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Rewarding War Crimes (www.thenation.com) TMC

A doddering old former US secretary of state wants President-elect Obama to do more than keep Robert Gates on a secretary of defense. He suggests that Obama ought to retain W.'s policy of preventive,... More

Tags: robert gates,defense,war crimes,tmc,george schultz

Submitted 5 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

More than twice the buildup in Afghanistan? (www.militarytimes.com)

Military planners now think they may need to send more than double the number of extra troops initially believed needed to help fight the war in Afghanistan. The buildup in the increasingly violent... More

Tags: us military,afghanistan,us troops,defense

Submitted 23 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

Senate Passes Defense Bill Including Military Pay Raise (www.washingtonpost.com)

The Senate passed a massive defense bill yesterday that includes a pay raise for military personnel, despite objections to billions of dollars in special projects lawmakers had added.

Tags: us senate,military,defense,us soldiers,iraq,afghanistan,sen john warner

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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