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04 19th, 2011| 
AFP – The US military has flown more than 800 sorties over Libya since handing control of the air campaign’s operations to NATO, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
19
AFP – A controversial general who commanded US ground forces in Iraq during the Abu Ghraib scandal said Monday he is mulling a run under the Democratic ticket for a US senate seat in Texas. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
17
AFP – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Japan Sunday on an official visit aimed at showing solidarity with Washington’s key Asian ally after its devastating earthquake and tsunami. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
16
AP – The home Willard Hollon had shared with his son and granddaughters is gone now, as is the one where his daughter lived, both twisted from their foundations by a tornado and tossed into the woods nearby. The storms that devastated the Deep South destroyed his family, too: Willard, his son Steve and daughter Cheryl all were killed when the winds roared through. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
15
AFP – The US military on Friday successfully conducted its “most challenging test to date” of a ballistic missile defense system it will deploy in Europe to counter an Iran missile threat, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
14
AFP – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for cutting defense spending by $400 billion over 10 years as part of a deficit reduction plan. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
14
AP – A Chinese national appeared shackled in court Wednesday on charges that he pretended to be a U.S. Army recruiter to bilk fellow immigrants out of thousands of dollars in fees, an elaborate scheme that authorities said included setting up an office and giving out fake military ID cards and uniforms that the recruits wore in a parade. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
14
AFP – Pentagon chief Robert Gates has warned that major cuts to US defense spending planned by President Barack Obama would require scaling back military forces, missions and capabilities. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
14
Reuters – The United States may have to scrap some military missions and trim troop levels if President Barack Obama sticks with his goal of saving $400 billion on security spending over a 10-year period, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »