Tag: war
Pentagon outlines budget cuts to the tune of a half-trillion dollars
Though the Pentagon budget is reduced from what had been projected, the actual spending will increase more than $30 billion over 10 years, though the increases are small enough that when adjusted for expected inflation, they amount to minor reductions....
2011 brings a violent and bloody year of ethnic conflict to Karachi, Pakistan
In Karachi, everyone carries a gun. And when one ethnic group wants something from another, they usually take it at the point of a gun. It's created a culture where people take from each other and give to others to force people to become beholden to the powerful....
VIDEO: U.S. Marines accused of urinating on bodies of dead Taliban
A video that appears to show four U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of three dead Taliban fighters have provoked international and domestic outrage. U.S. officials have promised an investigation....
Obama outlines new plan for U.S. defense priorities, spending
In an appearance at the Pentagon, President Barack Obama outlined his policy on national defense and how he would decrease the size of and spending on he military....
California-based Cold War museum tries to preserve reminders of bygone era
For 50-some years, the Cold War dominated life in Russia, Europe and the United State. In the nearly two decades since it ended, though, the physical manifestations of those decades are rapidly disappearing. A museum in California is hoping to hang on to the past and make it real for the future....
VIDEO: Taliban agrees to open liaison office in Gulf state of Qatar
The Taliban are expected to enter negotiations with the U.S.-supported Afghan government, and the first step was their decision this week to open a liaison office in Qatar. The Taliban will appoint a representative to the office who will be able to carry messages between the two sides....
Iran warns U.S. not to send aircraft carriers to Persian Gulf; Navy doesn't back down
The tension between Iran and the United States grew a little stronger this weekend. New sanctions, missile firings and another ultimatum from Iran all marked a weekend that saw neither side flinching in their ongoing confrontation....
Army faces calls of racism in wake of suicide by Asian-American private
The Army announced charges against eight soldiers in connection with the suicide of a Chinese-American private, Danny Chen. But now, many in the Asian community are saying the Army has a bigger problem with racism in general....
VIDEO: More than 60 dead as large blasts rock Baghdad
In a sign of the deepening sectarian crisis facing the Iraqi government, a series of explosions hit Baghdad today, killing at least 63 and wounding another 180....
American soldiers have left Iraq, but Iraq hasn't left America's soldiers
Over the weekend, the last U.S. troops left Iraq. They rode in a convoy to Kuwait. But for most of the soldier who went before them, Iraq will be a part of their lives forever — some moreso than others, like Colby Buzzell, who's battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder....
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