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Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside was judged by her superiors to be a model officer. But after suffering a psychiatric breakdown in Iraq, she has found herself facing criminal charges for attempted suicide and endangering the life of another soldier. Her story shows that the Army continues to grapple with soldiers who suffer mental trauma in a combat zone.

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McNamara Apologized. Will Rumsfeld?

Late in his life, Robert McNamara became a sad study in what can happen when a Pentagon leader eventually regrets taking a country into a disastrous war and attempts to atone. His belated acknowledgment of doubts and error in managing the Vietnam War came too late for many, and after his death last...

U.S. General Sees Afghan Army, Police Insufficient: Obama Strategy May Need More Funds, U.S. Troops (Post, July 11, 2009)

U.S. Releases 5 Iranian Officials in Iraq (Post, July 9, 2009; 9:33 AM)

Mexico Accused of Torture in Drug War: Army Using Brutality To Fight Trafficking, Rights Groups Say (Post, July 9, 2009)

Bribery Plea in Probe of Firm With Murtha Ties (Post, July 8, 2009)

U.S. and Russia to Reduce Arsenals: Obama, Medvedev Discuss Cooperation On Missile Defense (Post, July 7, 2009)

ROBERT S. McNAMARA 1916 - 2009: 'Terribly Wrong' Handling of Vietnam Overshadowed Record of Achievement (Post, July 7, 2009)

7 U.S. Troops Killed in Attacks In Afghanistan: Death Toll Is Military's Highest in Year (Post, July 7, 2009)

Afghan-Pakistani Hostility Impedes U.S. Troops (Post, July 5, 2009)

2 U.S. TROOPS KILLED BY TALIBAN IN BATTLE IN EAST AFGHANISTAN (Post, July 5, 2009)

France Hopes to Jump-Start Its Arms Sales With New Iraqi Government (Post, July 4, 2009)

U.S. Soldier May Be a Captive of Taliban Forces (Post, July 3, 2009)

Marines Meet Little Resistance in Afghan Push (Post, July 3, 2009)