Reuters – North Korea said on Saturday it would begin a “sacred war” against the United States and South Korea at “any time necessary,” based on its nuclear deterrent, in response to “reckless” military exercises by the allies. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Senate has rejected emergency funding for military operations in Afghanistan, sending it back to the House of Representatives because it included billions in non-military spending. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Lawyers for a Republican gay rights organization will ask a judge for an injunction to halt the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy during their closing arguments in a federal trial challenging the law. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Reuters – India could buy 10 to 12 more C-17 transport planes from Boeing Co beyond the 10 planes already planned, Christopher Chadwick, president of Boeing military aircraft told Reuters on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »