Aug 12

Tobacco shipments to resume to soldiers overseas (AP)

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Aug 12

Pentagon to cut contractor budget 10 percent a year: Gates (AFP)

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Aug 12

Russia deploys missiles to protect Georgia rebels (Reuters)

Reuters – Russia said on Wednesday it had deployed high-precision air defense missiles in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, sending a defiant signal to Tbilisi and the West two years after a war with Georgia. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug 12

Pentagon sees budget uncertainties ahead (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday announced measures to save 100 billion dollars over five years, including pared budgets for contractors, a cut in senior military and civilian posts, and closure of a major military command. Read the rest of this entry »