Mar 31

Would partners of gay troops get benefits, too? 
    (AP)

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Mar 31

US Army secretary offers exception on gay ban in military 
    (AFP)

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Mar 22

General denies being influenced on Iraq case 
    (AP)

AP – A four-star general says he never improperly received advice while bringing charges against a sergeant in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq war. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 22

Gates: Pentagon investigating alleged private spy network 
    (AFP)

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Mar 22

US may keep terror suspects at Bagram base: report 
    (AFP)

AFP – White House staff are considering whether to hold international terrorism suspects at Bagram military base in Afghanistan, The Los Angeles Times reported. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 21

Sexual assault reports rise in US military: Pentagon report 
    (AFP)
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Mar 21

Dutch PM slams 'disgraceful' Srebrenica gay comments 
    (AFP)

AFP – Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende on Friday dismissed an ex-US general’s “disgraceful” claim that Dutch soldiers failed to prevent the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as their ranks included openly gay troops. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 19

Japan PM hints at leaving disputed US base on Okinawa 
    (AFP)

AFP – Facing mounting pressure from Washington, Japan’s centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday suggested a disputed US military base could stay on the southern island of Okinawa. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 19

Dutch fuming at retired US general's gays comment 
    (AP)

AP – The Dutch prime minister Friday denounced as “irresponsible” a claim by a retired U.S. general that gay Dutch soldiers were partly to blame for allowing Europe’s worst massacre since World War II. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 19

Dutch lash out at gay link in Srebrenica massacre 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende attacked on Friday claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 because of the presence of gay soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »

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