Patriot Paradox

AFP – The US military has accelerated the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and freed up equipment for the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, the US commander in Iraq told Congress on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Two F-16 fighter jets trailed a small plane with an unresponsive pilot on Wednesday before the aircraft crashed in rural Indiana, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Iraq’s tight budget and its dependence on the price of oil is a “challenge” when it comes to equipping the country’s fledgling security forces, a senior US military officer said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Murder charges against a US Marine accused of slaying an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in Fallujah in 2004 were dismissed Tuesday, a military spokesman confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Northrop Grumman Tuesday accused the Pentagon of being “unfair” over the aerospace giant’s competition with Boeing for a new mammoth contract to replace the US Air Force’s aging aerial tankers. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The head of the US Africa command defended holding a joint military exercise in Gabon, which has been rocked by protests in the wake of a disputed election in early September. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Murder charges against a US Marine accused of slaying an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in Fallujah in 2004 were dismissed Tuesday, a military spokesman confirmed. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Northrop Grumman Tuesday accused the Pentagon of being “unfair” over the aerospace giant’s competition with Boeing for a new mammoth contract to replace the US Air Force’s aging aerial tankers. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The US Navy secretary said on Friday women deserve a chance to serve on submarines, promising to move “aggressively” to change the rules that ban females on subs. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The United States will not take account of a trade dispute between aviation rivals Boeing and Airbus when it selects a bidder to build a fleet of aerial refueling tankers, according to a Pentagon document obtained by AFP. Read the rest of this entry »