Army lacks guidelines to deal with jihadists in ranks

Audrey Hudson

Congress hears from retired general

The Army has guidelines on how to deal with racist views and actions within the ranks, but none on how to deal with Islamic jihadism, ...

Top Stories

• Military seeks to predict PTSD

  7 AM Alicia Chang ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images. Continue reading »

• EXCLUSIVE: Taliban chief hides in Pakistan

  5 AM Eli Lake, Sara A. Carter and Barbara Slavin THE WASHINGTON TIMES

  

  Mullah Mohammed Omar, leader of the Afghan Taliban, has found refuge in Karachi from potential U.S. attacks with the help of Pakistan's intelligence service, three current and former U.S. intelligence officials said. Continue reading »

• Italy remains a 'determined' ally

  5 AM Helene Franchineau THE WASHINGTON TIMES

  

  Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, the newly appointed Italian ambassador to the United States, objected to the term "war" to describe the conflict in Afghanistan, but he said Italy had dropped restrictions that had kept its ... Continue reading »

• NYC jury could spare prime 9/11 suspect

  5 AM ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty. Now comes the trial of professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of murdering nearly 3,000 people in the nation's deadliest terrorist attack. Continue reading »

• U.S., allies discussing Iran sanctions

  7 AM Charles Hutzler ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties to bring fresh pressure on Iran for defying international attempts to halt its contested ... Continue reading »