Top Military News Headlines | June 7, 2010

June 7th, 2010  |  Published in Military News

Headlines: Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen will brief the President today in Washington on the situation in the Gulf and we look at the details in the shooting of an unarmed marine in Baltimore by an off duty police officer.

Karzai Ousts 2 Top Pro-Western Ministers

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s intelligence chief and interior minister resigned Sunday to take responsibility for allowing militants to elude a massive security operation and launch an attack on last week’s national peace conference.

Palestinians: 3 killed in airstrike tied to pro-Hamas group

(CNN) — An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza town of Beit Lahiya killed three Hamas supporters on Tuesday, Palestinian sources told CNN.

NATO Ponders Returning Fire

Multiple cyber intelligence sources have warned for some time now of the growing cyber threat from Russia, China and others. The Albright Group recently released a report that stated that a cyber attack targeting the critical infrastructure of a NATO country or countries could equate to an armed attack, justifying retaliation. The warnings appear to now have come true. Recently, NATO members were the target of a series of cyber attacks said to be linked back to Russian hackers.

Policeman Shoots Unarmed Marine 13 Times

An off-duty Baltimore police officer shot an unarmed Marine 13 times outside a nightclub, killing him, police said.

City prosecutors will review details of the Saturday shooting to determine whether to file charges against the officer, a 15-year veteran whose name was not disclosed, The Baltimore Sun reported Sunday.

Two NJ Men Arrested in Somali Terror Plot

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — The young men’s intentions were sinister: to head to Somalia to seek terror training from al-Qaida-affiliated jihadists and unleash attacks against fellow Americans.

Obama to get Monday briefing on oil spill disaster

(CNN) — The federal government’s response manager to the Gulf Coast oil spill, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, will brief President Obama and the Cabinet in Washington on Monday on the administration’s ongoing response to the disaster.

Troops use green laser to warn, not harm

A green laser is being used by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan to temporarily blind combatants instead of shooting them.

BP to close cap vents to stop oil still gushing into Gulf

Venice, Louisiana (CNN) — BP planned Friday to successively close four vents at the top of an undersea well containment cap through which oil was still gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.

Gates: No wider military role in oil spill

SINGAPORE — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is rejecting a more forceful role for the military in plugging the Gulf of Mexico oil leak.

Adm.: No sign of another N. Korean attack

SINGAPORE — The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific says there is no sign now that North Korea is planning another strike or provocation against South Korea.

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