Military News Updates: 5/3/10

Top Military news headlines today include coverage of the terrorist plot in Times Square and a look at Ahmadinejad’s trip to NY  for the UN treaty conference.

Police Seek Man on Video in Bomb Plot

NEW YORK — The car bomb was a crude concoction of ordinary items — fireworks, fuel and fertilizer — that authorities suspect was meant to cause maximum mayhem in the heart of Times Square.

Fox Video: Napolitano responds to Times Square terror threat

Homeland Security secretary on ‘potential terror attack’ in Times Square

Veterans journal: Ill Gulf War vets urged to seek care through VA

Gulf War veterans with medical symptoms should seek treatment through the Department of Veterans Affairs in light of a recent study, according to Dr. Michael Kilpatrick director of strategic communications for the Military Health System. Kilpatrick said in a recent interview that if Gulf War veterans seek care through the VA rather than private doctors, researchers can continue to track their data and search for causes of their symptoms.

Last SEAL Goes to Trial in Iraq Assault

NORFOLK — The last of three U.S. Navy SEALs to face court-martial in connection with the alleged abuse of a suspected terrorist in Iraq is scheduled to stand trial this week at Naval Station Norfolk.

Iran, US Take Nuclear Case to UN Stage

UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brings his nuclear case to New York on Monday, turning a U.N. treaty conference into a stage for Tehran’s long-running showdown with Western powers over its uranium enrichment program.

CNN Video: Should US get tougher with Iran?

Israeli observers worry the U.S. isn’t helping enough to prevent a nuclear Iran. CNN’s Kevin Flower reports

Recount starts in Iraqi election

A manual recount got under way Monday of some ballots cast in Iraq’s national elections nearly two months ago.

Video appears to show Pakistan Taliban chief alive; suicide attack at CIA base in Afghanistan

KABUL (AP) — A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle full of explosives Monday outside a CIA base near the Afghan-Pakistan border after a new video emerged showing a top Taliban leader, believed slain in a U.S. missile strike, is alive and threatening to attack U.S. targets.

U.S. officials: Multiple insurgencies overwhelming Pakistan

U.S. officials say Pakistan is a “nation under siege” and faces a “herculean” task in dealing with multiple insurgencies — but better co-operation between Washington and Islamabad is reaping dividends.

‘Landmark’ cancer vaccine gets FDA approval

A vaccine treatment for prostate cancer has become the first therapy of its kind to win approval for use in U.S. patients.