Feb 2

Pentagon paid billions to fraudsters: US senator 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military paid 285 billion dollars over three years to hundreds of military contractors that defrauded the Pentagon over the same stretch of time, a US senator charged Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 2

US warned WikiLeaks suspect unfit for Iraq: report 
    (AFP)

AFP – Immediate commanders of Bradley Manning, the US Army private suspected of passing secret government files to WikiLeaks, defied a mental health expert’s recommendation that he not be deployed to Iraq, The Washington Post reported online Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 2

Boeing to revise bid for US military tanker deal 
    (AFP)

AFP – Boeing said Tuesday it would submit a new, “final” bid for a $35 billion contract to supply the US military with 179 aerial refueling tankers, as it tries to beat European rival Airbus. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 2

Japan ex-PM blames bureaucrats for US base woes 
    (AP)

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