AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that American forces were prepared to stay in any role beyond a scheduled pullout late this year, but time was running out for Iraq to ask. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The Pentagon says a government shutdown would delay the $100,000 death benefit paid to families if a military service member dies in the line of duty during the shutdown. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – A looming government shutdown would be felt thousands of miles away by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and there could be a high political cost for the lawmakers who let it happen. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region Friday for talks with regional president Massud Barzani on security needs after American troops pull out this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – A looming government shutdown would be felt thousands of miles away by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and there could be a high political cost for the lawmakers who let it happen. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Leon Panetta is happy as CIA director and has not been asked by President Barack Obama to consider changing jobs, the agency said on Thursday, as speculation swirled over changes in top U.S. security posts. Read the rest of this entry »