Feb 4

Limited benefits of US ties to Egypt's military (AP)

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Feb 4

Few regrets in ex-US defense chief's memoir (AFP)

AFP – Former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld makes no apologies for his handling of the Iraq war in a new memoir, but says his biggest regret was not stepping down after the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, US media reported Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 4

US troops revamp training for foggy battlefields (AFP)

AFP – As the war in Afghanistan enters its 10th year the US military is shaking up its traditional training regimen to prepare troops for the country’s complex battlefields. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 4

Few regrets in ex-US defense chief's memoir (AFP)

AFP – Former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld makes no apologies for his handling of the Iraq war in a new memoir, but says his biggest regret was not stepping down after the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, US media reported Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 4

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 4

Guantanamo inmate dies after exercising: US (AFP)

AFP – The US military said on Thursday an Afghan inmate at the American prison in Guantanamo Bay has collapsed and died after exercising on an elliptical machine. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 4

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 »