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Tough tanker decision looms for Bush administration (at Reuters)

yahoo.com     6 hrs ago          

By Jim Wolf WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said Friday it was still aiming to award a long-delayed $35 billion aerial-refueling plane deal before the Bush administration leaves office, even...                    

Pakistan: US drone attack kills five

itn.co.uk     19 hrs ago   228 related          

At least five Islamist militants have been killed in a missile attack by a suspected US drone in Pakistan. "Two drones were flying in the area. They fired three missiles," said a witness in the North Waziristan region,...                    

Cheney Condemns Russia's Aggression

globalsecurity.org     yesterday   200 related          

By John J. Kruzel WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2008 – Vice President Richard B. Cheney arrived in Georgia today, delivering “a message of friendship” from the U.S. and condemning Russia’s “illegitimate, unilateral” aggression...                    

DoD News Briefing with Col. McBride from Iraq

defenselink.mil     yesterday          

BRYAN WHITMAN (deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Public Affairs): Good morning. MR. WHITMAN: Well, good morning, and good afternoon to you, Colonel, and thank you for taking this time to give us a perspective of...                    

Decide on tanker soon, general says

nwsource.com     yesterday   3 related          

A high-ranking Air Force official on Wednesday pressed the Pentagon to speed the award of a disputed $40 billion contract for new aerial-refueling... By DONNA BORAK The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A high-ranking Air...                    

Raid based on bad intelligence: Pakistani official (Reuters)

yahoo.com     03-Sep-2008   15 related          

By David Morgan 1 hour, 13 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Suspected U.S. commandos blamed for killing 20 people in Pakistan were acting on faulty intelligence that was never shared with Pakistani forces inside the...                    

US survey vessel transits straits hours after naval destroyer returns

todayszaman.com     02-Sep-2008          

A non-combatant US ship steamed through the Turkish Straits yesterday, heading toward the Black Sea, only hours after one of two US Navy ships that last month transited the Turkish Straits to carry humanitarian aid to...                    

Iraqis want occupation’s end, US pushes extension

greenleft.org.au     01-Sep-2008   15 related          

Under pressure from Iraqis opposed to the ongoing occupation of their country, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamil al Maliki released a statement on August 25 calling for the complete withdrawal of all foreign forces from...                    

The Nightowl Newswrap - a roundup of news items that you might have missed

proctoringcongress.blogspot.com     30-Aug-2008          

Poland seeks to reassure citizens about base: Poland's prime minister sought to reassure worried residents near the site of a planned U.S. missile defense base on Friday, pledging that they and the country would be more...                    

U.S. weighs sanctions, Russia nuclear deal at risk

thestar.com.my     28-Aug-2008   54 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington may scrap a civil nuclear pact with Moscow and consider sanctions as punishment for its military action in Georgia, the White House said on Thursday, raising pressure on Russia to comply...                    

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