor boasts that his charges leave basic training “in better shape than most Marines.” Marines spotted it on the Air Force website...http://www.newser.com/story/71891/air-force-pulls-video-after-marines-complain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 12:25:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71079/navy-will-allow-women-to-serve-on-submarines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Navy is going to start allowing women to serve on submarines, with the first female officers reporting for duty in 2011. The close confinement of subs has kept co-ed crews at bay, but that's going to change, reports the Honolulu Advertiser . “I believe women should have every opportunity to...http://www.newser.com/story/71079/navy-will-allow-women-to-serve-on-submarines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 15:41:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70943/obama-lashed-mcchrystal-in-tense-faceoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's talk last week aboard Air Force One with Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal wasn't merely a meeting, as was widely reported in the press, but a dressing down over the general's "shocking" recent comments calling for more troops, says the Telegraph. McChrystal was called on the carpet for...http://www.newser.com/story/70943/obama-lashed-mcchrystal-in-tense-faceoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 4:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70410/bush-redux-runaway-exec-power-traps-obama-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge W. Bush expanded executive power to an extreme degree, but he wasn't an exception, writes historian Garry Wills. Since World War II, the presidency has accrued massive, unintended authority—controlling nuclear weapons, intelligence agencies, and a worldwide military network under "the cult of the commander in chief." Barack Obama...http://www.newser.com/story/70410/bush-redux-runaway-exec-power-traps-obama-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 7:34:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68927/aussies-may-let-female-soldiers-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Australian military may change its guidelines to allow women soldiers to serve in front-line combat roles, the AP reports. The country's defense minister says he believes all service roles should be open to women if they can meet the physical demands, and the move may help persuade more females...http://www.newser.com/story/68927/aussies-may-let-female-soldiers-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 7:04:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68120/troops-fume-over-proposed-smoking-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSince the days of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s signature corncob pipe, through the rationing of cigarettes during World War II, smoking has been ingrained part of military culture. But a new proposal to introduce a smoking ban in the armed forces is sparking fierce opposition, with some saying it could cost...http://www.newser.com/story/68120/troops-fume-over-proposed-smoking-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 13:29:04 CDT