Topic: The Pentagon
Pentagon chief weapons buyer says long-term budget plans calls for increased defense spendingThe Pentagon's chief weapons buyer said Thursday the Bush administration's long-term military budget plan calls for increased defense spending in future years.The Defense Department has been working to finalize an ...
An army of top-notch specialists is set to fan out across US government agencies to delve deep into the records and prepare for the arrival of president-elect Barack Obama on January 20.Facing two wars and the worst economic crisis since the Great ...
Environmental Protection Agency wont regulate hazardous perchlorate in drinking water Longtime residents of Southern Nevada will recall that two manufacturers in Henderson once made ammonium perchlorate, a rocket fuel booster much in demand as this country stockpiled missiles during the Cold War. ...
The Pentagon’s statistics show that 4,471 troops have sustained brain trauma in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the actual number is five times that, according to USA Today’s investigation. One reason why the Pentagon has missed more than 20,000 brain injuries is that ...
Fact Check: Bush and Congressional Democrats Spar Over Iraq War SpendingPresident Bush and congressional Democrats are locked in a fight on Iraq spending, each struggling for the upper hand in public perception.For both sides, this rhetorical tug-of-war is a question of leadership ...
House Democrats Say the Pentagon Is Using Scare Tactics on Iraq War Spending DebateIn their latest tussle with the White House on the Iraq war, two leading House Democrats said Tuesday the Pentagon was using scare tactics to try to goad Congress ...
Guantanamo Builds Tent City for War-Crime Tribunals, Amid Uncertain FutureA network of canvas tents on a bluff overlooking the Caribbean Sea has been custom designed for the U.S. military's war-crime tribunals — with the flexibility to pick up and move if Guantanamo ...
Failed Terrorism Trials Leaves Pentagon Scrambling, Emboldens Democratic CriticsFailed attempts to charge two terror suspects left the Pentagon scrambling Tuesday to determine a next step and emboldened Democrats who said the rulings exposed a flawed court system.Military judges ruled Monday that the ...
MEDIA coverage of the events of had to deal with an unexpected newcomer: Its author, Thierry Meyssan, claimed that a US missile and not a hijacked passenger jet hit the Pentagon. The basic allegation was that the US secret services had fomented ...