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Stars and Stripes, the U.S. Military's Independent News Source: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Top headlines from Stars and Stripes. See the rest of today's news at www.stripes.com Riding toward recovery: Caisson horses help injured vets get on with life A stronger blast, a little less luck, and the horse that Marine Sgt. Michael Blair is riding down an Arlington, Va., trail could easily be pulling his coffin. It's an honor riding these horses, knowing what they do," he said. The horses that Blair rides in a rehabilitation program for wounded servicemembers also pull the caissons that carry fallen troops for burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Video links Pakistan Taliban to deadly CIA bombing In a video broadcast after his death, the Jordanian suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees sits cross-legged on the floor next to the new chief of the Pakistani Taliban, confirming the group was behind the brazen attack in eastern Afghanistan. UK reporter, U.S. Marine killed in Afghan blast An explosion outside a village in southern Afghanistan killed a U.S. Marine and a veteran war correspondent who became the first British journalist killed in the conflict, officials said. Experts: Yemeni divisions ripe for exploitation by al-Qaida A hatred of the government in southern Yemen is complicating U.S.-backed efforts to stem al-Qaida's ambitions across the region, according to Western and Yemeni officials, analysts and human rights activists. Military clinics to welcome patients' input Europe Regional Medical Command officials are establishing a program that will enable patients to give their input on everything from scheduling appointments to the color of exam room walls. Increase in suicide rate of veterans The government says the suicide rate has gone up among 18- to 29-year-old men who've left the military.According to preliminary data from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the suicide rate for these veterans went up 26 percent from 2005 to 2007. Analysis: U.S. efforts in Yemen limited by realities of the region When it was revealed that the Nigerian man suspected of trying to bomb an American airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas had once passed through Yemen, the U.S. wasted little time dispatching Gen. David Petraeus to the chaotic Arab nation. 2 Navy SEALs' detainee abuse trials moved to Iraq Two Navy SEALs accused in the mistreatment of an Iraqi detainee will be tried in a U.S. military court in Iraq. A military judge at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday moved the courts-martial to Camp Victory, site of the alleged abuse. The trials are set for April. Wounded warriors to get specialized barracks The Army is spending $1.2 billion to build specialized barracks and transition centers for wounded troops who remain on active duty but face weeks or months of recovery and rehabilitation.The centers will put all the aspects of soldiers' recovery — from medical treatment to family support to career counseling — in one setting adjacent to a military hospital. Yemeni radical cleric warns of foreign occupation Yemen's most influential Islamic cleric, considered an al-Qaida-linked terrorist by the United States, warned the government on Monday against allowing "foreign occupation" of the country in the growing cooperation with the U.S. against the terror group.
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