Patriot Paradox

Reuters – President Barack Obama on Friday proposed $120 million in new tax credits for businesses that hire U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan at a time of stubbornly high unemployment at home. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – A judge weighing the case against an Army soldier accused of a terror plot to bomb soldiers from a Texas military base on Thursday said there was sufficient evidence to refer the charges to a grand jury. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Army officer Donna Bachler has not had a regular paycheck since she left active duty four years ago, even though she boasts the kind of skills employers vie for. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Army Officer Donna Bachler hasn’t had a regular paycheck since she left active duty four years ago, even though she boasts the kind of skills employers vie for. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned on Wednesday that any across-the-board cuts to defense spending as part of the next stage of deficit reduction efforts could do “real damage” to national security. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – China’s naval forces are likely to step up their activities in waters around Japan, Tokyo’s annual defense report said Tuesday, the latest expression of regional security concerns about China’s military buildup. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan worked to tighten civilian control of the military on Monday by choosing generals he can trust after the top four commanders resigned over the detention of comrades facing coup conspiracy charges. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Turkey’s military and political leaders face a battle to restore order in NATO’s second-biggest army Monday at a military council overshadowed by the resignation of its top four generals in protest at the jailing of hundreds of officers. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Turkey faced turmoil within its military on Saturday after the country’s four most senior commanders quit in protest over the detention of 250 officers on charges of conspiring against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Turkey said on Friday its top four military chiefs were all seeking retirement, in moves that appeared to reflect a deep rift between the secularist military and a government with roots in political Islam. Read the rest of this entry »