Meanwhile, at the United Nations, the administration dropped its attempt to extend a resolution giving American troops immunity from war crimes something other countries felt was an attempt to undermine the International Criminal Court.The release of the documents came hard on the heels of two embarrassments.
Correction: June 5 , 2002 Wednesday Because of a transmission error, an article yesterday about a visit to the Philippines by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz to assess plans for American troops to extend a counterterrorism training mission with the military there misstated a phrase in his description of the situation.
A3 U.S. Plans in Philippines Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz arrived in the Philippines to assess plans for American troops to extend a counterterrorism training mission with the Philippine military and to become more involved in searching for two Americans held by a militant Muslim group.
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz came to the Philippines today to assess plans for American troops to extend a counterterrorism training mission with the Philippine military and to become more involved in searching for two Americans held by a militant Muslim group.
If he adds combat troops, he'll be extending a deteriorating eight-year-long war without a majority of his country or his own party behind him.
Meanwhile, the debate persists in Baghdad over whether the government of Iraq should ask the United States to extend the troop deadline and allow some units to stay and continue training exercises.
The story of handcuffed execution and cover-up sparked outrage around the world in the midst of negotiations to extend U.S. troop presence into 2012 and, in response to international coverage, Iraq revived its investigation into the incident.
Before the end of his tenure, Secretary Leon Panetta extended a limited number of benefits to the partners and spouses of gay and lesbian troops.
A few days later, President Obama announced that he would extend the American troop deployment, into its fifteenth year, in order to shore up the Afghan government.
Tensions between Baghdad and Ankara have flared after Turkey's parliament voted to extend troop deployment to Iraq for another year.
