Patriot Paradox

Reuters – Leon Panetta was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Friday promising to keep the military strong while making tough choices on defense spending cuts. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Reuters – Leon Panetta was sworn in as defense secretary on Friday promising to keep the military strong while making tough choices on defense spending cuts. 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 »

Reuters – Packed to its limit with crates of artillery shells, the once-secret military base in the eastern Libyan desert is now open to anyone looking for an easy way to stock up on free ammunition. 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 is determined to avoid gutting the American military despite the prospect of difficult budget decisions looming, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. 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 – US President Barack Obama hailed retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday as a “humble” patriot whose bipartisan civility should serve as an example to Washington’s feuding politicians. Read the rest of this entry »

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