Dec 3

US commanders at odds over lifting ban on gays (AFP)

AFP – Top US commanders on Friday sharply disagreed over lifting a ban on openly gay individuals serving in the military at a Senate hearing following a new Pentagon study. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 3

Obama in Afghanistan, U.S. to release war review soon (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama visited Afghanistan on Friday but bad weather kept him on a U.S. military base and forced him to cancel a planned face-to-face meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 3

McCain, others say military gays study is biased (AP)

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Dec 3

Gov't argued with US over spy flights: WikiLeaks (AFP)

AFP – US and British officials clashed over the use of a Cyprus air base for US spying missions in 2008, with London worried about complicity in potential rights abuses, leaked cables showed. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 3

US, Japan begin war games; China denounces drills (AP) Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 3

Pentagon official sees mounting budget pressures (Reuters)

Reuters – The U.S. defense budget will likely decline somewhat in coming years, although it is not clear exactly when or by how much, a top Pentagon official told an investor conference on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »