AP – U.S. service members in Afghanistan said President Barack Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops offered hope that they can go home — if the reinforcements can build up the Afghan army to protect civilians against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The man who built Blackwater USA into one of the world’s most respected and reviled defense contractors feels that he was thrown under the bus after serving the nation’s security interests for years. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Northrop Grumman and its European partner EADS threatened to pull out of a multi-billion-dollar tanker contract, accusing the Pentagon of favoring its rival Boeing. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – U.S. service members in Afghanistan said President Barack Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops offered hope that they can go home — if the reinforcements can build up the Afghan army to protect civilians against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he would send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, as he vowed to “seize the initiative” to end an unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Each and every meal prepared for US soldiers at the sprawling Bagram military base in Afghanistan costs about 28 dollars a head — more than most Afghans earn in a month. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce he is sending 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan within six months in a swift surge but limit the duration of their deployment, a US official said. Read the rest of this entry »
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