Feb 14

Don't ask when: Repeal of gay ban won't be soon (AP)

AP – As promised, the Pentagon has begun examining how the ban on gays serving openly could be eased and then repealed, but a complete repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is probably years away. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 14

US territory offers to host troops from Japan: reports (AFP)

AFP – A US-administered Pacific island territory has offered to take some of the US troops relocating from Japan amid a row between Washington and Tokyo over a military base, reports said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 14

Flying laser zaps missile in first for U.S. (Reuters)

Reuters – A high-powered laser aboard a modified Boeing Co 747 jumbo jet shot down an in-flight ballistic missile for the first time, highlighting a new class of ray guns best known from science fiction. Read the rest of this entry »