Today's Headlines from Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes, the U.S. Military's Independent News Source: Friday, January 01, 2010
Top headlines from Stars and Stripes. See the rest of today's news at www.stripes.com Rodriguez: Less aggressive posture is a necessary risk in Afghanistan Coalition troops will have to accept more risk as commanders push for a major turnaround in the Afghan war over the next 18 months, according to the commander of day-to-day operations across Afghanistan. Futenma closing to fixed-wing aircraft during runway repairs While politicians in Washington and Tokyo debate the future of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, the base will be closed to all fixed-wing aircraft for more than three months beginning Jan. 10. Bombs kill 23 in Iraq's western Anbar province Staggered explosions Wednesday killed 23 people - 13 of them policemen - and wounded an Iraqi provincial governor, officials said, in the worst violence in months to hit the western province that was formerly al-Qaida's top stronghold in Iraq. Top military stories of 2009 ... Eight U.S. civilians killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest struck a forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan late Wednesday, killing eight American civilians, the U.S. military said. Eight American civilians were killed according to a Pentagon spokeswoman. Judge dismisses all charges in Blackwater shooting A federal judge dismissed all charges Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a crowded Baghdad intersection in 2007. Report to Obama shows intelligence lapses persist U.S. security chiefs briefed President Barack Obama on Thursday about missteps in the lead-up to the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing as lawmakers joined the White House in racing to find out what went wrong. Sources: Suicide bomber was invited on base The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in southeastern Afghanistan had been invited onto the base and had not been searched, two former U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. World ready for a more hopeful 2010 Paris jazzed up the Eiffel Tower with a multicolored, disco-style light display as the world basked in New Year's festivities with hopes that 2010 and beyond will bring more peace and prosperity. A look back at Stripes' top military stories of 2009 As the U.S. shifts toward a lower profile in Iraq, President Obama comes full circle on the Afghanistan war. Suicides, homicides force Pentagon to take a long look at troops' states of mind, and questions, accusations in wake of a shooting rampage at Fort Hood.
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