For monts the Pentagon has unleashed scare tactics in the media and on Capitol Hill to try and influence Congress away from cutting defense budgets. They claim any cuts would endanger national security and strangle their ability to do their jobs. But this is merely "a...
The Chilcot inquiry, the British investigation into the lead up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and its aftermath, will be delayed for at least six months due to a dispute with the government over the release of secret documents. The findings, resulting partly from 18...
American Censorship Day Held to Protest New Congressional Bill | SOPA would have government creating ‘Internet blacklist’
The U.S. Air Force has begun to receive deliveries of a new 30,000-pound bunker-buster bomb that’s capable of penetrating deeply buried enemy targets. In August, the Boeing Co. received a $32 million contract that included plans for eight of the massive munitions,...
Yemeni troops killed seven alleged al Qaeda-linked militants – including an Iranian, a Pakistani and two Somali nationals – in fighting in a southern province, an anonymous security official said Wednesday. The official claimed the seven were killed when the Yemeni...
Arab League Gives Syria Three Days to Stop Crackdown | 27 more killed as violence continues
At a meeting on Wednesday, President Hamid Karzai demanded an end to night raids - U.S. military operations in which Afghan homes are raided in the middle of the night - as one of the conditions for a security partnership with the U.S. that would keep American troops...
Report: DHS Forces Spotted at ‘Occupy’ Crackdowns | Photos show DHS arresting photographer in Portland
The United States will begin to permanently station up to 2,500 U.S. Marines in Australia, President Obama announced on Wednesday after finalizing a new bilateral defense deal with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. In a move widely considered to be aimed at...
Kuwaiti Protesters Storm Parliament, Demand PM Resign | Police beat demonstrators in earlier protest at PM’s home
