Jul 6

US soldier charged over leak of Iraq shootings video (AFP)

AFP – An American soldier suspected of leaking video footage of a US Apache helicopter strike in Iraq in which around a dozen people were gunned down in broad daylight has been charged, the army said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 6

Clinton concerned over Russian bases in Georgia (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concern over Russian plans to build up military bases in Georgian rebel regions and called on Moscow to end its “occupation” of Georgian territory two years after a war. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 6

McCain: Kandahar is key to victory in Afghan war (AP)

AP – The ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said NATO and Afghan troops will prevail in the war if they can succeed in securing and bolstering governance in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. Read the rest of this entry »