| Poles begin casting election votes http://www.cnn.com/2007/WOR... Defense Articles CNN - WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Poles began voting Sunday in elections pitting the prime minister's nationalists against a pro-business party that wants to bring the country's 900 troops home from Iraq and get more in return for hosting a U.S. missile defense ... |
| NKorea Accuses SKorean Navy of Intrusion http://www.foxnews.com/wire... Defense Articles FOX News - A South Korean Defense Ministry official disputed and downplayed the North Korean claim, saying South Korean navy vessels didn't violate the border. "It's a routine claim. We don't pay attention much to it," he said on condition of anonymity in line ... |
| William Crowe, Joint Chiefs chairman who sailed his own course, dies ... http://seattletimes.nwsourc... Defense Articles Seattle Times - That's where he impressed Reagan and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1984 with a brilliant, unscripted presentation. He was made chairman of the Joint Chiefs the next year, but not without opposition from the Navy. Clinton appointed him ... |
| Letters: "Let's just wise up and stop this out-of-control system." http://seattletimes.nwsourc... Defense Articles Seattle Times - The favor factory" exposes the shallow rhetoric of "supporting our troops" when the actual legislative action supported by Murray, chair of the Appropriations Committee, includes earmarks such as $4.65 million to the 2002 defense bill for a boat "the ... |
| U.S. defense chief starts European tour http://news.xinhuanet.com/e... Defense Articles Xinhua News Agency - WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates kicked off late Saturday a visit to Europe where he is expected to have meetings on sensitive issues such as U.S. planned anti-missile installations and U.S.-Turkey ties. Gates is ... |
| Bell, defense lead UCLA to 30-21 win over No. 10 Cal http://www.usatoday.com/spo... Defense Articles USA Today - PASADENA, Calif. — The baffling UCLA Bruins are perfect where they need to be - in the Pac-10 standings. The Bruins (5-2, 4-0) parlayed Kahlil Bell's 142 yards rushing, an opportunistic defense and a steady performance by quarterback Patrick Cowan ... |
| Defense's hope: halt third-down struggles http://www.sptimes.com/2007... Defense Articles St. Petersburg Times - TAMPA - Three and out is a series seldom enjoyed by the Buccaneers defense. In the past two games, the Colts and Titans have combined to convert 21 third-down situations. Peyton Manning and company moved the chains on 12 of 16 situations, a sizzling ... |
| Air Force Calls Nuclear-Armed Plane 'Unacceptable Mistake' http://www.foxnews.com/stor... Defense Articles FOX News - Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to be informed quickly. Wynne prefaced his remarks about the B-52 incident by saying that, in publicly confirming that nuclear weapons were involved, he had authorized a one-time exception to U.S. policy, which ... |
| Colombia's defense chief offers to quit http://article.wn.com/link/... Defense Articles Miami Herald - Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos offered to resign Friday after saying that his government had asked Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to stop trying to score propaganda points over a hostage negotiation. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ... |
| Taiwan's Defense Ministry Denies Nuclear Weapons Development http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Defense Articles Bloomberg - Taiwan ``does not produce, develop, get, store, or use nuclear weapons,'' the Ministry of Defense said in a faxed statement yesterday. ``Taiwan's defense strategy has been clearly defined.'' The ministry's remarks came after opposition lawmaker Su ... |