Profile: Commander Cressida Dick (BBC News)Cressida Dick, a commander in the Met Police's Specialist Crime Directorate, is one of the force's most senior officers.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:04:53 GMT)
Nolcom commander urges filing of charges vs soldiers (Philstar.com)The most senior military commander in Northern Luzon assured the public yesterday that he will not condone any wrongdoing of his men even as he encouraged victims of the perceived soldiers’ abuses to come forward and file the necessary charges in court.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:05:49 GMT)
Lange elected 40 et 8 national commander (Paris Beacon)Ted Lange of Paris was recently elected as Chef de Chemin de Fer (National Commander) of the 40 et 8 honorary veterans organization. The national convention was held in Orlando, Fla.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:20:21 GMT)
Congo-Kinshasa: Monuc Force Commander Remains Optimistic (AllAfrica.com)During the weekly MONUC press conference of 2 October 2008, MONUC Force Commander General Babacar Gaye said that despite the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a lot of progress has been accomplished thanks to the help and support of MONUC.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:54:58 GMT)
Commander says Taliban unbeatable (Windsor Star)OTTAWA - The top British commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that western forces could not defeat the Taliban, an assessment echoed by John Manley, who headed Canada's independent panel into the mission. (From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:10:03 GMT)
Commander's call for Taliban talks validates NDP position: Layton (Telegraph-Journal)A warning from Britain's most senior military commander that the Afghanistan war cannot be won and may only be resolved through peace talks involving the Taliban validates the NDP's position on the conflict, party leader Jack Layton said Sunday.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:17:15 GMT)
Afghan war cannot be won - top commander (Daily Telegraph)BRITAIN'S commander in Afghanistan says the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the Sunday Times has reported.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:38:00 GMT)
NATO: senior Taliban commander captured in S Afghanistan (People's Daily)The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has captured a suspected senior Taliban commander Mullah Sakhi Dad in southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, said an ISAF statement released here on Sunday. "Without firing a shot, ISAF soldiers captured Mullah Sakhi Dadand another insurgent while searching a compound in Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan in the early morning on Oct. 1," the ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:19:38 GMT)
Talks with Taliban the only way forward in Afghanistan, says UK commander (Guardian Unlimited)Britain is stepping up pressure for a political and diplomatic settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan, a move set in sharp relief yesterday by the commander of UK troops who warned that the war against the Taliban was not going to be won.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:31:27 GMT)