Apr 22

US military chief visits troops in Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – The top US military commander Admiral Michael Mullen met American soldiers deployed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, kickstarting his second visit to the war-torn country in just weeks, an official said. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 22

Top US military chief visits troops in Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – The top US military commander Admiral Michael Mullen arrived in Afghanistan Wednesday on a three-day visit to meet US soldiers deployed in the south and east of the country, an official said. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 22

Pentagon agency at source of harsh interrogation techniques: probe 
    (AFP)
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Apr 22

US senators urge no prosecutions for 'torture' memo writers 
    (AFP)
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Apr 22

Afghanistan: Top US military officer honors troops 
    (AP)

AP – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff began a review Wednesday of a new community-based defense program recently deployed to combat rising violence in a province on the doorstep of Kabul. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 22

Mullen warns no quick US victory in Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – The top US military commander warned Wednesday that Americans cannot expect a swift victory over the Taliban and Al-Qaeda despite the imminent deployment of 21,000 extra troops to Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 22

U.S. wants broader Pakistan military ties: official 
    (Reuters)
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Apr 22

Report Details Pentagon Role in Torture Tactics 
    (Time.com)

Time.com – The Senate Armed Services Committee reveals how Rumsfeld’s DoD adapted methods used to train U.S. personnel to withstand pressure for false confessions Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 22

Top US officials shaped 'torture' policy: report 
    (AFP)

AFP – Top US officials, not a “few bad apples” of low rank, were behind harsh military interrogation tactics that spread from Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan to Iraq, a new Senate report said. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 21

Cyber-spies breach US fighter-jet program: report 
    (AFP)

AFP – Computer spies have hacked into the Pentagon’s costly program for a new fighter jet, a US newspaper reported Tuesday, but the Defense Department said sensitive technology for the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft had not been compromised. Read the rest of this entry »

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