Posts Tagged With: US military
Bradley Manning moves step closer to full court martial
Investigating officer in pre-trial hearing recommends that 22 charges against WikiLeaks suspect be referred to military trialBradley Manning, the US soldier accused of having been the source of the massive WikiLeaks dump of state secrets, is one step c… Continue reading
‘Memogate’ scandal deepens as American accuser threatens to tell all
Mansoor Ijaz claims he will prove in Pakistani courts that ex-US ambassador Husain Haqqani offered to rein in militaryThe controversial American businessman at the centre of the “Memogate” scandal threatening to bring down the government of Pakistan ha… Continue reading
Karzai leads wave of condemnation over video of urination on corpses
Afghan president calls video of US marines urinating on corpses ‘inhumane’, but the Taliban says it will not hinder peace talksAfghan president Hamid Karzai has led a chorus of condemnation of US marines filmed urinating on the bodies of dead Afghans a… Continue reading
US marines accused of war crimes
Video posted anonymously on YouTube of American troops in Afghanistan urinating on dead bodiesUS forces in Afghanistan are facing fresh accusations of war crimes after film emerged of American marines urinating on dead bodies and laughing.The US milita… Continue reading
US reliance on Afghan paramilitaries in rural areas worries European allies
Britain wonders if local police force can keep stability, while Germans argue the units are not easy to controlA split between the US and its European allies has emerged over the role of rural Afghan paramilitary units, seen by American commanders as c… Continue reading
Hackers expose defence and intelligence officials in US and UK
Security breach by Anonymous ‘hacktivists’ reveals email addresses of 221 British military staff and 242 Nato officialsThousands of British email addresses and encrypted passwords, including those of defence, intelligence and police officials as well a… Continue reading
Iran, US and Israel announce new war games as tensions rise in the Gulf
Surge in military activity in the region comes amid threat of EU embargo on Iranian oil and possible closure of strait of HormuzTensions on the oil shipping lanes in the Gulf have escalated with the announcement of new naval exercises by Iran’s Revolut… Continue reading
Afghan president demands control of Bagram prison
Hamid Karzai reacts to being sidelined from Taliban talks by ordering US hand over main military prison within one monthHamid Karzai, furious at being sidelined from Afghan peace talks, has thrown his government into yet another dramatic confrontation … Continue reading