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12 3rd, 2010| 
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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
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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 »
Dec
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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
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AP – Directly challenging the Pentagon’s top leadership, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain on Thursday snubbed a military study on gays as flawed and said letting gays serve openly would be dangerous in a time of war. McCain’s opposition foreshadows the upcoming Senate debate on a bill that would overturn the 1993 “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, which bans gays from serving openly in the service. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
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AFP – The US military’s top officer on Thursday said American troops are “ready” for the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly, arguing the armed forces would be stronger as a result. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
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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 »
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Reuters – A miniature robotic space shuttle launched from Cape Canaveral in April has completed a nine-month classified mission for the military and will be headed for a landing as early as Friday, Air Force officials said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »