Feb 8

US Marine gets 6 years for Iraq contracts fraud 
    (AFP)

AFP – A US Marine captain was sentenced to six years in federal prison for conspiring with his wife to skim nearly $1.7 million from government contracts in Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 8

Rumsfeld admits 'possible' Iraq troop mistakes 
    (AFP)

AFP – Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld releases his new memoir Tuesday, as he concedes his Iraq troop decisions may have been wrong while sparing no criticism of former colleagues. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 7

US, France to sign accord on tracking space debris 
    (AFP)

AFP – US and French defense chiefs plan to sign a space cooperation agreement on Tuesday designed to help track debris in outer space threatening vital satellites, officials told AFP. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 7

Iran unveils missiles and satellites as warning to foes 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Iran showed off new missile and satellite technology on Monday, and told its enemies it had “complete domination” of the entrance to the oil-rich Gulf. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 7

Rumsfeld admits 'possible' Iraq troop mistakes 
    (AFP)

AFP – Former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in an interview Monday the world was better off without Saddam Hussein but conceded his troop decisions in the Iraq war may have been wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 6

Bat-winged drone bomber in test flight: US Navy 
    (AFP)

AFP – A robotic, bat-winged bomber designed to take off from a US aircraft carrier has passed its first test in a debut flight in California, the US Navy said. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 5

China's hostile space capabilities worry US: official 
    (AFP)

AFP – China is developing “counterspace” weapons that could shoot down satellites or jam signals, a Pentagon official said Friday as the United States unveiled a 10-year strategy for security in space. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 5

US Army missed signs in Fort Hood attack: senators 
    (AFP)

AFP – US authorities should have thwarted a deadly November 2009 shooting rampage at a Texas army base, but failed to fully grasp the suspect’s growing Islamist extremism, two key lawmakers said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 4

Limited benefits of US ties to Egypt's military 
    (AP)

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Feb 4

Few regrets in ex-US defense chief's memoir 
    (AFP)

AFP – Former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld makes no apologies for his handling of the Iraq war in a new memoir, but says his biggest regret was not stepping down after the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, US media reported Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

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