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11 8th, 2011|
Reuters - A U.S. Army specialist who was arrested at a military base in Alaska last month on suspicion of spying was formally charged on Monday with attempted espionage, an Army spokesman said.
Nov
7
Reuters - Menachem Begin did not pull his punches. In 1981, as work neared completion on an Iraqi nuclear reactor that Israel believed would produce plutonium for warheads, the Israeli prime minister dispatched eight F-16 bombers to destroy the plant. Begin later said that the raid was proof his country would “under no circumstances allow the enemy to develop weapons of mass-destruction against our people”.
Oct
27
Reuters - Raytheon Co and L-3 Communications Holdings on Thursday reported a drop in quarterly sales, but the defense contractors cited rising backlogs as a cause for optimism in the face of falling defense budgets.
Oct
26
Reuters - Boeing Co posted a larger quarterly profit on Wednesday, topping analyst forecasts, on strong commercial and military sales, and the company raised its earnings forecast for the full year.
Oct
17
Reuters - The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether a federal law making it a crime to lie about being awarded a military medal or decoration violated free-speech rights.
Oct
13
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Reuters - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday that cutting $450 billion in security spending over the next decade would take the Pentagon “to the edge” and appealed for U.S. lawmakers to avoid further cuts in national security.
Oct
12
Reuters - Egyptian generals defended on Wednesday the army’s actions in cracking down on a Christian protest over a church attack that left 25 dead, denying charges that troops used live ammunition or that army vehicles crushed demonstrators under their wheels.
Oct
12
Reuters - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday the Pentagon will have to cut outlays on personnel, benefits and equipment as it makes the “difficult choices” required to reduce security spending by $450 billion over the next decade.
Oct
11
Reuters - U.S. and British naval forces freed the crew of a hijacked Italian cargo ship in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday and captured 11 pirates in a notable success against Somali gangs who cost the world economy billions of dollars each year.