Mar 3

Pentagon insists US drawdown in Iraq on track (AFP)

AFP – The Pentagon insisted on Wednesday plans for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq were on track, despite a report that the US commander there wants to slow the pace of the drawdown. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 3

GOP dismisses military study on gays as biased (AP)

AP – Some Republicans are dismissing a planned nine-month Pentagon study on gays in the military as biased because it assumes Congress will eventually repeal the 1993 law known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 3

US announces two-year delay in F-35 fighter program (AFP)

AFP – The US Air Force announced Tuesday a two-year delay in the production of its new F-35 stealth fighter, touted as the future of the American air fleet. Read the rest of this entry »