Military Roundup 3 May 2010

Image of the Day: Sgt. William Jasper retrieves South Carolina’s flag under heavy fire

AfPak: Surge strips UAVs from U.S. Forces in other theaters

British sniper kills two Taliban over 1.5 miles away

Hakeemullah Mehsud is still alive, threatens attacks in U.S.

Homeland Security: Pakistani Taliban claim credit for Times Square bombing attempt

Government treats attack as “amateurish” – minimizes lethal potential. Napolitano calls it “potential act of terror”

Bomb construction patterned after al Qaeda manual

Dr. Walid Phares: We’re Engaged in a Terror War – and New York Is the Prime Target (commentary)

U.S. drones deployed to Yemen to target al-Awlaki

Coast Guard Commandant defend gov’ts oil spill response

SEAL 3 Update: SEAL accused of hitting Iraqi faces trial today – two other defendants already fully exonerated

DADT Update: Gates, Mullen say gay ban works for now – warn Congress not to intervene in strongly-worded letter

Republished with permission of the Victory Institute