Feb 25

Costly US weapons face budget cuts under Obama (AFP)

AFP – Hi-tech fighter aircraft, new warships and missile defense projects are all potential targets for big cuts in the US defense budget as the American military faces a new era of limits under President Barack Obama. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

Obama eyes 2010 Iraq withdrawal: report (AFP)

AFP – President Barack Obama is close to issuing an order to withdraw the bulk of US military forces from Iraq by August 2010, the New York Times reported Wednesday, citing senior administration officials. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

Iraqis ready soon to take over from US force: general (AFP) Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 584 (AP)

AP – As of Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at least 584 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 »