U.S. intelligence analysts have said Iran could build its first bomb by 2012.
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A 3rd war front? Obama Tells Military: Prepare for N. Korea ‘Aggression’
“The president has directed his military commanders to coordinate closely with their Republic of Korea counterparts to ensure readiness and to deter future aggression,” the White House said Monday. FOXNews.com The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama “fully supports” the South Korean president and his response to the torpedo attack by North Korea that killed 46 South Korean sailors. The administration said it endorsed President Lee Myung-bak’s demand that “North Korea immediately apologize and punish those responsible for […]
Homosexuality and the Military: What “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is and Why It Matters
More than 1,100 distinguished military leaders, including 51 four-star generals, testified in an open letter to President Obama on April 9, 2009, that: “We believe that imposing this burden on our men and women in uniform would undermine recruiting and retention, impact leadership at all echelons, have adverse effects on the willingness of parents who lend their sons and daughters to military service, and eventually break the All-Volunteer Force.”
SKorean president vows ‘stern action’ for NKorean attack on warship; Pyongyang warns of war
South Korea accused North Korea on Thursday of firing a torpedo that sank a naval warship in March, killing 46 sailors in the country’s worst military disaster since the Korean War.
New F-35 Joint Strike Fighters arrive at Edwards AFB
Under cloudy skies and brisk winds, a crowd of about 200 team members, family members and dignitaries were on hand as the first two F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters, AF-01 and AF-02, arrived at Edwards May 17.
Obama and the Dems ready to pass a union bailout bill attached to Afghanistan war funding – GOP balks
Senior Democrats in the upper chamber and the Obama administration are looking to attach to the war bill a $23 billion fund to help state and local governments stave off teacher layoffs.
Left seems to only bring up Vietnam at election time – but this time he lied
Connecticut Senate candidate Dick Blumenthal has lied about serving in Vietnam. How do you tell when a leftist is lying? His lips are moving.
Pickens says we had a right to Iraqi oil after paying in blood -Bush said no
Oh what the U.S. could have done if it had put a call on Iraq’s Rumaila oil field. If fighting in the Middle East is all about blood for oil, haven’t we spilled enough blood?
‘Tough years ahead in Afghanistan’
A senior NATO official warns the US-led forces of further casualties in Afghanistan, where the alliance has already lost 172 soldiers so far this year.
Red Cross confirms ‘secret jail’ in Bagram, Afghanistan
The US airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan contains a facility for detainees that is distinct from its main prison, the Red Cross has confirmed to the BBC.