Plan to save regiments considered
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Tony Blair is said to be seriously considering plans to save most of Scotland's infantry regiments.
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Recruit the soldier. Retain the family. That's been common wisdom at the Pentagon for ages.
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By Kimball Payne, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 25--GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- State lawmakers agreed Saturday to more than double the local panel charged with guiding the future of Fort Monroe as the Army prepares to leave the waterfront post by 2011.
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The make-up of a planned Scottish "super regiment" is expected to be decided by army chiefs on Monday.
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Whilst some may claim that the British are staunch allies of the United States (depite being having clearly different agendas on the World Stage), the recent request made to Britain for additional support, namely 600 troops from Black Watch to be moved North to Baghdad to help out the 130,000 US troops who want to move upto Fallujah, is being met by the British Parliament with what we might politely call some   hostility. As the Honourable member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (yes, it is as grim as it sounds), Geraldine Smith asks:    "I'm concerned about the timing. We've been asked by the Americans two weeks before their election to cover for their troops. Is this a ploy to allow Bush not to send more troops? If we made a decision to send troops tomorrow, it looks like we are stepping in to help out the President."
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Moves are made to end the confusion about Tory Party pledges to reinstate Army regiments scrapped in Scotland.
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The Cabinet is today discussing plans to redeploy British troops to an American-controlled area in central Iraq. Ministers are poised to decide whether to allow 650 troops from the Black Watch regiment to shift to the region.
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PRINCE William has declared his wish to fight on the frontline beside his fellow soldiers should the need arise. The second in line to the throne, who confirmed he is considering an army career
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The Cabinet is set to discuss plans to send soldiers from the Black Watch to support American forces near Baghdad, amid reports that more British troops could soon be on their way to Iraq.
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Business & money: Local authority pension funds are to tackle arms companies about their activities.
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British government announced on Thursday the details to restructure the country&#39;s army forces, saying that the changes would make it more flexible and specialized.
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tordia writes &quot;Bruce Schneier has come out against a plan proposed by the Missouri Secretary of State, Matt Blunt. Blunt&#39;s proposal would allow &quot;soldiers at remote duty stations or in combat areas cast their
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Several British newspapers and the British Broadcasting Corp. have reported that London is considering sending 600 soldiers from the Black Watch regiment in relatively peaceful Basra to bolster U.S. operations ...
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Union flag-bedecked Land Rovers of the Black Watch regiment stand ready for deployment. Photograph: Warrant Officer Giles Penfound/PA.
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Forces cannot continue their commitments for much longer without changes, chief of defence staff tells MPs.
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what crisis?&quot; brigade will finally be exposed. The true extent of the problem, a predicted savings shortfall of Â£57 billion, will be set out for all to see.
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Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series on the Pentagon's plan to withdraw troops from stations abroad.