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Original title: 100 protesters burn American flag outside U.S. embassy in London during minute's silence for 9/11 Protesters set fire to the U.S. flag outside the American embassy in London today during a minute's silence to mark the moment the first hijacked airliner hit the World Trade Centre. A group of 100 Muslim radicals, including members of Muslims Against Crusades, shouted 'USA terrorists' and brandished anti-American placards. One protester in Grosvenor Square said: 'You will always face suffering, you will always face humiliation, unless you withdraw your troops from Muslim lands.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2036172/9-11-memorial-events-London-protesters-burn-American-flag-outside-US-embassy.html#ixzz1XfIgzpct

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Nineteen months after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared the war in Iraq "lost" and just nine months after Speaker Nancy Pelosi asserted the war has been a "failure" because it had not brought political change leading to reconciliation, it can now be said conclusively that both were wrong. One of the great military reversals in history is close to achieving victory. That is contributing to stability in Iraq, along with reconciliation between warring factions. These conclusions are contained in a report compiled by retired General Barry R. McCaffrey after a recent visit to Iraq during which he consulted with...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Okinawa City Council lodged a protest resolution Monday against parachute training held last week on Kadena Air Base. On Friday, nine members of the 31st Rescue Squadron, a pararescue group, jumped from an MC-130 over the Kadena air field. Seven of the nine landed on target, with two landing close to the field, one of them in a small tree. The Okinawa City officials said such training on Kadena Air Base was “unacceptable.” “According to the military, although parachute jump training is basically to be held at Ie-Shima, in exceptional cases such as inclement weather,...