Mar 6

No US weapons cuts in short-term: Pentagon chief 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he expects no major cuts to weapons programs in the next two years but that fiscal pressures could require sacrifices. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 6

Death penalty sought for Fort Hood shooter 
    (AFP)

AFP – A senior US commander has recommended that Major Nidal Hasan face the death penalty over a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood military base that killed 13 people, the US Army said. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 6

WikiLeaks-linked soldier not held in a 'hole': US 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US soldier suspected of passing secret documents to WikiLeaks is not being mistreated at a military brig or held “in a hole” as his supporters have alleged, the Pentagon said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 6

US military struggles in campus battle 
    (AFP)

AFP – US soldiers today face combat in some far-flung places, but it’s the battle for Columbia University, right in Manhattan, that could say most about the country they represent. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 6

Harvard welcomes US military back to campus 
    (AFP)

AFP – Harvard welcomed back a US military officer training program that was booted off campus more than 40 years ago during the anti-war ferment at the height of the Vietnam War. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 6

Military 'abusing' US soldier in WikiLeaks case 
    (AFP)

AFP – A lawyer for the US soldier suspected of passing secret files to WikLeaks accused military authorities of abusing his client by leaving him naked in his prison cell for seven hours. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 6

US Navy officer charged with espionage 
    (AFP)

AFP – A US Navy intelligence specialist was charged with espionage after he allegedly tried to sell classified information to an undercover FBI agent, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 5

Death penalty sought for Fort Hood shooter 
    (AFP)

AFP – A senior US commander has recommended that Major Nidal Hasan face the death penalty over a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood military base that killed 13 people, the US Army said. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 5

Court martial recommended for Fort Hood shooting suspect 
    (Reuters)

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Mar 5

China internal security spending jumps past army budget 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – China’s spending on police and domestic surveillance will hit new heights this year, with “public security” outlays unveiled on Saturday outstripping the defense budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls. Read the rest of this entry »

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