Feb 8

US, France agree to share space data (AFP)

AFP – US and French defense leaders penned a cooperation agreement on Tuesday designed to help track space debris and avoid collisions of vital satellites. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 8

Karzai in talks with US on permanent Afghan bases (AFP)

AFP – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he was in talks with the United States about the possible establishment of permanent US military bases in his war-ravaged country. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 8

US Marine gets 6 years for Iraq contracts fraud (AFP)

AFP – A US Marine captain was sentenced to six years in federal prison for conspiring with his wife to skim nearly $1.7 million from government contracts in Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 8

Rumsfeld admits 'possible' Iraq troop mistakes (AFP)

AFP – Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld releases his new memoir Tuesday, as he concedes his Iraq troop decisions may have been wrong while sparing no criticism of former colleagues. Read the rest of this entry »