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07 6th, 2011| 
AFP – Australia’s military conspired with US guards to deny the Red Cross access to prisoners held at Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib jail, including a high-value detainee, said documents published Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Iraq’s government said Monday it would not reconcile with members of Al-Qaeda or anyone who has killed Iraqis, but suggested it was open to talks with those who had fought American forces. Read the rest of this entry »
As you celebrate freedom with your family on this Independence Day, we remind you to pause for a moment of remembrance and thanks for our men and women on the tip of the spear, standing watch around the world, keeping us safe at home. And remember their families, who are celebrating freedom at home without them.
To those families, and military families everywhere, we say Thank You.
AFP – US wars launched since the attacks of September 11, 2001 have left 225,000 dead and cost up to $4.4 trillion, according to a new study by university researchers. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US President Barack Obama hailed retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday as an honest, humble man who loved his troops and had one of the best tenures of any civilian Pentagon chief. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta vowed Friday to keep the US military the “best” in the world despite mounting budget pressures, after being sworn in as the new Pentagon chief. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Incoming US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who takes the helm at the Pentagon on Friday, is determined to avoid gutting the US military despite the prospect of difficult budget decisions. Read the rest of this entry »
