http://www.mail.com/people/3058-kimberly-dozier.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/3058-kimberly-dozier.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854750-us-eyes-drone-base-africa-with-al-qaida-mind.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans to base unarmed American surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger highlight the Obama administration's growing concern about extremist influences in the volatile region. They also raise tough questions about how to contain al-Qaida and other militant groups without committing U.S. ground forces in yet another war. In the ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854750-us-eyes-drone-base-africa-with-al-qaida-mind.html 2013-01-29T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853300-official-us-set-up-drone-base-niger.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is moving toward setting up a military base in northwest Africa from which to operate surveillance drones to collect intelligence on Islamic militants in the region, several U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because the plan is still in the works, said the base in Niger wo... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853300-official-us-set-up-drone-base-niger.html 2013-01-29T18:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1836984-smaller-crowd-excitement-this-time.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Schoolteacher Patricia Cooper gazed out at the many hundreds of thousands of people lining the National Mall, moments after Barack Obama had been sworn in for the second time as president. "The media kept saying there were going to be so many fewer people," said Cooper, 51, from Upper Marlboro, Md. "But look out there!" she beamed. "We s... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1836984-smaller-crowd-excitement-this-time.html 2013-01-22T08:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Let's hear it for the do-over. Inaugurations are always moments of great ceremony and pageantry. But, hey, everybody can rel-a-a-a-ax a little the second time around. After the electric moment of President Barack Obama's first swearing-in, the second inaugural was just so much more ... comfortable. ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html 2013-01-22T02:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824120-algeria-army-rescues-hostages-toll-unclear.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara on Thursday to wipe out Islamist militants and free hostages from at least 10 countries. Bloody chaos ensued, leaving the fate of the fighters and many of the captives uncertain. Dueling claims from the military and the militants muddied t... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824120-algeria-army-rescues-hostages-toll-unclear.html 2013-01-18T01:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1828022-us-slams-hostage-taking-clinton-to-call-algeria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration appeared to be in the dark Thursday about a hostage situation at a natural gas plant in Algeria, where Algerian forces launched a military assault to free dozens of foreign hostages, including an unknown number of Americans, held by Islamist militants. An administration official said the U.S. was not aware of the... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1828022-us-slams-hostage-taking-clinton-to-call-algeria.html 2013-01-18T01:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1827526-us-commandos-boost-numbers-to-train-mexican-forces.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is stepping up aid for Mexico's bloody drug war with a new U.S.-based special operations headquarters to teach Mexican security forces how to hunt drug cartels the same way special operations teams hunt al-Qaida, according to documents and interviews with multiple U.S. officials. Such assistance could help newly elected Mexi... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1827526-us-commandos-boost-numbers-to-train-mexican-forces.html 2013-01-17T23:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819706-senate-gop-leader-optimistic-afghanistan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should keep a residual force of about 10,000 in Afghanistan after combat forces leave at the end of 2014, the Senate Republican leader said Monday after a series of meetings with military leaders in the country. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who led a congressional delegation to Afghanistan and Israel, expressed optimism about ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819706-senate-gop-leader-optimistic-afghanistan.html 2013-01-14T19:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1819014-karzai-us-troop-immunity-up-to-afghan-elders.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president said Monday that a meeting of the nation's elders should convene to decide whether U.S. troops staying in the country after 2014 would be immune from prosecution under Afghan law. President Hamid Karzai's remarks were his first since returning from Washington, where he met last week with President Barack Obam... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1819014-karzai-us-troop-immunity-up-to-afghan-elders.html 2013-01-14T16:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817162-ap-interview-danes-life-spy-inside-al-qaida.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — After converting to Islam, a former member of a Danish motorcycle gang travels to Yemen to study the Quran and soon comes in contact with radical preachers waging holy war against the West. On the verge of becoming a jihadist, he abruptly abandons his faith and embarks on a dangerous undercover mission to help Western intelligen... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817162-ap-interview-danes-life-spy-inside-al-qaida.html 2013-01-13T09:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1810610-specter-benghazi-drives-us-afghan-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya last year has become a factor driving the White House decision on how large a force to leave in Afghanistan after 2014 — and a specter hanging over talks between the Afghan president and the U.S. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has publicly called for a near-total drawdown of U.S. forces, wi... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1810610-specter-benghazi-drives-us-afghan-talks.html 2013-01-10T07:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808206-us-leave-troops-afghanistan-2014.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces. "We wouldn't rule out any option," including zero troops, Ben Rhodes, a White House deputy national security advis... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808206-us-leave-troops-afghanistan-2014.html 2013-01-09T16:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1804540-mcchrystal-calls-enduring-afghan-force.html NEW YORK (AP) — Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Monday he backs the White House's drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan slated for 2014, but added that the U.S. owes Afghans some sort of enduring security presence to support them. "We have an emotional responsibility," McChrystal said of Afghanistan in an interview with The Associated Press. He comm... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1804540-mcchrystal-calls-enduring-afghan-force.html 2013-01-07T18:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1801490-mcchrystal-takes-blame-rolling-stone-article.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking out for the first time since he resigned, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes the blame for a Rolling Stone article and the unflattering comments attributed to his staff about the Obama administration that ended his Afghanistan command and army career. "Regardless of how I judged the story for fairness or accuracy, responsibil... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1801490-mcchrystal-takes-blame-rolling-stone-article.html 2013-01-06T03:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1796944-us-drones-kill-senior-taliban-figure-pakistan.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce with the Pakistani military, officials said Thursday. While the death of Maulvi Nazir was likely to be seen in Washington as affirmation of the necessity of the controversial U.S. drone prog... