US Marines to 'drink lots of tea' Asia Times By Ali Gharib | WASHINGTON - After months of planning and putting pieces in order, aspects of the new United States strategy in Afghanistan are beginning to be concretely implemented - including a surge of troops and attempts to curtail the poppy trade that allegedly funds insurgents. | But some asp...
British troops kill an Afghan Taliban leader Denver Post | KABUL—British forces killed an alleged Taliban leader in southern Afghanistan, U.K. and Afghan officials said Tuesday, in what they claimed was a major victory against the insurgency there. | Mullah Mansur was killed Monday in a strike by helicopters in Helmand province, the British defense ...
Quotations of the day Denver Post | "I think that it's important that even as we move forward with President Medvedev that Putin understand that the old Cold War approaches to U.S.-Russian relations is outdated. ... Putin has one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in...
Deterrent punishment is justified for treachery The Times | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division | Published July 1, 2009 | Regina v James (Daniel) | Before Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice, Mr Justice Collins and Mr Justice Owen | Reasons June 25, 2009 | A member of the Armed Forces, however junior, serving ab...
Oshkosh gets $1.06B for new MRAPs in Afghanistan Fresno Bee | - AP Business Writer | WASHINGTON -- Oshkosh Corp. won a $1.06 billion Army contract to build new, off-road terrain vehicles to outfit ground forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said late Tuesday. | The Oshkosh, Wis.-based vehicle maker beat out th...
Oshkosh gets $1.06B for new MRAPs in Afghanistan Houston Chronicle | WASHINGTON - Oshkosh Corp. won a $1.06 billion Army contract to build new, off-road terrain vehicles to outfit ground forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said late Tuesday. | The Oshkosh, Wis.-based vehicle maker beat out three teams for the deal t...
Oshkosh gets $1.06 billion contract from the Army for new MRAPs for Afghanistan Hartford Courant WASHINGTON (AP) — Oshkosh Corp. won a $1.06 billion Army contract to build new, off-road terrain vehicles to outfit ground forces in , the Pentagon said late Tuesday. | The Oshkosh, Wis.-based vehicle maker beat out three teams for the deal to ...
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Tea smuggling under ATTA increasing The News International Saturday, May 30, 2009 | By M Farhan Zaheer | KARACHI: Afghanistan has left behind Pakistan in tea imports and has become third largest importer of the commodity in the world. | Im...
Oshkosh gets $1.06B for new MRAPs in Afghanistan The Press Democrat | The Oshkosh, Wis.-based vehicle maker beat out three teams for the deal to build 2,244 vehicles, including: BAE Systems, the U.S. subsidiary of subsidiary of British defense conglomerate BAE Systems PLC, Navistar International Corp., and Force Dyna...
Oshkosh gets $1.06 billion contract from the Army for new MRAPs for Afghanistan Star Tribune | WASHINGTON - Oshkosh Corp. won a $1.06 billion Army contract to build new, off-road terrain vehicles to outfit ground forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said late Tuesday. | The Oshkosh, Wis.-based vehicle maker beat out three teams for the deal t...
Oshkosh gets $1.06B for new MRAPs in Afghanistan Philadelphia Daily News | DONNA BORAK | The Associated Press | WASHINGTON - Oshkosh Corp. won a $1.06 billion Army contract to build new, off-road terrain vehicles to outfit ground forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said late Tuesday. | The Oshkosh, Wis.-based vehicle make...
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Russia 'agrees US troop transit' BBC News | A senior Obama administration official has told the BBC that Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for the war in Afghanistan fly through its airspace. | The deal, which opens up an important new corridor for the US military, is to be officially announced when President Barack Obama visits Moscow next week. | Speaking separately, a Kremlin off...
