Mar 18

Former US general links Srebrenica to Dutch army gays (AFP)

AFP – A retired US general on Thursday said Dutch UN troops defending Srebrenica in the Bosnian war failed to prevent the 1995 genocide partly because their ranks included openly gay soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 18

F-35 fighter makes first vertical landing (Reuters)

Reuters – A Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter aircraft landed vertically for the first time on Thursday, a bright spot in the Pentagon’s priciest arms purchase program, troubled by cost increases and delays. Read the rest of this entry »