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1796944-us-drones-kill-senior-taliban-figure-pakistan.html 2013-01-03T21:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1793764-congress-tightens-belt-trims-spy-budget-2013.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has drastically trimmed the budget for U.S. spies and satellites for 2013, though not quite as deeply as the White House wanted. In one of the last votes of the year, House lawmakers voted Monday 373-29 in favor of a Senate-passed bill to slightly boost the president's $72 billion budget request for intelligence agencies includi... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1793764-congress-tightens-belt-trims-spy-budget-2013.html 2013-01-01T07:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784746-official-navy-seal-died-apparent-suicide.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials are investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan. Cmdr. Job W. Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pa., died Saturday of a gunshot wound to the head while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, a U.S. military official said Monday on condition of anonymity because the ... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784746-official-navy-seal-died-apparent-suicide.html 2012-12-24T13:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1778470-lawmakers-officials-tangle-libya-raid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Thursday acknowledged major weaknesses in security and errors in judgment exposed in a scathing independent report on the deadly Sept. 11 assault on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya. Two top State officials appealed to Congress to fully fund requests to ensure diplomats and embassies are safe. Testifying before ... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1778470-lawmakers-officials-tangle-libya-raid.html 2012-12-20T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1775790-dept-security-chief-resigns-benghazi.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Four State Department officials resigned under pressure Wednesday, less than a day after a damning report blamed management failures for a lack of security at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, where militants killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans on Sept. 11. The resignations came as lawmakers expressed anger... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1775790-dept-security-chief-resigns-benghazi.html 2012-12-20T00:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1774880-benghazi-review-finds-systematic-security-faults.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has concluded that systematic management and leadership failures at the State Department led to "grossly" inadequate security at the mission in Benghazi. "Systematic failures and leadership and manag... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 03:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1774880-benghazi-review-finds-systematic-security-faults.html 2012-12-19T03:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1774304-petraeus-mistress-wont-face-cyberstalking-charge.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has decided not to charge David Petraeus' mistress, Paula Broadwell, with cyberstalking as part of its investigation into an email scandal that led to the resignation of the CIA director and storied general. Broadwell's lawyer, Robert Muse, gave The Associated Press a letter from U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill that s... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1774304-petraeus-mistress-wont-face-cyberstalking-charge.html 2012-12-18T19:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763560-european-court-condemns-cia-landmark-ruling.html PARIS (AP) — A European court issued a landmark ruling Thursday that condemned the CIA's "extraordinary renditions" programs and bolstered those who say they were illegally kidnapped and tortured as part of an overzealous war on terrorism. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that a German car salesman was an innocent victim of torture and abuse, in a... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763560-european-court-condemns-cia-landmark-ruling.html 2012-12-13T22:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1764684-officials-libyan-government-slowing-investigation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. counterterrorism officials told lawmakers Thursday that uncooperative or less-than-capable local law enforcement in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia is slowing the search for suspects in the death of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya on Sept. 11. Authorities in the region have not yet arrested many of the suspects the U... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1764684-officials-libyan-government-slowing-investigation.html 2012-12-13T18:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761806-official-syria-fires-scud-missiles-rebels.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Syrian government forces have fired Scud missiles at insurgents in recent days, escalating the 2-year-old conflict against rebels seeking to overthrow the regime, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two officials said forces of President Bashar Assad have fired the missiles from the Damascus area in... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761806-official-syria-fires-scud-missiles-rebels.html 2012-12-13T05:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1755626-report-asian-economies-will-surpass-us-europe.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States could see its standing as a superpower eroded and Asian economies will outstrip those of North America and Europe combined by 2030, according to the best guess of the U.S. intelligence community in its latest forecast. "The spectacular rise of Asian economies is dramatically altering ... U.S. influence," said Christophe... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1755626-report-asian-economies-will-surpass-us-europe.html 2012-12-10T16:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751696-chemical-weapons-risk-syrian-missiles-shells.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing fear that civil war in Syria could unleash the world's first use of chemical weapons in nearly three decades is based on two grim scenarios — neither considered likely but both carrying risks of civilian massacre and a major escalation of violence. The first is that President Bashar Assad, in a last-ditch effort to save his regim... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751696-chemical-weapons-risk-syrian-missiles-shells.html 2012-12-07T20:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747608-with-war-shifting-us-russia-talk-syrias-future.html DUBLIN (AP) — Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign minister and the U.N. peace envoy to the Arab country for extraordinary three-way talks that suggested Washington and Moscow might finally unite behind a strategy as the Assad regime weakens. In Wash... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747608-with-war-shifting-us-russia-talk-syrias-future.html 2012-12-06T20:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741586-fighting-surges-syrian-capital-damascus.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's civil war is closing in on President Bashar Assad's seat of power in Damascus with clashes between government forces and rebels flaring around the city Tuesday, raising fears the capital will become the next major battlefield in the 20-month-old conflict. Numerous reports emerged of at least a dozen people killed near the ancient cit... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741586-fighting-surges-syrian-capital-damascus.html 2012-12-04T19:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739124-us-weighing-military-options-syria-uses-wmd.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria's chemical and biological weapons, after U.S. intelligence reports show the Syrian regime may be readying those weapons and may be desperate enough to use them, U.S. officials said Monday. President Barack Obama, in a speech at the National Defense University on... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739124-us-weighing-military-options-syria-uses-wmd.html 2012-12-04T01:34:00Z