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NATO Confirms 2014 Afghan Pullout

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:41:52 CDT

President Obama and leaders around the globe locked in place an Afghanistan exit path today that will still keep their troops fighting and dying there for two more years, acknowledging there never will be point at which they can say, "This is all done." Obama, presiding over a 50-nation war...

NATO Protesters' Chicago Target Today: Boeing

Kevin Spak — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:49:18 CDT

Many downtown businesses and dozens of Metra rail stations are closed in Chicago today as the city braces for the final day of fiery protests against the NATO summit there. This time organizers with the Occupy Chicago movement have planned a morning march on Boeing's building on the Chicago River...

Thousands March on NATO Summit

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:17:04 CDT

Thousands of demonstrators upset with the war in Afghanistan, climate change, and the erosion of union rights marched through downtown Chicago today, taking their discontent on a wide range of world issues to leaders assembled for a NATO summit. The protest, one of the city's largest in years, was to...

Chicago Busts 2 More on Terror Charges

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:59:45 CDT

Two more men have been arrested in Chicago on terrorism-related charges, reports the Chicago Tribune . Sebastian Senakiewicz, a 24-year-old Chicago resident, was charged yesterday with a single count of terrorism/false threat after being arrested on Thursday, for "planning/conspiring in the building of explosives, including molotov cocktails which were to be...

Chicago Busts 18 in NATO Protests

Mark Russell — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:04:55 CDT

Hours of protest marches by up to 1,000 anti-NATO demonstrators and clashes with police in Chicago's Loop led to about 18 arrests last night, but no serious damage or injuries, reports the AP . Protesters tested police barriers as they tried to make their way north of the Chicago River...

US Veterans to Return Medals at NATO Protest

Kevin Spak — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:31:05 CDT

A group of 30 to 50 US veterans from the post-9/11 era intend to return their service medals this Sunday to protest a war on terror they say they no longer believe in. The veterans plan to lead an anti-war march on a NATO summit in Chicago, carrying American flags,...

For 20th Time This Year, Afghan Soldier Strikes NATO

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:21:42 CDT

A man wearing an Afghan army uniform shot dead a US service member in the east of the country, one of two NATO troops killed today, military officials said. NATO didn't officially disclose the nationality of the victim, but a senior US defense official said he was an American soldier....

NATO 'Sorry' for Airstrike That Kills Mom, 5 Kids

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:54:05 CDT

The US military expressed regret today for killing a mother and five of her children in an airstrike in southwestern Afghanistan, the New York Times reports. The Friday attack, which was aimed at Taliban forces, killed the mother, three girls, and two boys—and possibly eight other civilians, the Washington...

Karzai Blames Taliban Blitz on NATO 'Failure'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:51:00 CDT

Yesterday's 18-hour assault on Kabul is finally over after the last gunman was killed this morning, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today that the attack proves the "failure" of NATO and intelligence services. In his first statement after the assault, Karzai added that Afghanistan displayed its ability to defend...