AP – Work 20 years and keep earning half your pay for the rest of your life. For years that’s what American taxpayers have been providing for those who serve in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Large new cuts in defense spending would “terribly weaken” U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday as he and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used a rare joint interview to argue that the nation cannot afford to keep playing partisan chicken with its finances. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The convicted ringleader of the US military guards who abused detainees at Abu Ghraib and took scandalous pictures of their acts was released on parole from military prison, the US Army said. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – A Texas grand jury on Tuesday indicted an Army private accused of plotting to kill soldiers from the Fort Hood military base with a homemade bomb, setting the stage for a trial. Read the rest of this entry »