AFP – The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama on Monday called for an extra $33 billion this year to pay for his troop surge in Afghanistan, and wants a big boost in spending on US wars in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States is ready to negotiate with Japan in a months-old row over a US military base, a Pentagon official said Monday, suggesting a softer stance from Washington. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The Obama administration plans to unveil a defense budget on Monday that pours billions into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Young men gripping a steel fence along Port-au-Prince’s waterfront call out “Hi, Sir!” to two U.S. Army soldiers, pleading for jobs as translators, drivers, laborers. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Japan must look to Asia as its new “frontier” for growth, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday, also pledging continued close ties with the United States despite a dispute over a military base. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – For the US Marines deployed to the battlefields of southern Afghanistan, life is fragile and thoughts focus on the day they see their families again, but something about this war is different. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The Defense Department starts the clock next week on what is expected to be a several-year process in lifting its ban on gays from serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – For the US Marines deployed to the battlefields of southern Afghanistan, life is fragile and thoughts focus on the day they see their families again, but something about this war is different. Read the rest of this entry »
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