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 »
AFP – The US Army’s surgeon general on Monday expressed concern about “over-medication” of soldiers returning from combat, saying the military is closely tracking how drugs are prescribed to troops. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday called for revising “Byzantine” rules for US arms exports, saying the current system undermines allies while failing to prevent sensitive technology from falling into the wrong hands. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The top US diplomat for Asia will return to Japan next week for fresh talks in a brewing row over the relocation of a US military base, the State Department said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – European aerospace giant EADS can beat its rival Boeing in the race for a huge US military aircraft contract but it needs to find a US partner to improve its chances, its chief said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »