Panetta Thinks Iraq Might’ve Approved US Troop Extension
Panetta Thinks Iraq Might’ve Approved US Troop Extension | Iraqi govt rejects claim
Pentagon Study Chips at Military Pensions
With the country’s immense debt and deficits, budget talks have made their way to the military’s notoriously generous benefits packages. Although no changes have been made, or even officially proposed, the notion of cutting military benefits and packages has prompted a vociferous response. Typically, those who join the military retire at age 38 after 20 [...]
Militarizing the Market: The Pentagon’s Newest War Front
The Pentagon is training people in economic warfare. Their most menacing military competitor owns too much U.S. debt for comfort, they say, and America is more vulnerable with every new dollar of debt run up by Washington. So the Pentagon is running economic war games – simulations in which bankers use financial and economic tools [...]
At Least 34 Killed as Syria Crackdown Continues
At Least 34 Killed as Syria Crackdown Continues | Crackdowns center around Daraa Province
Netanyahu: Gaza Strikes ‘Only the Beginning’ of Retaliation
Netanyahu: Gaza Strikes ‘Only the Beginning’ of Retaliation | Insists slain leaders were responsible for Thursday’s attacks
US Drone Strike Kills Four in South Waziristan
US Drone Strike Kills Four in South Waziristan | Two others reported wounded
British Warplanes Attack, Sink Gadhafi Tugboat
British Warplanes Attack, Sink Gadhafi Tugboat | Tugboat carried troops fleeing captured city of Zawiya
Suicide Bomber Kills 50 at Pakistan Mosque
A suicide blast in the war-torn Khyber region of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt killed 50 and wounded over 100 at a mosque during Friday prayers. No group has taken responsibility for the attack, but the government blames Pakistani Taliban. Most of the dead were members of a tribe that opposes the Taliban and often supports [...]
US Officials: Gadhafi May Flee Libya in Next Few Days
US Officials: Gadhafi May Flee Libya in Next Few Days | Blasts rock Libyan capital amid predictions of retreat
Iraqi PM Takes ‘Soft Line’ on Syria
Iraqi PM Takes ‘Soft Line’ on Syria | Move seen as backing Iran over US
