May 22

Obama signs bill to cut wasteful defense spending 
    (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama granted the Pentagon new power to rein in wasteful defense spending Friday, a change he said was long overdue. Read the rest of this entry »

May 22

Obama signs law to reform Pentagon weapons buying 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama, seeking to end the schedule delays and cost overruns that plague U.S. defense spending, signed a law on Friday to reform the way the Pentagon purchases major weapons systems. Read the rest of this entry »

May 22

Iraqi anger over US soldier being spared death 
    (AFP)

AFP – A US court decision sparing ex-soldier Steven Dale Green the death penalty for raping and murdering an Iraqi teenager after killing her family was met with anger by the girl’s relatives on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

May 22

Calif. military jet crashes; pilot killed, 1 hurt 
    (AP)

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May 22

To cover both wars, Senate passes $91.3B bill 
    (AP)

AP – The Senate is backing President Barack Obama’s efforts to ramp up the war in Afghanistan, granting his request for $91.3 billion for military and diplomatic operations there and in Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »

May 22

Ex-US soldier spared death for Iraq rape, murders: jury 
    (AFP)

AFP – A Kentucky jury Thursday handed life imprisonment to a former US soldier for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the slaughter of her family, sparing him from the death sentence. Read the rest of this entry »

May 22

Jury spares ex-soldier's life for Iraq rape, murders 
    (AFP)

AFP – A Kentucky jury has handed a former US soldier a sentence of life in prison for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the slaughter of her family, sparing him from the death sentence. Read the rest of this entry »