AFP – US soldiers today face combat in some far-flung places, but it’s the battle for Columbia University, right in Manhattan, that could say most about the country they represent. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Harvard welcomed back a US military officer training program that was booted off campus more than 40 years ago during the anti-war ferment at the height of the Vietnam War. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A lawyer for the US soldier suspected of passing secret files to WikLeaks accused military authorities of abusing his client by leaving him naked in his prison cell for seven hours. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A US Navy intelligence specialist was charged with espionage after he allegedly tried to sell classified information to an undercover FBI agent, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A senior US commander has recommended that Major Nidal Hasan face the death penalty over a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood military base that killed 13 people, the US Army said. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – China’s spending on police and domestic surveillance will hit new heights this year, with “public security” outlays unveiled on Saturday outstripping the defense budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A senior US military commander recommended that Major Nidal Hasan face the death penalty for killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base in 2009, The New York Times reported. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Harvard welcomed back a US military officer training program that was booted off campus more than 40 years ago during the anti-war ferment at the height of the Vietnam War. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – 2025 GMT: “The government controls it. In Rasnaluf, everything is calm,” Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim tells reporters in Tripoli, denying that the oil refinery town has fallen to rebels — even as rebels celebrate their victory after a day of battling regime forces. Read the rest of this entry »