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  • U.S. investigates Iraq contractor work force - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:52AMBAGHDAD — The U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why the contractors were allowed to work in the country for so long despite the ban.
  • U.S. military investigates contractor work force Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:46AMThe U.S.
  • US military investigates contractor work force Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:45AMThe U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why the contractors were allowed to work in the country for so long despite the ban. Iraq - United States armed forces - United States - Military base - Business
  • US military investigates contractor work force Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:33AMBAGHDAD - The U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases...
  • House passes pared-down measure to fund war Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:58PMHouse passes pared-down measure to fund war - WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday sent Pres
  • The Iraq War inquiry Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:37PMFormer U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix appeared at the British inquiry on the 2003 Iraq war on Tuesday.
  • Kerry: Don't 'Overhype' Wikileaks; Crocker: Don't 'Abandon' Afghanistan Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:22AMSenate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry today downplayed the importance of the WikiLeaks documents on the war in Afghanistan. 'It’s important not to overhype or to get excessively excited about the meaning of those documents,' Kerry said at a hearing this morning. John Kerry - Afghanistan - Wikileaks - United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - United States
  • Pakistan secretly backed Taliban: WikiLeaks Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:12PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials in Afghanistan have long suspected Pakistan of secretly supporting the Taliban while taking massive amounts of American aid, according to military documents leaked by WikiLeaks on Sunday.
  • Files allege Pakistan backed Taliban Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:58PMUS officials in Afghanistan have long suspected Pakistan of secretly supporting the Taliban while taking massive amounts of American aid, according to military documents leaked by WikiLeaks.
  • Wikileaks claims Pakistan secretly backed Taliban Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:54PMWASHINGTON, July 26 — US officials in Afghanistan have long suspected Pakistan of secretly supporting the Taliban while taking massive amounts of American aid, according to military documents leaked by WikiLeaks yesterday. The White House responded with a strong condemnation of the leak, saying it could threaten national security and endanger the ...
  • Pakistan secretly backed Taliban: WikiLeaks Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:33PMSource: Reuters * Leak prompts strong White House condemnation * Contains 91,000 documents collected from 2004-2009 * Pakistan's U.S. ambassador also condemns leak (Updates with documents, ...
  • We are not leaving Afghanistan at the end of next year: US Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 11:01PMThe US has reiterated its long term commitment to the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, allaying India's concerns over America's stated policy to start withdrawing its troops from the war-torn country beginning July 2011.
  • House hearing returns focus to visible wounds - Navy News, news from Iraq - Navy Times Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:43AMAfter years of hearings and debates about the “invisible wounds of war” — the traumatic brain injuries and combat stress injuries inflicted in the Iraq and Afghanistan war zones — lawmakers met Thursday to focus on the visible wounds of war, such as amputated limbs and spinal cord injuries.
  • Saving soldiers lives Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:29AMCLIFTON – ITT Corporation, a high-tech City engineering and manufacturer of military defense systems, received a $42 million U.S. military contract to develop electronic jamming units protecting American fighter pilots from enemy missiles.
  • Saving soldiers' lives Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:28AMITT receives U.S. military contract
  • Afghan goal for 2014 security handover 'reasonable': US Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 9:17AMThe US military's top officer said on Thursday that it was "reasonable" to expect Afghan forces to take charge of security from foreign troops by 2014, as promised by President Hamid Karzai.
  • JBLM soldier pleads guilty to wife's murder Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:31AMOLYMPIA - A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder, domestic violence, in the February strangulation death of his wife, also an Iraq War veteran and the mother of their 2-year-old daughter.
  • Afghanistan: tough choices after a decade of dithering Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:21AMThe news from Afghanistan emphasises the need for the MoD to act, says Richard Dannatt.
  • Torture memo author defends himself Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:46PMJohn Yoo, the UC Berkeley law professor, insists there was no torture in Bush-era interrogations
  • JBLM Soldier Pleads Guilty To Wife's Murder Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:09PMOLYMPIA, Wash. -- A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to second-degree murder, domestic violence, in connection with the February strangulation death of his wife, also an Iraq War veteran and the mother of their 2-year-old daughter.
  • Exxon says Iraq delay not affecting W.Qurna Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 9:51AM* Work on oilfield progressing fairly well
  • 'Too early' to judge US progress - Biden Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 6:31PMUS Vice President Joe Biden says it's too early to know if the US is losing the war in Afghanistan.
  • KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON: Build bases in America Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 3:02PMAt the end of the Cold War, the U.S. military determined that our armed forces would be best trained and equipped for service when stationed on U.S. soil. Thus, our military adopted a “force projection” strategy that allows service members to deploy from home, rather than being based primarily overseas.
  • 'Too early' to judge US progress Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 10:17AMUS Vice President Joe Biden says it is too early to gauge progress in Afghanistan, but is confident of the US's troop drawdown targets for Kabul and Iraq.
  • Aussie with his mind on hostile matters Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 1:18PMIt's no secret that David Kilcullen is one of the world's top counterinsurgency experts.But the former Australian Army officer's fascination with countering what used to be called "irregular warfare" goes back a long way.Kilcullen,...
  • Kim Sengupta: It worked in Iraq, but success in Afghanistan is less certain Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 7:24PMThe setting up of the "local defence forces" in Afghanistan should not come as too much of a surprise following the arrival of General David Petraeus to take charge of this war. He used similar groups, with a degree of success, during the "surge" in Iraq, which contributed to the insurgency being set back.
