Jul 20

Paper: Gates, Panetta concerned about contractors (AP) Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 20

Guantanamo detainees sent to Algeria, Cape Verde (AP)

AP – Two Guantanamo detainees have left captivity, the Defense Department says. One is bound for the Atlantic island Cape Verde, but the other is headed for Algeria, where he fears he’ll be tortured or killed. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 20

Top Marine in Haditha case forced to retire (AFP)

AFP – The highest ranking Marine officer charged and later cleared in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqis after a bomb attack in Haditha has been forced into retirement, his lawyers said. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 20

US troops to deploy on Mexico border in August (AFP)

AFP – The 1,200 National Guards that US President Barack Obama ordered to the border with Mexico to help crackdown on smuggling and drug trafficking will begin deploying next month, a senior official said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »