Jan 8

US troops, kin face cuts in base services 
    (AP)

AP – Soldiers and their families on Army bases around the country could see cutbacks in trash pickup, lawn-mowing and other services as the military tries to hold down non-war spending while escalating the fight in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 8

Clinton to seek Japan assurance on military bases 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will ask Japan to recommit to the U.S. security pact and Okinawa military bases when she meets Japan’s foreign minister next week, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 8

Clinton to seek Japan assurance on military bases 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will ask Japan to recommit to the U.S. security pact and Okinawa military bases when she meets Japan’s foreign minister next week, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 7

Pentagon okays Taiwan missile deal 
    (AFP)

AFP – The Defense Department has approved the sale of upgraded missile equipment to Taiwan, a Taipei-based US official said on Thursday, risking the ire of the island’s rival China. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 6

Boeing wins UAE deal for military transport planes 
    (AFP)

AFP – US aerospace giant Boeing said on Wednesday it has won a contract from the United Arab Emirates for six C-17 military aircraft, making the UAE the second Middle East nation to order the airlifter. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 6

Japan PM vows to pursue more equal ties with US 
    (AFP)

AFP – Japan’s prime minister pledged Monday to pursue more equal relations with the United States as Tokyo seeks to defuse a row with its close ally over where to move an American military base. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 6

WH aide cites Yemen cleric's ties to two attacks 
    (AFP)

AFP – A radical Yemeni cleric who was in contact with the suspected US army base shooter may also have ties to the failed attack on a US-bound plane at Christmas, a top White House aide said Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 4

Japan PM vows to pursue more equal ties with US 
    (AFP)

AFP – Japan’s prime minister pledged Monday to pursue more equal relations with the United States as Tokyo seeks to defuse a row with its close ally over where to move an American military base. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 3

WH aide cites Yemen cleric's ties to two attacks 
    (AFP)

AFP – A radical Yemeni cleric who was in contact with the suspected US army base shooter may also have ties to the failed attack on a US-bound plane at Christmas, a top White House aide said Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 2

Eight Americans killed in Afghanistan suicide attack 
    (AFP)

AFP – Eight American civilian workers were killed on Wednesday in a suicide bomb attack on a US military base close to the border with Pakistan, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

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