Feb 25

US

AFP – Long billed as “The Air Capital of the US,” but languishing in the current economy, residents of Wichita got a shot in the arm as the US Air Force announced Boeing had won a $30 billion contract for mid-air refuelers, beating out European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co, parent of Airbus. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

Future Iraq-like invasions unlikely: Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – It is unlikely that the United States will again invade a foreign country like it did in Iraq or Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

US Army ordered psy-ops on own lawmakers: report 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Army ordered the illegal use of psychological operations to influence US lawmakers on the Afghanistan war, Rolling Stone magazine reported Thursday, forcing the US commander there to launch an inquiry. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 25

Air Force awards $35B tanker contract to Boeing 
    (AP)

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