Pentagon shifts to long war on terror across globe
The Pentagon is repositioning forces for a decades long struggle against terrorism. Rumsfeld warned changes cannot be rapid and views a broad, enduring war akin to the Cold War. Troops shift from Western Europe toward the Middle East, with bases in Romania Bulgaria and other former Warsaw Pact nations, and deployments in Hungary Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Djibouti and the Philippines to deter attacks and counterterrorism centers.
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Miners Rescued After Flooded Zapadnaya Mine Incident
Emergency crews in Rostov region southern Russia began lifting 19 of 46 trapped miners from the flooded Zapadnaya coal mine after water from a subterranean lake flooded shafts. Thirteen miners remained unaccounted for while teams worked by hand to carve escape tunnels using nearby pits.
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