Patriot Paradox

Reuters – Total foreign military deaths in Afghanistan have passed 2,000 since the war began in late 2001, unofficial tallies showed on Sunday, in the approach to U.S. and Afghan elections and a U.S. strategy review. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – China’s military thinking is outmoded and should learn from others, especially the United States, when it comes to modernizing its vast armed forces, a leading armed forces newspaper said on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – For sailors aboard the USS Higgins docked in San Diego, a popular question for visiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday was how the austerity drive he announced this week would affect them. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Russia said on Wednesday it had deployed high-precision air defense missiles in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, sending a defiant signal to Tbilisi and the West two years after a war with Georgia. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Turkey ignored repeated warnings and appeals “at the highest level” to halt a Gaza aid flotilla, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an Israeli inquiry on Monday into the fatal raid by his troops. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Turkey ignored repeated warnings and appeals “at the highest level” to halt a Gaza aid flotilla, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an Israeli inquiry on Monday into the fatal raid by his troops. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said he deployed military units to repel a possible attack after Colombia claimed last week his country harbored leftist rebels, but said he hoped to mend ties soon. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – North Korea said on Saturday it would begin a “sacred war” against the United States and South Korea at “any time necessary,” based on its nuclear deterrent, in response to “reckless” military exercises by the allies. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – India could buy 10 to 12 more C-17 transport planes from Boeing Co beyond the 10 planes already planned, Christopher Chadwick, president of Boeing military aircraft told Reuters on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – The United States, which operates a crucial military base in Kyrgyzstan, said on Sunday its government must act urgently to prevent more violence after deadly ethnic clashes last month. Read the rest of this entry »