Pentagon Drops Post in Pakistan for Top General By ERIC SCHMITT May 9, 2008 Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company WASHINGTON – When the Pentagon announced in March that Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood would become the senior American officer based in Pakistan, it reflected the military’s aim to put a crisis-tested veteran in…
Homeland Security wins control over foot-and-mouth research By LARRY MARGASAK May 7, 2008 – 6:39 PM (ET) Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All right reserved. © 2008 IAC Search & Media. All rights reserved. WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawmakers on Wednesday tentatively agreed that national security officials should fully control the expected transfer of research of highly…
Khadr’s child soldier defence tossed out Steven Edwards, Juliet O’Neill, Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Copyright © 2007 CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest MediaWorks Publications, Inc.. All rights reserved. A U.S. military judge has dismissed the argument that Omar Khadr – 15 at the time he allegedly threw a hand grenade…
F.B.I. Raids Office of Special Counsel By DAVID STOUT May 7, 2008 Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company WASHINGTON – The office of the official responsible for protecting federal workers from political interference was raided by General Services Administration, after Mr. Bloch’s office determined that she had improperly mixed politics with government business. Mr….
