Panetta Defends Administration on Iraq ‘Pullout’

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta faced criticism during testimony in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee over the failure to get Iraqis to agree to an extended U.S. military presence in the country. U.S. pressure to have Iraq allow an extension of U.S. troop...

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Covert Missions in Somalia Go Back to 2003

The United States has had extensive covert activities going on in Somalia since 2003, primarily through the CIA and elite forces. Supposedly aimed at subverting warlords with connections to al Qaeda, the interventions soon got deeper. The details of the history of...

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Pentagon Lays Out ‘Offensive Cyber’ Attack Policy

The U.S. will launch "offensive cyber operations" in response to hostile cyber acts directed at the U.S. government, economy, or military," according to a new report by the Pentagon. The new report remains consistent with previous iterations of Pentagon policy which...

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US Shifts Drones From Iraq to Turkey

The United States has removed Predator drones from Iraq and deployed them to Turkey in support of Ankara's fight against Kurdish rebels. In one aspect of the precipitous withdrawal from Iraq, equipment like drones are being freed up for use in other countries in the...

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