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Reuters – Leon Panetta was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Friday promising to keep the military strong while making tough choices on defense spending cuts. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
1
Reuters – Leon Panetta was sworn in as defense secretary on Friday promising to keep the military strong while making tough choices on defense spending cuts. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
1
Reuters – Packed to its limit with crates of artillery shells, the once-secret military base in the eastern Libyan desert is now open to anyone looking for an easy way to stock up on free ammunition. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
27
Reuters – The Supreme Court on Monday let stand the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that employees of two defense contractors took part in the torture and abuse of Iraqis at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
24
Reuters – The Obama administration sharply criticized a $649 billion defense spending bill in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday as lawmakers began debating next year’s Pentagon funding, including the war in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
17
Reuters – China will boost offshore surveillance by adding ships and 6,000 personnel by 2020, state media said on Friday, another move likely to raise tensions with neighbors staking rival claims to waters thought to hold vast reserves of oil and gas. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
15
Reuters – Lawmakers expressed growing skepticism about the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday as a House panel approved $649 billion in defense spending for the 2012 fiscal year, including $118 billion for wars abroad. Read the rest of this entry »