admin | 
10 23rd, 2009| 
AFP – The top US military officer on Friday kicked off a series of talks in Japan, government officials said, as their decades-long alliance is being strained by a military base dispute. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
23
AFP – The US military on Friday closed its command centre for the corps responsible for pouring billions of dollars into major construction and engineering projects across Iraq since the invasion. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
23
AP – The chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff says Japan must act urgently to make progress on a base relocation issue if Washington’s overall realignment of troops here is to move forward on time. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
22
AP – Raytheon Co. said Thursday profit rose in the third quarter on increased demand for the defense contractor’s Patriot missile by foreign governments concerned about potential threats from other countries, and for its soldier training programs. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
22
AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday pressed Japan to quickly “move on” with a plan to relocate a controversial US military base to a new area of southern Okinawa island. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
21
AP – One of three men convicted of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
21
AFP – US Senator John Kerry Wednesday said it was “common sense” for President Barack Obama to wait until after Afghanistan’s run-off election before making fateful decisions on deploying more US troops. Read the rest of this entry »
