Sep 22

U.S. says won't dictate to Japan on military bases (Reuters)

Reuters – The United States would like Japan to honor agreements to keep U.S. forces stationed on Okinawa but has no intention of dictating to the new Japanese government, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 22

Ahmadinejad warns against any attack on Iran (Reuters)

Reuters – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a military parade in Tehran on Tuesday Iran would “cut off the hands” of anyone who attacked the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 22

US, Japan to discuss US troop presence (AFP)

AFP – The Obama administration has promised to discuss a controversial deal on US military bases with Japan’s new left-leaning government but stopped short of saying it would renegotiate it. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 22

US Senator urges Afghan ramp-up to fight war (AFP)

AFP – The United States should focus on training and equipping Afghanistan’s security forces as it weighs what troop levels are needed to fight the war there, Democratic Senator Carl Levin said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »