Patriot Paradox

AP – The nation’s top uniformed military officer told graduating Air Force Academy cadets they need to support a changing military as Congress nears a vote on repealing the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The US military has ordered an expansion of covert military operations in the Middle East and east Africa to disrupt Al-Qaeda and other militant networks, officials have said. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican considered a critical vote on the issue, says she will support legislation that would repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The United States has expanded secret military activities in the Middle East, Central Asia and east Africa to break militant networks, The New York Times said, citing a military document. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The commander of US forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, will step down in the fall to take up a new assignment, after playing a pivotal role in the Iraq war, the Pentagon said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Tuesday offered only reluctant support to a proposal in Congress that would end a ban on gays serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – President Barack Obama’s administration reached a deal with top lawmakers in Congress designed to end a US ban on gays serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – For the first time, more US forces are deployed in Afghanistan than Iraq, amid a buildup of American troops in the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – Japan’s prime minister suggested Monday that heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula contributed to his decision to break a campaign promise and keep a key U.S. Marine base in Okinawa. Analysts say China’s growing military assertiveness may also have played a role. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday commended as courageous a decision by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to keep an unpopular US military base in Okinawa. Read the rest of this entry »