Feb 22

War general: gay, straight should be OK to serve (AP)

AP – The top commanding general in Iraq says he thinks everyone — gay and straight — should be allowed to serve in the military “as long as we are still able to fight our wars.” Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 22

Medvedev: Russia must stop

Reuters – Russia must stop “patching up” old weapons and build new ones as it tries to adapt its armed forces to current threats, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday, Russian news agencies reported. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 22

For some US troops, Kosovo peacekeeping a family affair (AFP)

AFP – Keeping the peace is a family affair at Camp Bondsteel, the biggest US military base in the Balkans, where a small but noticeable minority of the personnel are related to each other. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 22

North Korea seeks military talks with rival South (Reuters)

Reuters – North Korea has proposed holding military talks with the South next week after it raised tension on the troubled peninsula last week by warning it would hold live-fire drills near the border with its rival. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 22

Petraeus: Troops may not care if gay ban repealed (AP)

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