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How would you feel about the U.S. maintaining a military presence in Afghanistan for decades?Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 2:07AM(PHOTO CREDIT: MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: As the calls for a quicker U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan get louder in Washington, an interesting story appeared in the British paper, The Guardian. The paper reports that U.S. and Afghan officials are in secret talks over a long-term security partnership between the two nations. If [...]

Mitt Fits: GOP Officially Has a Front-runnerWednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 9:55AMBusiness candidate sees a bounce in 2012 polls Bad economy weakens White House on debt deal Obama racing the clock on Libya war Health Insurance Agonistes CW Watch: Afghanistan

Bin Laden fallout: How Abbottabad tweets reveal changes in modern warfareThursday, May 5, 2011 @ 11:55AMFrom the irate Pakistani tweeting about helicopter noise in the nighttime sky over Abbottabad to President Obama's globally streamed announcement of Osama bin Laden's death, social media is transforming military operations and their aftermath in today’s highly interconnected world.

Navy SEALs, 'Quiet Professionals,' Got Bin LadenWednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 8:26AMThere's no doubt an allegiance to secrecy played a critical role in maintaining the surprise factor necessary for success in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

Navy SEALS, 'quiet pros', got bin LadenTuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 7:53PMThe elite Navy SEAL team who got Osama bin Laden are soldiers with years of sensitive mission experience. The Navy SEALS live by one rule above all: keep what you do quiet.

Navy SEALs, the 'quiet professionals,' got bin LadenTuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 7:53PMNavy SEALs live by an unspoken code.

Osama bin Laden killed: the first day, as it happenedTuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 1:21AMBarack Obama says 'the world is a safer place' after al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is killed by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan, just 800 yards from the country's 'Sandhurst' military training college.

America reacts to killing of bin Laden: Click to watch Barack Obama's speech, fires burn at raided compound (with map)Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 10:33AMWASHINGTON (AP) -- Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday. A small team of...

The world's most wanted manMonday, May 2, 2011 @ 9:30AMOn April 17, 1987, Soviet Spetsnatz troops launched a week-long attack against a fortified cave compound in Afghanistan, near a town called Jaji, run by a quietly spoken Saudi Arabian.