Feb 7

White House looking at Iraq withdrawal options 
    (AFP)

AFP – The White House is weighing several options for US troop withdrawals from Iraq, with timetables ranging from President Barack Obama’s campaign pledge to remove all combat troops within 16 months to a 23-month option, a defense official said. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 7

US Air Force orders 15 Boeing C-17s 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Air Force has ordered 15 C-17 military transport planes from US manufacturer Boeing valued at 2.9 billion dollars, the Pentagon announced. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 7

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 573 
    (AP)

AP – As of Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at least 573 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EST. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 7

US Air Force orders 15 Boeing C-17s 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Air Force has ordered 15 C-17 military transport planes from US manufacturer Boeing valued at 2.9 billion dollars, the Pentagon announced. Read the rest of this entry »