Mar 5

McCain, Lieberman push military to handle terror cases 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Two senior senators unveiled legislation on Thursday to require the military to hold, interrogate and prosecute certain terrorism suspects and also bar them from receiving legal rights afforded most criminals in the United States. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 5

No terrorism link to Pentagon shooting: police 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – A California man who was fatally shot after opening fire on security officers outside the Pentagon appears to have been acting alone, with no links to domestic or international terrorism, police said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 5

Army chief sees 'anxiety' on lifting ban on gays 
    (AP)

AP – Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey said Thursday he sees anxiety in the armed services over how possible changes in the law that bans openly gay servicemen and women would be implemented. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 5

Pentagon sees no erosion on F-35 total buy 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – The Pentagon’s chief arms buyer on Thursday said he was not seeing signs that the U.S. military services or international partners would cut their planned purchases of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, but acknowledged that was a risk for such a big program. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 5

Man dies after shooting Pentagon security officers 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – A man shot and wounded two security officers at an entrance to the Pentagon near a busy commuter rail station on Thursday before being fatally wounded in a shootout, officials and media reports said. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 5

Boeing unveils bid for US military tanker contract 
    (AFP)

AFP – Boeing said Thursday it would bid for a 35-billion-dollar contract to supply aerial refueling tankers to the US Air Force, insisting its planes would be cheaper than the ones by rival Airbus. Read the rest of this entry »