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01 19th, 2011| 
AFP – US veterans have called for top Afghanistan commander General David Petraeus to receive a rare fifth star, but a lawmaker said Tuesday that Congress has no immediate plans to take up the proposal. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
16
AFP – The F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, has become the most expensive weapons program ever, drawing increased scrutiny at a time of tight public finances. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
15
AFP – An Iraqi soldier gunned down two US troops at a training centre and a third American soldier in Iraq was killed in a separate incident on Saturday, the deadliest day for US forces since July. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
13
AFP – The F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, has become the most expensive weapons program ever, drawing increased scrutiny at a time of tight public finances. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
11
Reuters – Weeks after Congress voted to repeal the law banning gays from serving openly in the military, opponents of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” returned to court on Monday seeking to press ahead with their lawsuit against the policy. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
11
AP – A gay rights group is asking a federal appeals court in California to keep considering whether a trial judge properly struck down the U.S. military’s ban on gays serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
10
AFP – At the entrance to a military base in southern Afghanistan, US Army Staff Sergeant Andrew Cunningham hands out money to locals employed to help rebuild their villages devastated by war. Read the rest of this entry »