Patriot Paradox

AFP – A car bomb exploded Wednesday near a US-run civilian-military base in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar but there were no casualties, police said as Afghan and US troops cordoned off the area. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – The nation’s top uniformed military officer told graduating Air Force Academy cadets they need to support a changing military as Congress nears a vote on repealing the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The US military has ordered an expansion of covert military operations in the Middle East and east Africa to disrupt Al-Qaeda and other militant networks, officials have said. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican considered a critical vote on the issue, says she will support legislation that would repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The United States has expanded secret military activities in the Middle East, Central Asia and east Africa to break militant networks, The New York Times said, citing a military document. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The commander of US forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, will step down in the fall to take up a new assignment, after playing a pivotal role in the Iraq war, the Pentagon said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Tuesday offered only reluctant support to a proposal in Congress that would end a ban on gays serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – President Barack Obama’s administration reached a deal with top lawmakers in Congress designed to end a US ban on gays serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – For the first time, more US forces are deployed in Afghanistan than Iraq, amid a buildup of American troops in the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – Japan’s prime minister suggested Monday that heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula contributed to his decision to break a campaign promise and keep a key U.S. Marine base in Okinawa. Analysts say China’s growing military assertiveness may also have played a role. Read the rest of this entry »