Dec 4

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 troops serving in the military, drawing different conclusions from a new Pentagon study. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

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 troops serving in the military, drawing different conclusions from a new Pentagon study. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

Cables show govt spat with US over spy flights (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 4

US tries to fix tanker mix-up with Boeing, EADS (AFP)

AFP – The US Air Force said it has tried to correct an embarrassing mix-up that sent the wrong data to aerospace rivals bidding on the lucrative contract for a new aerial refueling tanker. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

A 'Don't Ask' musical moment for Obama at Bagram (AFP)

AFP – In his drive to end a ban on gays in the military, US President Barack Obama got an unexpected boost during his latest visit to Afghanistan, as a female singer performed “I Kissed a Girl.” Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

Top generals buck White House on military gay ban (AP) Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

US troops 'ready' for end to gay ban: Mullen (AFP)

AFP – The US military’s top officer on Thursday said American troops are “ready” for the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly, saying the armed forces would be stronger as a result. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 4

US defense chiefs clash with senators over gay ban (AFP)

AFP – US defense leaders pushed back Thursday against Republican senators opposed to allowing gays to serve openly in the military, saying troops are ready for the change. Read the rest of this entry »