GI Jenkins May Appear Before U.S. Military Soon
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A U.S. Army sergeant accused of deserting  nearly 40 years ago and who is now in hospital in Japan may  appear before the U.S. military for a plea bargain in the not  too distant future, his wife said on Monday.
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Charles Robert Jenkins, a one-time US Army sergeant accused of defecting to North Korea 39 years ago, has saidy he will soon surrender to military authorities to &quot;face the charges that have been filed against me.
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TOKYO -- Responding to Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins's pledge to surrender after spending four decades in North Korea, US military officials say they are ready to put the frail 64-year-old back in uniform, give him a haircut, set him up in on-base housing -- and then try him for desertion.
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Legal procedures are under way to decide the fate of US Army Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins, accused of deserting to North Korea four decades ago, a US Army official said Monday.
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The Pentagon confirms that retired US Army Gen Gary Luck has been asked to review operations in Iraq.
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The top US general in Iraq hints at troop reductions within six months, days ahead of his key report to Congress.
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The move would give Gen. David H. Petraeus a high-level post during the next administration but has raised concerns about the practice of rotating war commanders.
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The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday that the next three to four months will be crucial in determining whether the United States can start to withdraw troops from Iraq without sacrificing security gains since the troop buildup began early this year.
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The next three to four months will be vital to determine if violence in Iraq can be cut further and security maintained with fewer American troops, the number two U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Tuesday.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered this week that U.S. diplomatic positions in Iraq must be filled before any other State Department openings in Washington or overseas are made available, raising the possibility that soon the agency will be forced to order its employees to serve in Iraq.
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Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon as the Iraq war grinds on, goes before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday for what is expected to be quick hearing before likely Senate confirmation later this week.
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The new head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, is set to take charge ahead of a big security push.
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The court martial of U.S. Army Sergeant  Charles Robert Jenkins, accused of deserting to North Korea  four decades ago and now in Japan, has been scheduled for Nov.  3, a U.S. military source said Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- Last month, Congress set a deadline for the American commander in Iraq, declaring that by Sept. 15 he would have to assess progress there before billions more dollars are approved to finance the military effort to stabilize the country. The commander, General David H. Petraeus, said in recent days that his report would only be a snapshot of ...
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CAMP ZAMA, Japan  - Legal steps are under way to  decide the fate of U.S. Army Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins,  accused of deserting to North Korea in 1965, a U.S. Army  official said Monday as the 64-year-old soldier got set to  return to active duty for the first time in four decades.
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The number of U.S. troops in Iraq could fall to about 130,000 by next summer, the total before this year's build-up, but it is too early to say when it may go lower, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday.
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Former U.S. sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins, who deserted to North Korea four decades ago, emerged on Saturday from nearly a month in confinement to prepare for a new life with his family in his Japanese wife's rural home town.