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War-Funding Delays Harmful Within Months, Deputy Secretary Says
US Department of Defense, WASHINGTON: War-funding delays will become harmful within months if continued, the Pentagon’s second-ranking official said here...
Venezuela deploys troops as diplomats try to defuse regional crisis
Agence France-Presse, CARACAS: Venezuela moved 10 army battalions close to the border with Colombia Wednesday as South American diplomats sought...
US sought to oust Hamas, sparking civil war: report
Agence France-Presse, WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice covertly sought to oust Hamas after...
US missile strike targets 'Al-Qaeda leader' in Somalia
Agence France-Presse, MOGADISHU: The US military fired at least one cruise missile into southern Somalia near the Kenyan border, targeting...
Saudi Arabia Again Implicated In Interfering In British Constitutional Affairs
, The Government is to face the Information Tribunal next week over its refusal to disclose documents relating to arms...
South America gripped by Colombia-Ecuador crisis
Agence France-Presse, BOGOTA: Colombia on Monday accused Ecuador and Venezuela of colluding with its FARC rebel foes in an escalating...
Regional tensions rise after Colombia raid into Ecuador
Agence France-Presse, BOGOTA: Venezuela on Sunday dispatched troops to its border with Colombia and closed its embassy in Bogota, as...
US Foreign Military Sales Program Builds Momentum in Iraq
US Department of Defense, WASHINGTON: The U.S. Foreign Military Sales Program continues to grow in Iraq, where the Defense Ministry...
Deputy Secretary Calls $515.4 Billion Budget Request Necessary
US Department of Defense, WASHINGTON: President Bush’s fiscal 2009 $515.4 billion defense budget request is “a lot of money,” but...
France to Renegotiate Military Accords Throughout Africa
Voice of America News, CAPE TOWN: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced a new chapter of diplomatic, economic, and military...
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