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...possession of marijuana and unauthorized prescription drugs; in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was freed after posting a $4,000 bond. CONVICTED. JONATHAN IDEMA, bounty hunter and former Green Beret; of entering Afghanistan illicitly, making illegal arrests, establishing a private jail and torturing captives; in Kabul. He claimed he had Pentagon support in his efforts to hunt terrorists. But the U.S. military says he was operating without its knowledge, and the judge refused to admit evidence backing his claim. Idema was sentenced to 10 years in jail. Two associates also received prison sentences. DIED. PATRIARCH PETROS VII OF ALEXANDRIA, 55, leader...
...CONVICTED. Former Green Beret JONATHAN IDEMA, along with BRENT BENNETT and cameraman EDWARD CARABALO; of making illegal arrests, establishing a private jail and torturing their captives; in Kabul. Idema claimed he had support from the Pentagon for his efforts to hunt down terrorists, but the U.S. says the men were operating without its knowledge. The judge refused to admit evidence in support of the claim. Idema and Bennett were sentenced to ten years in prison; Carabalo to eight...
...that country develop into a failed state." The E.U.-U.S. relationship is also being tested over NATO involvement in Iraq. Even before the Iraq war, Europe's attention was divided between NATO and the effort to build the E.U.'s own security and defense identity. For its part, the Pentagon has preferred ad hoc coalitions in both Afghanistan and Iraq to enlisting NATO's help. Last week, a report by a group of independent defense experts called for the creation of a 15,000-strong E.U. security force that could be rapidly deployed. But Continental governments still seem more willing...
...told TIME that the bureau sought information on key AIPAC personnel, their meetings with White House and other national-security officials in Washington and even details about their personal lives. At one point, the FBI was surveilling a meeting between an Israeli diplomat and an AIPAC official when the Pentagon's Franklin suddenly appeared, igniting concerns. Franklin, a former Air Force Reserve officer, served briefly in the U.S. military attache's office in Israel in the late 1990s. Since the summer of 2001, he has worked as an Iran expert for Douglas Feith, the Pentagon's third ranking official...
Some democrats on the Hill claim that they are worried a second Bush Administration may prove more militarily aggressive than the first. One reason: a Democratic official tells TIME that a leading Pentagon hawk recently hinted that the doctrine of pre-emptive war could soon apply to potential new targets. During a private Aug. 19 conference call with Capitol Hill aides from both parties, sources say, senior Pentagon policy official William Luti said there are at least five or six foreign countries with traits that "no responsible leader can allow." An outspoken proponent of the Iraq war, Luti had declared...