Patriot Paradox

Reuters – The Chinese soldiers shot down targets, overpowered black-clad terrorists and then lined up at attention in front of journalists. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to stop production of the F-22 fighter plane, handing President Barack Obama a victory as he tries to rein in defense spending. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Britain should maintain its current troops levels in Afghanistan and may need to deploy more soldiers for up to 18 months until the Afghan army can take on greater responsibility, the head of the army said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Congress and the Obama administration can still strike a deal on funding new F-22 fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp despite a presidential threat to veto military spending legislation, a senior lawmaker said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Senator Carl Levin on Wednesday temporarily withdrew a bid to kill $1.75 billion in funding for more F-22 fighter jets in a massive defense spending bill but senators leading the charge vowed they would try again soon. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Fourteen new cases of the H1N1 flu virus have been reported among U.S. citizens on the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan, the Afghan Health Ministry said on Wednesday, the second confirmed cases in three months. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Seven U.S. soldiers were killed in attacks across Afghanistan on Monday, including four in one bombing in the north, amid a spike in violence as the U.S. military pushed ahead with a big new offensive, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – A suicide car bomber killed at least two civilians in an attack outside a major international military base on Monday in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, a Taliban stronghold, army officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – A top Air Force general, swerving from the Pentagon leadership, said ending production of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-22 Raptor fighter jet, as proposed by President Barack Obama, would put current U.S. military strategy at high risk. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Insurgent violence in Afghanistan has accelerated sharply alongside the arrival of new U.S. troops, reaching its highest level since 2001 just last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »