US Nears Deal to Send Iraq $82M in Arms & Equipment

The US Department of Defense is closing in on a deal to send $82 million worth of military arms and equipment to the government of Iraq, as discussions about a continuing US presence there are ongoing. The sale would include, for example, tens of thousands of M107...

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Foreign Service Officer Van Buren Disciplined Over WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON — Peter Van Buren has been officially sanctioned today. Depending how one looks at it, he could be either the first State Department WikiLeaks casualty or the first who’s been punished for criticizing the agency’s performance in the war. Or both. It doesn’t...

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