Feb 13

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 576 (AP)

AP – As of Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at least 576 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 Thursday at 10 a.m. EST. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 13

US intel chief warns against China-Taiwan conflict (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama’s top intelligence official suggested Thursday that China’s massive military spending will spur continued U.S. arms sales to Taiwan to maintain a military balance in the potentially dangerous Taiwan Strait. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 13

US air base in Kyrgyzstan working despite threat (AP) Read the rest of this entry »