Military Roundup 30 Apr 2010

Photo of the Day: USS Green Bay visits Pearl Harbor

Communists celebrate 35th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

Iran: Iranian reconnaissance plane buzzes USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Navy downplays incident: “From our perspective, this is not something to get excited about – this is not out of the ordinary – this is within the bounds of what has happened in the past.”

How Iran and al-Qaeda made a deal

White House seeks to soften Iran sanctions

AfPak: Pentagon report says the Taliban’s abilities are expanding and its operations are increasing in sophistication despite recent U.S. offensives

ISI says Taliban leader Hakeemullah Mehsud is not dead

Pakistan’s catch and release program frees top Taliban commanders

Army to Seek Death Penalty Against Fort Hood Shooter

Lawyers say Drone Pilots Could Be Tried for ‘War Crimes’

Military History: It’s official: Stalin ordered execution of 20,000 Polish military officers in Katyn and other places of Russia in 1940, according to a top secret Soviet Communist Party archives.

Republished with permission of the Victory Institute