Today's Headlines from Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes, the U.S. Military's Independent News Source: Friday, December 04, 2009
Top headlines from Stars and Stripes. See the rest of today's news at www.stripes.com Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder Maj. Nidal Hasan was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the deadly mass shooting at Fort Hood that also injured more than two dozen soldiers and two civilian police officers, military officials said. NATO chief: Allies will provide 5,000 more troops European powers like France and Germany praised President Barack Obama's speech on his new strategy for Afghanistan but were noticeably silent on the offer of new troops. North Korean repatriated after sea rescue A North Korean army sergeant whose small fishing boat floated into South Korean waters was escorted back to the Military Demarcation Line dividing the two Koreas. Experts: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts A group of European scientists say they have successfully connected a robotic hand to a man who had lost an arm, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial hand and control it with his thoughts. Karzai willing to talk to Taliban Afghanistan's president says he's willing to talk with the Taliban chief in a bid to bring peace to the country.President Hamid Karzai said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press that he would do "whatever it takes" to bring peace, including meeting with Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Witness immunity sought for gay service members Gay service members who reveal their sexual orientations during congressional testimony would be immune from forced discharges under a bill introduced Wednesday, as lawmakers prepare to consider repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military. U.S. may boost foreign training in Germany In an effort to boost cooperation between troops carrying out missions alongside each other in war zones, U.S. military officials are looking to permanently station foreign troops at U.S. training areas in Germany. DOD to miss deadline for removing Social Security numbers from IDs The Defense Department will not meet its end-of-the-year deadline for removing Social Security numbers from military ID cards as they are issued or renewed, the Pentagon has confirmed. Old technology impeding some GI Bill payments Next week Amanda Collier will take final exams for her first semester at the University of Central Oklahoma. But neither she nor the university has received any GI Bill money yet to cover her tuition, housing or other costs.
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