Jul 28 2010

Form Title
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6 (5330.3A) – (Part I) Application and Permit for Importation of
Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War
6 (5330.3B) – (Part II) Application and Permit for Importation
of Firearms [military]
6A (5330.3C) – Release and Receipt of Imported Firearms,
Ammunition and Implements of War

Marine Impersonator Taken Into Custody
An Arizona man convicted in absentia of fraud and forgery after his past as a U.S. Marine was revealed as a fabrication was taken into custody in California.

US Can’t Account for $8.7B in Iraqi Funds
The U.S. Defense Department is unable to properly account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money tapped by the U.S. for rebuilding the war ravaged nation, according to an audit released Tuesday.

Former Contractor Charged in Sailor’s Death
A former Army contractor from Newport News was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault after a vehicle collision in Kuwait left one Navy man dead and another seriously injured.

WikiLeaks: We Don’t Know Source of Data
WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief claims his organization doesn’t know who sent it some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents, telling journalists that the website was set up to hide the source of its data from those who receive it.

$33B War Funding Boost Clears Congress
The House on Tuesday sent President Obama a major war-funding increase of $33 billion to pay for his troop surge in Afghanistan, unmoved by the leaking of classified documents that portray a military effort struggling between 2004 and 2009 against a strengthening insurgency.

Clinton Comments Roil US-China Ties
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s thinly veiled criticism of Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea has angered Beijing’s leadership and quietly pleased Asian countries concerned about China’s expanding military power.

Booted Gays Consider Service after DADT
Former Air Force Maj. Mike Almy was booted from service for sending a note to his partner back home over military e-mail from Iraq. But despite his humiliating ouster, Almy wants back into the Air Force when and if the politically charged “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is lifted.

Hit List Draws Fire in Wake of Leaks
When it comes to war, killing the enemy is an accepted fact. Even amid the sensation of the WikiLeaks.org revelations, that stark reality lies at the core of new charges that some American military commando operations may have amounted to war crimes.

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