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Gates warns against wasteful military spending

iht.com     10 hrs ago    33 related    Send to a friend

Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued a clear warning to the military and its industrial partners on Tuesday that expensive, new conventional weapons must prove their value to current conflicts, marked by insurgency and terrorism, if they hope for a place in future budgets. In his most direct...

Family members of slain Canadian soldier want public to share their grief

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By: Bill Graveland, THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - "I think that's probably a conversation every spouse has with their significant other who goes over," said Nicole Starker, 35, who met with reporters for the first time Tuesday since her husband's death earlier this month. Starker, 36, was a...

Democrats propose taxes to fund veterans' benefits

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House Democrats are proposing a tax surcharge on millionaires to pay for a big increase in education benefits for veterans of the war in Iraq, lawmakers said Tuesday. The plan, if accepted by rank-and-file Democrats, would clear the way for a vote Thursday on a long-stalled war funding bill that...

Help us keep Afghanistan poppy-free, Afghan ambassador asks

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By: Daina Lawrence, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Afghanistan's ambassador wants Canada and other members of the international coalition fighting in his country to offer incentives to Afghan farmers as a way to ensure poppy-free regions remain that way. Omar Samad said there are about 20 provinces...

Trace Systems Acquires TCP Network Solutions

techwhack.com     5 hrs ago    4 related    Send to a friend

Purchase Enhances Trace Systems’ Ability to Serve Army IT and C4ISR Markets Trace Systems Inc., a McLean, Virginia based systems integrator and technical services firm that provides comprehensive IT, communications, and other C4ISR services and solutions for the U.S. defense, homeland security,...

The Truth About Veteran Suicides

alterx.blogspot.com     8 hrs ago    3 related    Send to a friend

Here's some excerpts from an article on a huge problem that is not being adequately addressed, and the huge cover-up of it, in Foreign Policy In Focus:Eighteen American war veterans kill themselves every day. These are statistics that most Americans don't know, because the Bush administration has...

Forces not ready for missions - MoD

msn.com     10 hrs ago    5 related    Send to a friend

The Armed Forces are unable to meet the Government's "readiness" target for mounting further military missions due to the continuing pressure of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has warned.In its latest assessment of its Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets set by the...

Refugees Can Resume Returning to Afghanistan From Pakistan

newsblaze.com     5 hrs ago    4 related    Send to a friend

After security concerns prompted the United Nations to suspend assistance to Afghan refugees who are voluntarily returning to their home country from Peshawar in Pakistan, the UN refugee agency announced today that it will reopen its voluntary repatriation centre (VRC) in the city. The UN High...

British soldier survives RPG attack

upi.com     3 hrs ago    4 related    Send to a friend

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, May 13 (UPI) -- A British lieutenant in Afghanistan narrowly escaped a Taliban rocket-propelled grenade attack after an RPG bounced off the soldier's chest and exploded nearby. The British B company, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, supported by an Afghan...

Government, militants agree courts may seek Islamic 'guidance' in parts of NW Pakistan

iht.com     7 hrs ago    5 related    Send to a friend

Pakistan's government agreed to let judges consider Islamic religious guidance in court cases in parts of the volatile northwest, officials said Tuesday. Parts of Pakistan's northwest are havens for al-Qaida and Taliban-linked militants determined to drive U.S. and other foreign forces out of...