Tag: Pentagon

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, file citizen journalism image provided by the Media Office Of Douma City, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man mourns over a dead body after an alleged poisonous gas attack fired by regime forces, according to activists, in Douma town, Damascus, Syria. Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, some 355 people showing "neurotoxic symptoms" died after a suspected chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs earlier this week. The group says three hospitals it supports had reported receiving about 3,600 patients with such symptoms in less than three hours that day. (AP Photo/Media Office Of Douma City, File)

Obama calls British prime minister to discuss Syria options

Susan Crabtree · August 24, 2013 4:00 am

A Syrian army soldier walks on a street in the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Saturday. (AP)

Syria warns US not to intervene militarily

Albert Aji, Associated Press · August 24, 2013 4:00 am

Pentagon officials have consistently claimed dire consequences should the taxpayer gravy train stop flowing. (Thinkstock Image)

Pentagon still wasting money on flawed missile program

Andrew Quinlan · August 24, 2013 4:00 am

"Three of the nation's civilian nuclear research facilities and its 104 commercial reactors remain ill-prepared to guard against large-scale terrorism threats," a Pentagon-funded study reports. (Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

Just how safe are the nation’s nuclear reactors?

Kelly Cohen · August 22, 2013 4:00 am

Although Osama bin Laden is dead and the main al Qaeda core reduced, the group remains a major worldwide threat. (AP Photo)

Judicial Watch demands release of bin Laden death photographs

Kelly Cohen · August 22, 2013 4:00 am

VA progress on claims backlog is a statistical illusion, vets groups say

Mark Flatten · August 20, 2013 4:00 am

A 2010 Chevrolet CG3300 passenger van (Courtesy photo)

DoD has cars, but doesn’t care to drive them

Kelly Cohen · August 20, 2013 4:00 am

Jordanian Gen. Mashal al-Zaben reportedly had a long list of requests for Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairmain of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when the two met last week. (AP File)

Enough with the CNN Effect!

James Jay Carafano · August 19, 2013 4:00 am

"Sexual assault is a stain on the honor of our men and women who honorably serve our country, as well as a threat to the discipline and the cohesion of our force," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a statement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Pentagon establishes new policies to curb military sexual assaults

Tim Mak · August 15, 2013 4:00 am

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, who commands the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. The top U.S. and coalition commander in Afghanistan said the signing of a bilateral security agreement between America and Afghanistan will send a clear signal both to the Afghan people and the Taliban that the international community is committed to the future stability of the country even as foreign forces withdraw. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

AP Interview: US general says Afghan deal vital

Associated Press · August 11, 2013 4:00 am

Where Are the Carriers?

Geoffrey Norman · August 9, 2013 1:39 pm

US evacuates diplomats in Pakistan

Susan Crabtree · August 9, 2013 4:00 am