Ex-Iraq commander says bring troops home

"Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top commander in Iraq shortly after the fall of Baghdad, said this week he supports Democratic legislation that calls for most troops to come home within a year."

Asia-Pasific military leaders agree to step up non-combat operations

""We agreed to improve and make non-combat military operations the focus of our attention," Suyanto said here Wednesday in relating his participation in an Asia-Pacific defense forces commanders meeting last week. The Asia-Pacific military leaders gathering took place in...

PT DI builds first military special action vehicle

"The special action vehicle could be used by Air Force Special Unit. The Humvee-type vehicle was introduced to Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) Marshal Herman Prayitno on the sidelines of the air force special unit`s universary at the Sulaiman Margahayu airport in Bandung on...

U.S. army officer in Iraq accused of aiding al Qaeda

This US-Iraq story seem to be taking on a new twist. Will wait patiently for the next two weeks to see what happens."A senior U.S. army officer in Iraq faced court martial accusations on Friday of aiding al Qaeda and illegally possessing secret documents that could have been...

Gun victim, 16, was from 'well liked' family

" A 16-YEAR-OLD boy gunned down in a Sheffield suburb plagued by gun crime came from a "well-liked" and "well respected" family, police revealed today. The teenager, named locally as Jonathan, of Verdon Street, is believed to have been the victim of an "inner city gang...

Air force to build radar base in Saumlaki

""The construction of a scouting radar in Saumlaki has become urgent," Pattimura Air Base Commander in Ambon Col. Agus Munandar said during a commemoration of the military founding anniversary here on Friday. He admitted that the survey and ocation of the radar should have...

Aceh mily chief asks public to maintain peace process

""The conducive security situation following the signing of the peace agreement between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Helsinki, Finland, on August 15, 2005 is now being enjoyed by the people," Supiadin said in the Central Aceh district town of Takengon on...

UK plans to pull 1,000 troops from Iraq

"Britain's prime minister announced plans Tuesday to withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Iraq by year's end, and Iraq said it will take over security from British forces in the southern Basra province within two months. Prime Minister Gordon Brown was on an unannounced...

More Mexican Troops in Tijuana to Fight Drug-Violence

Mexico's Special Support Force Commander has sent a further 500 troops to Tijuana in the north of the country in an effort to stem the drug-related violence there."Mexicans Move on Drug-Violent Tijuana Mexico, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) Special Support Force Commander Rodolfo...