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Pentagon source: strike killed 30 Afghan civilians

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:51:02 +0000

A U.S. defense official says a military investigation has concluded that American airstrikes in Afghanistan on Aug. 22 killed some 30 civilians, far more than the Pentagon has previously...

AP Exclusive: Documents say detainee near insanity

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:50:35 +0000

A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union and provided to The Associated Press.

17,000 could get Purple Heart under new policy

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:19:25 +0000

An estimated 17,000 deceased U.S. prisoners of war could be awarded Purple Hearts under a new Pentagon policy announced Monday.

Embassy bombing suspect at Gitmo to face life

AP — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:30:06 +0000

The Pentagon on Friday denied military prosecutors’ request to seek the death penalty in the trial of a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, according to military...

Pentagon asks troops to rate health care

AP — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:46:35 +0000

The Pentagon is asking wounded, ill or injured service members and their families to rate their medical care in an anonymous poll that officials hope will encourage...

Obama adviser suggests Gates as possible holdover

AP — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:36:32 +0000

A senior adviser to Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that the Democrat might see Defense Secretary Robert Gates as a candidate to remain at the Pentagon if Obama wins the White...

We Have the Money

Shane — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:43:13 +0000

There has been much moaning, air-sucking, and outrage about the $700 billion that the U.S. government is thinking of throwing away on rich New York bankers who have been ripping us off for the past few years and then letting greed drive their...

Final vote nears on Pentagon bill, automaker aid

AP — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:38:02 +0000

Senators removed a key obstacle Saturday to passage of a spending bill that combines help for Gulf Coast disaster victims and loans for automakers with record spending for the...

Senate clears hurdle for huge spending bill

AP — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:52:16 +0000

Senators have cleared a big hurdle for a huge spending bill that combines help for Gulf Coast disaster victims and loans for automakers with record spending for the...

Pentagon bill poised to clear Senate hurdle

AP — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:20:42 +0000

A huge spending bill that combines help for Gulf Coast disaster victims and loans for U.S. automakers with record spending for the Pentagon and veterans is poised to clear a key hurdle in the...