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Dicks Expected to Succeed Murtha at HAC-D
Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA) is expected to succeed Rep. John P. Murtha (D-PA) as chairman of the powerful House Appropriations, Defense...
Feb 11, 20102 min read
Biden Says Pakistan Is His Biggest Concern
In a Wednesday interview with CNN, Vice President Joseph Biden, Jr. said that his biggest foreign policy concern was Pakistan. “It is...
Feb 11, 20101 min read
DIA Director: Pakistani Nuclear Arsenal is Safe But Vulnerable
Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee this week, Defense Intelligence Agency (D.I.A.) Director Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess...
Feb 4, 20101 min read
Conflicting Reports of Pakistani Leader's Death
Since the suicide bombing attack on United States Forward Operating Base Chapman last December, in which seven Central Intelligence...
Feb 4, 20102 min read
Senators Urge Increased Iran Sanctions, With or Without UN Support
Senators from both sides of the aisle have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to increase the pressure on Iran to slow down its...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Experts Forecast Pentagon Budget Crisis
Although the Department of Defense (DOD) budget is reportedly spared from the spending “freeze” announced by the Obama administration...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Increased Drone Attacks Targeting Taliban Leader
Official U.S. agency reports from this past month indicate a surge in drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal areas. A pre-dawn Sunday...
Jan 20, 20101 min read
New Defense Acquisitions to Fall Over 10% By 2020?
A new report by the international consulting and research firm Deloitte predicts that the Department of Defense is likely to decrease its...
Jan 20, 20101 min read
Dutch Commission Finds US-Led 2003 Iraq Invasion "Illegitimate"
An independent Dutch government commission reported yesterday that the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq lacked legitimate justification per...
Jan 13, 20101 min read
FY 2011 Defense Budget Request To Top $700B
According to the Associated Press, the administration is preparing to request from Congress $708B for the fiscal year 2011 defense...
Jan 13, 20101 min read
Gates Orders Delay For F-35 Program
According to an unreleased budget document circulated within the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to decrease planned...
Jan 6, 20101 min read
Northrop Threatens to Withdraw Tanker Bid
Northrop Grumman threatened on Tuesday to withdraw its bid for the controversial KC-X tanker program contract, citing issues with the Air...
Dec 2, 20091 min read
Secretary Clinton Reiterates US Resolve in Pakistan
Secretary of State Clinton reasserted on Tuesday that the United States remains firmly committed to Pakistan. Secretary Clinton hit on...
Dec 2, 20091 min read


NATO Secretary General Predicts Substantial Troop Increase in Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Rasmussen (via Wikimedia Commons) While the Obama administration continues its much publicized internal debate...
Nov 18, 20091 min read
Pakistani Army Captures Former Al-Qaeda Training Compound
The Pakistani Army confirmed on Tuesday that it has captured Laddah, a compound that officials say was used by Al-Qaeda for ideological...
Nov 18, 20091 min read


Inouye Speaks Out Against War Supplemental
Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye spoke out Tuesday against inserting new war supplemental funding in the $625.8B defense...
Nov 11, 20091 min read
Secretary Clinton Says Pakistani Army Must Press Into North Waziristan
When asked if she thought the Pakistani army should expand its current offensive in South Waziristan into North Waziristan, Secretary of...
Nov 11, 20091 min read
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