Military investigation finds abuse of Quran
WASHINGTON - A military investigation has found that American soldiers abused Muslim prisoners' Qurans at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, five times but found "no credible evidence" to back a claim that...
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Few changes expected in Pentagon’s base-closing proposals
WASHINGTON - To thousands of communities, the battle to rescue military bases is a matter of economic life and death. As the Base Realignment and Closure Commission met yesterday for...
Pentagon to broaden probe of prisoner abuse
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said yesterday that it would broaden the investigation of intelligence units involved in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners as part of an effort to focus such...
Arab TV airs video of captured U.S. soldier
Grainy video of a frightened-looking 20-year-old American soldier, wearing camouflage, a floppy hat and surrounded by five masked men, was aired Friday on the Arab television station Al Jazeera. "My...
U.S. Marines guard Haiti’s airport, palace
Dozens of U.S. Marines stood guard at Haiti's main airport and the National Palace on Monday, the leading edge in what Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said could soon become a...
U.S. sees long stay in Iraq
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Gen. Tommy Franks on Friday described the rebuilding of Iraq as a task that could last years, urging patience as they acknowledged lingering problems with...
Iraq strategists questioning old ways of combat
The conflict with Iraq catches many senior leaders of U.S. ground forces in an awkward position: One foot in the future, one foot in the past and passionately divided from...
North Korean ship, Scud cargo seized
Spanish authorities seized a merchant ship in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday and discovered about a dozen North Korean Scud missiles and extra missile parts, U.S. officials said. Preliminary evidence...
American goodwill produces some ill will among Afghans
American goodwill flew into Gholam Mohammad's home early Friday morning, bringing with it a shower of mud bricks that once made up the building's roof. With the force of a...