  • Poll: Most Want Afghan Withdrawal Timeline Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:30PMMore Americans Say Things are Going Badly for the U.S. in Afghanistan; Most Want a Timetable for Withdrawal
  • Americans And The War In Afghanistan Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:10AMPublic pressure is highly unlikely to force a rapid military withdrawal.
  • Kalispell native gets tour of Iraq monastery Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 3:14AMCONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE MAREZ, Iraq — Kalispell native Matthew Christensen and old friend Brandt Klawitter, both Army chaplains, never imagined that one day they would walk within the deteriorating walls of a possible archeological cache and pray at its altar.
  • Antioch marine recovering after near-fatal injury Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 4:47PMWhen Cpl. John Peck finally came off sedation this week, more than a month after being severely injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan , the first words he mouthed to his mother were, "I love you."
  • Taufiq Rahim: Patraeus Should Reconsider More of the sSme in Afghanistan Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 2:02PMAs General David Petraeus assumes the mantle of leadership in Afghanistan, he faces the difficult task of shifting the momentum away from the Taliban.
  • Gen. Petraeus is likely to shake up Afghan strategy Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:35PMThe Obama administration's official position on the impact Gen. David H. Petraeus will have on the war in Afghanistan is minimalist.
  • Federal Court of Appeal rules in favour of U.S. war deserter Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:31AMThe federal government's bid to deport an American war deserter from Canada has been dealt a blow by the Federal Court of Appeal.
  • Rell announces $500K in funding for state vets memorial Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 4:05AMGov. M. Jodi Rell said Thursday that $500,000 in state funding to start construction of a state-wide memorial to the service of Connecticut veterans is expected to gain approval when the state Bond Commission meets July 13.
  • The Anatomy of Defeat Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:41AMhttp://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The Afghan War may be the first one we lose primarily because our civilian leadership did not understand the effect of its public words on our government, our allies and our enemy.
  • A Winnable War Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 1:02PMSuccess in Afghanistan is possible. The policy that President Obama announced in December and firmly reiterated last week is sound.
  • Afghan war chief faces political, timeline challenges Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 7:41AMThe latest U.S. general to take the helm in the Afghan war is facing major political challenges and tight timelines in his latest posting, says a retired Canadian major-general.
  • Gen. Petraeus Assumes Command in Afghanistan Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 7:33PMGeneral David Petraeus takes over after General Stanley McCrystal was fired and as U.S. troops suffer an increase in causalities.
  • Steele Scrambles to Contain Gaffe Fallout Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 1:45PMRNC chair tries to make amends as pressure mounts for him to step down after he claimed Afghan war was 'Obama's choosing' | YOU DECIDE: Steele Resign? Dems Target GOP Gaffes Graham Chided for Saying Tea Party Will 'Die Out'
  • Assorted Rantings from Victor Davis Hanson Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 5:21AMOn a dreary night, Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010, the University of South Alabama department of foreign languages and literatures and the department of philosophy presented the Hellenic Endowment Distinguished Lecture with Dr. Victor Davis Hanson on “Society and Warfare in Ancient Greece”.
  • Rell announces $500K in funding for state vets memorial Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 8:21AMGov. M. Jodi Rell said Thursday that $500,000 in state funding to start construction of a state-wide memorial to the service of Connecticut veterans is expected to gain approval when the state Bond Commission meets July 13.
  • House approves funding for war in Afghanistan Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 11:17PMThe House beat back a series of Democratic amendments aimed at forcing the Obama administration to withdraw troops. Read more...
  • Ducking the issue Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 9:05AMAmerica's losing war in Afghanistan lost its main military strategist on 23 June, when Barack Obama fired General Stanley McChrystal, chief United States and NATO Commander in Afghanistan.
  • President Obama, Make the Case for Afghanistan --- or Get Out Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 2:12AMhttp://www.JewishWorldReview.com | We need "a warrior," not "a flower child." The anguished mother of an American soldier killed in Afghanistan said this about President Barack Obama. She objects to the rules of engagement, which she feels caused her son's death.
  • President Obama, Make the Case for Afghanistan -- or Get Out Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 2:00AMWe need "a warrior," not "a flower child."
  • Petraeus inherits 'more intense' fighting Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 5:23PMWashington (UPI) Jun 29, 2010 The July 2011 deadline U.S. President Barack Obama set to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan will mark only the beginning of a long process to end the war, U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said Tuesday. The protracted finish to the already nearly 9-year-old war in Afghanistan will soon become Petraeus's responsibility. "This is going to be hard and it's ...
  • Afghanistan To Test Petraeus' Master Plan Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 1:23PMConcerns are increasing over what is seen as a faltering war effort in Afghanistan, and whether the new counterinsurgency strategy will succeed. Eyes are on Gen. David Petraeus to see how -- and even if -- he revises the plan. read more
  • Petraeus Wins Senate Backing To Lead Afghan War Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 12:08PMThe 99-0 vote confirms President Obama's decision to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal, whose three-decade career ended in disgrace because of inflammatory remarks made to Rolling Stone magazine. Gen. John Allen will replace Petraeus at Central Command, defense officials say.
  • Petraeus confirmed 99-0 Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 12:02PMThe Senate votes unanimously.
  • For Members Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 10:20AMGen. David Petraeus, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, demonstrated why he is a superb choice to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Petraeus gave a crisp, smooth, and tactful performance that exhibited the diplomatic skills that will serve him in good stead at his new job.