Apr 22

Court martial clears US sailor in Iraq: military (AFP)

AFP – A US military court on Thursday cleared an American sailor of charges that he failed to protect the welfare of an Iraqi detainee and of trying to impede a subsequent investigation, the military said. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 22

Defense companies report mixed earnings (AP)

AP – Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. reported an 18 percent drop in first-quarter earnings, part of mixed results Wednesday from some of the Pentagon’s biggest weapons suppliers. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 22

US soldier took 1.4 million dollar bribes from contractors (AFP)

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Apr 22

US confident it could intercept an Iranian missile (AP)

AP – The Pentagon is “very confident” that it could defend the U.S. against the threat of an Iranian ballistic missile strike, the Defense Department’s chief spokesman said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »