Reuters – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday the Pentagon will have to cut outlays on personnel, benefits and equipment as it makes the “difficult choices” required to reduce security spending by $450 billion over the next decade. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – U.S. and British naval forces freed the crew of a hijacked Italian cargo ship in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday and captured 11 pirates in a notable success against Somali gangs who cost the world economy billions of dollars each year. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – President Barack Obama is spending time with wounded service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday America must not economize on security but rather strengthen national defense by rebuilding the Navy and Air Force and adding 100,000 active duty personnel. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – A group of six presidential hopefuls said on Wednesday they wanted Egypt’s first free election to be held in April, far earlier than the timetable envisaged by the ruling military council. Read the rest of this entry »