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Having trouble reading this newsletter in your email? You can also view it as a webpage in your browser.   In opening remarks, Hasan says he was 'on the wrong side' in U.S. Army uniform Referring to himself as part of the Mujahedeen, Maj. Nidal Hasan, charged in the shootings at Fort Hood, told a court Tuesday that war has brought much death and destruction, and he found himself “on the wrong side.”   Study: Deployments not reason for increase in military suicides Combat deployments, no matter how many or how long, were not the reason for the notable increase in military suicides, according to a study of current and former U.S. servicemembers from 2001 to 2008.   Unpaid days off canceled, educators spared as Hagel orders furlough reduction Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday that furlough days for Defense Department civilians are being slashed from 11 to six, meaning next week will feature the last unpaid day off for most DOD workers this fiscal year.   Defiant message further dims Afghan peace hopes A defiant message purported to be from the reclusive leader of the Taliban cast even more doubt Tuesday on faltering peace efforts in Afghanistan, as Afghan leaders talked of closing the insurgent group’s political office in the Gulf nation of Qatar.   At the crux of sexual assault debate: the role of command As increasing numbers of legislators back a plan to remove prosecution authority for serious crimes from the chain of command, some leaders and senators warn the proposal is a mistake that will send fewer criminals to prison.   Japan marks 68th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing Japan marked the 68th anniversary Tuesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a somber ceremony to honor the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons.   Marines delay Osprey deployment to Okinawa following helicopter crash The Marine Corps said it will delay the deployment of an Osprey aircraft squadron to Okinawa following an Air Force helicopter crash in a military training area Monday.   Embassies still shut, US tries to pinpoint targets American spies and intelligence analysts on Monday scoured email, phone calls and radio communications between al-Qaida operatives in Yemen and the organization's senior leaders to determine the timing and targets of a potentially spectacular attack that officials said they came across in monitoring militants' "chatter."   DOD evacuates non-essential US personnel from Yemen The U.S. Air Force evacuated non-essential U.S. government civilian personnel from Yemen early Tuesday in the face of a threat of terrorist attacks emanating from al-Qaida elements operating on the Arabian Peninsula.   Grandson seeks restoration of respect for Pearl Harbor admiral Relatives of Husband Kimmel, who was commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, have a lot of questions about the events that led up to the fateful attack that propelled the U.S. into a world war.   Japan unveils largest warship since World War II Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest warship since World War II, a huge flat-top destroyer that has raised eyebrows in China and elsewhere because it bears a strong resemblance to a conventional aircraft carrier.   Legionnaires' disease still puzzles Pittsburgh VA officials A view of resistance and confusion in the Pittsburgh VA as it came to accept that it was in the midst of a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak is contained in a trove of 3,200 pages of emails, memos, reports and other documents recently provided to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by the VA.