Military Top Stories Center http://www.military.com/News/Home/0,13324,,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS Military Top Stories Center Thursday, 26 November 2009 10:06:26 AM Eastern Syria Becoming an Al Qaeda Haven http://www.military.com/news/article/eastern-syria-becoming-an-al-qaeda-haven.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2009-11-25 Vets Shielded From Health Care Reform http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,206499,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2009-11-25 Kandahar Emerges as Key in Afghan War http://www.military.com/news/article/kandahar-emerges-as-key-in-afghan-war.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS The fight for Kandahar illustrates some of the biggest hurdles faced by the U.S. as it tries to implement a strategy of winning over the people of Afghanistan. The city - and the outlying province - will be a focus of the troop buildup which President Barack Obama is expected to order. 2009-11-25 13 Aboard Truman Punished for Cheating http://www.military.com/news/article/13-aboard-truman-punished-for-cheating.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2009-11-25 Dems Want Surtax to Pay for Afghan War http://www.military.com/news/article/dems-want-surtax-to-pay-for-afghan-war.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2009-11-25 Claims Against Phila. VA up to $58M http://www.military.com/news/article/claims-against-phila-va-up-to-58m.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2009-11-25 Focus on Emails Between Hasan and Cleric http://www.military.com/news/article/levin-more-emails-from-hasan.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials. Levin also said he considers Hasan's shooting spree, an act of terrorism. 2009-11-21 Some Lawmakers Lag in Academy Nominations http://www.military.com/news/article/some-lawmakers-lag-in-academy-nominations.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS From New York to Los Angeles, lawmakers from heavily minority areas rank near the bottom in the number of students they have nominated for appointment to West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy or the U.S. Air Force Academy, according to a review of records from the past five years. 2009-11-20 Ten Gitmo Detainees Headed to US http://www.military.com/news/article/ten-gitmo-detainees-headed-to-us.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS Ten high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainees are being transferred to face justice in the United States. Five of the detainees will head to civilian court in New York to face charges they orchestrated 9/11 attacks, while the other five are headed for military commissions on a variety of terrorism charges. 2009-11-14 Sept. 11 Suspects to Face NYC Trial http://www.military.com/news/article/sept-11-suspects-to-face-nyc-trial.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian U.S. courthouse in New York, near the site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks, said Attorney General Eric Holder. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty. 2009-11-13