Nov 17

Fort Hood slayings prompt full Pentagon review 
    (AP)

AP – The Pentagon will investigate its procedures in light of the Fort Hood shooting rampage, looking at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks, officials said Tuesday. The probe is still in the planning stages, but would be a broad examination beyond the particulars of Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 17

Suicides spike in US Army, to surpass last year's record 
    (AFP)

AFP – Suicides in the US Army are headed to a new record, with 140 suspected cases reported since the start of the year, a top general said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 17

Japan, US officials meet over military base row 
    (AFP)

AFP – The United States and Japan held talks on Tuesday over relocating an American military base but made little progress on resolving a row that has strained ties between the allies, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 17

Feds: Kuwaiti company conspired to defraud US 
    (AP)

AP – The chief food supplier for the U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq inflated prices and defrauded the U.S. government for multibillion-dollar contracts to feed American troops, federal prosecutors said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 17

Feds: Kuwaiti company conspired to defraud US 
    (AP)

AP – The chief food supplier for the U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq inflated prices and defrauded the U.S. government for multibillion-dollar contracts to feed American troops, federal prosecutors said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 17

Kuwaiti firm charged with defrauding US military 
    (AFP)

AFP – A Kuwaiti firm with 8.5 billion dollars in contracts to supply food to US troops in the Middle East has been indicted for fraud, accused of taking elaborate measures to overbill the Pentagon. Read the rest of this entry »