AP – Lawyers for a former Army dog handler convicted of abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told the U.S. military’s highest court Thursday that he was only following orders when he let his dog bark and lunge at prisoners. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Faced with rising rates of suicide and depression, the US Army plans mandatory training for the entire force designed to make soldiers emotionally “resilient.” Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Australian police arrested four men they said were linked to a Somali militant group on Tuesday, accusing them of planning a suicide attack on an army base and raising fears the al Qaeda-linked rebels were seeking targets outside Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Army is to boost its ranks temporarily by up to 22,000 troops to ease the strain of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is weighing a possible temporary expansion of the US army to ease the strain from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, his press secretary said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is weighing a possible temporary expansion of the US army to ease the strain from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, his press secretary said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A truck driver was mistakenly killed by American forces outside the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, the US army said on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A truck driver was mistakenly killed by American forces outside the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, the US army said on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Suicides in the US Army are on the rise with 88 suspected cases in the first six months of the year, compared to 67 in the same period in 2008, according to Pentagon figures issued. Read the rest of this entry »
admin | 
10 9th, 2009| 