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07 28th, 2011| 
AFP – The US military is surrendering to YouTube. Less than three years after its launch, the Pentagon is shutting down TroopTube, a video-sharing site set up for US soldiers and their families. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
28
AFP – The United States is mulling a bilateral exchange of defense officials with Beijing, the top American military official said Tuesday, following his visit to China earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
28
AFP – From flyers warning troops the post office will shut soon to disused housing units waiting to be dispatched to their new destination, the signs are everywhere: US forces are packing up to leave Iraq more than eight years after they first arrived. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
28
AFP – The nominee to be the next chief unformed officer of the US military pledged on Tuesday to press Pakistan to rein in Islamic extremists, saying that the war partner falsely considered India to be its top enemy. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
27
AFP – Iraq’s president has called a meeting to decide whether US troops should stay beyond a year-end deadline, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Wednesday, adding there could be consensus to keep a small number of trainers. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
27
Reuters – The nominee to become the top U.S. military officer warned on Tuesday it would be “extraordinarily difficult and very high risk” to cut $800 billion from defense spending as part of efforts to reduce the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
26
Reuters – The nominee to become the top U.S. military officer warned on Tuesday it would be “extraordinarily difficult and very high risk” to cut $800 billion from defense spending as part of efforts to reduce the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
26
AFP – Iraqi forces on Tuesday took charge of security at the oil export terminals at the southern port of Basra from US troops, an Iraqi navy official said. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
26
AFP – General Martin Dempsey, the nominee to be the next chief uniformed officer of the US military, said Tuesday that major cuts in defense spending would pose a “very high risk” to the United States. Read the rest of this entry »