UK & USA Today Editoweb 5 March 2010

Brown says he did not restrict Iraq funding

Gordon Brown has told the Chilcot Inquiry that he did not restrict defence funds for the frontline during
the Iraq war.

Anti-war soldier jailed for Afghan refusal

A British soldier who refused to return to fight in Afghanistan and campaigned against the war was jailed for nine months on Friday after he admitted going absent without leave.

Iraq war was right decision - Brown

Gordon Brown has expressed his sorrow for the loss of life in the conflict in Iraq while insisting it had been the "right decision" to overthrow Saddam Hussein.

Brown tells inquiry Iraq war was right

Prime Minister Gordon Brown told an official inquiry into the Iraq War on Friday that joining the 2003 U.S.-led invasion had been the right decision and denied he had left the military short of funding.

Angry anti-gov't writing linked to Pentagon gunman

A California man killed in a shootout with Pentagon police drove cross-country and arrived outside the military headquarters armed with two semiautomatic weapons, authorities said Friday. Internet postings linked to the lone shooting suspect reflect long-held anti-government anger.

6 people killed in bus crash south of Phoenix

Six people were ejected from a bus and killed Friday when the vehicle hit a pickup and rolled over on the interstate south of Phoenix, state police said.

Kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard shares home videos

Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard, held captive for 18 years in a ramshackle backyard compound, was seen cooking with her sister and mother and riding horses in recently shot home videos aired on ABC Friday.

Forecasters predict major flooding in North Dakota

The National Weather Service says there's a high risk for major flooding along North Dakota's Red River in the same area where residents held off record high waters last year.

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