Mar 3

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 2

US Army major convicted for bribery on Iraq contracts 
    (AFP)

AFP – A former US Army major and his wife have been convicted of bribery and money laundering in a huge scheme that illegally funneled some $60 million in Iraq war contracts, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 2

Supreme Court allows military funeral anti-gay protests 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that members of a fundamentalist church have a free-speech right to hold anti-gay protests at military funerals to promote their view that God hates America for tolerating homosexuality. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 1

US mourns its last World War I veteran 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military on Monday commended Frank Buckles, its last surviving veteran of World War I, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 110. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 1

US never used 'psy-ops' on lawmakers: officials 
    (AFP)

AFP – US military officials on Monday adamantly rejected allegations in a magazine article that the army used psychological operations to influence American lawmakers on the Afghanistan war. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 28

Last living US WWI vet dies in W. Va. at age 110 
    (AP)

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Feb 26

Gates warns against Iraq, Afghanistan-style wars 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned against committing the US military to big land wars in Asia or the Middle East, saying anyone proposing otherwise “should have his head examined.” Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 26

US Army ordered psy-ops on own lawmakers: report 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Army ordered the illegal use of psychological operations to influence US lawmakers on the Afghanistan war, Rolling Stone magazine reported Thursday, forcing the US commander there to launch an inquiry. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 26

Gates warns against Iraq, Afghanistan-style wars 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned against committing the US military to big land wars in Asia or the Middle East, saying anyone proposing otherwise “should have his head examined.” Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 26

Gov't asks court to uphold 'don't ask, don't tell' 
    (AP)
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