U.S.: No Objections to Russian Base in Kyrgyzstan | DefenseNews/AFP

Obama orders review of alleged slayings of Taliban in Bush era (The inquiry stems from the deaths of at least 1,000 Taliban prisoners who had surrendered to the U.S.-backed Northern Alliance in late 2001) | CNN

Levin, McCain expect some flak in Senate’s F-22 dogfight (It’s not every day that Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., and ranking member John McCain, R-Ariz., lose a battle over defense priorities) | Government Executive

Somalia clashes kill dozens, AU helps gov’t forces | AP

Churches in Iraq targeted in bombings; 4 killed | Los Angeles Times