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"The Hurt Locker," a suspense film about a U.S. Army bomb squad unit that defuses bombs in Iraq, won best feature on Monday at the Gotham awards, the top U.S. East Coast independent film awards.
The Supreme Court has ordered a lower court to re-examine an ongoing dispute over public release of photos apparently depicting abuse of suspected terrorists and foreign soldiers in U.S. custody.
President Obama will outline Tuesday his intention to send an additional 34,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials and diplomatic sources briefed Monday as Obama began informing allies of his plan.
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will tell the public tomorrow how the U.S. will pay for his new strategy to stabilize Afghanistan and that there are limits to American involvement there, said his spokesman, Robert Gibbs.
A preliminary review of the federal government's handling of intelligence before the shooting at Fort Hood is on its way to the White House, and sources said they expect the final result to address the limits of the Pentagon's ability to monitor potential threats within the armed forces and infor...
The couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner communicated with a senior Pentagon official about going to the event, but the official denies that she helped the couple get in.
The couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner communicated with a senior Pentagon official about going to the event, but the official denies that she helped the couple get in.
Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Monday it received a contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center that could be worth more than $19 million over five years.
Nearly four years ago, Jose Pequeno's Humvee was hit by a grenade in Iraq; he was severely brain damaged. Jose can't talk, walk or eat. But his mother, Nellie Bagley, has stayed by his side and fought for resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs — paving the way for other families who may follow.
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will tell the public tomorrow how the U.S. will pay for his new strategy in Afghanistan and that there are limits to American involvement there, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.
In an address on the war plan from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Obama will discuss the limits on U.S. resources, both in military personnel and budget, Gibbs told reporters at the White House. He also will talk about the role of Pakistan in battling extremists.
The Pentagon sent two long-held Tunisian captives from Guantánamo to trials in Italy Monday, the Obama administration's first outsourced prosecutions of detainees from the prison camps to a third country.
In an address on the war plan from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Obama will discuss the limits on U.S. resources, both in military personnel and budget, Gibbs told reporters at the White House.
In an address on the war plan from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Obama will discuss the limits on U.S. resources, both in military personnel and budget, Gibbs told reporters at the White House.
In an address on the war plan from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Obama will discuss the limits on U.S. resources, both in military personnel and budget, Gibbs told reporters at the White House.
The administration has begun a two-day effort to sell the new strategy to the American people, Congress and American allies.
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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama must show how more U.S. combat troops will speed the build-up of the Afghan army to generate Democratic support for his new war strategy in Afghanistan, Senator Carl Levin said.
President Obama outlines his strategy for Afghanistan at a speech at West Point on Tuesday. Obama will likely face a skeptical audience; support for the war is in decline. Ambassador Wendy Sherman, special adviser to President Clinton, and Michael Gerson, chief speechwriter to President George W. Bush, offer their insight.
On Thanksgiving morning, while many of us will be preparing big family meals or watching football, members of the Sons of the American Legion will be setting up for their Second Annual Christmas Tree Sale. The sale, which will be held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Black Friday through Christmas, will benefit both activities in Yardley Borough and the veterans of the Knowles-Doyle ...
A former U.S. Army soldier is challenging his convictions in civilian court of a rape and murders in Iraq saying the law used to prosecute him is unconstitutional.
